Solicitor Jude Fletcher faces a 2024 tribunal over alleged client fund misuse and false records
A London solicitor has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations of client money misappropriation and falsified financial documents.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 20 December 2024 that Jude Sebastian Fletcher, also known as Jude Sebastian Grammer, will face disciplinary proceedings in connection with alleged misconduct that occurred while practising at Fletcher Day Ltd.
The allegations, which remain unproven, relate to events between January and July 2022. According to the SRA, Fletcher is accused of misappropriating client funds, causing a shortage in the client account. He is further alleged to have supplied falsified financial documents to both the regulator and colleagues at his firm.
The SRA alleges that Fletcher provided information which he “knew or ought to have known” was false and misleading, including a falsified bank statement and an altered letter purporting to be from the firm’s bank. It is further claimed that he shared these documents with staff at Fletcher Day Ltd to mislead them about the state of client accounts.
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The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer. It will consider all evidence from both the SRA and Fletcher before reaching its own independent decision. No date for the hearing has yet been published.
Fletcher Day Ltd, based at 30 Moorgate in London with offices in Manchester, was the firm where the alleged misconduct took place.
The SRA first intervened into Fletcher’s practice on 22 February 2023, citing the need to protect the interests of clients and beneficiaries of any trusts for which he was responsible. Under powers contained in Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974, the regulator took control of client files and funds associated with Fletcher’s work.
The following months saw tighter restrictions placed on his professional activities. On 8 September 2023, the SRA imposed formal conditions on Fletcher’s practising certificate for 2022–2023, preventing him from holding or accessing client money, managing a law firm, or acting as a compliance officer.
Under those conditions, Fletcher was permitted to work only as an employee in an SRA-approved role and prohibited from practising on his own account or authorising any financial transfers. The SRA said the restrictions were “necessary in the public interest and proportionate,” in line with the objectives of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Fletcher’s firm, Fletcher Day Ltd, was subject to regulatory intervention on the same date as the decision to close his practice. The intervention involved all associated offices, including addresses in Moorgate, Manchester city centre, and Barlow Moor Road in south Manchester.
According to the SRA’s published record, the decision to prosecute Fletcher before the Tribunal was taken on 20 December 2024, with the announcement made public on 17 October 2025. The regulator noted that the Tribunal remains independent and will make its determination based solely on the evidence presented.
The SRA has not issued any further comment pending the outcome of the disciplinary hearing.
The allegations against Fletcher form part of the SRA’s broader responsibility to safeguard client funds and maintain trust in the profession. Misuse of client accounts and falsification of documents are considered among the most serious breaches of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and SRA Principles.
If the Tribunal upholds the SRA’s allegations, potential sanctions could include suspension or being struck off the roll of solicitors. If the Tribunal dismisses the charges, Fletcher will remain entitled to practise subject to any existing conditions.
At the time of publication, no criminal charges have been announced, and the allegations remain formally unproven.