Former Baker McKenzie HR chief 'could not rely on GC not to gossip'
Tribunal hears that general counsel was kept out of decision-making circle over settlement agreement.
View ArticleFormer Baker McKenzie bosses disagree over SRA conversation
Management committee 'took counsel' on whether to report Gary Senior case to regulator, tribunal told.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleBaker McKenzie: 'Failed pass' was not professional misconduct, QC says
Many relationships in law firms form between junior and senior colleagues, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
View ArticleBaker's QC accuses SRA of 'moving the goalposts'
Firm's closing submissions warn of 'chilling effect' from any finding of misconduct.
View ArticleBaker McKenzie: QC defends ‘inappropriate’ emails sent to Senior
Messages were taken out of context and out of order, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
View ArticleBaker McKenzie: QC defends ‘inappropriate’ emails
Messages were taken out of context and out of order, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
View ArticleSDT to deliver verdict on Baker McKenzie case in June
Solicitors Regulation Authority defends prosecution as substantive hearing draws to a close.
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Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleBaker McKenzie: QC calls SRA case ‘unnecessary’
Hearings in long-running disciplinary case against firm and three former executives concluded last week.
View ArticleJunior lawyers ‘lose confidence’ in SRA after Matthews prosecution
JLD chair says the regulator must review its policy on junior lawyers who report mental health issues.
View ArticleSolicitor banned for running £8m banking facility through firm
Barbara Gribbin said she was ‘stupid enough’ to agree to the scheme as she struggled to run practice.
View ArticleTribunal under fire for protecting solicitors through non-disclosure
SDT says non-parties to cases cannot have an automatic right to see documents used in prosecutions.
View ArticleSDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
View ArticleSolicitor banned for bluffing to opposing party over mediation
South Wales litigation solicitor ‘reluctantly’ agrees to be struck off over misleading mediation statements.
View ArticleSolicitor backdated signed document not knowing injury claim client had died
Practitioner said he was acting in client’s interests and planned to get retrospective approval.
View ArticleSRA defends Claire Matthews prosecution
Neither one's health nor one's junior position justify culpable dishonesty, says regulator.
View ArticleSolicitor fined for high risk property deals
Partner failed to advise clients about 'obvious pitfalls' of off-plan developments.
View ArticleSolicitor in sham marriage TV sting loses strike-off appeal
High Court rules that tribunal had followed the correct process and came to the right conclusion.
View ArticleOwner banned for a year over ‘shambolic’ firm shutdown
Tribunal says Stephen Deakin acted without integrity by abandoning client matters.
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