Shafqat
Ali
Solicitor
368106
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 14 May 2026
Published date: 19 June 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: SK Lloyds Solicitors Limited
Address(es): Office 1, Newsham House, 103 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 0TD
Firm ID: 669821
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Shafqat Ali's practising certificate for 2025/2026 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Ali shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body or authorised non-SRA firm.
- Mr Ali may practise as a solicitor, only as an employee and only where the role has first been approved by us.
- Mr Ali may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Ali does not hold or receive client money, act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.
In these conditions the terms are as defined in the SRA Glossary.
Reasons/basis
The above conditions are necessary in the public interest. They are reasonable and proportionate having regard to the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, and the regulatory objectives and principles governing regulatory activities as contained in section 28 of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Decision - Closure
Outcome: Intervention
Outcome date: 4 September 2025
Published date: 10 September 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: SK Lloyds Solicitors Limited
Address(es): Office 1, Newsham House, 103 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 0TD
Firm ID: 669821
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Mr Shafqat Ali, including but not limited to his practice at SK Lloyds Solicitors Limited.
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on Mr Ali’s part in connection with his practice as a solicitor (paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974.
- Mr Ali as failed to comply with rules (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974).
Other information
Mr Ali's practicing certificate is currently suspended.
Intervening agents
Sean Joyce of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0333 321 4408 or email interventions@stephensons.co.uk