Sherry
Marshal
Employee
654148
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Approval of employment (section 43)
Outcome date: 1 July 2025
Published date: 16 February 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Addison Khan Solicitors London Limited
Address(es): 325-331 High Road, ILFORD. IG1 1NR
Firm ID: 615513
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Gordon and Thompson Ltd
Address(es): 158 Plumstead Road, London, SE18 7DY
Firm ID: 648378
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Gordon and Thompson Ltd has been granted permission under Section 43 of the solicitors Act 1974 to employ Sherry Marshal as a caseworker subject to the following conditions:
- Ms Marshal's work will be supervised by Raphael Newton (SRA number 504536) and in his absence by Folake Coker (SRA number 370635).
- This approval is given on the basis of the job description and supervision arrangements as described in the Firm's letter dated 20 February 2025 and the email dated 21 May 2025.
- Ms Marshal's work and duties will be restricted to that outlined in the Firm's letter of 25 February 2025 and their email dated 21 May 2025.
- Ms Marshal is not responsible for the supervision of others providing any legal services.
- Ms Marshal will not be a signatory of any client or office account.
- Ms Marshal will not have responsibility of receiving or holding client money.
- The SRA is immediately informed of any proposed variation in Ms Marshal's duties or her supervision arrangements, as specifically in the Firm's letter dated 20 February 2025 and their email dated 21 May 2025, prior to any such variation. Any variation must not take place until permission is granted by the SRA.
- This approval will lapse if Ms Marshal leaves the Firm or her employment with the Firm is terminated. Any intended return to the Firm would require a new application.
- This approval, and the conditions attached to it, are subject to review at the absolute discretion of the SRA.
Reasons/basis
Sherry Marshal was made subject to an order under section 43 of the Solicitors Act 1974 on 5 May 2022. In accordance with section 43 of the Solicitors Act 1974, any solicitor wishing to employ or remunerate him in connection with their practise as a solicitor must obtain our approval. The SRA is satisfied that the above employment will not put public confidence in the administration of justice and the provision of legal services or the interests of clients at risk.
Decision - Employee-related decision
Outcome: Control of non-qualified staff (Section 43 / Section 99 order)
Outcome date: 6 May 2022
Published date: 11 May 2022
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Addison and Khan Solicitors London Limited
Address(es): 325-331 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1NR
Firm ID: 615513
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
In the matter of:
Chido Choice Dzviti of Maidstone, Kent
A person who is or was involved in a legal practice but is not a solicitor
The facts
Ms Dzviti was a self-employed paralegal/caseworker at Addison Khan Solicitors, 325 - 331 High Road, Ilford, IF1 1NR from April 2019 to March 2021.
On 1 February 2021, Ms Dzviti was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of the following offences:
- "dishonestly make false representation to make gain for self/another or cause loss to other/expose other to risk x 2”; and
- “provide immigration advice service in contravention of S.84 x 9”.
Ms Dzviti was sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of two years imprisonment. She was also ordered to pay compensation totalling £26,951 to five separate individuals within 12 months.
Finding
Ms Dzviti, who is not a solicitor, was involved in a legal practice and has been convicted of a criminal offence which is such that it is undesirable for her to be involved in a legal practice in any of the ways described in the order below.
Order
To make an order pursuant to section 43 that with effect from the date of the letter or email notifying Ms Dzviti of this decision:
- no solicitor shall employ or remunerate her in connection with his/her practice as a solicitor; Page 10 of 10 Final Decision - Confidential
- no employee of a solicitor shall employ or remunerate her in connection with the solicitor's practice;
- no recognised body shall employ or remunerate her;
- no manager or employee of a recognised body shall employ or remunerate her in connection with the business of that body;
- no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit her to be a manager of the body; and
- no recognised body or manager or employee of such a body shall permit her to have an interest in the body except in accordance with the SRA’s prior written permission.
Ms Dzviti was also ordered to pay the SRA’s costs of £300.