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SRA ditches plan to fine firms based on global turnover

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Published on: 15 May 2025
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Law360, London: The Solicitors Regulation Authority said 13 May 2025 that it will abandon proposals to fine law firms based on their global turnover and cease to hand out financial penalties to lawyers convicted of drink-driving—except in exceptional circumstances.

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