Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority
SRA appoints new education and training chief
Former Ofqual boss Julie Swan replaces retiring Julie Brannan
SRA abandons prosecution of junior solicitor who lost briefcase
Regulator drops case against Claire Louise Matthews in light of new medical evidence
SQE assessment fees to increase by £135
Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day
Solicitor fined £20k after ‘deplorable’ sexual comments to paralegal in job interview
Interview left 22-year-old woman feeling 'like a piece of meat'
SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October
Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension
Also practised for years without SRA authorisation
SRA education chief who turned ‘SQE from a concept into a reality’ to step down this summer
Julie Brannan set for long-planned retirement
Just over half of students pass first ever SQE
Regulator identifies 'attainment gap' among ethnic groups
SQE results day hit by technical issues and delays
Some students found out their results late into the night, whilst some claim to have received other candidates' scores
MI5 issues warning about SRA-regulated solicitor working as ‘agent’ for Chinese Communist Party
Christine Lee, 58, runs a firm with offices in London and Birmingham
Pandemic has little impact on LPC pass rates, stats show
Exam deferrals more than doubled
Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences
Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator
Why lawyers must lead the way on diversity
It's time the conversation moved beyond chargeable hours, profit margins and marketing, writes solicitor Baljinder Singh Atwal
SRA drafts in Exeter Uni to probe exam ‘attainment gap’
Deep dive prompted by 'persistent difference' in outcomes between ethnic groups
Lottery scammers pretend to work for Simmons & Simmons
Regulator issues alert 🚨
First SQE exams get underway
SRA confirms students won't be tested on Covid laws
Solicitor sanctioned for ‘offensive’ WhatsApp messages
Group chat contained around 100 members
Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees
Breached account rules
Fund legal aid training contracts and pupillages, MPs and peers urge government
Cross-party group call on SRA to include social welfare modules in new SQE
SRA rebukes hedge fund lawyer for punching fashion designer at opera
Row over empty seat