Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority

Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation
Failure to do so may be unlawful, academic claims

Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn
Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary -- again

Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society
Organisation representing solicitors is doing a terrible job of it, former policy guru Crispin Passmore says

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation
Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Solicitor escapes with suspension over ‘modest’ cannabis farm
Makes a real hash of her career

Freshfields partner on ‘indefinite leave’ ahead of disciplinary hearing
Allegations remain unknown

Junior lawyer MP Fiona Onasanya to face disciplinary tribunal
Lied to police in bid to avoid a speeding charge

Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco
Regulator confident lawyers' attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed

Email fraudsters impersonate Clifford Chance UK managing partner
Spell name wrong in dodgy emails

London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face disciplinary tribunal
'Allegations are as yet unproven', says SRA

SRA loses another policy chief as solicitor super-exam looms
Richard Collins heads for the exit not long after predecessor

Junior lawyers question legal watchdog’s ‘refusal criteria’ following SQE approval
Super-exam was given go-ahead by LSB despite calls to delay

Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to regulator
Gave 'misleading information to the police', according to agreed outcome

Paralegal who lied about having first class Oxford Brookes law degree fined £2,000
Hani Hussein also claimed to have completed the BPTC

‘Vulnerable’ junior lawyers need greater protection from ‘toxic and uncaring’ law firms
JLD pens open letter to regulator in wake of controversial whistleblower decision

New figures reveal huge provider variation in LPC pass rates
Solicitor exam success rates range from 100% to 37% at different institutions

SRA defends decision to prosecute ‘bullied’ trainee solicitor whistleblower
Emily Scott was struck off despite reporting firm's fraud

‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision
Emily Scott was struck off after reporting bosses' fraud

City law firms to offer training contract interviews to super-exam pilot candidates
Other perks up for grabs include open day invites, one-to-one coaching sessions and £500 in cash

Ex-SRA policy chief launches business to help law firms decipher super-exam shake-up
Crispin Passmore quit regulator last month