Comments on: Law grad who completed TC barred after working as solicitor without roll admission

By: Cowboy

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:38:53 +0000

By: Ja

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:38:40 +0000

In reply to Frances.

We see more and more solicitors giving the wrong advice to there clients at custody suites taking away clients human rights to a fair hearing there the solicitors they need to look at

And firms that dont engage with rhere clients till the day of the hearing

But put the work in when claiming the legal aid

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By: Dandra

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:00:42 +0000

By: Sober as a Judge

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 05:51:07 +0000

It would be better served if the the Law society managed to solicitors, as the SRA have a track record for going about things heavy-handed. Maybe the Law society could collaborate with the Bar council in order to get us the lawyers that are are required for the industry. They have destroyed the careers of many lawyers that the industry sorely needs.

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By: Galabobo

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:48:18 +0000

Punishment is not targeted at her, it’s a ‘preemptive strike’ on any newly qualified solicitor who ‘forgets’ to apply for practice permission. Sledgehammer and a fly comes to mind!

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By: Anonymous

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:46:45 +0000

By: Andrew Evans

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:49:35 +0000

On the face of it it seems unduly harsh. The SRA come down very heavily on trainees, paralegals and junior lawyers, but less heavily on senior lawyers and partners except in the case of outright theft.

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By: Edum

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:03:30 +0000

In reply to Alan.

My poor puppy!

Professor Numbnuts will make it all better!

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By: Anonymous

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:45:22 +0000

This is a ridiculous decision from an employment and general public policy perspective. Her new employer should have managed this more carefully with her (they were aware she did not currently have a practising certificate). They should have restricted her from using the title “solicitor” or doing any reserved legal activity until she produced the practising certificate. Additionally, her training principal should have offered more support to her in actually obtaining the certificate.

Sure, she should have been honest about it and refrained from yet calling herself a “solicitor”. But she clearly didn’t get the right support from those who are responsible for her employment.

The SRA are so dumb to do this and ruin someone’s career over it. There was no harm done. “Unqualified” people provide legal services (albeit “unreserved”) all of the time which is perfectly legal. Everyone involved should have just used their brains.

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By: Alan

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:40:54 +0000

By: TrainHopper123

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:21:26 +0000

Wow, trully an amazing job by the SRA, ruining people’s careers and trust in the profession for – no reason at all. Hatts off to the big wiggs that took this outragously ridiculous decision, perhaps they are looking in the wrong place for solicitors who need to be struck off and should instead be looking in the mirror.

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By: Jony Knobjock

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:03:54 +0000

An outright ban seems very harsh indeed.

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By: Scouser of Counsel

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:44:02 +0000

F-ing ridiculous.

The BSB would probably issue a warning letter with no costs for this sort of thing.

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By: Hugh

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:51:08 +0000

I felt during the whole ‘application’ part of getting qualified and registering with the SRA that they could do a better job with letting us know certain deadlines are coming up or reminders that you have not done a certain part or didn’t make this application yet.

I will be honest, I almost messed it up myself, that I forgot to apply/register for something, which I forget what it was. When I realised and did apply, SRA said it would take 4-6 weeks which would have ran past my training period, but in the end it turned out fine. It was borderline though.

we all make mistakes in the heat of passion Jimbo.

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By: Confused

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:25:07 +0000

No practice certificate means she was practising without the permission of the SRA.

The sanction = “You cannot practice without our permission.”

That is the same as the offence!

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By: Disgusting

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:23:17 +0000

This is completely ridiculous and is disproportionate in every possible way – she was already fully qualified – and was only missing a practicing certificate. There were no additional qualifications required, in her case, to obtain a practicing certificate!

Yes she was dishonest in blaming the SRA, but this does not warrant this disgusting outcome.

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By: Sebastian

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:03:13 +0000

This is absolutely ridiculous.

What an insanely disproportionate outcome.

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By: Confused trainee

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:48:35 +0000

I’ve always felt the SRA and SDT can be unduly harsh on junior lawyers & unduly lenient with senior lawyers. But this, this right here, is an audacious form of stupidity. Did she think she wasn’t going to get caught out on her lies eventually? How do you manage to lose the right to practice as a solicitor, before even acquiring it? Her actions were silly on all levels

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By: Frances

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:48:20 +0000

It’s almost as if the SRA doesn’t have any important matters to deal with…

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