Riffat
Hussain
Solicitor
498499
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 21 May 2025
Published date: 9 June 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Liverpool Law Clinic (part of University of Liverpool)
Address(es): The School of Law and Social Justice Building, University of Liverpool, Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZR
Firm ID: 8000076
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: IBSA Legal Limited
Address(es): Suite 8, Belmont Business Centre, 7 Burnett Street, Little Germany, Bradford, BD1 5BJ
Firm ID: 646950
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
The decision takes effect 30 days from the date of notification of this decision to Miss Hussain.
- Ms Hussain shall not act as a supervisor under rule 9.4 of the Authorisation of Firms Rules for any authorised body.
- Ms Hussain's legal work in any authorised body must be supervised, and the arrangements for the supervision of her work must first have been approved by the SRA.
The adjudicator also decided to impose the following condition on IBSA Legal Limited's authorisation:
- For the purposes of rule 9.4 of the Authorisation of Firms Rules, an individual may only supervise the work undertaken by IBSA Legal Ltd law firm where this arrangement (whether they are an employee, manager or individual whose services have been procured for this purpose) has first been approved by the SRA.
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, the registration of a REL or RFL or the authorisation of a body. We are satisfied that these conditions are necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public.
Other information
Ms Hussain was informed of the decision on 5 June 2025.