Tag: Solicitors Regualtion Authority

City law firm cashier barred from profession after transferring firm funds into personal account 124 times
Disguised payments as 'interest'

SRA gears up for Post Office prosecutions
Regulator 'hopeful' actions can begin over the summer

Solicitor agrees to leave profession after stabbing colleague
Suffered paranoia brought on by the pandemic

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

Ex-Clifford Chance associate sanctioned for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at firm event
With MC outfit just two months before resigning

SRA misses deadline for publishing SQE provider pass rates
Issues statement that leaves open possibility of it never happening

Regulator concludes review into SQE marking error
One candidate moves from fail to pass

Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor

Ban for Irwin Mitchell call handler purporting to act as lawyer
Rachel Saunyama changed her email signature, removing all references to her proper job title

Rebuke for solicitor who made ‘lewd gesture’ at firm Christmas party
2017 incident caught on video

Rebuke for City partner ‘who drove motor vehicle at a member of the public’
Lawyer Boris Bronfentrinker convicted of dangerous driving last year

Crimes committed in pursuit of principles may not harm your career, according to new SRA guidance
Regulator to show “broad discretion”

‘£250 goodwill payment’ for SQE students affected by exam ‘IT issue’
Compensation comes on top of refunds announced earlier this week

Students unable to sit SQE exam after London test centre suffers ‘IT issue’
Aspiring lawyers report waiting hours before being told to go home

Drunk trainee solicitor fined for groping colleagues at work Christmas party
Rookie offered one female co-worker a drink, saying he had ‘roofied it’

SRA rebuke for former City partner who put his arm around trainee in strip club
Current firm defends partner Peter Walmsley over incident several years ago

Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports
Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms

Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘misappropriated’ over £100k
Fabricated signatures

Fraudsters use fake Reed Smith ID card in Bitcoin ‘romance scam’
Regulator issues public warning

Ex-Irwin Mitchell paralegal banned after destroying paperwork to cover up mistake
The client's personal injury case was struck out as a result