Fine for divorce lawyer who said litigant in person behaved 'like a fisherwoman'
SRA agrees fine after solicitor admitted misconduct in emails sent to opponent representing herself in matrimonial case.
View ArticleIll solicitor whose judgement was impaired is fined £7,500 for misconduct
Tribunal hears Rajwinder Bharya was suffering from an illness which was known to cause cognitive impairment.
View ArticleLeigh Day - questions will be asked of the SRA
Exoneration of Leigh Day entitles solicitors to ask questions of the regulator.
View ArticleSDT: Alan George Hutson and Rachel Mary Hutson
Hustons were ordered to be jointly and severally liable for costs of £27,132.
View ArticleLeigh Day and its lawyers cleared of all 19 charges
Decision follows seven-week hearing into misconduct allegations relating to the handling of Iraq claims.
View ArticleSRA downbeat on immediate changes to standard of proof
Regulator urged Bar Standards Board to press ahead with civil standard to put interests of the public first.
View ArticleVeteran conveyancing solicitor couldn't account for missing £148k
Tribunal strikes off principal who had admitted a string of accounting rule breaches.
View ArticleSolicitor struck off - again - after facilitating diamond deals
Naresh Chopra, restored to the roll in 2004, deceived lenders over who was carrying out work.
View ArticleSRA intervention: Crescent Law
The practising certificates of Uddin and Abid are suspended as a result of intervention.
View ArticleSRA intervention: Clinch Solicitors Limited
Mr Clinch’s current practising certificate has been suspended with immediate effect.
View ArticleSDT: Clyde & Co LLP, Christopher Duffy, Simon Gamblin and Nick Purnell
The respondents were ordered to pay costs of £82,454 on the basis of joint and several liability.
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