FOCUS OF THE DAY: The time taken between serious misconduct being reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is 550 days, the regulator has revealed. The SRA has also made public for the first time a further figure, showing that 83% of its misconduct investigations are concluded within a year. Full story - Legal Futures
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