Client Accounts

SDT & SRA Intervention

Solicitor faces restrictions on management roles and access to client accounts

Syed Saqib - May 14, 2026

SDT & SRA Intervention

London firm penalised over client account fund retention

Atif Syed - April 10, 2026

Fund Mismanagement

Senior solicitor rebuked over misuse of client account funds

Atif Syed - March 19, 2026

Fines & Penalties

London law firm fined £18,000 over client account misuse

Syed Saqib - March 8, 2026

SDT & SRA Intervention

Consultant solicitor penalised for misuse of client account in high-value deal

Syed Saqib - February 4, 2026

Hanif Mohammed accused of £216k client-cash raids and ‘fabricated bill’ shock

Syed Saqib - September 15, 2025

Robert Wiggans banned for life over £86k theft of client funds at Yorkshire practice

Syed Saqib - September 12, 2025

SDT & SRA Intervention

Solicitor Richard Markham Thompson struck off for £53k client money misuse

Syed Saqib - September 11, 2025

SDT & SRA Intervention

Brian Hoffman fined £2,000 after £386k client payments spark SRA probe

Syed Saqib - September 11, 2025

SDT & SRA Intervention

Edward Sibley accused of exploiting client funds in secret loans and personal cash grabs

Syed Saqib - September 9, 2025

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