Retired solicitor struck off for overcharging dead client’s estate
Tribunal rejects sole practitioner’s argument that he believed he was entitled to raise invoices.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleFirm owner with ‘dire’ accounts accepts two-year suspension
Tribunal finds Liverpool solicitor failed to maintain proper systems ‘at a most basic level’.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSolicitor jailed for ‘brutal’ assault avoids strike-off
Tribunal accepts solicitor showed genuine remorse and insight following GBH conviction.
View ArticleSolicitor found with 23 indecent images of children agrees to strike-off
Leicester practitioner was also growing five cannabis plants in his
View Article‘Heavy-hitter’ equity partner accused of dishonesty at SDT
Former Fieldfisher partner denies misleading the court over creation of backdated documents.
View ArticleStruck-off solicitor gets three years for SDLT theft
Former owner of West London firm filed 52 fraudulent returns over five years.
View ArticleAccused solicitor denies risking career by lying to help client
Former Fieldfisher equity partner tells tribunal he made a mistake but did not act dishonestly.
View ArticleBackdating solicitor cleared of dishonesty but fined £50,000
Ex-Fieldfisher partner admitted letters had been recreated.
View ArticleEx-boss of London PI firm struck off over unpaid loans
Tribunal heard details of unpaid litigation funding and ATE insurance premiums.
View ArticleSolicitor banned over forged signatures on loan application
Practitioner had presented documents with forged signatures of his wife and ex-colleagues.
View ArticleDefence lawyer agrees strike-off over prison visit expenses
Matthew Smith said his conduct had been a ‘severe and serious lapse in judgement’.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View Article'Humanitarian' solicitor avoids strike-off – despite dishonesty
Tribunal found that respondent ‘had been trying to assist people’ at the time of his misconduct.
View Article‘Relentless pressures’: SDT highlights partner wellbeing
Firms must ensure the wellbeing of their partners who are under intense pressure to meet billing targets, panel observes.
View Article‘Relentless’: SDT sounds alarm on partner pressure
Firms must ensure the wellbeing of their partners who are under intense pressure to meet billing targets, tribunal observes.
View ArticleMishcon to face SDT over client account transactions
Former head of sport is accused of causing or allowing inappropriate payments to be made into and from the firm’s client account.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSDT warns solicitors about their personal lives
Tribunal panels must act ‘fearlessly’ to protect the public, says president Edward Nally.
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