Law Gazette - SDT & SRA interventions

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for six months to commence on 28 July 2016.

Charles Rhodes found to have misappropriated funds and faked documents in 'work of fiction'.

Mel Goldberg, who turns 80 next year, appears at three-day tribunal hearing.

SDT finds allegations against solicitor unproven and drops case against his firm.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 2002) should be struck off the roll.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

Tribunal hears married partner at top-100 firm did not disclose relationship to client.

Solicitor tells district judge it is ‘quite common’ for signatures to be taken at an early stage and used later.

Mark Small admits posting 'unprofessional and offensive' social media messages relating to win over parents in special educational needs case.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for 12 months to commence on 10 August 2016.

Equity partner at former Manchester firm falsified bank statements and emails.

Failure to meet performance targets prompted SDT to examine reasons for delays.

President of the Queen’s Bench Division said the current criminal burden of proof at the SDT needs to be looked at again after hearing the case of an immigration adviser.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for six months from 8 September 2016.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for three months to commence on 12 August 2016.

Details of SDT allegations will be released when a case management hearing lifts anonymity order.

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

SDT: Lucy Ann Darvell Kirkham, Matthew Charles Cobley and Andrew Simon Whitaker

SDT: Gary Parkinson

Solicitor banned for nine-fold overcharging of deceased clients

Leading sports lawyer denies money laundering charges

Tribunal’s ‘regret’ at £160k cost of failed SRA case

SDT: David Edward Smith

SDT: Michael Lyons and Kelly Lyons

SDT: Andrew Christopher Aitchison

Solicitor had affair with £550k beneficiary of client’s will

PI lawyer fined for using old signatures on claims form

Baker Small director rebuked over gloating tweets

SDT: Tarik Akhtar

SDT: Gavin Croft Wilcock

Solicitor ran up £529k client shortage then lied to cover his back

Solicitors in limbo as delays reported in prosecutions

Rethink SDT standard of proof – Leveson

SDT: Lateef Abolade Kareem

SDT: Mark Lorrell

Tabloids claim victory as Phil Shiner prosecution to go public

SDT: Marcus Paul Nickson

SDT: Lucy Ann Darvell Kirkham, Matthew Charles Cobley and Andrew Simon Whitaker