Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am

Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder

Claire Louise Matthews now has a pro bono legal team after going unrepresented at disciplinary hearing

Apr 22 2020 11:09am

SRA’s go-to law firm won’t be punished over handling of missing briefcase incident

Junior lawyer Claire Louise Matthews struck off earlier this month

Apr 20 2020 3:32pm

No plans to delay SQE because of Covid-19, says regulator

SRA responds to Durham Law School chief’s call for super-exam to be postponed in light of pandemic

Apr 20 2020 9:28am

Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator

Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely

Apr 14 2020 9:43am

Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge

RCJ Advice and Mencap scoop £100,000 prize

Apr 9 2020 9:36am

Newly qualified solicitor struck off over lost work briefcase

Junior lawyer's fate was sealed when she lied to colleagues about the incident

Apr 6 2020 2:26pm

Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law

'Much more work to be done', says SRA chief

Mar 31 2020 11:50am

Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules

Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Mar 25 2020 5:41pm

The 10 best legal social media users of 2020

Starring the 'vlawgers' and legal influencers bringing life to the law

Mar 24 2020 2:00pm

LPC exam delays will have ‘serious implications’ for training contract holders, junior lawyers warn

Junior Lawyers Division offers up alternatives including online exams and coursework

Mar 24 2020 10:59am

LPC and BPTC students urge regulators not to delay exams amid virus pandemic

Petitions demand that wannabe lawyers be allowed to take assessments at home

Mar 19 2020 9:10am

Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools

Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained

Mar 18 2020 9:21am

66-year-old solicitor removed from profession for trying to kiss teenage girl in pub

William Herbert Black struck off over 'thoroughly unpleasant incident'

Mar 12 2020 10:25am

£1,600 fine for solicitor who forwarded ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague

Paul Kenneth Breen was department head of Liverpool outfit when he passed on email derogatory to women

Mar 10 2020 10:36am

Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession

Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

Feb 27 2020 10:02am

Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith launches High Court challenge over tribunal ruling

City lawyer was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 in costs for drunken sexual incident with junior colleague

Feb 26 2020 8:36am

SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling

Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague

Feb 24 2020 5:01pm

SRA dismisses call to disclose LPC provider pass rates

Junior Lawyers Division's plea comes after stats show law school success scores vary from 100% to 29%

Feb 24 2020 10:52am

LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade

While achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students remains large

Feb 17 2020 11:39am