SDT & SRA interventions – Page 3
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News
‘Lacked moral compass’ solicitor was not dishonest, tribunal rules
Yorkshire solicitor suspended after tribunal found he lacked integrity in handling client cases.
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News
Solicitor’s indefinite suspension lifted after 15 years
Wales property specialist says his desire to get back into the profession had been 'reawakened'.
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News
Solicitor banned for a year for sexual touching of paralegal
Solicitor, then 53, also rubbed 21-year-old on the shoulders once or twice a day, tribunal hears.
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News
SDT halves SRA’s costs bill in solicitor’s withdrawn application
Tribunal judgment describes the SRA’s claim for costs as ‘excessive’ before determining a more ‘proportionate and reasonable’ figure.
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Opinion
SRA’s power grab arguments still don’t stack up
Regulator is barely capable of doing its current work, without taking on whole new powers.
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News
Solicitor struck off for keeping firm afloat with legal aid payments
The SDT said at the time of the firm’s administration, experts and counsel were owed almost £650,000.
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News
Judge overrules tribunal’s decision to slash SRA costs
Tribunal was in error when it slashed SRA’s claim for £22,800, High Court rules.
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Feature
Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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News
Family solicitor banned for misconduct committed at three different firms
Karen Nicholson found to have lied to her employers and to clients for personal gain.
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News
Lying solicitor offered friend a fictitious training contract at his firm
Tribunal strikes off solicitor who engaged in 'cruel exchange' with woman who trusted him.
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News
SRA appeals 'astonishing' £5,000 tribunal costs order
Regulator's appeal against SDT costs order is a first, court hears.
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Feature
Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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News
SDT slashing budget amid plans to downsize next year
Plans revealed to move to new premises with just two courtrooms compared with the current five.
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News
Solicitor struck off after covertly filming junior colleague
Richard Ashley Smith admitted all the allegations against him and was ordered to pay £59,550 in costs.
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News
Court grants request for client anonymity in SDT strike-off
Judge asserts that principle of LPP should not be balanced with other factors.
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News
Solicitor subject of multiple complaints agrees suspension
Solicitor of 30 years offered probate service without being authorised.