Richard John
Tinkler
Solicitor
144351
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Condition
Outcome date: 13 August 2025
Published date: 11 September 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Tinkler Solicitors Limited
Address(es): Sproughton House, High Street,Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3AP
Firm ID: 8006767
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
Richard Tinkler’s practising certificate for 2024 / 2025 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Tinkler shall not act as a manager or owner of an authorised body.
- Mr Tinkler may act as a solicitor, only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Tinkler does not hold or receive client money, or act as a signatory to any client or office account or have the power to authorise transfers from any client or office account.
- Mr Tinkler may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
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: 8 November 2024
Published date: 13 November 2024
Firm details
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Tinkler Solicitors
Address(es): Sproughton House, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3AP
Firm ID: 387822
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Richard John Tinkler practising as Tinkler Solicitors
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Mr Tinkler as a manager of Tinkler Solicitors in connection with their practice at Tinkler Solicitors (paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended)).
- It is necessary to intervene to protect the interests of clients or former or potential clients of Mr Tinkler (paragraph 1(1)(m) of Schedule 1 – Part I to the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended).
Intervening agents
Emma Porter of Shakespeae Martineau, SHMA SRA Interventions, PO Box 18228, Birmingham, B2 2HX has been appointed as the intervening agent.
For enquiries please call 0300 247 2470 or email interventions@shma.co.uk