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SRA does not understand the law.
Clients have the right to choose based on whatever characteristics they may wish.
Solicitors are under no duty to ascertain if clients are racist or not. And if it's obvious that my client is racist , I am under no compulsion to cease acting for them or report to SRA...
In my view, the solicitor in this case shouldn't have told the barrister for withdrawing instructions. It's a matter of common sense, not law.
The barrister shouldn't have made it a big deal and go on her tweets. Leave twitter alone, it's not professional. Even though Trump likes it, but he "ain't" a role model to follow anyway...
Lastly, SRA is wrong to suggest that the solicitor should have refused instructions in circumstances as these.