Tag: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Solicitor struck off for ‘abandoning’ his own law firm
Pile of unanswered letters caused 'fire hazard'

Osborne Clarke becomes first firm referred to tribunal over alleged ‘SLAPP’
Concerns firm's representation of ex-Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi

City lawyer granted anonymity despite strike off for child sex offences
Human Rights Act justification to protect ex-wife and children

Married City lawyer who shared intimate pictures with 18-year-old female apprentice struck off
Bulk of 76 allegations proven against ex-Gowling director Oliver Bretherton

Male law firm partner fined £23k for ‘sexualised’ song towards female trainee
'Grave breach of trust', tribunal finds

Jogging solicitor who flashed schoolgirls struck off
Blamed length of his shorts

Tribunal clears former Law Society President of misconduct
Edwin Coe senior partner David Greene 'pleased to draw a line under the whole 10-year episode'

Ban for partner who told trainee to change date on property document
Told her it was 'fine'

Hefty fine for solicitor who told trainee to file court defence that wasn’t true
Paul Jerome Fitton admits professional misconduct under time pressure

Top judge blasts ‘creeping march of anonymity’ in solicitor disciplinary rulings
High Court orders transparency in misconduct acquittal of City lawyer over posts on her 330,000-follower Instagram account

SRA abandons prosecution of junior solicitor who lost briefcase
Regulator drops case against Claire Louise Matthews in light of new medical evidence

Solicitor fined £20k after ‘deplorable’ sexual comments to paralegal in job interview
Interview left 22-year-old woman feeling 'like a piece of meat'

Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences
Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator

Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees
Breached account rules

Six-month suspension for newly qualified solicitor who parked in disabled space
Caught using someone else's blue badge

Male solicitors four times more likely to appear before disciplinary tribunal
Despite fairly even gender split in profession

Junior lawyer avoids strike off over ‘brutal’ assault
Adeel Saghir, 31, suspended for 30 months despite being jailed for GBH

City law firm partner struck off for exaggerating billings
Tracey Ann Sheehan ordered to pay costs of £51,615