SRA Drops Action Against Junior Lawyer Who Lost Briefcase - Law.com International

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has dropped its action against a junior solicitor who was struck off after losing a briefcase containing legal documents on a train.

Claire Matthews lost her licence to practise law in 2020 after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found that she had covered up the fact that she had left a briefcase containing legal documents on a train in May 2018 while working as a solicitor at Capsticks. At the time, she had been working at the firm for just four weeks.

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April 12, 2022

source: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2022/04/12/sra-drops-action-against-junior-lawyer-who-lost-briefcase/

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