Solicitors
NDA advice “must be about more than just the law”
Any solicitor who thinks it is only the law that restricts advice on non-disclosure agreements, ignoring the wider public interest, is “heading for trouble”, experts have warned.
Solicitors rebuked for settlement agreement clauses
Two solicitors who negotiated settlement agreements that sought to prevent others from making complaints to the Solicitors Regulation Authority have been rebuked.
Immigration lawyer struck off for “hijacking identities”
A jailed immigration solicitor who turned to crime only two years after qualifying has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Solicitor sanctioned for “puerile” social media posts on clients
A solicitor who repeatedly made “inappropriate and puerile comments” on social media about his clients’ matters, and revealed confidential information, has been rebuked for his conduct.
Solicitor attorney raided vulnerable client’s bank accounts
A solicitor who used his role as attorney to raid a vulnerable elderly client’s bank accounts – and has not accounted for rings he was looking after on the client’s behalf – has been struck off.
Hogan Lovells partner rebuked over pregnancy discrimination
A senior finance partner at City giant Hogan Lovells has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after a tribunal found that he discriminated against his children’s pregnant nanny.
Solicitor “caught up in deception” while on honeymoon
A consultant solicitor who “inadvertently” became caught up in a client’s act of “deception” of the Takeover Panel while he was away on his honeymoon has been fined £3,000.
Job changers find themselves in disciplinary hot water
A solicitor who failed to tell a new employer why her previous firm had dismissed her has been rebuked, as has a business development manager who used client information from her old firm.
Elderly solicitor struck off for overcharging clients
A solicitor’s 55 years of practice have come to an end after he was struck off for overcharging probate clients. His motivation was “to maintain the continuation of his practice and his standing in the community”.
Solicitor operated unauthorised online divorce business
A family lawyer who created an online divorce service did so to avoid regulation and not share the fees generated with his law firm, a tribunal has found in striking him off.
Blog
From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
In the third and final part of this series, Lucy Murphy, chief growth officer at magic circle firm Linklaters, outlines her vision for the law firm of the future.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
