Tag: SRA

Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules
Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools
Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained

£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

Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession
Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

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

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

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

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

First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020
Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

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

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
Harassment reporting app and legal chatbot for people with learning disabilities among SRA tech challenge finalists
Eight teams secure £50,000 in funding

Document deception sees trainee solicitor removed from profession
Rookie says he's learned from experience

Ex-Akin Gump partner to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘amended’ taxi receipts and expense claims
US giant left 'deeply troubled'

New tribunal date set for Allen & Overy partner who helped draft Weinstein NDA
Mark Mansell to face SDT on 5 December

£1,500 fine for criminal solicitor who made ‘inappropriate’ social media posts about client cases
Some disclosed 'confidential information'

London lawyer who tried to pinch mobile phones at Dubai airport struck off
Ordered to pay £8,500 in costs

Super-exam pilot results: make SQE1 the theory test and leave practical skills for SQE2
Testing skills during SQE1 doesn’t really work, says examiner