Regulation and compliance
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NewsLegal ombudsman announces departure
Rebecca Marsh to take up position of property ombudsman in October.
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'Reliable, valid and cost-effective': SRA publishes pilot findings for 'super-exam'
Regulator says second stage of Solicitors Qualifying Examination is on course to be a reliable assessment.
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Owner banned for a year over ‘shambolic’ firm shutdown
Tribunal says Stephen Deakin acted without integrity by abandoning client matters.
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Solicitor in sham marriage TV sting loses strike-off appeal
High Court rules that tribunal had followed the correct process and came to the right conclusion.
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Staff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.
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Solicitor fined for high risk property deals
Partner failed to advise clients about 'obvious pitfalls' of off-plan developments.
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Solicitor backdated signed document not knowing injury claim client had died
Practitioner said he was acting in client’s interests and planned to get retrospective approval.
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Solicitor banned for bluffing to opposing party over mediation
South Wales litigation solicitor ‘reluctantly’ agrees to be struck off over misleading mediation statements.
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MoJ confirms ‘no plans’ to review legal services regulation
Opponents of the current regime have lined up to attack it, but government seems set on Legal Services Act.
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Lawyers stump up £10k to back banned junior’s appeal
Claire Matthews thanks profession for support - but still has a way to go to be protected from costs.
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Manchester paralegal banned for stealing £294,000 from firm
SRA announces sanction against non-solicitor who was found to have acted dishonestly.
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Tribunal under fire for protecting solicitors through non-disclosure
SDT says non-parties to cases cannot have an automatic right to see documents used in prosecutions.
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Solicitor banned for running £8m banking facility through firm
Barbara Gribbin said she was ‘stupid enough’ to agree to the scheme as she struggled to run practice.
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Junior lawyers ‘lose confidence’ in SRA after Matthews prosecution
JLD chair says the regulator must review its policy on junior lawyers who report mental health issues.
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Court declines to ban vexatious LiP from complaining about lawyers
Applicants had argued that repeated and unfounded complaints were placing a burden on legal professionals.
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Ex-solicitor allowed to work in firm seven months after strike-off
Geoffrey Hart will be supervised by his managing director and his situation kept under review.
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Baker's QC accuses SRA of 'moving the goalposts'
Firm's closing submissions warn of 'chilling effect' from any finding of misconduct.
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Rebuke for transferring client funds before sending bill
SRA says sanction reflects that there was no lasting or significant harm to clients.
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Veteran solicitor fined for ‘innocent but misguided’ compliment
Remark made to colleagues referenced the ethnicity of members of a law firm.
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Solicitor cleared of misconduct over role in tax avoidance schemes
Tribunal finds Cheshire lawyer did sufficient due diligence on schemes and their promoters.
