SRA Combatting SLAPPs? Or Failing?
Introduction It has been nearly two years since the SRA issued their SLAPPs warning, and appeared to be trying to…
Tag: Solicitors
A Shade Greener’s Anne Emmerson: Falsely claiming to be a solicitor
Introduction Every time I hear about A Shade Greener, it seems to turn a shade darker. I initially wrote about…
A Shade Greener – shady solicitors Gary Anderson and Brian Fowler falling fowl of the law (Part 1)!
Introduction Last week I wrote about solar panel installer A Shade Greener (ASG). Their questionable tactics involved issuing 3 defamation…
SRA refers Osborne Clarke lawyer Ashley Hurst to the SDT over potential SLAPP.
What happened? The Solicitors Regulatory Authority has referred Ashley Hurst from Osborne Clarke to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after he…
US-based lawyer successfully has Section 43 Order overturned by SDT
A US-based lawyer, Ryan Herrmann, has successfully had a Section 43 Order overturned by the SDT, after it was found…
Weightmans in another data scandal over misuse of Credit Checks
Weightmans has found itself in another data scandal over misuse of Credit Checks. A couple of weeks I wrote that…
Kaplan in scandal after wrongly telling would-be solicitors they had failed exams
British education company Kaplan has found itself in a scandal after wrongly informing 175 candidates who sat their Solicitors Qualifying…
Businessmen successful in an “unusual” Application in Crown Court for disclosure in High Court proceedings
Two businessmen have been successful in an “unusual” Application made in the Crown Court for disclosure in High Court proceedings,…