Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitor super-exam: Students able to take LPC and GDL into the 2030s

Exclusive: Regulator backs ‘lengthy transition period’, as lawyers speculate advocacy’s place on SQE

Jun 13 2017 2:04pm

The standard of proof in solicitor AND barrister disciplinary hearings should be lowered, says SRA

Days after Leigh Day lawyers cleared on 19 misconduct charges

Jun 13 2017 11:00am

Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day after solicitors cleared of 19 misconduct charges

One said it was ‘a shameful political witchhunt’

Jun 12 2017 12:49pm

Iraq torture case: Leigh Day cleared of ALL misconduct following longest solicitor disciplinary tribunal in history

Two partners and a junior solicitor faced charges including pursuing false claims against British troops

Jun 9 2017 4:55pm

Super-exam: Frequently Asked Questions about the SQE

Clarity among the confusion as SRA confirms it will scrap the LPC and GDL

May 3 2017 9:01am

We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins

Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops

Apr 28 2017 11:52am

Legal Cheek talks… how will the new solicitor super-exam affect you?

Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL

Apr 26 2017 3:07pm

It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped

Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020

Apr 25 2017 11:30am

Law firm that handed back controversial £300,000 grant is closed down by SRA

It's been a busy few weeks for Asons Solicitors

Mar 30 2017 5:25pm

Colombian law firm ‘falsely’ claims to be Linklaters’ agent in arbitration letters

Regulator issues warning over magic circle mimic

Mar 21 2017 1:55pm

‘Ambulance chasing’ lawyer Phil Shiner declared bankrupt, weeks after he sold house to Middlesex University law lecturer daughter

Bethany Shiner and sister Leisha both used to work for their dad’s now defunct law firm

Mar 17 2017 11:29am

Concerns over SRA solicitor super-exam proposals reach House of Lords

Lord Low of Dalston questioned whether the new vocational training regime would have a negative impact on law schools

Mar 7 2017 5:44pm