Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal profession at loggerheads over CILEX regulation
SRA v Law Society

White students more likely to secure law firm sponsorship, research finds
Major SRA report examines ethnicity attainment gap in law exams

Regulator hikes compensation levy by 300% following Axiom Ince fiasco
£90 per solicitor

Independent review confirms reissued SQE1 results are correct
Kaplan drafted in top statistician after 175 students were incorrectly told they had failed

Osborne Clarke becomes first firm referred to tribunal over alleged ‘SLAPP’
Concerns firm's representation of ex-Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi

Ex-Slater & Gordon partner misled client over case progression for 17 years
Agrees to be struck off

SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam
Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA

SQE blunder: £250 goodwill payment ‘does not begin to repair the damage’, says Junior Lawyers Division
Could request super regulator investigation

Exam chaos: Kaplan issues apology after 175 students wrongly told they’d failed SQE
Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations

Paralegal sanctioned for misleading firm over LLM qualification
Needs SRA approval for law firm work

Junior solicitor who inappropriately touched colleague suspended for three months
2019 Christmas party incident

Newly qualified solicitor struck off for fabricating time recordings
Lack of experience not mitigating factor

Beware of ‘deepfake’ clients, regulator warns lawyers
Concerns over money laundering and terrorist financing

Legal secretary barred following county lines drug conviction
Avoided prison by 'skin of her teeth'

Law firm office manager paid herself nearly £1,500 to cover tea and coffee expenses
Regulator takes action

Regulator dishes out £13,836 fine to drink-driving solicitor
New approach of linking sanction to salary

Regulator takes action against ex-Dentons lawyer for sexual misconduct
Quit before disciplinary meeting could take place