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No sanction for trainee solicitor who inflated billing hours

Tribunal finds rookie was not dishonest

6 days ago
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SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19

Total fee doesn’t include prep course costs

Jul 30 2020 1:15pm
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Freeths partner fined £4,000 for asking derogatory question to gay trainee

Also breached accountancy rules

Jul 20 2020 11:22am
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‘Can I do a UK training contract if I’m based overseas?’

We put one reader’s question to the regulator

Jul 1 2020 11:12am
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Ban for ex-law firm office worker who set up spy cam in Starbucks toilet

Antony Dines also said to have recorded colleagues at work

Jun 23 2020 10:21am
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CONFIRMED: This is what the new solicitor super-exam will look like

Two-part assessment to come into force from 1 September 2021 — subject to LSB approval

Jun 8 2020 9:26am
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SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase

Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off

May 28 2020 11:20am
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Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to solicitors roll

Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem’s passing — but regulator says its hands are tied

May 27 2020 8:55am
JLD: Think again before prosecuting vulnerable lawyers

Open letter urges SRA to review approach where mental health or toxic working environments play role in alleged misconduct

May 11 2020 10:59am
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Ban for SRA paralegal following child abuse conviction

He can no longer work in the legal profession without former employer’s permission

May 4 2020 9:24am
Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads

Claimed to be ‘#1 QLTS provider’

Apr 30 2020 12:45pm
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SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am
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SRA’s go-to law firm won’t be punished over handling of missing briefcase incident

Junior lawyer Claire Louise Matthews struck off earlier this month

Apr 20 2020 3:32pm
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No plans to delay SQE because of Covid-19, says regulator

SRA responds to Durham Law School chief’s call for super-exam to be postponed in light of pandemic

Apr 20 2020 9:28am
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Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator

Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely

Apr 14 2020 9:43am
Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge

RCJ Advice and Mencap scoop £100,000 prize

Apr 9 2020 9:36am
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Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law

‘Much more work to be done’, says SRA chief

Mar 31 2020 11:50am
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Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules

Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Mar 25 2020 5:41pm
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Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools

Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained

Mar 18 2020 9:21am
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£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

Mar 10 2020 10:36am
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Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession

Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

Feb 27 2020 10:02am