SDT & SRA interventions – Page 9
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Divorce lawyer ghosted client and held on to £132,000
Solicitor offered no explanation for why the funds from settlement were not released.
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Solicitor fined for allowing elderly woman in care to sell home
Essex lawyer also missed ‘obvious’ warning signs on a potentially fraudulent transaction.
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Solicitor dishonest over his income loses strike-off appeal
Northwest London practitioner misled Legal Aid Agency when he asked to pay debt in instalments.
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Solicitor impersonated friend to secure NHS prescriptions
South Wales practitioner struck off after conviction leading to 12-month community order.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Firms accused of creating 'toxic culture' will be hauled before SDT
Joint SRA and SDT statement clarifies types of case that will still be referred for hearing.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Disability rights solicitor to face multiple charges at SDT
Allegations against Chris Fry relate to his time running his own Sheffield firm.
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Ascot lawyer appears before SDT on multiple charges
Allegations include breach of undertaking, offensive communication and improper transfers.
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Ex-solicitor to pay £15,000 SRA costs 12 years after strike-off
Regulators found struck off solicitor now had stake in £600,000-plus property.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Solicitor serving 12 years in prison struck off
Fraud conviction came three years after prison sentence for contempt.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Experienced solicitor struck off for 12 acts of dishonesty
Manchester practitioner misled clients, moved funds without consent and created false time records.
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Solicitor struck off after immigration clients misled for years
Tribunal finds solicitor failed to make applications leaving clients living unlawfully in the UK.
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David Greene cleared of misconduct by SDT
Private prosecution case brought against former Law Society president is dismissed in full.
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SRA reveals £20 charge for non-practising solicitors to stay on roll
Revival of the charge has angered some retired solicitors.
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Incompetent solicitor a 'serious and continuing' risk to the public
SDT bans solicitor after he failed to take appropriate action to stop a property fraud.