Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority

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

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

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%

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

‘Get on with it — uncertainty costs’, SQE co-creator tells regulators at LegalEdCon North
Crispin Passmore warns against super-exam delay

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list
Newcastle City Council takes top spot

SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors
Exclusive: Michael Shrimpton has been arguing cases in court despite being disbarred

Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo
Complaints to regulator more than double in five years

Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss abandoned firm to go ‘travelling’
Rookie left to face 'angry clients'

SRA issues alert after fraudsters impersonate City law firm partners in phishing scam
Hogan Lovells duo falsely named in emails

Ban for former DWF trainee solicitor who emailed client information to a mate
Haley Tansey now can't work for a law firm without regulator's say-so

SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year
Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

Former Baker McKenzie London boss admits harassing junior lawyer
But denies it was an abuse of his position

Ex-Baker McKenzie London boss gave junior lawyer ‘unwanted kiss’ in hotel room
Then emailed her to say ‘Sorry!!’, tribunal hears

Strike off for solicitor who helped client conceal damages from ‘controlling’ husband
'Acted out of character'

Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal
Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

Olympic bomb hoax barrister banned from legal profession
Michael Shrimpton, who was disbarred in 2018, subject to further regulatory action -- this time by the SRA

Fifth of law firms fail on money laundering rules, says SRA
Regulator to ramp up compliance checks in wake of review

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns
Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets