News – Page 27
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NewsBan for solicitor over 'shambolic' JR proceedings
Disciplinary action taken against owner of Southampton law firm following a referral by the High Court.
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NewsSolicitor vows to move on after SRA’s failed charge over 'inadvertent' kiss
Tribunal rebuffs SRA's application for £22,000 in costs in case concerning incident at London's Waldorf Hotel.
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NewsDemand for ombudsman surges as firms fail to resolve complaints
LeO says extra caseload is driven partly by inadequate responses to first-tier complaints.
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NewsMPs’ fury at ‘parasitic’ firms preying on cavity wall claimants
Regulator will be urged to speed up review of the activities of collapsed firm SSB Law.
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NewsLaw Society issues guidance on SRA fining powers
Chancery Lane 'seriously concerned about the SRA acting as investigator, prosecutor and judge'.
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NewsMPs call for review of super-regulator
Legal Services Act 2007 'does not appear to provide a stable long-term framework', justice committee reports.
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NewsSRA can’t tell us whom to represent, says regulatory specialist
Kingsley Napley’s Iain Miller says lawyers are entitled to advance claims that may not succeed.
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NewsSRA brings forward plans to extend its reach over CILEX members
CILEX paralegals and students were not part of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's initial takeover plan.
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NewsAML crackdown: SRA reveals more fines
Firms in the east Midlands and south east sanctioned by the solicitors regulator.
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NewsFirm led by fashion designer shut down by the SRA
Regulator says there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of firm’s owner.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over ‘misleading’ time records
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said the lawyer was ‘dishonest by the standards of ordinary decent people’.
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NewsSolicitor suspended for drunken behaviour at Christmas party
Male practitioner approached colleague as she was leaving and asked to sleep with her.
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NewsFirm fined £20,000 for inadvertently aiding conveyancing fraud
SRA accepted conduct was not reckless and that the £111,000 paid out had been remedied.
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NewsSRA seized closed firm’s cash to cover its costs
Liquidators considered legal action against Solicitors Regulation Authority but decided it was too expensive.
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NewsSDT dismisses case against Dentons as SRA left with massive costs bill
All allegations are found not proved following a six-day hearing over ‘insufficient checks’ on former client.
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NewsSRA investigating why SSB clients are facing huge legal bills
Regulator looking at wider issues around insurance protection for no win no fee claimants.
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NewsEmployer acting improperly? SRA publishes in-house guidance
Reporting concerns about wrongdoing and handling internal investigations covered in draft resources.
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NewsApathy and ignorance around legal ethics 'root causes' of misconduct
Academic says whole attitude to ethics in the profession has to change.
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