Robert Forman Email & Phone Number

I am a consultant professional discipline solicitor providing services to the public through SRA authorised entities. I specialise in professional disciplinary and regulatory matters affecting solicitors and solicitors' practices. I assist clients with:• Representation in SRA investigations • Defence at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal• Advice on and Appeals against Interventions• Self-reports• Advice on the SRA Standards & Regulations 2019• Practising Certificate issues• Admission to the Roll and the Suitability Test• Professional indemnity insurance coverage disputes• Appeals to the Administrative Court• Advising firms, COLPs and COFAs on Compliance • Voluntary Practice Closures• SRA Authorisation• Representations against the publication of regulatory decisions • Legal Ombudsman complaintsI provide advice, support and representation for firms, compliance officers, managers, solicitors and other legal professionals under regulatory investigation, facing allegations of professional misconduct, or requiring advice on compliance. I am an experienced advocate and regularly appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for the Defence.I also have experience acting for barristers in proceedings brought by the Bar Standards Board, legal executives in CILEx Regulation proceedings, taxation professionals (CIOT/ATT) appearing before the Taxation Disciplinary Board tribunal, and the House of Lords Conduct CommitteeI am recommended for Professional Discipline in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. I am a member of the Lawyers Defence Group, Solicitors Assistance Scheme, and the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers. I sit on The Law Society's Regulatory Processes Committee.I am a co-author of The Solicitor's Handbook 2024 and two previous editions.

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Dispute Resolution, Legal Writing, Litigation, and 16 others.