SDT & SRA interventions
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NewsBaker McKenzie lawyer questions Gary Senior over emails
Former London managing partner acknowledges that correspondence read cold several years later 'looks odd'.
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Gary Senior 'micro-managed' investigation, tribunal told
Former managing partner cross-examined on third day of a hearing into allegations of sexual harassment dating from 2012.
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Former Baker McKenzie chief admits 'inappropriate' behaviour
Gary Senior cross-examined in case brought over incident of alleged sexual harassment involving junior associate.
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Baker McKenzie didn't brush Person A under the carpet, tribunal hears
Witness says she waited outside hotel room - but Gary Senior's request to be alone with an associate did not trigger alarm bells.
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Person A felt ‘cast aside’ by Baker McKenzie to protect firm’s reputation
Tribunal hears testimony from female associate who was kissed by managing partner in a hotel room.
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‘Not my finest hour’: Solicitor fined after taking 14 years over estate
Tribunal finds Bedford-based veteran practitioner 'lost control of his administrative workload'.
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Solicitor ‘out of his depth’ misled clients to buy time on difficult case
Former director with Newcastle firm admits misconduct and agrees to be struck off.
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PI solicitor helped client who wanted to hide damages from husband
Geoffrey Hart said his judgement was impaired at the time of the misconduct but agrees to be struck off.
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Hearing adjourned for ex-City partner accused over 'untrue' billable hours claim
Five-day hearing involving ex-Taylor Wessing partner Tracey Ann Sheehan was due to begin yesterday.
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SDT: Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Solicitor hiked hourly rate tenfold as property deal stalled
Tribunal finds conveyancer acted unreasonably in not ensuring he completed his undertaking after other party's mistake.
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SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Flight delay solicitors sold ATE insurance through broker they owned
Tribunal fines directors of FairPlane a total of £55,000 after finding they allowed a conflict of interest.
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Three from same firm sanctioned over 'dubious investment' advice
Fee earner struck off and two others fined over breaches to SRA accounts rules.
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Tribunal workload slashed as SRA fails to take up sitting days
Hearing caseload expected to fall despite rise in sexual misconduct prosecutions.
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Serious misconduct is not always a banning offence, High Court rules
SRA fails to persuade judges to increase suspension penalty imposed on solicitor lacking in integrity.
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Decisions and SRA interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Directors culpable for advice on bust property investment scheme
Solicitors said they were victims themselves of scheme that collapsed before completion.
