SDT Dismisses All Charges Against Barings Law — SRA Ordered to Pay Costs
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dismissed all allegations against Craig Cooper (managing director) and Erich Kurtz (former partner) of Barings Law over their handling of volume payday lender mis-selling claims. The SRA alleged the firm had misled clients and sent claims on behalf of “fictional clients.” The SDT ordered the SRA to pay £30,000 in costs, criticising the regulator for relying on “prejudicial hearsay evidence” from lenders who had been sued by the solicitors. Sources Law Gazette: Director blasts 'egregious waste of money' after failed SRA case Legal Futures: Tribunal clears solicitors over volume litigation misconduct
