All SDT articles – Page 14
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Solicitor ‘cynically misled’ clients over missing £180,000
London practitioner repeatedly promised to repay money when client account had just £5.16 left.
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Firm's boss kept quiet for months about employee's theft of £670k
Tribunal rules that 'thoroughly decent man' did not need to be struck off despite admission of dishonesty.
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Cleared lawyer must pay £534,000 defence costs, SDT rules
Tribunal in Liz Ellen case says there is no good reason to deviate from default position of a no costs order.
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Cleared lawyer asks for SRA to cover her £534,000 defence costs
Tribunal told that SRA’s prosecution of Liz Ellen was ‘legally and factually flawed’.
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Solicitor used estate money to clear overdraft while client was in prison
Practitioner failed to secure monies intended for vulnerable client from his dead mother’s estate.
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Solicitor struck off after almost £600k of client money vanished
Compensation fund - paid for by the profession - required to pay back wronged conveyancing clients.
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Retired solicitor agrees to strike-off over filing delay
Veteran practitioner admits seeking to conceal a late submission to the property tribunal.
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Solicitor grossly inflated his hours to ‘avoid adverse scrutiny’
Probate work which required 15 hours was put down by solicitor as taking more than 500.
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Solicitor fined £30,000 for providing banking facility to fraudster
Experienced practitioner had 'misplaced belief in the honesty' of long-time acquaintance.
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Junior misled client for months about case progression
Tribunal hears that former Capsticks solicitor also misled her own firm about what was happening.
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Solicitor struck off for lying during job interview
Practitioner claimed she was still employed despite being dismissed six months before.
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Todner fails to quash SRA prosecution
Tribunal rules that case brought against criminal defence specialist is not an abuse of process.
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Novice conveyancer paid out £42k deposit without proper checks
Solicitor undertook to return missing funds knowing his firm could not afford to.
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High-profile solicitor seeks to get SRA prosecution thrown out
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is hearing abuse of process application brought by Karen Todner.
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Owner told SRA she no had no clients ‘while they were in waiting room’
Lawyer banned from practising after being dishonest with the SRA about status of firm.
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Tribunal rejects bid by formerly suspended solicitor to run own firm
East London practitioner argued lifting of conditions would complete his professional rehabilitation.
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Firm owner who used client account as a ‘piggy bank’ is struck off
Investigators found withdrawals coming to £22,782 from the client account over the course of 18 months.
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Solicitor struck off for blue badge parking deception
Sussex practitioner had been described as ‘lazy and idle’ by sentencing judge.
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Solicitor who held on to files showed ‘flagrant disregard’ for rules
Former consultant ignored court order and did not engage with disciplinary proceedings at any stage, tribunal hears.
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Siblings appeal strike-off over property scheme advice
Former solicitors were found to have protected their own financial interests over their clients’.