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Professional bodies unite in stand against corruption
Pledge issued to coincide with London summit
SLCC hosts round table discussion on sanctions
Event focuses on draft guidance for professional regulators
Coulters and HBJ Property join forces
Merged business to use Coulters name in residential and commercial markets
Solicitor suspended for failures to act or communicate
Catalogue of failings results in three year suspension
Solicitor struck off for indecent images offences
Conviction "incompatible with being on the roll"
Legal jargon still a barrier to consumers, board research finds
England & Wales report targets improving accessibility
SLCC publishes consultation responses and answers criticisms
Complaints body emphasises its wider role
Revenge blackmail attempt leads to solicitor being struck off
Tribunal bars man jailed for extortion bid against alleged former abuser
SLCC set to approve time limit changes
Clients would have three years rather than one to make complaint
Focus on core functions, Society tells SLCC
Response to strategy consultation questions chosen priorities
SLCC to host discussion on draft sanctions guidance
Document aims to achieve consistency by professional bodies
Discipline Tribunal acts in two misconduct cases
One solicitor struck off and one suspended for serious failings
Vice Dean stands up for defence counsel against Carloway comments
Judges and Faculty should work together to uphold standards: Jackson
SSDT annual report records 25 misconduct findings
Practice rules and CML Handbook breaches predominate
Mandates, restrictions and legal aid in proposed practice rule changes
Society opens consultation ahead of AGM discussion
Appeal court decisions clarify SLCC sift tests
Rulings affect repetition of client allegations, and late complaints
Society looks for solicitor comments on SLCC levy proposals
Members' views wanted ahead of response to consultations
SLCC proposes small levy rise and big procedure changes
Strategy consultation opens alongside proposal for £316 levy
Letting Agent Regulations will avoid duplicate work for solicitors: Society
Amendments achieved to draft code, though "conflict potential remains"
SLCC welcomes English legal services review
Complaints body will "closely monitor" CMA study as it revises strategy
Court of Session rules on two discipline cases
Penalty reduced in one case; judicial review dismissed in other
Complaints Commission publishes first decision summaries
Six complaints upheld and six not, in July-September collection
SLCC to publish determination decisions
Quarterly anonymised release will demonstrate case handling process
Complaints Commission reports rising resolution success rate
Annual report shows fewer complaints going to full determination