Abbott Legal Limited
This firm is also known as Abbott & Company Solicitors... View other names
Closed down by the SRA
We have closed this firm down to protect the public. Learn more about the regulatory record below.
- Head office address
- Manchester + 2 other offices View contact details
- Website
- www.abbottandco.law
- Prohibited from
- 15/03/2022
- Regulator
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- SRA number
- 8000004
- Regulatory record
- Show regulatory record
Trading names lists the names this firm uses now. Previous names lists names this firm has used in the past.
These are the SRA-regulated people in this organisation.
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Aarti Kumari Khertola
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Amelia Catherine Stringer
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Anis Yusuf Dadu
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Arif Umerji Barber
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Bilkis Mahmood
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited + 1 Others
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Faizal Salim Lunat
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Ghalia Hussain
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Haider Ali
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
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Hannah Forbister
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited + 1 Others
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Hasinah Juwayriyah Ahmed
SRA-regulated solicitor
Works at Abbott Legal Limited
DECISION HISTORY
This section gives the disciplinary and regulatory decisions published under our decision publication policy.
Decision - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 14 August 2025
Published date: 18 August 2025
Firm details
No detail provided:
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the recognised body, Abbott Legal Ltd
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Mr Vachhiat as a manager of the firm, in connection with the firm's business (paragraph 32(1)(d)(i) of Schedule 2 to the Admin-istration of Justice Act 1985 (as amended)).
- Mr Vachhiat, as a manager of the firm, and the firm itself, have failed to comply with the SRA Principles, the SRA Accounts Rules (2019), the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs, RFLs and RSLs and the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms which are applicable to him as a manager of the firm and the firm itself by virtue of section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (as amended) (paragraph 32(1)(a) of Schedule 2 of that Act.
Other information
Mr Vachhiats Practicing Certificate is suspended
Intervening agents
John Owen of Gordons LLP, 1 New Augustus Street, Bradford, BD1 5LL has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0113 227 0387 or email intervention@gordonsllp.com
