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Onasanya struck off after 'disastrous' perverting course of justice conviction

Tribunal imposes ultimate sanction against former MP - and also slashes SRA's claimed-for costs.

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‘Cavalier’ solicitor failed to protect interests of vulnerable client

Lawyer struck off following hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

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PI solicitor cleared of misconduct over handling of claim

Defendant solicitors had reported Sohail Ghani to the SRA, but the tribunal found allegations unproven.

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Baker McKenzie misconduct case scheduled for December

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal had been due to conduct a case management hearing today.

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'Fearful' principal forged signatures to cover mistake

Property solicitor agrees outcome resulting in his being struck off the roll.

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SDT strikes out private prosecution against top London law firm chief

Complainant ordered to pay David Greene’s costs after Edwin Coe senior partner found to have no case to answer.

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Ponzi scheme solicitor escapes strike-off despite 'manifestly incompetent'...

Leeds solicitor served with six-month suspension after acting for property scheme operators and investors.

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Ponzi scheme solicitor suspended over property dealings

Leeds solicitor served with six-month suspension after acting for property scheme operators and investors.

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Solicitor embroiled in dubious investment scheme fined £25k

Mark Andrew Fallon admitted to allegations of acting recklessly and failing to adequately monitor funding arrangements.

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Solicitors in conflict of interest case ordered to pay £70k

Eric Christopher Evans and David Alan Whiteley admitted to selling the freehold of four sites despite having financial interests in the transaction.

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Solicitor jailed for immigration conspiracy struck off

Sheikh Muhammad Usman was jailed for seven years for his part in a scheme to falsify immigration documents.

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Overcharging solicitor struck off after more than 50 years in practice

Harold Anthony Newell, who was born in 1938, overcharged clients in probate cases, tribunal finds.

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Solicitor who repeatedly lied to clients struck off

Rhodd Llwyd Humphreys said she had obtained a grant of probate when she had not.

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Solicitor who withdrew thousands from elderly client’s account struck off

George James Stanley Lonsdale admitted to drawing over £6,000 for his personal use from accounts held by an 85-year-old client.

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‘Square peg in a round hole' family solicitor struck off

Stephen Anthony Hogan, admitted in July 1997, says he is not the right type of person to be a solicitor.

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Interventions

Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

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Solicitor fined £10,000 for breaching accounts rules

Former partner and compliance officer admitted to the breaches but denied manifest incompetence.

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Alcoholic former solicitor banned for assaulting paramedics

SDT strikes off non-practising solicitor after conviction at Leeds Crown Court.

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SDT decisions and interventions

Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

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Solicitor eyeing retirement lost control as his firm collapsed

Midlands practitioner allowed unauthorised people to run immigration arm, with disastrous consequences.

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