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NewsCriminal bar reassured over disciplinary proceedings risk
Hundreds of barristers expected to participate in first court walkout next week over government's legal aid reforms.
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SRA reveals number of open SLAPPs investigations
Regulator has written to all firms named in parliament as having facilitated drawn-out litigation.
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Gateley director banned for accepting £2,500 ‘gift’
Partner insisted he thought he was entitled to receive the payment from property developer client.
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SRA delves once again into race disparity in investigations
Since 2007, the regulator has held three independent reviews to make sure decisions are free from bias.
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Veteran barrister’s sexist language was misconduct, High Court rules
Male practitioner ranted about women in the profession during a post-hearing chat with a colleague.
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Tribunal was right to strike off blue badge cheat, High Court rules
Judge finds no procedural unfairness by the SDT when it banned a solicitor who was convicted of intent to deceive.
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Barrister appeals fine over ‘hysterical woman’ remark
Exchange with opposing counsel was part of routine ‘sparring’ outside court, veteran practitioner tells High Court.
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‘Cold and clinical’ lawyers making vulnerable clients’ problem worse
Legal Services Board research finds need for more consistent approach to dealing with vulnerable people.
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Hillsborough investigation still open, says SRA
Solicitors’ regulator looking into potential misconduct almost 10 years after launching inquiry.
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Barrister who was rude to trial judge suspended
Counsel at one point told judge: ‘Don’t try to make me sound like an idiot’, tribunal hears.
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Drunk trainee fined for fondling colleagues at Christmas party
Misconduct followed specific warnings to staff about behaving properly at work events.
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Raab intervenes to back higher SRA fines
Lord chancellor’s involvement followed pledge to clamp down on non-compliance with Russia sanctions.
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Consumer watchdogs go conspicuously quiet
Legal Ombudsman and Legal Services Consumer Panel: what exactly are you doing?
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LSB rejects new rules for unregulated sector despite ‘significant’ market share
Regulators will concentrate on pushing voluntary arrangements onto unregulated providers.
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Rogue CMC owners banned from resurfacing under new name
'Phoenixing' allows individuals to carry on even after displaying poor conduct, financial regulator says.
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Top criminal silk suspended over ‘lamentable’ disclosure failings
Timothy Raggatt QC gets one-year ban for failing to tell defence about evidence undermining a key prosecution witness.
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Legal regulators pledge to stamp out 'non-inclusive' misconduct
Organisations pledge to make 'meaningful change' to lives and careers of minorities in legal profession.
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Firms’ reliance on IT creates more cyber threats, SRA warns
Cyber criminals increasingly extorting firms with stolen documents, regulator cautions.
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Veteran solicitor fined for running family finances through firm
SRA says south London practitioner effectively used client money as an overdraft facility for her relatives.
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LSB charts its own progress with new website
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