Solicitors Regulation Authority Archives - Page 12 of 14 - Legal Cheek

Paralegal and trainee barred from working in law firms

SRA takes unusual swipe at two junior lawyers

Jul 7 2016 2:55pm
City lawyer at centre of Legal Cheek investigation quits profession over CV fabrications

Ex-McCarthy Tétrault “consultant” claimed, among other things, to have obtained an LLM from King’s College and a PHD from the University of Zurich

Jul 5 2016 4:43pm
Sexist email DLA Piper partner fined £15,000

Nick West hit headlines back in 2014 after a number of derogatory emails between him and Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore were leaked

Jun 15 2016 11:54am
SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017

Final decision was due this month

Jun 1 2016 4:58pm
Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of ‘lack of impartiality and independence’ has appeals booted out

Immigration barrister, and a former joint head of a chambers in Birmingham, has had two appeals and two judicial review applications dismissed

May 26 2016 2:06pm
Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA

Solicitor turned district judge was removed from judicial office in March 2015

May 25 2016 10:17am

Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession

Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case

May 24 2016 1:26pm
Lord Harley’s claim for ‘interim relief’ against Law Society struck out by High Court

“Harry Potter” lawyer was seeking to restrain the release of six closed files under a freedom of information request

Apr 27 2016 5:43pm
‘You can be a right glamour puss’: Solicitor fined £5,000 for ‘inappropriate’ texts to vulnerable client

He claimed he was just trying to be supportive

Apr 22 2016 12:26pm
DLA Piper associate struck off for concealing strike out

Young real estate associate at international giant fabricated court documents

Mar 30 2016 4:38pm
Aspiring City lawyers will still need to go to university even if super exam gets go-ahead

New SRA-backed proposals will remove the need for solicitors to have a degree — unless they work in the Square Mile

Mar 8 2016 11:53am
Sexist email DLA Piper partner WILL face disciplinary tribunal

Nick West hit headlines back in 2014 when emails between him and Premier League chief Richard Scudamore were leaked

Mar 3 2016 2:57pm

Wragge supervisor banned from working in legal profession after he sold law firm’s printer toner on eBay

#Lawkward

Feb 17 2016 10:19am
The SRA is to call 16 witnesses from institutions on Lord Harley’s CV to decide if it’s legit

Five-day hearing to put to bed 18 months of confusion

Feb 5 2016 3:14pm
SRA neglects to register Jones Day trainee lawyers for almost two years

*Regulatory facepalm*

Jan 29 2016 10:54am
New solicitor super-exam could be rolled into undergraduate law degrees to save students £15k

Proposed replacement for the LPC to be incorporated into LLB

Jan 25 2016 9:12am
Drink driving solicitors should be struck off/slapped on wrist/bought a drink, discovers SRA in Facebook video experiment

Solicitors Regulation Authority goes social meeja-ing

Jan 20 2016 2:23pm
Hill Dickinson partner fined £1,000 by SRA over ‘domestic incident’

City lawyer reaches “settlement agreement” with regulator to avoid disciplinary tribunal

Jan 15 2016 11:06am

Solicitors Regulation Authority gives official backing to plan to scrap the LPC

New solicitor super-exam would be open to non-graduates and make law degrees optional

Dec 7 2015 4:22pm
Careers

Event: Alternative routes to becoming a lawyer

How law students can make it into the legal profession without doing a training contract

Nov 12 2015 11:51am
The legal profession has just set a trainee solicitor minimum wage that is higher than the one it scrapped — but it’s unenforceable

New recommended minimum wage for trainee solicitors is £20,276 in London and £18,183 elsewhere

Nov 11 2015 1:30pm