Defending Solicitors
The letter from the SRA has arrived. This book tells you what to do next.
From the first 48 hours to the final appeal, by the advocate who has acted in more than 1,500 regulatory and disciplinary cases since 1996; twenty years of them prosecuting for the SRA.
“As the former Vice President of the SDT I’ve seen many defence advocates. Jon Goodwin is by far and away the best there is.”Former Vice President of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Why this book exists
Somewhere in England or Wales tonight, a solicitor is reading a letter from the SRA for the fourth time. She has steered clients through crises for twenty years and has just discovered that none of it tells her what to do when the crisis is her own.
The profession trains its members in everything except the moment the profession turns its gaze on them. There are good books on this subject, but they are written for the adviser conducting the case, not for the person who is the case.
So I have written one.
What it covers
The investigation
- The first 48 hours, and what they are not for
- Production notices and the duty to cooperate
- Self-reporting: when you must, and how to do it well
- Delay, and what you can do about it
- Fines, warnings and rebukes
The Tribunal, and the people in it
- Dishonesty and lack of integrity
- Accounts Rules breaches and interventions
- Referral, agreed outcomes and giving evidence
- Sanction, costs and appeals
- Juniors, trainees, compliance officers, and your health
Every chapter ends with three things to do now.
Order your copy today
Defending Solicitors is available now from Amazon. If an SRA letter has already arrived, do not wait: the most valuable step a solicitor under investigation can take is an early confidential conversation.