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SRA Interventions

Summaries of recent Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) interventions sourced from public decisions.

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Recent developments from across the UK legal landscape, published with source links and clear timelines.

#01SRA InterventionsInformation17 July 2026

SRA closes Sayers Solicitors LLP

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into Sayers Solicitors LLP on 15 July 2026, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.

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#02SRA InterventionsInformation30 June 2026

SRA closes Albright Kendrick Law Ltd

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into Albright Kendrick Law Ltd on 26 June 2026, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.

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#03SRA InterventionsInformation8 May 2026

SRA closes Belshaw & Curtin Ltd

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into Belshaw & Curtin Ltd on 6 May 2026, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.

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#04SRA InterventionsInformation5 May 2026

SRA closes BLB Solicitors Limited

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into BLB Solicitors Limited on 1 May 2026, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.

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#05SRA InterventionsInformation29 April 2026

SRA closes Thompson & Cooke Ltd

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intervened into Thompson & Cooke Ltd on 28 April 2026, citing the need to protect client interests and safeguard money or files. Gardner Champion is helping affected clients, where instructed, to request file recovery, secure client money subject to the appointed agent's procedures, and transfer live matters as regulators permit. Clients can contact us for guidance on keeping cases moving.

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