Blakey v Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitor – Disciplinary proceedings. The appellant was a solicitor who failed to pay costs and a wasted costs order made against him. The respondent Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) found that the appellant could not simply ignore the court order, but that he had not failed to deal appropriately with the regulator. The appellant appealed. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the appeal, held that the SDT's findings had been correct.