Mohamed Faisal Mamon
Allegation / charges
Breaches, Code of Conduct for Solicitors, REL's & RFL's 2019, Indemnity Insurance Rules, Recklessness, SRA Principles 2019
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
Mohamed Faisal Mamon, a solicitor at Ivy Solicitors, admitted four allegations including providing inaccurate/misleading information on a PII proposal form, failing to notify the SRA of the firm entering the Extended Policy Period/Cessation Period, practising without qualifying PII, and failing to maintain proper books of account. He admitted his conduct was reckless. The Tribunal found his admissions properly made and, dealing with the matter on the papers via an agreed outcome, suspended him for 2 years from 7 May 2026 and ordered costs of £24,727.30. No finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- Handle inadvertently received material
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
Aggravating factors:
- Conduct was reckless (admitted)
- Experienced solicitor with direct control for the misconduct
- Conduct posed a significant risk to clients and the reputation of the profession
Mitigating factors:
- Admitted all allegations in full
- Matter resolved by agreed outcome
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_suspension_months=24"]
Codes & rules applied
Duties engaged
- Act only on proper, lawful instructions
- Advise on alternatives, settlement and outcome
- Avoid wasting the court's time
- Cease acting on client perjury or disobedience
- Client-care and engagement terms
- Client confidentiality
- Competence
- Complaints procedure and handling
- Comply with and respect court orders
- Comply with rules of foreign jurisdictions
- Continuity and handover of representation
- Cooperate openly with regulators
- Costs and fee transparency to client
- Diligence and timeliness
- Disclose adverse law to the court
- Disclose material information to client
- Disclose referrals, commissions and benefits
- Fair dealing with unrepresented parties
- Fair, reasonable and lawful fees
- Full disclosure on ex parte applications
- Good faith and courtesy to colleagues
- Handle inadvertently received material
- Hold a current practising certificate
- Honour professional undertakings
- Keep client informed and respond promptly
- Maintain competence and CPD
- Manage conflict arising mid-matter
- No abuse of process or coercive powers
- No acting against a former client
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report
- No conflict between current clients
- No direct dealing with represented party
- No improper benefit, loan or bequest
- No improper communication with the court
- No improper fee-sharing or partnership
- No improper questioning of witnesses
- No improper solicitation or touting
- Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
- No obstruction or victimisation of reporters
- No own-interest conflict
- No payments to witnesses on evidence
- No personal opinion or familiarity with court
- No prejudicial publicity for pending cases
- No standing bail or surety for client
- No taking unfair advantage
- No tampering with or coaching witnesses
- Not mislead the court
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Not misrepresent regulated status
- Pay instructed practitioners and agents
- Professional indemnity insurance
- Proper basis for allegations
- Proper termination and return of instructions
- Prosecutorial duty of disclosure
- Prosecutorial fairness and impartiality
- Protect capacity and vulnerable clients
- Protect legal professional privilege
- Report serious misconduct of others
- Safeguard documents and limit liens
- Self-report to the regulator
- Truthful, non-misleading advertising