Tag: Solicitors Regulation Authority
Paralegal who worked for two firms at the same time barred from legal profession
A big price to pay for some extra cash
Ex-Fieldfisher IT worker banned from profession after sexually assaulting paralegal at Christmas party
City computer whizz was handed 12-month prison term last year
Can you start a training contract without having completed the LPC?
We asked the Solicitors Regulation Authority for its advice on this little-known route to qualification
White & Case hit with record £250,000 fine over conflict of interest breaches in Ukrainian oligarch case
A partner was also fined a further £50,000
Catfishing solicitor who posed as Bollywood superstar on Tinder to seduce women will NOT face disciplinary hearing
SRA said lawyer’s actions relate to his private life
SRA moots paying student guinea pigs to sit pilot super-exam
Want to get paid to take the SQE?
Solicitor super-exam WILL change how big City law firms hire trainees, insists SRA boss
Comments come in response to suggestion by Hogan Lovells chief that scrapping LPC may not have major impact
Solicitor super-exam: Students able to take LPC and GDL into the 2030s
Exclusive: Regulator backs ‘lengthy transition period’, as lawyers speculate advocacy’s place on SQE
The standard of proof in solicitor AND barrister disciplinary hearings should be lowered, says SRA
Days after Leigh Day lawyers cleared on 19 misconduct charges
Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day after solicitors cleared of 19 misconduct charges
One said it was ‘a shameful political witchhunt’
Iraq torture case: Leigh Day cleared of ALL misconduct following longest solicitor disciplinary tribunal in history
Two partners and a junior solicitor faced charges including pursuing false claims against British troops
Senior partner fined £5,000 after branding litigant-in-person a ‘fisherwoman’ in fiery email
SDT said the comments were 'completely unacceptable'
Social media fumes as female QC caught having rush hour romp with male solicitor has criminal record wiped, but his caution stands
The SRA has confirmed it will not bring disciplinary action against him
Lord Chief Justice: It’s essential that quality of legal education and training is not ‘diluted’ with any reforms
Speech highlights key role of law schools
Law lecturers accuse SRA of ‘disingenuous reporting’ over super-exam consultation responses
But regulator says it's published everything it can
The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert
'You need different roads to Rome'
Super-exam: Frequently Asked Questions about the SQE
Clarity among the confusion as SRA confirms it will scrap the LPC and GDL
We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins
Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops
Legal Cheek talks… how will the new solicitor super-exam affect you?
Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL
It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped
Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020