The Solicitors Regulation Authority has insisted it supports solicitors going through mental health struggles, amid claims that it had barred someone based on their medical history.
A Reddit post from before Christmas attracted attention on social media platforms after the author suggested they had been stopped from practising by the SRA because they had previously attempted to take their own life.
The anonymous solicitor posted that they had been engaged in an employment dispute which resulted in an investigation that was ultimately closed with no further action.