Stephen
Lacey
Solicitor
041764
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: PC/registration free of conditions
Outcome date: 12 May 2025
Published date: 21 May 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Nigel Broadhead Mynard
Address(es): 32 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QG
Firm ID: 61052
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Pellys Solicitors Limited
Address(es): 10 Market Place, Saffron Walden, CB10 1HR
Firm ID: 554552
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Stephen Lacey's practising certificate for the practice year 2024/2025 has been issued free from conditions.
Reasons/basis
The SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to impose any practising certificate conditions.
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 12 June 2024
Published date: 12 July 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Nigel Broadhead Mynard
Address(es): 32 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QG
Firm ID: 61052
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
The suspension, of Mr Stephen Lacey's practising certificate for 2023/2024, imposed following intervention, is terminated subject to the following conditions:
Mr Lacey shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
Mr Lacey may not practise on his own account under regulation 10.2(a) or (b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations.
Mr Lacey may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
Reasons/basis
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest. They are reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.