All articles by Gregory Treverton-Jones KC – Page 2

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    Time for the SRA to rethink its policy of indiscriminate publication

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    In October 2009, the Gazette carried an article by me (tinyurl.com/63k79bj) in which I criticised the general policy of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to publish on its website the details of forthcoming disciplinary cases in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

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    Rules breaches and professional misconduct – where to draw a line?

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Time was, not very long ago, when a visitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal would be presented with a diet of thefts from client account, serious Accounts Rules breaches, or solicitors who for one reason or another could no longer run their practices. Today, the same visitor might well see ...

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    Publishing SRA charges ‘discriminates against those with unusual surnames’

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    by Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, a barrister at 39 Essex Street chambers, London, and co-author of The Solicitor’s HandbookI recently represented an Iranian-born solicitor – let us call him Mr Zadini – in disciplinary proceedings at the SDT. Some of the allegations against Mr Zadini were very serious, but he ...

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    Updated: Solicitor's Handbook is essential in these volatile times

    2009-07-02T00:00:00Z

    by Andrew Hopper QC and Gregory Treverton-Jones QC authors of The Solicitor’s Handbook 2009 In June 2008 we published the first edition of The Solicitor’s Handbook. It was intended to: replace and improve upon the old Guide to Professional Conduct; collect in one place all of ...

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    The Solicitor’s Handbook 2008

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    A comprehensive new handbook guides solicitors through the rules and regulations that govern their profession. Authors Andrew Hopper QC and Gregory Treverton-Jones QC explain why lawyers need it now more than ever