AN Alton High Street firm has been closed down and a solicitor suspended over a failure to comply with accounts rules and principles set down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

The authority has intervened into the practice of Karen Mackie at Karen Mackie Solicitor, incorporating Keeping & Co, at 49 High Street, Alton, and as a result the practising certificate of solicitor has been automatically suspended, rendering her unable to practice.

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