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All SDT articles – Page 17
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for transferring £290,000 to wrong bank account
Sole practitioner expressed regret after allowing what were described as ’basic administration problems’.
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NewsSolicitor fined for undervalued property sale between couple
Law firm founder made insufficient checks as elderly lady sold property to 34-year-old live-in partner.
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NewsJudiciary seeks SDT recruitment scrutineer
Revelation appears in new protocol for the appointment of members of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsAccountant jailed for £400k City firm fraud banned from working in law
Management accountant dishonestly appropriated £400,000 from international firm Clyde & Co.
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NewsFake signature trainee to appeal ban decision in the High Court
Henna Zeb Khan represented herself at two-day Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing in February.
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NewsStruck-off junior solicitor Claire Matthews to have case re-heard by SDT
Claire Matthews granted another hearing after medical evidence presented to the SRA.
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NewsFormer Cubism boss banned after falsely invoicing clients to prop up firm
Andrew Pena expresses remorse for actions in the build-up to collapse of his firm.
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NewsSRA to bear £65k costs of bungled Hong Kong prosecution
In case centring on defective translation, tribunal did not accept solicitor was calling for political opponents to be killed.
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NewsCourt dismisses appeal by solicitor banned over foreign harassment convictions
Former solicitor argued he had been subject to ‘extreme and cruel’ provocation from the woman he was found to have harassed.
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NewsSolicitor who misled new employer avoids permanent ban
Practitioner told firm he needed to serve a month’s notice when he had already been dismissed.
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NewsTribunal slashes SRA costs over ‘inordinate’ number of lawyers
Regulator applied for £42,600 costs for 'very straightforward' SDT strike-off case.
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NewsSDT drops case against A&O partner due to health fears
Employment partner Mark Mansell was due to be prosecuted over his role in a high-profile non-disclosure agreement involving the disgraced Harvey Weinstein.
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NewsLaw Society president to face full SDT hearing
Private prosecution brought by former client of Edwin Coe, the firm of Society president David Greene.
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NewsSRA ordered to pay £27,000 over 'heavy handed' tribunal pursuit
Tribunal finds a number of allegations against solicitor were not properly brought.
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NewsTribunal entitled to ban solicitor despite ‘racist’ witness remarks
Judges say tribunal decision to strike off solicitor was rationally explained and based on all evidence.
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NewsSRA rules out Beckwith appeal but defiant on future prosecutions
Regulator stresses that case against City lawyer was properly brought despite court defeat.
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NewsSRA reveals £1m shortfall on five most expensive prosecutions
Regulator claimed more than £100,000 costs but was awarded far less by the tribunal.
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NewsSolicitor appeals ban based on ‘racist’ and ‘unreliable’ witness
Vidal Martin was banned following a two-week hearing at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsWeinstein NDA hearing will be in private, tribunal confirms
Anonymity directions will remain in place until proceedings are concluded.
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NewsCourt blasts SRA for ‘alarming’ costs bill in Beckwith case
Regulator claimed costs of almost £344,000 in wake of high profile prosecution.