Wills solicitor fined over £75,000 gift from 'insistent' client
Tribunal hears client ‘relentlessly’ insisted that he wanted to help with solicitor’s liabilities.
'Catastrophe? It was much worse than that': Solicitor recalls CoA trauma
Tribunal opts to reprimand lawyer who was ‘entirely unprepared’ for appearance before three appeal judges.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Consultant forgot client had paid £900 into personal bank account
London solicitor fined after tribunal hears he requested payment amid concerns about a flight-risk client.
Juniors demand answers from SRA on protection from ‘toxic’ work environments
Concern over strike-off rulings in Sovani James and Emily Scott cases.
Novice solicitor banned for perverting course of justice
Mohammed Riaz had attempted to get a witness to drop assault complaint made against his brother.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Trusts solicitor let her daughter live in late client's property
Michelle Hind banned after tribunal finds several allegations proven against her.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Strike-off for paying tax bill with £90,000 of client money
Stockport solicitor acted to avoid being served with a bankruptcy notice, SDT hears.
Solicitor banned for evading £650 in train fares
Adam Kemeny was caught by a ticket inspector after skipping fares for three months.
SDT bars whistleblower despite 'horrendous' work environment
Three solicitors at closed North Lincolnshire firm struck off after £150,000 SRA investigation.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
High Court backs SDT over defendant claiming depression
Alexis Maitland Hudson was struck off for misconduct and dishonesty by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last year.
Court upholds £20k fine for partner over abusive immigration claims
Director of London firm did nothing to stop abuse of process, despite his responsibility as compliance officer, appeal rules.
Panama Papers solicitor fined £45,000
Khalid Mohammed Sharif failed to do background checks on two politically exposed persons.
Solicitor fined £5,000 for describing complainant as a 'nutter'
Tim Bennett said he was the subject of a vexatious litigant and apologised for his conduct.
Disgraced ex-solicitor denied return to roll for a third time
Iqbal had run a claims management company during his ban which had been fined for making unsolicited calls.
False sicknote solicitor avoids strike-off after tribunal shows mercy
Sandia Pamma had catalogued a series of devastating life events affecting her health.
Solicitor who did not pay counsel appeals order to strike him off
Tribunal found three allegations of dishonesty proved following three-day hearing in November.
Solicitor who failed to correct judge's belief she was a barrister is struck off
Bina Maistry arrived late in court and proceeded when her client was under threat of a wasted costs order.
Solicitor who accepted gifts including ‘torch and coat’ struck off
Robert Perry should have told client to seek independent advice, tribunal finds.
Solicitor fined after approving 378 referral payments for RTA claims
Tribunal finds Lancashire practitioner did not act dishonesty or without integrity.
Mark Lewis: judgment reveals SDT considered reprimand
Media lawyer was fined for sending abusive tweets to people who had threatened him.
Struck off: solicitor who involved client in defence without telling her
Norwich director had faced a £10,500 claim for unpaid disbursements after failing to cancel expert witnesses booking.
Ban for 'cavalier' solicitor who sat in on client's medical
Bradford practitioner also acted dishonestly in seeking to influence ex-partner’s evidence.
Defence solicitor struck off after conviction for tax evasion
London lawyer sought to argue there had been collusion between the police and SRA.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
SRA under fire for Lewis prosecution as solicitor receives outpouring of support
Regulatory body was ‘covered in shame’, Simon Myerson QC tweeted.
Crowdfunders rally behind Lewis after 'offensive' tweets fine
Media lawyer, who was responding to antisemitic abuse, was fined £2,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Mark Lewis fined £2,500 for offensive tweets
High-profile lawyer responded to abusive messages on social media by wishing death on his abusers.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Lewis: prosecution is 'disgraceful' considering hate campaign against me
Tribunal hears application to have allegation dropped on the basis that the SRA did not highlight the context of Mark Lewis's tweets.
SDT reveals 10% costs rise as extra cases flood into the system
Part of the increase is due to an additional 25 cases related to sexual misconduct which will require an additional 81 hearing days.
Sweary solicitor who told the SRA 'You will never regulate me' is struck off
Devon practitioner had collected three convictions since his admission in 2012.
SDT should take an integrity-based approach
The law’s current approach to dishonesty cases in the profession does not serve the interest of the individual in question or the wider public.
Jailed principal who faked claim against ex-employee accepts strike-off
Diljit Bachada was also found to have perverted the course of justice.
Directors fined £40k after not paying disbursements while firm collapsed
Three Liverpool solicitors make agreed outcome with the regulator after fallout from firm’s closure.
A career has ended. But did the public need Sovani James to be struck off?
This was a sustained spell of dishonesty. But the factors creating this behaviour have long since gone.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Ban for dishonest sole practitioner who overbilled clients
Joanne Gordon also occupied premises she was supposed to be renting out for estate beneficiaries.
SRA chief declines to reveal costs of failed Leigh Day appeal
Paul Philip says seven-week hearing which attracted huge publicity was ‘just another case’.
Convicted benefits fraudster struck off
Non-practising solicitor continued to deny dishonesty after her conviction.
Jailed solicitor banned after child abuse convictions
Glen Bartlett used his status as a solicitor to convince victim he would not be believed.
'Public would sympathise' with stressed solicitor who turns dishonest, court told
Submissions close with counsel for former TLT associate urging judges not to strike him off.
SRA tells High Court: Mental illness not an excuse for dishonesty
Hearing continues as regulator attempts to secure strike-off of three solicitors.
Lying junior lawyer was working in 'abominable' conditions, judge says
SRA appeals for junior lawyer to be struck off after deception which lasted 17 months.
SDT wrong to deny man with mental illness an adjournment, court finds
Hearing had gone ahead in the absence of the respondent despite medical report having been submitted.
Solicitor admits paying £102k from caravan business into firm's account
Family lawyer told investigators she was ‘shocked’ to learn how much she had been paid by her separate business.
Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Misconduct while ill: difficult choices for the regulator
The SRA should consider alternatives to the disciplinary process.
SRA v Leigh Day: the fallout
Appeal shows the need for proposed changes to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to be resisted.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Ban for solicitor who covered up his mistakes
Martin Burnett forged signatures and created documents to avoid difficult conversations with clients and employers.
Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
Solicitor banned for practising long after his firm's closure
Sole partner was investigated by the SRA after other firms flagged up their concerns.
Lower standard of tribunal proof would not help the public, says Society
Representative body comes out firmly opposed to a lower civil standard of proof at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
SRA appeals ruling on 'overcharging' solicitor
Regulator also challenges SDT over decision to clear a second respondent.
Dishonest solicitor 'manipulated and groomed' vulnerable client
Neil Aiston had acted for his client for 40 years but breached trust placed in him.
