Andrew Hopper Q.C. is a British solicitor who specialises in the professional regulation of solicitor

Solicitor

Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...

s. Hopper acts for the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitors Regulation Authority

The Solicitors Regulation Authority was launched on 29 January 2007. It is the regulatory body for more than 120,000 solicitors in England and Wales...

, which regulates solicitors in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 and Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. Hopper has edited Cordery on Solicitors since 1995 and is co-author of the Solicitor’s Handbook 2008 and 2009.

Hopper was admitted as solicitor in 1972, was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 2001, being the fifth solicitor appointed as QC. According to Chambers and Partners Hopper is "the oracle of all things relating to solicitors’ disciplinary proceedings".

Hopper advises Andrew Crossley of ACS:Law

ACS:Law

ACS:Law was a United Kingdom law firm specialising in intellectual property law. Prior to 2009, its most notable case was the defence of a British national accused of public indecency in Dubai. The firm is best known for its actions against persons allegedly infringing copyright through...

 who has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to claims against people suspected of copyright infringement

Copyright infringement

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...

 using peer-to-peer file sharing

Peer-to-peer file sharing

P2P or Peer-to-peer file sharing allows users to download files such as music, movies, and games using a P2P software client that searches for other connected computers. The "peers" are computer systems connected to each other through internet. Thus, the only requirements for a computer to join...

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