Tag: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Ban for junior solicitor who faked colleague’s signature during training contract
Claimed to have authorisation

Re-hearing for junior solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase
Follows crowdfunding appeal

SDT rejects allegations of misconduct against former Hong Kong Law Society president
Junius Kwan-yiu Ho found not to have incited violence during public meeting

Disciplinary case against magic circle partner who worked on Harvey Weinstein NDA halted over health concerns
Tribunal finds that proceedings against Allen & Overy's Mark Mansell represented a 'significant risk to life'

Law Society president faces misconduct tribunal after High Court rules he has case to answer
David Greene denies allegation he deliberately misled judge and says he fully expects to be cleared

Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump
The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation

SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner

Ex-Freshfields partner wins High Court appeal against misconduct finding
The SDT’s decision to fine Ryan Beckwith £35,000 has been quashed

Solicitor fined by disciplinary tribunal after failing to provide blood sample to police
Banned from driving for over a year

Strike off for solicitor who changed dates on property paperwork with Tipp-Ex
Nicholas St John Gething described move as ‘quick fix’

JLD welcomes decision not to strike off struggling junior lawyer
Susan Orton binned documents 'in a moment of sheer panic'

Top London lawyer joked about KKK and groped member of staff, tribunal hears
Samuel Maurice Charkham fined £30,000

Tribunal fines solicitor convicted of sexually assaulting 18-year-old woman at taxi rank
Ravi Khosla hit with £17.5k penalty following 'moment of complete madness'

‘Extremely drunk’ senior partner fined £10k after kissing and touching paralegal in wine bar
Incident followed ‘extended lunch’ with colleagues

Struck-off solicitor’s George Floyd comparison slammed by tribunal
Branded 'grossly offensive'

Suspension for ex-magic circle lawyer caught with cocaine for second time
Rumbled by an anonymous letter to HR

Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client
Newly qualified Katherine Gilroy said her mental health had suffered from overwork

Junior solicitor fined £10,000 over abusive messages to Bumble date
James Andrew Wilson reported himself to the SRA after malicious communications conviction

Ex-Baker McKenzie boss who attempted to kiss junior lawyer fined £55,000
Amounted to serious professional misconduct, tribunal finds

Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom
Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room

Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder
Claire Louise Matthews now has a pro bono legal team after going unrepresented at disciplinary hearing