Tribunal found that misconduct exposed clients to significant risks after the firm operated uninsured
Solicitor Mohamed Faisal Mamon has been suspended from practice for two years after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) found he acted recklessly in relation to professional indemnity insurance, regulatory reporting failures, and breaches of the SRA Accounts Rules.
The case concerned Mamon’s conduct while practising at Ivy Solicitors, where he served as a co-director and later sole director of the firm. The SDT approved an agreed outcome between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Mamon following admissions to all allegations, including recklessness.
According to the judgment, Mamon provided inaccurate and misleading information on a professional indemnity insurance (PII) proposal form in October 2022 by stating that he was the sole signatory on the firm’s client account when this was not true.
The Tribunal also found that between October 2022 and January 2023, Mamon failed to notify the SRA that the firm had entered both the Extended Policy Period and the Cessation Period after its insurance arrangements lapsed. Further allegations established that Ivy Solicitors continued practising between December 2022 and June 2023 without qualifying professional indemnity insurance in place, contrary to the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules.
The SDT judgment noted that the misconduct exposed clients to significant risk because any claims arising during the uninsured period may not have been covered. The Tribunal stated that the admitted conduct “posed a significant risk to clients and the reputation of the profession.”
The Tribunal further found that Mamon failed to maintain proper books of account and did not complete the required client account reconciliations. Evidence before the Tribunal showed numerous transactions into and out of the firm’s client account during the uninsured period, with total payments into the account amounting to more than £1.7 million.
In approving the sanction, the SDT said Mamon was an experienced solicitor with direct responsibility for the misconduct. The Tribunal concluded that neither a reprimand nor a financial penalty would adequately reflect the seriousness of the breaches.
Instead, the Tribunal determined there was a need to protect the public and maintain confidence in the profession by removing his ability to practise temporarily. The final order suspended Mohamed Faisal Mamon from practice as a solicitor for two years from 7 May 2026. Mamon was also ordered to pay costs of £24,727.30.
The agreed outcome document stated that the misconduct involved “multiple instances of recklessness and lack of integrity,” including misleading information provided to insurers and allowing the firm to continue practising without insurance cover. The Tribunal accepted that Mamon had admitted the allegations at an early stage, cooperated with the SRA investigation and expressed remorse for his actions.