News – Page 10
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NewsSidhu sees off some misconduct charges - but others remain
Lawyers for Jo Sidhu KC argued there was 'no case to answer' and bar tribunal should be cautious about ruling on matters in personal relationships.
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NewsBarrister who ignored suspension 'not fit' to stay in profession
Peter Wareing said sanction was too severe but judge upholds tribunal decision.
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NewsSRA tells in-house lawyers they must report wrongdoing
Post Office scandal fallout prompts new ethical guidance for the 34,500 in-house solicitors.
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NewsSRA to be urged to go further on AML crackdown
Legal Services Board expecting a ‘step change’ in effort to clamp down on lawyers’ involvement.
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NewsBarristers rebel over 'advance equality' duty
Bar Council says the proposal is unclear, counterproductive and potentially unlawful.
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NewsFirm that couldn’t find old AML documents fined £12k
SRA sanctions Devon firm despite being shown compliant current documents.
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NewsSidhu made hotel room incident 'so normal', tribunal hears
Person 2, who undertook a mini-pupillage with former Criminal Bar Association chair, told the five-person panel she knew what happened with top silk ‘was wrong’.
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NewsSRA wants to stop solicitors pocketing interest on client money
Firms continuing to profit from holding cash on behalf of clients is no longer appropriate, regulator says in long-awaited consumer protection consultation.
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NewsBarrister who accepted client's money rightly suspended, rules judge
Barrister of 42 years had argued the tribunal did not consider his experience and clean record.
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News£57k in fines in two days: SRA ramps up AML action
Firms from Oldham, Surrey, London, Wolverhampton and Birmingham all sanctioned.
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NewsAberavon solicitor who stabbed colleague leaves profession
Decision taken earlier this year to agree that practitioner could come off the roll.
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NewsCriminal bar champion Sidhu fails in tribunal privacy bid
Five-person panel dismisses privacy and anonymity application, which means case against Sidhu can be heard in public.
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NewsDirector blasts ‘egregious waste of money’ after failed SRA case
Allegations against Barings Law over misleading clients and due diligence failures were thrown out by tribunal.
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NewsSolicitor abandoned 'chaotic' firm and left clients stranded
Solicitors Regulation Authority had to intervene after landlord got in touch to say solicitor was gone owing £22,400 in rent.
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NewsSolicitor referred to SRA by judge over 'fabricated' £260k costs bill
Costs Judge James says fees being charged in boundary dispute were of ‘grave concern’.
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NewsSRA chief urges experts to report bias ‘pressure’ from solicitors
Expert Witness Conference also hears from bar chair Sam Townend KC, who warned that a ‘crisis point’ has been reached.
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NewsIn depth: SRA compliance conference was exquisitely timed
In the wake of the LSB’s Axiom Ince report and with a consumer protection shakeup in the offing, the SRA’s compliance conference could not have been better timed.
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NewsSSB chief barred from being involved in CFA claims
Limits placed on Jeremy Brooke’s practising certficate following cavity wall claims firm’s collapse.
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NewsIn depth: Hired guns but no wild west - Expert Witness Survey 2024
Should the SRA help resolve difficulties arising between experts and solicitors?
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NewsSolicitor involved in false PI claim loses strike-off appeal
Judge says solicitor was lucky not to be prosecuted over fabricated road traffic accident claim.