New restrictions prevent solicitor from managing clients’ funds or acting in compliance roles
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the statutory regulator for solicitors in England and Wales, has imposed a fresh set of regulatory conditions on the practising certificate of solicitor Kathryn Langton, according to her official regulatory record.
Ms Langton, admitted to the roll of solicitors in 2009, currently holds SRA number 401967. On 20 March 2026, the SRA issued a decision placing a number of conditions on her ability to practise law for the 2025/26 practising year.
Under the terms of the SRA decision published on 28 April 2026, Ms Langton is prohibited from acting as a manager or owner of any authorised body. She may not practise on her own account, act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body, or hold, receive or authorise movement of client money.
These conditions reflect restrictions set out under regulation 10.2 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations and are aimed at protecting the public interest, the regulatory body said. The SRA stated that the measures are “reasonable and proportionate” and align with its regulatory objectives under the Legal Services Act 2007.
The 2026 conditions mirror those applied in prior years, where similar restrictions were placed on Ms Langton’s practising certificate for the 2024/25 and 2023/24 practising years. In those instances, the solicitor was permitted to act only as an employee, and only where that employment had first been approved by the SRA. She was likewise barred from managerial, compliance or client‑money roles.
The regulatory record further reveals a significant previous intervention by the SRA into Ms Langton’s firm, Langton Law Ltd, in August 2024. On that date, the SRA intervened in the practice after concluding that as a manager she had failed to comply with core professional principles and the SRA Accounts Rules, which are underpinned by the Solicitors Act 1974. An intervening agent from Stephensons Solicitors LLP was appointed to manage that intervention.
At the time of the most recent decision, Ms Langton’s work was associated with Haworth & Gallagher, a firm based in Birkenhead.
The conditions imposed by the SRA do not strip Ms Langton of her standing as a solicitor, but they do significantly limit the scope of legal practice she may undertake