Mohammad Munshat Habib
Chowdhury
Solicitor
494071
Decision - Control of practice
Outcome: Termination of suspension of PC/registration
Outcome date: 28 April 2026
Published date: 1 June 2026
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Lawyer Up Group (UK) LLP
Address(es): 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU
Firm ID: 8006887
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
The suspension of Mr Chowdhury's practising certificate for 2025/2026 is terminated.
We intervened into Mr Chowdhury's practice on 24 December 2025 and Mr Chowdhury's 2025/2026 practising certificate was automatically suspended as part of that decision.
Pursuant to Section 16(4) of the Solicitors Act 1974 the SRA is satisfied that none of the purposes set out in regulation 7 of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, or the regulatory objectives contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 and the principles governing regulatory activities in section 28 of that Act, make it necessary in the interests of the public to refuse Mr Chowdhury's application to terminate the suspension of his 2024/2025 practising certificate.
Mr Chowdhury's practising certificate for 2025/2026 is subject to the following conditions:
- Mr Chowdhury is not a manager or owner of any authorised body.
- Subject to condition one above, Mr Chowdhury may act as a solicitor only as an employee and only where that employment has first been approved by the SRA.
- Mr Chowdhury may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.
- Mr Chowdhury 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.
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: 24 December 2025
Published date: 24 December 2025
Firm details
Firm or organisation at time of matters giving rise to outcome
Name: Lawyer Up Group (UK) LLP
Address(es): 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU
Firm ID: 494071
Firm or organisation at date of publication
Name: Temple Solicitors Ltd
Address(es): 12 Hessel Street, London, E1 2LP
Firm ID: 819752
Outcome details
This outcome was reached by SRA decision.
Decision details
To intervene into the practice of Mohammad Munshat Habib Chowdhury.
Reasons/basis
- There is reason to suspect dishonesty on Mr Chowdhury's part connection with his practice as a solicitor – paragraph 1(1)(a)(i) Schedule 1 Solicitors Act 1974.
- Mr Chowdhury has failed to comply with rules – paragraph 1(1)( c) Schedule 1 Part I Solicitors Act 1974.
Intervening agents
Emma Porter of Shakespeare 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 lug-intervention@shma.co.uk