Clients who report a complaint about their solicitor have to wait an average of 550 days before Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings are issued, according to figures released by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) this week. About 83% of issues are concluded in 12 months. Paul Philip, SRA chief executive, says: “It is the hallmark of any profession that it deals quickly and firmly with individuals who commit serious breaches of its rules. That is an important part of our job.”
20 November 2014
Solicitor complaints
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
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Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
DAC Beachcroft—Kirstie Pike & Simy Khanna
DAC Beachcroft further builds national Professional Liability practice, hiring two partners in Bristol
NEWS
A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held
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Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing
The controversial assisted dying Bill has drawn to a halt after MPs defeated it by 286 votes to 270
MPs have called for legislation to protect against the human rights risks of artificial intelligence (AI)
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