Solicitors fined for ‘cavalier’ approach to accounts
Two solicitors must pay almost £40,000 in fines and legal costs between them.
Tribunal rails at ‘wholly discredited’ witness relied upon by SRA
Most serious charges dropped after SDT finds serious flaws with submissions from lying former client.
Veteran solicitor ‘borrowed’ thousands from client with dementia
Phillip York struck off after tribunal found he was dishonest in his handling of estate.
Dishonest solicitor struck off claims she was not supported by firm
Tribunal hears that Bethany Reay also felt threatened by clients who would not take 'No' for an answer.
Law Society spotlight: December’s Council meeting
A report from this month’s Law Society Council meeting.
Must solicitors be paragons of virtue?
Regulation: double standards.
Freelance solicitors: a threat to the direct access bar
Similarities between the freelance solicitor model and the existing direct access barrister model should be cause for concern.
So what’s new? Essential insights on a changing profession
The Solicitor’s Handbook 2019 | Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, Nigel West, Susanna Heley and Robert Forman.
Solicitors let off the leash as SRA lifts the curfew
The regulator has trusted solicitors to flourish in the absence of restrictions - now it’s a case of hoping it works.
Solicitors and drink driving - the need for a consistent and fair approach
The public understands errors. We are not expected to be paragons of virtue.
What to do about unregulated legal services providers
Are you a purist or an accommodationist?
