The hearing will take place on August 18th 2011 (The date of the hearing is yet to be set thanks to those eagle eyed readers who spotted the mistake.)
The allegations are or contain the following
1) Allowed his independence to be compromised
2) Acted contrary to the best interests of his clients
3) Acted in a way that was likely to diminish the trust the public places in him or in the legal profession
4) Entered into arrangements to receive contingency fees for work done in prosecuting or defending contentious proceedings before the Courts of England and Wales except as permitted by statute or the common law
5) Acted where there was a conflict of interest in circumstances not permitted, in particular because there was a conflict with those of his clients
6) Used his position as a Solicitor to take or attempt to take unfair advantage of other persons being recipients of letters of claim either for his own benefit or for the benefit of his clients.
7) Acted without integrity in that he provided false information in statements made to the Court.
We at ACS:BORE are pleased with these charges and think they largely cover what we and many others have been saying for the last two years. We look forward to seeing the hearing in practice and feel sure that these allegation whilst unproven at the moment, will be thoroughly pursued with the full weight of the law.
This is not the first time that Andrew Crossley has appeared, this will be his THIRD time. One has to ask how many times can a Solicitor be pulled in before the Disciplinary Tribunal and be allowed to continue. We look forward to August and hope it will be a FULL vindication for all those innocent people affected by the actions of ACS:LAW and their cohorts.
Many of those who engaged with ACS:LAW in bringing this misery to the general public will NOT be tried, but for those who follow this Blog, we at least know who they are.
Thanks to Enigmax!
Thanks, as ever for keeping us informed with this update. It is certainly good news that at least one body looks like it is going to throw the book at Crossley. Maybe a jury of his peers won’t be so easily duped by his slimy tactics and lies?
What can they ‘do’ to him – if he is found guilty of the charges they are pressing?
YES, THANKS FOR KEEPING ON TOP OF THIS. Will this be at the same place as the Lyons D hearing?
Yes as far as we are aware the hearing will be in the same place!
18th August 2010 is the date that the SRA originally set its charges against Crossley and handed him over to the SDT, not the date of his hearing which at last call was set for October 2011 🙂 .
Thanks Mark, I appreciate you and the other readers pointing this out. Silly mistake.
Thanks for all the kind updates! I would love to know the position of SKY and others who were in support of all that non-sense and cyber-bullying. 🙂