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Solicitor Stephen Lawson struck off after raiding client funds and faking estate records
SDT strikes off Stephen Lawson for client-account breaches and false estate paperwork
SDT rules Hubert James acted dishonestly, running a fake legal practice and making false statements to the regulator
SDT bans Hubert James after misconduct and dishonest regulator declarations
Ajaz Ali hit with £40k penalty after shifting blame for undervalued property deal
News
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Managing partner fined £40k after vulnerable clients lost home in undervalued sale
Up to 19 paralegals face job cuts in Freshfields’ Manchester shake-up
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Magic circle giant to cut 19 Manchester paralegal roles in latest redundancy round
Adrian Andrew Parker struck off after £305k client-account chaos and dishonest raids
Fraud
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Tribunal finds dishonesty over client-to-office transfers; solicitor struck off the roll
Stewart Christian Costello: Solicitor who stole injury payouts erased from roll
Fraud
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Convicted solicitor removed from roll after abusing position to take £14k of client money
Lawyer exposed: Decade of unpaid clients, false bills and £24k missing from accounts
Tribunal finds sweeping misuse of client money, false billing and systemic failures at firm
SDT hits Ian Burton £5k, Michael Drury £10k for advice risking obstruction claims
Tribunal finds failures to uphold law and public trust; independence breach not proved
Hanif Mohammed accused of £216k client-cash raids and ‘fabricated bill’ shock
SDT probes 24 withdrawals, missing bills and a ‘fabricated’ invoice in £216k client-cash scandal
Criminal empires crushed: Record £50m returned to victims from seized assets
Crime
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Victims gain record £50m as seized criminal assets soar to unprecedented levels