Alerts

Warning: Documents misusing the name of Callum Hutton and Clarendon Law Solicitors

6 March 2026

A document has been sent misusing the name of Callum Hutton and Clarendon Law Solicitors which is a trading name of Gladstow Ltd, in relation to a supposed non-disclosure agreement.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that a document has been sent to a member of the public misusing the name of a genuine solicitor and genuine firm for solicitors (see below for details of the genuine firm and solicitor).

The document is purported to be from 'Elisa Huang' and is a non-disclosure agreement. The document provides the names 'Elisa Huang', 'Jeff F. Ball' and 'Callum Ellis Hutton', the address '9 Regent Street, Nottingham N', the firm logo, and a seal which states the name 'Clarendon Law Solicitors, City, UK'.

The SRA does not authorise or regulate an individual called 'Elisa Huang'.

Any business or transaction through the above document are not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Gladstow Ltd (SRA ID 666659) which uses the trading name Clarendon Law Solicitors.

The SRA authorises a genuine solicitor, Callum Hutton (SRA ID 7052514) who is a solicitor at Gladstow Ltd.

Callum Hutton has confirmed that neither he, Gladstow Ltd, nor their trading name Clarendon Law Solicitors have any connection to the document referred to in the above alert.

What should I do?

When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.