Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority
SQE: Regulator issues new guidance on mitigating circumstances
Candidates have five days to make a claim and taking a holiday doesn’t count
Ban for law firm consultant who glassed pub-goer
Convicted of GBH and criminal damage
SRA cites ‘unexpected’ data issues for delay in releasing SQE provider pass rates
Originally set for release in late 2023
Solicitors’ sanctions to remain public for longer
Applies to both firms and lawyers
Axiom Ince: SRA takes action over ‘improper’ £54 million transfer and ‘falsified’ bank statements
Muhammed Ali and Jayesh Anjaria slapped with section 43 orders
SRA report: Over half of lawyers hold positive views on SRA
Quarter have negative opinion
SRA still unable to confirm timeline for revealing SQE provider pass rates
Crucial comparison data was due by the end of 2023
Super regulator rubber-stamps 200% hike in compensation fund contributions for solicitors
Plug funding gap following closure of Axion Ince
City lawyers slam SRA’s proposal for unlimited fines
City of London Law Society says proposals are 'arbitrary' and 'flawed'
Paralegal who raised workload concerns barred from legal profession for fabricating attendance notes
'Showed a lack of integrity', says SRA
Solicitor rebuked for spitting at neighbours while drunk
Went on to breach restraining order
Legal profession at loggerheads over CILEX regulation
SRA v Law Society
White students more likely to secure law firm sponsorship, research finds
Major SRA report examines ethnicity attainment gap in law exams
Regulator hikes compensation levy by 300% following Axiom Ince fiasco
£90 per solicitor
Independent review confirms reissued SQE1 results are correct
Kaplan drafted in top statistician after 175 students were incorrectly told they had failed
Osborne Clarke becomes first firm referred to tribunal over alleged ‘SLAPP’
Concerns firm's representation of ex-Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi
Ex-Slater & Gordon partner misled client over case progression for 17 years
Agrees to be struck off
SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam
Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA