Edward Peter Opgard Mercer
Solicitor
120957

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 29 November 2023

Published date: 19 March 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Maddox Legal Limited

Address(es): 68 King William Street, London EC4N 7HR

Firm ID: 644314

Firm or organisation at date of publication

Name: Spencer West LLP

Address(es): Longbow House, 20 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4TW

Firm ID: 555456

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor. The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which are or include that:- 

Between around 2 December 2019 and 6 January 2020 he inappropriately requested and obtained payment from a client into a personal joint bank account, and failed to repay these sums until December 2020.

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.