Foreword by Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court. 1. Constitution of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal; 2. The SRA decision to prosecute; 3. Jurisdiction, issue and service; 4. Public hearings and publicity; 5. Rule 5 statements, answers and witness statements; 6. Standard Directions and Practice Direction No 6; 7. Disclosure; 8. Interim applications; 9. Evidence; 10. Dishonesty cases; 11. Other types of Misconduct; 12. Section 43 Orders; 13. Settlements; 14. The Trial; 15. Sanctions; 16. Costs; 17. Appeals from the SDT; 18. Termination of an indefinite suspension; 19. Restoration; 20. Appeals to the SDT.
Nigel Westis head of the Solicitors Disciplinary Group at RadcliffesLeBrasseur. The firm is recognised as a Tier I firm for Professional Discipline in Chambers and the Legal 500. He is also the head of commercial litigation and a partner in the firm.Nigel has acted for solicitors facing disciplinary proceedings for over twenty years. He sits as a defence representative on the Tribunal's User Group and he is a member of the Law Society's Regulatory Processes Committee. He is also the cases editor for the Law Society's Legal Compliance Bulletin.Susanna Heley is a partner in the Solicitors Disciplinary Group at RadcliffesLeBrasseur. Susanna regularly appears as a defence advocate in the Tribunal and she has lectured on solicitors' regulatory matters in England and Europe. She is a former president of the City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society and she is the secretary of the Solicitor's Assistance Scheme.
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