Immigration lawyer fined £60k after clogging up courts with JR applications
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal also imposes indefinite ban on making further applications.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleCleared trainee was ‘inexperienced and overwhelmed’, tribunal finds
No sanction for conscientious trainee who billed for work she had not yet done.
View ArticleCover-up solicitor texted boss to take out compromising note
Consultant who sent a message trying to reduce case mounting against her is struck off.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSolicitor’s sexual assault of teenager a ‘moment of complete madness’
Tribunal hears glowing character references for 'highly respected and competent' criminal lawyer.
View ArticleSolicitor fined £17,500 after sexual assault conviction
Tribunal hears glowing character references for 'highly respected and competent' criminal lawyer.
View ArticleBarrister disbarred for disciplinary history - six years after being struck...
Terence Symmonds practised as a barrister for five years after being sanctioned by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
View ArticleSuspension for solicitor whose firm held £213k in unpaid disbursements
Tribunal agrees misconduct was a result of neglect and carelessness rather than any planned course of action.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSolicitor who binned document after 'trivial' mistake denies dishonesty
Tribunal hears 'hard-working and dedicated' newly qualified practitioner did not make a calculated decision to mislead.
View ArticleJunior solicitor felt ‘ambushed’ at HR meeting to talk over mistake
Practitioner denies acting dishonestly in the aftermath of a missed employment tribunal hearing.
View Article‘Brain fade’ junior solicitor found dishonest - but spared strike-off
Recently qualified practitioner suspended after tribunal accepted exceptional circumstances contributed to her conduct.
View ArticlePartner wore 'KKK hat' in office and groped colleague 18 times, tribunal hears
Veteran solicitor denies misconduct and says allegations by 'Person A' are not true.
View ArticleEx-Freshfields partner appeals misconduct finding in High Court
Ryan Beckwith was fined £35,000 last year after spending the night with a junior colleague.
View ArticleSecond witness says she was touched inappropriately by veteran solicitor
Former partner admitted in 1977 denies wrongdoing and says contact was a ‘playful kick’.
View ArticleKKK office joke was ‘just playful’, tribunal told
Veteran solicitor denies any sexual or racial harassment of former colleagues.
View ArticleSRA to recover less than 30% of prosecution costs in Bakers case
Regulator faces £137,000 legal bill after high profile prosecution of firm and three former leaders.
View ArticleJunior lawyers welcome SDT leniency for suffering solicitor
JLD expresses hope that regulators will take note of latest tribunal decision.
View ArticleSRA to pay interim £40k costs after ‘lamentable’ prosecution
Regulator waited more than three years to interview witness who was at the heart of allegations.
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