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Solicitor struck off for dishonesty

A sole practitioner has been struck off for dishonesty after using client money to pay off his firm's debts

Beckworth Clears the Path

The court clarifies the extent to which regulators may take action in respect of conduct in someon';s private life, as Susanna Heley explains

Solicitor motivated by financial gain struck off

A solicitor with a long, unblemished career, was struck off for regulatory breaches motivated by financial gain 

Beckwith: SRA's credibility questioned following chair's statement

Solicitors have accused the SRA of arrogance and questioned its credibility following its response to the Beckwith appeal. 

Legal regulators must improve

The legal super-regulator has challenged the UK's legal regulators to drive up performance and improve governance, even though improvements have already been made

CMA repeats call for regulatory reform

The UK's competition regulator has called for 'wholesale reform' of the Legal Services Act but found positive developments on transparency

'Extremely concerning': BAME solicitors over-represented in SRA action

SRA releases data revealing an ethnicity disparity in solicitors facing regulatory investigations 

From doleiros in Janeiros to London's real estate

Lawyers must break the chain of financial crime, Stephen Baker and Jessica Henson say