SRA Archives - Legal Cheek

Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss abandoned firm to go ‘travelling’

Rookie left to face ‘angry clients’

Jan 15 2020 1:40pm
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SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year

Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

Dec 11 2019 8:53am
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Strike off for solicitor who helped client conceal damages from ‘controlling’ husband

‘Acted out of character’

Nov 27 2019 11:55am
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First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020

Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Nov 25 2019 12:36pm
Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal

Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

Nov 13 2019 10:46am
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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

Oct 24 2019 10:41am
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Harassment reporting app and legal chatbot for people with learning disabilities among SRA tech challenge finalists

Eight teams secure £50,000 in funding

Sep 26 2019 8:44am
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Document deception sees trainee solicitor removed from profession

Rookie says he’s learned from experience

Sep 19 2019 10:37am
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Ex-Akin Gump partner to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘amended’ taxi receipts and expense claims

US giant left ‘deeply troubled’

Sep 13 2019 10:38am
New tribunal date set for Allen & Overy partner who helped draft Weinstein NDA

Mark Mansell to face SDT on 5 December

Sep 11 2019 10:42am
£1,500 fine for criminal solicitor who made ‘inappropriate’ social media posts about client cases

Some disclosed ‘confidential information’

Sep 2 2019 10:23am
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Ex-Burges Salmon trainee legal exec who ‘fabricated’ evidence banned from profession

‘It would be undesirable for her to be involved in a legal practice’, according to regulator

Aug 29 2019 12:10pm
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London lawyer who tried to pinch mobile phones at Dubai airport struck off

Ordered to pay £8,500 in costs

Jul 31 2019 12:09pm
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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

Jul 31 2019 8:42am
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Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned

Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam

Jun 24 2019 12:00pm
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Careers

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm
New solicitor super-exam to be ‘substantially cheaper’ than LPC

Exclusive: Cost of law school set to plunge, but concerns about “dumbing down” persist

Nov 28 2016 9:03am
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Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC

Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn’t living up to its price tag”

Nov 4 2016 9:15am
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Aspiring solicitor’s training contract deemed worthless after she was left unsupervised for 15 months

Supervisor took maternity leave without arranging appropriate support

Apr 1 2016 11:06am
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Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for refusing to hear his case in the North

Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate

Dec 22 2015 12:48pm
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Professional bodies over-taxing solicitors to tune of £2.4 million, says top regulator

Practising fee remains steady despite tumbling Solicitor Regulation Authority costs, as Law Society wants a bigger slice of pie

Aug 25 2015 9:19am
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