All SDT articles – Page 17
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NewsSolicitor admits propping up firm with legal aid payments
South London owner accepts he breached accounts rules but says he did not know he was doing anything wrong.
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NewsVeteran solicitor who neglected probate files was incompetent, SDT rules
Tribunal rejects allegation of a lack of integrity and reduces SRA costs by almost £20,000.
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NewsSolicitor banned for telling trainee to change date on form
Tribunal rejects partner’s submission that he had been shown how to 'Tipp-Ex out' errors during his own training.
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NewsSDT strikes off fewer solicitors as case costs increase
Tribunal also considered moving out of London, annual report reveals.
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NewsSolicitor who invoiced for unpaid stamp duty is fined
Sole equity owner admitted he was liable for improper transfers and for shortages on client account.
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NewsSolicitor ‘duped’ by fraudster clients loses appeal against ban
SDT struck off east London solicitor because he failed to carry out proper checks and misled insurers.
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OpinionThe ins and outs of practice at the SDT
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Law & Practice (2nd edition) | Nigel West and Susanna Heley
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NewsSDT makes no order over solicitor’s ‘angry’ email
Tribunal finds email was threatening but considers solicitor has already been punished enough.
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NewsSDT blocks solicitor from returning 21 years after strike-off
Struck-off solicitor had since started his own legal business and advised on immigration and employment.
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NewsSolicitor convicted over VAT fraud agrees to be struck off
Practitioner jailed in Germany for his involvement in a so-called 'carousel' VAT fraud across Europe.
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NewsSolicitor fined for misleading court over barrister fee dispute
North west practitioner filed incorrect defence after counsel had taken court action over non-payment.
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NewsSolicitor-judge struck off for skimming £300,000 from employers
Misconduct continued over 16 years and resulted in solicitor being sued by former firm.
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NewsJudge slams SDT’s ‘sweeping’ anonymity orders
Court hears that firms where accused solicitor worked were not named despite no application being made.
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NewsSRA left with £20,000 bill after tribunal clears veteran solicitor of dishonesty
Tribunal says that regulator should have conducted a fuller review of key piece of prosecution evidence.
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NewsTribunal turns down solicitor’s plea to strike him off
Former partner said he preferred to be struck off than fined, but SDT says sanction must be proportionate.
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NewsEx-Gateley partner banned for accepting £2,500 ‘gift’
Partner insisted he thought he was entitled to receive the payment from property developer client.
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NewsTribunal was right to strike off blue badge cheat, High Court rules
Judge finds no procedural unfairness by the SDT when it banned a solicitor who was convicted of intent to deceive.
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NewsSolicitor transferred dead client’s £1m home into his own name
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds that London lawyer misappropriated around £1.8m from estate of client who died in 2016.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for running family finances through firm
SRA says south London practitioner effectively used client money as an overdraft facility for her relatives.
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News‘I f**cked up’: Solicitor suspended for accounting failures
Firm did not obtain an accountant’s report for years and missed VAT payments.