News – Page 22
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Bar Council wades into BSB complaint-handling uproar
Representative body says standards regulator's handling of complaint against Dinah Rose KC was inexcusable.
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'Wrong, confusing, unbalanced': SRA told to improve guidance
Legal experts identify several concerns on regulator’s guidance for reporting wrongdoing by clients.
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BSB apologises to high-profile barrister over handling of complaint
Bar Standards Board says criticism of Dinah Rose KC was misplaced and it is reviewing its processes.
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Eviction 'an exciting opportunity' says SDT
Statement clarifies reasons for departure from London headquarters.
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Lying solicitor struck off but deemed too poor to pay any costs
Solicitor of 42 years raised invoices to cover staff salaries and was found to be dishonest.
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Trainee solicitor banned for offering unlawful immigration advice
Large amounts of money were paid to practitioner and his wife for immigration work.
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LSB mulls more comprehensive redress for wronged clients
Law firms may be forced to offer compensation even where clients haven’t complained, it has emerged.
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Woman who left the law in 2016 fined £10,000 for drugs convictions
Events manager did not realise she had to report convictions after not renewing practising certificate.
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SRA fines firm that took ‘unfair advantage’ of client
Bolton practice did not make it clear it was acting for the other side in a development agreement.
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City partner rebuked over 'driving at pedestrian' conviction
Conduct 'failed to behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in him and in the provision of legal services'.
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Conveyancing regulator freezes practising fees
Chief executive says regulator's job is to fully understand the pressures firms face.
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Struck-off solicitor may face civil restraint order after 'misconceived' appeal fails
Farid El Diwany must also pay £13,000 in costs to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Solicitor fined £40,000 over botched pro bono work
Tribunal finds that calculated and repeated misconduct 'fundamentally undermined' reputation of legal profession.
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NHS trust warns staff about solicitors 'coercing' vulnerable patients
Employees at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s alerted to alleged incidents of patients lacking capacity being pressured to sign documents.
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SRA plans for income-linked fines 'excessive and unjustified'
Law Society responds to regulator’s proposals to take solicitors’ means into account when setting penalties.
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News focus: COLPs and COFAs convene in Birmingham
A worsening economic climate was high on the agenda at the annual COLPs and COFAs conference – and delegates heard that a single regulator for legal services remains an aspiration at Westminster.
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Solicitor with 'complete blind spot' for client care suspended
Yorkshire lawyer did nothing to stop fraudster from exploiting his vulnerable client.
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End of complaints backlog inevitable, ombudsman predicts
Buoyant complaints handler set to increase budget by 9.6% to fund salary increases.
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Phishers forge SRA chair Bradley’s email
Gazette journalists among recipients of 'malicious email' seeking login details.
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SRA poised to issue SLAPPs warning
New communication will define what constitutes strategic litigation against public participation.