Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority
Alan Blacker re-hearing bid fails
Controversial solicitor-advocate was booted out of the profession earlier this summer
Judge fired for watching porn in chambers reprimanded by solicitors’ regulator
Warren Grant lost a claim for unfair dismissal earlier this summer
Law Society and SRA clash over proposals that could see junior solicitors run their own unregulated firms
Sensible move or recipe for disaster?
The full Lord Harley SDT judgment has been published
Legal Cheek gets two mentions
Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal confirms Alan Blacker has applied for re-hearing
Colourful solicitor-advocate was struck off earlier this month
‘How kluntilicious ’: DLA Piper partner’s embarrassing SDT ruling published online
Nick West fined £15,000 after exchanging sexist emails with a client
Regulator: Bogus law firm problem ‘not going away’ as report says they exceed 700 a year
And almost half involve criminals cloning the identity of an existing law firm
Lord Harley booted out of profession
Lord of LinkedIn slapped with £86,000 costs bill
Paralegal and trainee barred from working in law firms
SRA takes unusual swipe at two junior lawyers
City lawyer at centre of Legal Cheek investigation quits profession over CV fabrications
Ex-McCarthy Tétrault "consultant" claimed, among other things, to have obtained an LLM from King’s College and a PHD from the University of Zurich
Sexist email DLA Piper partner fined £15,000
Nick West hit headlines back in 2014 after a number of derogatory emails between him and Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore were leaked
SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017
Final decision was due this month
Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of ‘lack of impartiality and independence’ has appeals booted out
Immigration barrister, and a former joint head of a chambers in Birmingham, has had two appeals and two judicial review applications dismissed
Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA
Solicitor turned district judge was removed from judicial office in March 2015
Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession
Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case
Lord Harley’s claim for ‘interim relief’ against Law Society struck out by High Court
"Harry Potter" lawyer was seeking to restrain the release of six closed files under a freedom of information request
‘You can be a right glamour puss’: Solicitor fined £5,000 for ‘inappropriate’ texts to vulnerable client
He claimed he was just trying to be supportive
DLA Piper associate struck off for concealing strike out
Young real estate associate at international giant fabricated court documents
Aspiring City lawyers will still need to go to university even if super exam gets go-ahead
New SRA-backed proposals will remove the need for solicitors to have a degree -- unless they work in the Square Mile
Sexist email DLA Piper partner WILL face disciplinary tribunal
Nick West hit headlines back in 2014 when emails between him and Premier League chief Richard Scudamore were leaked