All SDT articles
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Feature
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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News
Solicitor avoids dishonesty finding after altering cheque date
Practitioner with 'strong sense of loyalty' to clients wanted to complete outstanding work before leaving firm.
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PI solicitor diverted client damages to wife-linked rehab company
West Yorkshire practitioner created false documents, purportedly to pay for physiotherapy and a psychologist’s assessment.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Consultant loses latest bid to return to legal profession
SDT rules that banning order must remain as applicant had not showed sufficient remorse or insight.
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Tribunal blocks reporting of names in SLAPP case
Clients referred to in the case of Christopher Mark Hutchings must be anonymised to protect legal privilege, SDT 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
Partner suspended for harassing colleague - but SDT allows anonymity
Junior colleague reported feeling humiliated after being harassed during work night out.
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Solicitor acted for claimant and defendant
Practitioner showed a 'cavalier attitude' to the rules of professional conduct, tribunal finds.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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News
Solicitor intended to cause offence with antisemitic tweets, SDT told
Firm director denies allegation against him and says social media posts were made in a private capacity.
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Ban for solicitor who worked for three firms at once
Belinda Sarkodie had submitted timesheets claiming payment for the same hours on the same dates from the firms, SDT rules.
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Dishonest solicitor avoids strike-off over ‘moment of madness’
Highly-regarded associate said she was in a ‘haze’ due to work pressures and health issues.
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DWF partner fined over million-pound payment error
SDT accepts agreed outcome saying the £14,000 fine was ‘a reasonable and proportionate sanction’.
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Second Daily Mail 'sting' solicitor cleared of misconduct
Immigration adviser conducted an initial exploratory meeting and did not advise on fabricating evidence for an asylum claim, tribunal finds.
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Veteran solicitor struck off for concealing bankruptcy
Tribunal says outcome could have been different if 'capable, diligent and competent' solicitor had made frank disclosures.
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Ex-solicitor loses appeal after Google search spewed out fake cases
Judge says court needs to take ‘decisive action’ to protect integrity of its processes from fake citations.
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Solicitor struck off over rape conviction
Tribunal finds 'no words within the lexicon of regulatory and disciplinary conduct adequate to express the damage the respondent had caused'.
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