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All SDT articles – Page 16
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News'Mmm, I like what I see': Law firm owner fined over sexual comments to interviewee
Woman applying for paralegal job was asked if she had a boyfriend and told she would have to wear skirts.
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NewsSolicitor received £10,000 from client then ignored her
Tribunal finds London immigration practitioner acted dishonestly by ghosting the client and not refunding her money.
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FeatureDecisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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NewsOwner fined for dipping into client funds to pay the bills
North east firm’s manager paid back shortages from his own funds after authorising short-term transfers.
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NewsSolicitor suspended for false 'great result' posts on Facebook
Aylesbury practitioner admitted she was not aware of marketing rules despite running her own firm.
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NewsVeteran solicitor 'drifted' into offering banking facility on dubious scheme
Tribunal hears firm was instructed as it was 'half the price' of solicitors in London or Bristol.
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NewsSolicitor claimed to be living off benefits to avoid paying debt
London practitioner told Legal Aid Agency he had no income and no bank account in his name.
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NewsSolicitor’s long career ended after asking client for £100 payment
Solicitor phoned client asking him to pretend payment was a gift.
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NewsCouncillor struck off after housing fraud conviction
Solicitor jailed for unlawfully holding on to his council house for seven years.
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NewsHigh Court overturns tribunal's dishonesty finding
Solicitor believed he had authority to sign a mental health re-accreditation form, appeal rules.
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NewsHigher SRA fining powers would increase risk of miscarriages of justice – SDT
SDT says there is a risk that wrongdoing will be 'swept under the carpet' if more cases dealt with in-house.
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NewsNew SDT leader vows to broaden diversity of members
Incoming president of the tribunal is head of global dispute resolution at BNP Paribas.
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NewsConvicted prosecutor claims CPS colleagues shared confidential files
Scott Ainge appears before tribunal following earlier conviction for searching ex-wife’s partner’s record.
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NewsSolicitor rebuke overturned after SRA panel’s ’serious procedural error’
Tribunal finds SRA did not consider wider context of costs order complaint.
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NewsSolicitor ‘played to harmful lawyer stereotypes’ with £2.9m costs claim
Nabeel Sheikh suspended by SDT after a different panel had previously found no case to answer.
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NewsSolicitor banned after not paying disbursements for seven years
Amounts owed to insurers, barristers chambers and medical experts could run to almost £800,000.
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OpinionWe must do something to level the playing field in the SDT
Radical change may not be realistic but workable solutions can be found.
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NewsSolicitor exploited elderly client to arrange under-value sale
London law firm owner struck off the roll after also being named as client’s sole beneficiary.
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NewsSolicitor ‘didn’t realise’ client’s case was struck out years before
SDT fines Birmingham practitioner for mistakes but clears him of manifest incompetence.
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NewsEx-solicitor banned 30 years ago loses bid to return to profession
Tribunal hears that applicant worked for three law firms without permission despite removal in 1993.