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⚖️ On Monday the High Court ruled that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) does not have the statutory power to compel disclosure of legally privileged material when investigating alleged professional misconduct. Our latest blog looks at the implications of this major ruling.

spotlightcorruption.orgHigh Court ruling exposes major gap in powers to investigate misconduct by lawyersThe High Court rules against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following a major challenge by Carter-Ruck and Mohamed Amersi to the regulator’s investigative powers.

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𓂃🪶 The judgment turns on the wording of the legislation, but its implications are much wider. Without access to this material, the SRA faces a major gap in its ability to investigate potential wrongdoing by lawyers, including suspected anti-money laundering breaches and abusive litigation conduct.

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🛡️ The SRA is seeking permission to appeal. But the judgment also makes clear that it’s up to Parliament to decide whether regulators should have these powers - and put them beyond doubt, with proper safeguards for legal privilege.

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💷 With the Financial Conduct Authority due to take over anti-money laundering supervision of the legal profession from 2028, this is an issue that lawmakers urgently need to address.