Susanna Heley

Susanna Heley is legal director at Russell Cooke specialising in professional regulation with a particular focus on legal services.

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Misconduct matters
2025-10-16T13:10:00
As the SRA remains focused on issues of sexual misconduct, Susanna Heley outlines how firms can ensure they are navigating this tricky area correctly
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Questions of ethics
Susanna Heley explores the current ethical issues for lawyers
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Under investigation
2024-10-14T10:56:00
Susanna Heley outlines what to expect when the SRA decides to investigate or take disciplinary action
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Value judgement
2024-07-11T00:00:00
Susanna Heley considers the increasingly broad range of ethical obligations applying to individuals and firms
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A fair hearing?
2023-10-05T09:50:00
Susanna Heley and Nigel West consider the SRA’s recent guidance on its approach to fines and decision-making in disciplinary cases, and outline some of the practical issues this raises
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Fake news
2023-01-16T00:00:00
Susanna Heley considers a real case where a solicitor found themselves in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). A series of breaches of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations were alleged, including falsifying posts on social media
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Better safe than sorry – risk for litigators during coronavirus
2020-05-06T13:23:00
In a short time, the world has changed significantly for litigators. Susanna Heley reviews the latest risks you need to plan for as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.