‘A “grossly negligent” salaried partner has been suspended for a year after $2.2m in escrow monies belonging to the other party in a deal was “dissipated in a series of unauthorised transactions”.’
Legal Futures, 27th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A personal injury paralegal who settled his client’s claim without her authority for less than counsel had advised, and then misled her into retrospectively agreeing, has been banned from the profession.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A watchdog has criticised the Met Police for being slow to learn lessons from a damning review of its probe into a Westminster paedophile ring.’
BBC News, 13th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six officers including the former assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester police will be investigated for misconduct following an inquiry into the death of a man shot by armed police.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Some police officers accused of domestic abuse are being protected from facing justice, campaigners claim.’
BBC News, 9th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A newly-qualified teacher who admitted making a “stupid comment” about a pupil’s vagina has been banned from the profession.’
BBC News, 6th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police are overhauling the way they handle search warrants following the botched Operation Midland investigation into what was wrongly thought to be a Westminster paedophile ring.’
The Independent, 6th March 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A High Court judge has strongly criticised Slater & Gordon (S&G) for a “wholly unacceptable” failure to give him a crucial letter when applying for an urgent injunction in a police misconduct case.
Legal Futures, 4th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who carried on practising for almost five months after his practising certificate (PC) and indemnity insurance expired has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 25th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman is to receive nearly £400,000 from the Department for Work and Pensions after a judge ruled that her colleagues there had deliberately created a “hostile environment” of racism and ageism that forced her out of work.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As judicial power around the world increased immensely throughout the 20th and early 21st century—to the point where judges can invalidate legitimately passed constitutional amendments, strike down signature pieces of legislation, vote to dissolve successful political parties, and exercise a host of other significant powers—the idea of holding judges to account has become more relevant than ever. And while the general rule regarding holding public power is that the more you have of it, the more you should be held to account for it, worldwide we’ve seen that this mantra doesn’t apply to the judiciary in a straightforward manner, given its possible impact on judicial independence. However, the way this balance of power developed is also deeply ironic. For a branch that makes such a large claim of holding the powerful to account, judiciaries remain firmly (and hypocritically) against holding themselves to account.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th February 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Do the principles set down by the Supreme Court decision in the landmark decision in Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti (in which Simon Gorton QC and Jack Mitchell acted for the Royal Mail) apply to the assessment of whether an employer acted reasonably in dismissing an employee for the purposes of s.98(4) Employment Rights Act 1996?’
Old Square Chambers, 17th February 2020
Source: www.oldsquare.co.uk
‘The government has announced an independent review into maternity services at an NHS trust where a number of babies have died.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently considered whether a probation service officer who failed to disclose a child protection issue was fairly dismissed. Ceri Fuller, Zoë Wigan and Hilary Larter analyse the outcome.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor claiming to have become overwhelmed by pressure of work has been struck off after dishonestly misleading clients that she had made court applications.’
Legal Futures, 14th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The family of a man who died in custody last month has criticised the police watchdog for failing to recommend the suspension of officers being investigated over the circumstances of his death.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former head of private client accused of overcharging an estate by up to £30,000 when acting as executor has been cleared of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 12th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Appellant was a firm of solicitors against whom the Respondent, on behalf of the late Mr Watkins’ estate, continued Mr Watkins’ claim in professional negligence following his death in 2014.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th February 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
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