Solicitors Regulation Authority takes disciplinary action against legal professionals

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has initiated disciplinary proceedings and issued bans against several individuals following allegations of misconduct and criminal convictions.

Regan Peggs faces an independent tribunal after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) determined there is a case to answer regarding allegations of sexually motivated comments made to a trainee solicitor in May 2022. Peggs previously operated Regan Peggs Solicitors, a firm the SRA closed last year due to suspicions of dishonesty.

Separately, the SRA has banned trainee solicitor Toby Daniel Everden and paralegal Anthony Sykes from working in regulated practices. Everden pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including blackmail and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Sykes was convicted of similar offenses involving sexual communication and indecent photographs of a child. The SRA stated that such conduct undermines the trust and confidence required in the legal profession.