Dentons has been given permission to take its epic battle with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to the Court of Appeal. The SRA prosecuted Dentons for allegedly failing to carry out the appropriate checks on ‘Client A’, when it inherited him as a client after merging with Salans in 2013. The SRA decided to fight and appealed to the High Court, successfully arguing that the SDT had misinterpreted the relevant rules. She highlighted several instances when the firm appeared to have been guided by former Salans chairman Francois Chateau. Court listings reveal that Dentons sought to appeal her decision, and on 8 August its application was allowed, setting up a confrontation between the firm and the SRA in the Court of Appeal.