14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (603+ words) The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has upheld a decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to ban a police station representative convicted of a harassment offence from working for law firms. Counsel for Teresa Anderson said the order imposed on…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (617+ words) Accounts: No reconciliations for two and a half years A veteran solicitor who let his firm’s accounts fall into chaos, causing the SRA Compensation Fund to pay out £400,000 to his former clients, has been suspended from practice. An external accountant…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (637+ words) Carpenter: Lawyers are held to a higher standard A High Court judge should not have replaced a suspension imposed by a Bar disciplinary tribunal on a barrister jailed for causing death by dangerous driving with no order at all, a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) SDT: Solicitors paid themselves nearly £250,000 over 15 months A law firm owner who has cost the profession £450,000 in payouts from the SRA Compensation Fund because of money missing from client account has been struck off. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) said…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (627+ words) A Cannondale Topstone bike in action A young City solicitor has been struck off for making a fraudulent insurance claim after his £1,700 bike was stolen during a house move. Kieran Ferguson admitted dishonestly making some misleading statements but argued that…...