SHUT DOWN
By Nicola Laver and Nicola Laver
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed down national firm Kingly Solicitors Limited, which has 16 offices across the country. The firm was found not to have complied with a number of conditions of its licence according to the regulator. The SRA has also investigated three individual directors from the firm, Champika Ratnayake, Simon Hutcheson and Simon Crosby Peacock. It has also reported suspicions of 'dishonesty' relating to manager Nurul Miah. The firm, which was previously known as RH Legal, had acquired several firms since 2016. 12 August 2020