Tribunal slashes SRA costs over ‘inordinate’ number of lawyers
Regulator applied for £42,600 costs for 'very straightforward' SDT strike-off case.
Solicitor without insurance struck off to end 46-year career
Firm continued to take on new matters despite knowing it was not covered, tribunal finds.
BAME clients less trusting of lawyers than white clients, watchdog finds
New report by consumer panel says regulators must start to address what it perceives as inequality among clients.
Solicitors refuse to back ombudsman’s 19% budget rise
Increase request is ‘out of step’ at a time when so many firms may be struggling.
Law Society spotlight: December Council meeting
The final Council meeting of 2020 took place on 9 December.
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).
When does private conduct become of professional concern?
Such cases will grow in number as our public discourse heats up.
For the SRA, transparency should begin at home
It is increasingly difficult to hold the Solicitors Regulation Authority to account for its decisions.
Three predictions for 2021
With many of us still reeling from the last surprises of 2020, what better time to consider what next year might bring?
Time to answer the difficult questions on race
We continue to see overrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors, and men, in concerns raised with the SRA and then investigated.
