SRA withdraws decisions not to investigate solicitor after judicial review threat
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has withdrawn two decisions not to investigate a solicitor and will reconsider the misconduct report, after Blind Justice founder Edward Romain threatened judicial review, Legal Futures reported on October 23, 2026. The SRA accepted it had treated the report as narrower than it was and that its enquiries between the two decisions were not detailed enough.
Key points
- A decision maker not previously involved will reconsider the report and give reasons addressing each element.Legal Futures
- The SRA confirmed its rules give people who report misconduct no right to request a review.Legal Futures
- It said decisions not to investigate are quality-checked through monthly dip samples.Legal Futures
- WhistleblowersUK supports Romain's challenge, and he is weighing a wider challenge to the lack of a review right.Legal Futures