More than a third of all solicitors referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) in 2011 were black and minority ethnic (BME) individuals, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) annual equality and diversity report.

Of the 390 individuals referred to the SDT during 2011, 35% were BME individuals, a notable increase on last year’s equivalent figure of 31% from a smaller group of 311 referrals.