The regulator appointed Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP as intervening agent.
Sandstone Legal intervention has resulted in the closure of Sandstone Legal Ltd after the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened in the firm following a relevant insolvency event.
The SRA’s published record confirms that the Manchester-based firm, registered as an SRA-recognised body under number 808140, has a closure date of 24 September 2026. The regulatory outcome was recorded as an intervention, with the decision and its publication both dated 24 September 2026.
The SRA said its decision was to “intervene into the remnants” of Sandstone Legal Ltd. The regulator gave the basis for the intervention as the occurrence of a relevant insolvency event in relation to the firm.
The intervention was made under paragraph 32(1)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985, as amended. The SRA record does not provide further details about the nature of the insolvency event or the circumstances that led to it.
As part of the intervention, the SRA appointed Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP as the intervening agent. His listed office is at Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 5BA.
The SRA has provided contact details for enquiries relating to the intervention. Those seeking information can contact the intervention team by telephone on 0333 321 4405 or by email at interventions@stephensons.co.uk.
Sandstone Legal Ltd was registered at Arkwright House, Parsonage Gardens, Manchester, M3 2LF. The SRA’s record identifies the organisation as a recognised body before its closure.
The regulator has not provided further firm details on the published record. The entry states “No detail provided” under the firm details section. It therefore gives no additional information about the firm’s areas of practice, its clients or the specific circumstances surrounding the insolvency event.
The published decision is focused on the regulatory action taken by the SRA. Its stated purpose is to record the intervention into the remnants of Sandstone Legal Ltd following the relevant insolvency event.
For solicitors and other legal professionals, the immediate regulatory development is the intervention itself and the appointment of an intervening agent. Sean Joyce, acting through Stephensons Solicitors LLP, is the person identified by the SRA for enquiries concerning the intervention.
The SRA’s record does not set out any further findings against Sandstone Legal Ltd, nor does it identify any separate disciplinary outcome. The published basis for the decision is specifically the relevant insolvency event cited under paragraph 32(1)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985.
The intervention and closure were recorded by the SRA on 24 September 2026. The regulator’s published information provides the formal outcome and the contact details for the appointed intervening agent, but does not provide further detail about the underlying insolvency circumstances.
The SRA record therefore establishes that Sandstone Legal Ltd has closed following regulatory intervention, with Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP appointed to act as intervening agent. Any further information about the intervention would need to come from the SRA or the appointed intervention team.