Jeremy Barnett MBL lecture on Interventions and SRA internal hearings
Posted on November 17, 2018 by Jeremy Barnett
 Introduction Chaired by Kenneth Hamer of Henderson Chambers, this conference will provide an update on the latest professional disciplinary case law with particular focus on the New Code of Conduct, PII provisions, defending di...
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Read MoreSRA achieve strike off again over Escrow Account
Posted on January 23, 2016 by Jeremy Barnett
In the case of the SRA v Tom Jenkins Merralls, which was heard on 28 and 29th July and again on 17th November 2015, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal imposed a strike off order and also ordered the Registrant to pay costs in the sum of &po...
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Read MoreSRA update
Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jeremy Barnett
The Law Sociey Gazette has reported that the SRA has ruled out a delay on the introduction of referral fee ban, despite warnings that the timetable is being rushed. The SRA board will meet on 23rd January to finalise the SRA Handbook's wording on t...
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Read MoreSRA Right to Intervene | SRA Lawyer
Posted on May 14, 2015 by Jeremy Barnett
The Law Society Gazette 13th May 2015 reported that the SRA were right to intervene in a case where it was said that the Solicitor had 'lost his ethical compass'. A full report of the decision of Newey J available on the LSG page. The Ju...
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Read MoreSRA appeal fine to suspension | SDT lawyer
Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The Law Society Gazette dated 17th December 2014 has reported on the case of Kamar Uddin, the sole partner in the Birmingham firm of Res Ipsa Solicitors, who was fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for misconduct in rela...
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Read MoreSRA climbs down on Audit Rules | SRA Lawyer
Posted on September 30, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
This is a major climb down by the SRA who faced fierce criticism after they announced that the Accounts Rules were to be changed, removing the requiremThe SRA will also seek to amend the Accounts Rules over the next six months to issue a fully revi...
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Read MoreExceptional result for Jeremy Barnett in largest ARP case at SDT
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The case of Williams, Williams, Carter and Kennedy was heard before the SDT on 2nd July 2011. In a number of earlier cases involving failure to pay much smaller sums of ARP and run off cover, severe sanctions had been imposed in the majority of cas...
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Read MoreNew SRA Code of Conduct goes live on 6th October 2011
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The guide, which is available online at www.sra.org.uk/quickgide, begins with the 10 ‘Mandatory Principles’ which underpin all of the handbook requirements. The new approach firmly places responsibility for meeting the requirements in t...
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Read MoreRegulation Translation | SRA lawyer
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Although the number of ABS licences being dished out by the SRA has begun to increase at what appears to be an exponential rate, the grand total at theend of February 2014 was still only 250. To put this figure in context, it represents only 2% of ...
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Read MoreSRA update: Referral fees and SDLT mitigation schemes
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The proposed ban on referral fees in personal injury cases The SRA published a discussion paper on the proposed ban on 12th June 2012. This explained by the Government had decided to ban refrral fees, dealt in detail with sections 56 to 60 of...
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