Tag: SRA

Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads
Claimed to be '#1 QLTS provider'

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course
But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

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

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

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

Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge
RCJ Advice and Mencap scoop £100,000 prize

Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law
'Much more work to be done', says SRA chief

Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules
Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools
Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained

£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

Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession
Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling
Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague

SRA dismisses call to disclose LPC provider pass rates
Junior Lawyers Division's plea comes after stats show law school success scores vary from 100% to 29%

LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade
While achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students remains large

Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss abandoned firm to go ‘travelling’
Rookie left to face 'angry clients'

SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year
Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

Strike off for solicitor who helped client conceal damages from ‘controlling’ husband
'Acted out of character'

First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020
Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal
Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

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