Matthew
Parish
Solicitor
229433
Decision - Prosecution
Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Outcome date: 2 December 2023
Published date: 5 February 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Gentium Law Group Sarl (Non-SRA Regulated Entity)
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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 he:-
- Between 4 and 6 May 2018, made an offer to retract allegations he had made about his client's wrongdoing, in pursuit of payment of outstanding invoices from his client.
- Between 10 July 2017 and 28 April 2018, published/allowed to be published on Gentium Law Group SARL’s website, press releases relating to his former client accusing them of fraud, in breach of a court order.
- Between 27 October 2021 and 4 November 2021, published decisions of the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) and Upper Tribunal dated 27 October 2021 and 4 November 2021 respectively, on his website, in a way which breached the anonymity granted by the FTT and Upper Tribunal.
- On 20 November 2021, threatened legal action against Charles Douglas Solicitors for making a report to the SRA.
The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.