Yusuf
Siddiqui
Solicitor
469225
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 31 March 2025
Published date: 16 April 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: YJS Legal
Address(es): Flat 17, Bronwen Court, Grove End Road, London, NW8 9HH
Firm ID: 800672
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Yusuf Siddiqui's application for a practising certificate for the practice year 2024/2025 is granted subject to the following interim conditions:
- Mr Siddiqui is not to be a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Siddiqui is not to be an Anti Money Laundering Officer or Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for any authorised body.
Reasons/basis
The above interim conditions are made under rule 3.2 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules, which states that at any stage an authorised decision maker may, pending a final decision by the SRA or the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, impose interim conditions on the practising certificate of a solicitor. We are satisfied that these conditions are necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public.
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 26 March 2024
Published date: 18 July 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: YJS Legal
Address(es): 18 Golders Green Road, London NW11 8LL
Firm ID: 800672
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Reasons/basis
Outcome of SDT Hearing
This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which reaches its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Respondent. The Tribunal had certified that there was a case to answer.
The matter was heard on 31 January 2025 and 16 April 2025.
Mr. Siddiqui was suspended from practice as a solicitor for a period of 9 months to commence on 16 April 2025.
The SDT judgment will be available at www.solicitorstribunal.org.uk