Jamie
Hall
Employee
7051527
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Control of non-qualified staff (Section 43 / Section 99 order)
Outcome date: 8 May 2025
Published date: 20 May 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Gateley Plc
Address(es): 111 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2HJ
Firm ID: 621996
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
The SRA has disqualified Jamie Hall from holding any of the following roles in law firms regulated by the SRA:
- Head of Legal Practice
- Head of Finance and Administration
- A manager
- An employee
The facts of the case
On 27 April 2023 Mr Hall submitted a false claim for overtime alleged to have been done on five dates in April 2023 when he knew or ought to have known that he had not worked overtime on those dates.
Our decision on sanction
Mr Hall's conduct breached relevant duties that applied to him as an employee of the firm, namely, Principles 4 and 5 of the SRA Principles 2019.
It was found that it would be undesirable for Mr Hall to act as a Head of Legal Practice, Head of Finance and Administration, a manager or an employee of a body licensed in accordance with section 99 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Mr Hall was disqualified from holding any of these roles. He was also directed to pay costs of £1,350.