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5 Apr 2017

Experienced solicitor took advantage of elderly vulnerable clients

Partner paid himself nearly £470,000 using clients' powers of attorney

4 Apr 2017

Senior partner fined £2,000 for religious and age discrimination

Tribunal finds misconduct 'had just crossed the line'

4 Apr 2017

Clyde & Co in joint-record £50,000 fine

Three corporate partners also fined for breaches of Accounts Rules

30 Mar 2017

Clients more concerned about information security than solicitors

Misuse of client money and self-dealing seen as most serious misconducts

27 Mar 2017

SQE no 'silver bullet' for increasing solicitor diversity

SRA criticised for resorting to 'spin' in press release that ignores 'tiered' profession concerns

27 Mar 2017

Senior partner stole £1.2m from estates

Experienced private client solicitor made 'monumental departure' from probity and trust

21 Mar 2017

Solicitor used client's PI award 'to prop up firm'

Sole practitioner paid staff out of client account until the money ran out

15 Mar 2017

Self-destruct button

The legal sector must have a joined-up approach to dealing with addiction, writes Jean-Yves Gilg