Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal

Solicitors Disciplinary (Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal)

Members of Chambers have represented a number of firms of solicitors and individual partners and other members of staff faced with investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Jeremy Barnett’s recent cases have involved escrow accounts (£30m +), CMC regulator issues, Insurance premium fraud and Legal funding (axiom).

Following a period of relative calm, the SRA have undertaken a flourish of activity in respect of high risk investment fraud, a legal financing fund and escrow services for an insurance guarantee loan scheme.

Jeremy Barnett has recently been instructed in the following cases.

• Re A – Escrow account for £30m Brazil Eco Housing Scheme [SRA]
• Re B – Firms who were funded by collapsed Cayman Island £100m Axiom Legal Financing Fund [SRA]
• Re C – Escrow account for Insurance guarantee loan scheme [SRA]
• Re D and E -Various CMC issues with the Claims Managament Regulator [MOJ] . Data protection and PPI additional claims
• ReF Director Disqualifiaction [BIS]
• Re G – Advice on Fraud Compliance  Regulatory Processes for  major private company

Jeremy Barnett represents a number of firms of solicitors and individual partners and other members of staff faced with investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority [SRA].

E Williams, S Williams, P Carter and D Maxwell.  Law Soc Gazette 27.9.12.  ARP non-payment.  Small fines exceptional circumstances.

Advice has been given to major law firms, medium size practices, and sole practitioners on a range of issues that include acting with integrity, acting in the best interests of clients, and various compliance issues including conflicts of interest, self-reporting, mortgage fraud and financial services.

Jeremy Barnett secured a great result on a recently heard case at The SDT involving the largest ARP and run off cover in which there had been a default on record. No payments had been made towards the total due of approximately £2m following the Administration of Sheffield firm, AMS Law.

Jeremy has appeared in the following High Court Decisions on interventions:

Esdon v Law Society High Court.  March 2015 Application to withdraw Intervention.

High Court decision March 2016 in Ramasamy v Law Society