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All SDT articles – Page 8
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NewsSolicitor's restrictions lifted following 'professional rehabilitation'
SRA supported the application to remove conditions imposed in 2016.
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NewsSolicitor 'at the top of his profession' suspended for 12 months
Expert in agricultural law is suspended by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for misleading an elderly tenant.
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NewsImmigration lawyer recorded offering 'dodgy way' is struck off
Practitioner recorded by a BBC undercover reporter intends to appeal tribunal decision.
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NewsRestoration application refused 10 years after strike-off
40 hours of continuing professional development 'not sufficient’ rehabilitation, tribunal rules.
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NewsSolicitor who misled clients 'to avoid a can of worms' struck off
Essex practitioner had sent the wrong form out but wrongly blamed it on a new process.
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NewsBhatia cleared of discrimination against pregnant employee
Former president of Nottinghamshire Law Society reprimanded for notification failure.
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NewsBhatia tells SDT he was 'fairy godmother' to pregnant employee
Leading criminal solicitor and former local law society president denies discrimination and failure to report to SRA.
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NewsFormer local Law Society president up before SDT
An employment tribunal found a law firm staff member was treated unfavourably as a result of her pregnancy.
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NewsBlavo boss struck off after offering no defence to fraud
Solicitors Regulation Authority's allegations against former Blavo & Co director, including dishonesty, proven.
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NewsHospitals 'had no record' of Blavo & Co clients, SRA tells tribunal
Regulator accuses former legal aid boss of 'directing operations' in which documents were allegedly falsified.
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NewsSRA accuses former legal aid boss of 'utterly brazen fraud'
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal begins hearing allegations, which are denied, against Blavo & Co director.
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NewsSexting solicitor says he didn't see power imbalance with 18-year-old
Oliver Bretherton says colleague was a 'mature adult who wanted to be taking part'.
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NewsTeenage colleague 'instigated' sex fantasy, lawyer tells tribunal
City solicitor denies intentionally taking advantage and says relationship was consensual.
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NewsSolicitor struck off after investing client money into scam scheme
Solicitor ‘seemed to think she was owed an interest-free loan from the client’, tribunal finds.
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News'Cavalier' solicitor 'poses risk to public' over client account mishandling
Tribunal says ‘fundamental failings’ of solicitor mean an indefinite restriction order is necessary.
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NewsSolicitor fined £32,000 for secretly working against firm's own client
Firm’s manager instructed solicitor to be 'more aggressive' in correspondence.
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NewsSDT stays five-year-old case against solicitor too ill to take part
Proceedings were issued five years ago but have never reached a substantive hearing.
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NewsSacked solicitor duped investors into thinking he was still working
Tribunal strikes off solicitor after finding he took advantage of potential funders.
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NewsSupervising solicitor 'manipulated and controlled' female colleague, tribunal hears
Woman tells tribunal that she felt ‘bombarded’ with messages from firm’s director.
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NewsJunior 'dehumanised' by sexual messages from senior solicitor
Male City lawyer alleged to have abused his seniority to take advantage of junior colleague for over a year.