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Solicitor jailed for siphoning client money struck off
Friday, 11 October 2019A solicitor has been struck off after being sentenced to a year in prison for fraudulently siphoning off more than £13,000 from his firm and initially trying to obstruct an investigation of the crime.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
“Chaotic” solicitor struck off after 45 years in practice
Monday, 23 September 2019An experienced solicitor has been struck off for a litany of failures which showed “chaos and disorganisation” in his practice and included dishonestly under-valuing estate assets by nearly £50,000.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
SDT throws out case against Law Society vice-president
Thursday, 19 September 2019A disciplinary tribunal has thrown out as groundless an attempt to bring misconduct proceedings against the vice-president of the Law Society, in a rare private prosecution brought by a former client.
Tags: Law Society, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Struck-off solicitor re-admitted despite SRA objections
Wednesday, 18 September 2019A struck-off senior partner has been restored to the roll over the objections of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, less than seven years after he was first barred from practising as a solicitor.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Solicitor struck off for forging property transfer form
Tuesday, 13 August 2019A solicitor who forged signatures to transfer a property without authority in order to cover up a mistake he feared would lose his firm an important client, has been struck off.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
“Overworked” London solicitor fined for expenses claim errors
Wednesday, 17 July 2019A London solicitor has been fined £2,500 for accidentally submitting duplicate receipts for taxis to his top-100 law firm, amounting to just £200. He blamed the errors on the long hours he was working.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Solicitor struck off for weaving elaborate “web of deception”
Friday, 17 May 2019An experienced partner has been struck off after dishonestly drawing on hundreds of thousands of pounds of client money to top up private investments, and then covering it up with fake documents.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
“Too kind” solicitor struck off for backdating EPA to save client money
Tuesday, 14 May 2019An experienced solicitor who tried to save an elderly client the cost of updating her power of attorney by dishonestly purporting to have witnessed it seven years earlier, has been struck off.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Addict solicitor struck off after hiding cocaine offence
Monday, 4 March 2019An experienced solicitor has been struck off after accepting a caution for possession of banned drugs, failing to report it to the regulator, and misleading police.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Solicitor struck off for fraud conviction and attempting cover up
Friday, 1 March 2019A “stressed” solicitor has been struck off after receiving a suspended prison sentence for pretending claims had concluded and paying clients damages they had not in fact been awarded.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors