Former Deloitte lawyer cleared by disciplinary tribunal April 12, 2024 Following the conclusion of the case, the Tribunal found that the allegations against him were not proven.
Tribunal dismisses anti-money laundering case against Dentons March 11, 2024 The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has dismissed an anti-money laundering claim against law firm Dentons. Dentons was at trial last week after the legal regulator Solicitors Regulation Authority referred the firm to the Tribunal. The SRA said the firm failed when acting for a politically exposed person (PEP) to take adequate measures to establish his source [...]
Dentons accused of anti-money laundering failures when representing a ‘politically exposed’ client March 4, 2024 The largest law firm in the world, Dentons, is defending itself against allegations from the legal regulator that it breached anti-money laundering regulations when acting for a client. Starting on Monday, the law firm was at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations that the law firm failed when acting for a politically exposed person [...]
Court of Appeal: Legal regulator to face human rights solicitor over prison sentence February 27, 2024 In a long-running legal fight, the legal regulator is set to face a former human rights lawyer for an appeal on her second prison sentence.
Post Office scandal: Legal regulator warns it ‘will take action’ against unethical lawyers January 19, 2024 The legal regulator has warned law firms and lawyers who worked for the Post Office will face ‘action’ if they are found to have ‘fallen short’ of the standards. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) provided an update into its investigation today, explaining that it is currently scrutinising tens-of-thousands of pages of information and evidence. The [...]
Clyde & Co fined £500,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules January 11, 2024 London law firm Clyde & Co has been ordered to pay a £500,000 fine after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Clyde & Co faces fine after admitting to anti-money laundering failures January 9, 2024 London law firm Clyde & Co looks set to pay a hefty fine after it admitted today that it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Deloitte lawyer referred to disciplinary tribunal over ‘unwanted kiss’ at City Hotel November 9, 2023 The legal regulator has referred a former Deloitte solicitor to a disciplinary tribunal over a "inappropriate" kiss at a work social event.
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal chief steps down following office lease fiasco December 5, 2022 The head of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has stepped down from her position following news the tribunal is being forced to exit its offices. SDT chief executive Geraldine Newbold’s exit follows news solicitors will be forced to pay an extra £1.2m towards the tribunal’s new premises after its landlord decided to sell the building [...]
Solicitors watchdog should ‘reconsider’ plans for turnover-linked fines, Law Society says November 15, 2022 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should “reconsider” plans to let itself begin serving fines equivalent to five per cent of a law firm’s annual revenues, the Law Society has said. The Law Society said fines matching five per cent of a law firm’s annual revenues would be “excessive and unjustified” as it urged the SRA [...]