SRA closes Pactum Law Ltd
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into Pactum Law Ltd on 10 December 2025, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.
Closure date
10 December 2025
SRA notice
10 December 2025
Firm snapshot
Pactum Law Ltd
- SRA ID
- 638088
- Trading names
- Pactum Law Ltd, Pactum Law
- Intervention agent
- Chris Evans of Lester Aldridge LLP, Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EX has been appointed as the intervening agent.
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• The summary below cites details from the official SRA notice linked on this page.
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• If the SRA updates or withdraws the notice, we will review and update this summary.
Information
Clients of Pactum Law Ltd should make plans to recover files and client money now that the SRA has taken control of the practice. The notice references not specified by the sra notice. so open matters in those areas need a supervised transfer.
SRA ID
638088
Closure date
10 December 2025
Published by SRA
10 December 2025
Trading names
Pactum Law Ltd, Pactum Law
Intervention agent
Chris Evans of Lester Aldridge LLP, Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EX has been appointed as the intervening agent.
SRA decision summary
Official wording
To intervene into the firm, Pactum Law Ltd
Immediate client concerns
- ✔ Access to deeds, wills, and active case files
- ✔ Retrieval of client account funds
- ✔ Protecting court and lender deadlines
- ✔ Selecting a new solicitor with the right expertise
- ✔ Confirming whether your matter used trading names: Pactum Law Ltd, Pactum Law
Contact lines named by the SRA
Use these details to liaise with the appointed intervention agent while we arrange representation.
Files & documents
Instruction letters, mortgage offers, wills, and lender packs should be requested from the intervention agent immediately using their stated process.
Client money
Funds held in the closed firm's client account are frozen until the SRA verifies balances. We help you submit the required forms as soon as the SRA permits.
Deadlines
Court dates, property completions, and limitation periods remain in force. We file urgent applications, where rules allow, to keep matters on track.
How Gardner Champion can help
Where possible we coordinate with the appointed intervention agent, help you request documents, and work within their procedures to protect funds or compensation awards. Our nationwide teams act for property buyers, litigants, private client families, and businesses left without representation.
Regulatory triage
- ✔ Contact intervention agent & request file recovery (subject to the agent's procedures)
- ✔ Urgent court and lender notifications where required
- ✔ Replacement solicitor onboarding and compliance checks
Client money & compensation
- • Support with the appointed agent's client account reconciliation process, working to their timelines
- • Assistance preparing SRA compensation fund submissions where eligible
- • Fixed-fee options for straightforward matters, agreed upfront where suitable
Communication
- • Dedicated liaison with the appointed agents (where appropriate)
- • Detailed progress updates for clients and lenders
- • Escalation routes if contact details change
What affected clients should do next
Follow these steps to keep your legal matter on track.
Step 1
Gather ID and any correspondence from Pactum Law Ltd
Having your client reference, mortgage offer, or claim number ready allows us to map your matter quickly and request the right files.
Step 2
Appoint Gardner Champion so we can liaise with the intervention agent where appropriate
We send authority letters, chase file release, and plan any urgent applications or completions while respecting the appointed agent's procedures.
Step 3
Confirm next steps and funding
We provide a written plan outlining immediate tasks, potential funding routes, and how we will protect deadlines.
Common questions
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Independent legal advice for affected clients
Call +44 333 034 4629 or use our secure form. We will confirm next steps, liaise with the intervention agent where possible, and work within their procedures to keep your case on track. The SRA does not endorse any particular firm; this is independent legal advice.