Solicitor cleared by SDT over signed document complaint
Tribunal finds experienced solicitor acted negligently but was not guilty of professional misconduct.
PC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare'
Regulator concedes this year’s renewal period has been ‘particularly challenging’.
Solicitor who joked about Ku Klux Klan fined £30k by tribunal
Practitioner who said he had 'old fashioned' sense of humour and also told racist joke is allowed to remain in practice.
SRA to pay interim £40k costs after ‘lamentable’ prosecution
Regulator waited more than three years to interview witness who was at the heart of allegations.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Let's end this obsession with legal bargains
There’s nothing wrong with shopping around, but those pushing the low-cost agenda are short-changing consumers.
Heads in the sandbox
Change is coming. It is better to surf and control it than to wish for a past that is not going to be resurrected.
EU’s soft power will still govern data transfer
European Union is the only major player trying to regulate the major tech giants, and with the clout to do so.
AML and the SRA: Time to root out the bad apples?
Is regularly visiting ‘high risk’ firms, and a random sample of others, to check compliance a sensible approach?
