Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority
Solicitor who told SRA to shove costs bill up its ‘arse’ is struck off
Luke Venton also sent expletive-filled emails to former colleagues and a recruitment agency
Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets struck off after successful SRA appeal
Sovani James handed two-year ban earlier this year for faking documents
SRA launches Facebook page to help demystify solicitor super-exam
Regulator revealed last week SQE could cost up to £4,500
New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500
But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed
SRA director of policy and education to leave ahead of super-exam roll out
Crispin Passmore to go at the end of the year, regulator confirms
Dentons could face SDT over dismissal of recruitment manager while on maternity leave
Bina Hale was made redundant while on maternity leave
SRA loses High Court appeal over failed Leigh Day prosecution
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared of wrongdoing in Iraqi torture case
High Court quadruples suspension of City lawyer convicted of Christmas party sex assault
Alastair Main reportedly poured beer over his victim’s head and called her an 'Australian slut'
Legal consultant fined £2,000 for leaving confidential client papers in his front garden
His current whereabouts are unknown
SRA awarded £700,000 to fund ‘robolawyer’ projects
Taxpayers' cash will help support AI innovations within the legal services sector
Super-exam cost revealed before Christmas, says SRA
As Kaplan's SQE director defends multiple choice format
Phone-hacking lawyer Mark Lewis to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘offensive’ social media posts
The allegations are as of yet unproven
SRA picks Kaplan to deliver new solicitor super-exam
Eight-year deal
Family solicitor suspended from practice for glassing ex-boyfriend
She was convicted of ABH
SRA issues warning over scam emails misusing the names Osborne Clarke and Herbert Smith Freehills
It's not the first time that a firm's identity has been used in this way
‘I was no longer able to cope’: Junior solicitor who backdated 23 letters ‘to buy time’ is struck off
She’d only been qualified for three years
London law firm events planner banned after keeping raffle prizes
She worked for Bircham Dyson Bell
Average trainee solicitor pay down £560 since regulator scrapped minimum salary requirement
Nearly half of rookies think they're paid too little
‘A cosy old boys’ network’: MP grills SRA over its handling of Weinstein NDA scandal
Regulator says there is an investigation under way into Allen & Overy, the firm that drafted the document
SRA appeals tribunal’s ‘unduly lenient’ sanction against City solicitor convicted of sexual assault
He was suspended but not struck off after Christmas party attack
SRA will not relax its rules for students caught up in university strikes
As students fight for compensation over lost lectures