All SDT articles – Page 21
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NewsBeckwith to appeal SDT ruling
Solicitor for former Freshfields partner confirms grounds to appeal were filed last Wednesday.
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NewsRetiring solicitor took on new matters despite pledge to shut down
Colin Grooms was also found to have failed to co-operate with the legal ombudsman over a client complaint.
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NewsFour months on, SDT publishes Beckwith judgment
Solicitors Regulation Authority claimed £343,957 in costs, which tribunal reduced to £200,000.
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NewsVeteran solicitor sorry after diverting £84k to shore up ailing firm
John Leonard Turner offers wholehearted apology ahead of being struck off for dishonesty.
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NewsSolicitor who refused penniless asylum seeker legal aid struck off
The tribunal found the solicitor had ‘taken advantage’ of an ‘inherently vulnerable’ client.
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NewsTribunal hits SRA for costs after ‘shambolic’ prosecution
Regulator ordered to pay solicitor Nabeel Sheikh’s £63,000 costs after failed attempt to prosecute.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over Norwegian harassment convictions
Practitioner claimed not to know of duty to report.
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NewsSolicitor who vanished after taking £250k of client money struck off
Nicholas Paul Tsioupras left trainee to ‘pick up the pieces’ after withdrawing over a quarter of a million pounds from the client account.
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News£20,000 fine for solicitor duped by woman impersonating client’s ex-wife
Andrew James Daverson ‘failed to carry out basic documentary identification’, tribunal hears.
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NewsSolicitor could not manage practice on legal aid payments
Veteran criminal defence practitioner accepts mistakes and says he will now leave the profession.
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NewsLong-serving solicitor fined for attaching wrong map to application
Lesley Charne Seifert, who was admitted over 40 years ago, was ordered to pay £3,000.
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NewsBaker McKenzie hearing adjourned until end of April
Firm’s former head of HR will face the tribunal next spring having been unable to attend much of this month’s hearing.
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NewsBakers GC not told about Senior investigation, tribunal hears
General counsel's role was to ensure firm complied with regulatory obligations.
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NewsRegulatory issue? 'Didn't occur to us,' Bakers partner tells tribunal
Former partner involved in investigation asked why 2012 matter was not reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsSolicitors fined for ‘cavalier’ approach to accounts
Two solicitors must pay almost £40,000 in fines and legal costs between them.
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NewsTribunal rails at ‘wholly discredited’ witness relied upon by SRA
Most serious charges dropped after SDT finds serious flaws with submissions from lying former client.
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NewsVeteran solicitor ‘borrowed’ thousands from client with dementia
Phillip York struck off after tribunal found he was dishonest in his handling of estate.
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NewsBaker McKenzie boss 'dictated' apology note to HR chief
Former London managing partner Gary Senior continues to be cross-examined at start of second week of tribunal hearing.
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NewsBaker McKenzie lawyer questions Gary Senior over emails
Former London managing partner acknowledges that correspondence read cold several years later 'looks odd'.
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NewsGary Senior 'micro-managed' investigation, tribunal told
Former managing partner cross-examined on third day of a hearing into allegations of sexual harassment dating from 2012.