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A newly qualified solicitor who said she was “blinded by panic” when she lied about sending an email containing personal data to the wrong person, has been spared a strike-off.

Junior solicitor who lied to opponent "in blind panic" avoids strike-off - Legal Futures

A solicitor who plundered his firm’s client account for nearly £400,000, while failing to redeem a mortgage or pay stamp duty as required, has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).

Solicitor who plundered client account struck off - and now has unregulated firm - Legal Futures

An English solicitor who was accused of committing international fraud by a professional photographer has succeeded in a claim for breach of contract against him.

https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/english-solicitor-accused-of-modern-day-grave-robbing-succeeds-in-breach-of-anti-defamation-contract-action

A prominent solicitor who headed one of Northern Ireland’s largest commercial law firms may not go on trial for alleged fraud offences until 2023, a court has heard.

https://www.irishlegal.com/article/prominent-solicitor-who-denies-fraud-over-nama-deal-may-not-face-trial-until-2023

A lawyer who assisted in running a £1.6 million scheme to defraud vulnerable people out of their homes has been struck off.

https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/john-craxton-struck-off-after-assisting-in-1-6m-fraud-scheme

The “power of the purse”, coming not from solicitors but from their clients, will “make the difference” in improving diversity at the Bar, a leading Black QC has said.

A solicitor left clients “high and dry” by failing to register their property purchases and pay stamp tax, while misappropriating some £175,000 of their money, a tribunal has found.

A veteran solicitor did not confirm that his imprisoned client had given instructions to transfer a £300,000 property to his mother, with the client claiming after it happened that he knew nothing about it, a tribunal has heard.

A recent ruling by the High Court in London has highlighted the benefits to businesses of using freezing orders to protect and recover assets, as well as the willingness of the courts in England and Wales to support the enforcement of judgments, experts in civil fraud and asset recovery have said.

Two former Cork solicitors who conspired to defraud banks and credit unions have been jailed.