SDT annual report published | SRA lawyer
Posted on September 23, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The SDT yesterday published their annual report. Follow the link below to download the full document.
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Read MoreMistake on Indemnity form was dishonest
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Solicitor makes a mistake on indemnity proposal form to question ‘ practiced in a firm subject to an investigation or intervention by the Law Society’ and is struck off for being dishonest.
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High Court Judge describes sanction as an ‘appeal against sentence’
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
In a recent appeal against a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, the Judge began by describing the process as an ‘appeal against sentence’. Although this was an introductory remark, no doubt intended to set the scene, it flys in the face of a long line of judicial authority that distinguishes disciplinary proceedings from criminal allegations, and ignores the fundamental difference in approach in the two jurisdictions.
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