Dentons UK and Middle East LLP (Appellant) v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd (Respondent)
Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 March 2026
The Appellant appeals a decision of the High Court dated 11 March 2025. Lang J had allowed the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) appeal against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (the Tribunal) decision of 11 March 2024, which had dismissed two allegations and made no order against Dentons.
The SRA alleged that Dentons, while acting for a politically exposed client (“Client A”) between 2013 and 2017, failed to take adequate measures to establish the client’s source of wealth or funds.
The Tribunal found that Dentons had breached the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) but concluded that the breach was not serious or culpable enough to amount to professional misconduct. It therefore dismissed the related disciplinary allegation.
Lang J disagreed, finding that there had been a clear breach of the MLRs and that the Tribunal was wrong to dismiss the associated misconduct allegations.
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