Judiciary seeks SDT recruitment scrutineer
Revelation appears in new protocol for the appointment of members of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
View ArticleSolicitor fined for undervalued property sale between couple
Law firm founder made insufficient checks as elderly lady sold property to 34-year-old live-in partner.
View ArticleVeteran solicitor fined for transferring £290,000 to wrong bank account
Sole practitioner expressed regret after allowing what were described as ’basic administration problems’.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal)
View ArticleSolicitor accepts ban after serving jail time for fraud
Madasser Hussain said she was now embarrassed by her conduct and accepted her wrongdoing.
View ArticleFirm’s boss misled investors in £19m failed claims scheme
Lancashire solicitor denied misuse of litigation funders' monies but struck off by tribunal.
View ArticleBomb hoax barrister fails to overturn legal ban
Michael Shrimpton was jailed after communicating hoax bomb threats relating to the London Olympic Games.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSolicitor appeals strike-off over £1m loan
Director at Norfolk firm struck off earlier this year after he used investor loans to prop up business.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleEx-City partner struck off for misleading court and opposing solicitors
Practitioner had told client in international case that they should 'fudge' issue of unreliable evidence coming to light.
View ArticlePI solicitor turned ‘wilful blind eye’ to suspicious RTA claims
Dozens of cases referred to the firm by a plumber named ‘Mr A’ were almost identical.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleAbsent solicitor pledges to appeal even before he is struck off
Tribunal found Kent solicitor acted dishonestly over payments made from the client account.
View ArticleTribunal rejects sanctioned solicitor’s plea to end career ‘with dignity’
Panel rules that north west practitioner must continue to be subject to restrictions because of risk to public.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSDT hears City partner grilled over ‘untrue’ billing figures
Case relates to information given to Dentons and Hill Dickinson during partner recruitment processes.
View ArticleCity partner 'invented' £1.4m billing figure, SDT hears
Case involves information given to Dentons and Hill Dickinson during their partner recruitment processes.
View ArticleCity partner struck off for inflating billing figures
Tribunal had ‘no doubt’ that the respondent had acted dishonestly when providing information about her financial performance.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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