BNP Paribas London executive keeps job despite naming Asian colleague ‘Hu She’ January 30, 2022 All eyes are on BNP Paribas this weekend as a senior lawyer manages to keep his job after it was revealed that he referred to an Asian colleague as “Hu She”. In a disciplinary inquiry at the French bank last year, Benedict Foster, head of legal for debt and equity at BNP’s London office, was [...]
Watch out lawyers: Solicitors’ regulator pushes for greater fining powers November 19, 2021 The UK solicitors regulator has proposed increasing its powers to issue fines of £25,000.
City law firm fined £25k for blocking football club transfers November 1, 2021 City law firm Mishcon de Reya has been fined £25,000 for allowing multi-million-pound payments to be made through its client account to agents involved in football transfers.
Mishcon de Reya and ex partner face prosecution by solicitors regulator over sports clients money July 30, 2021 Mishcon de Reya and its former head of sport are being prosecuted by a legal regulator for how the prestigious city law firm handled money for some of its sports clients. Both Elizabeth Ellen, who stepped down as a partner at Mishcon to set up a sports consultancy last year, and the law firm would [...]
Ex-City law firm accountant jailed for stealing £400,000 from Clyde & Co April 19, 2021 A former Clyde & Co accountant has been banned from working in the legal profession after she stole £400,000 from the firm over the course of six years. Victoria Lucy Brown was convicted of one count of fraud by false representation at Guildford Crown Court in October 2019, having pleaded guilty to the offence. She [...]
Law Society president quits amid dishonesty accusations March 5, 2021 President of the Law Society David Greene will step down from his role after being accused of dishonesty in a long-running dispute with a former client. Greene announced he planned to “step aside” less than halfway through his one-year term as president, after a case against him was again referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal [...]
Weinstein prosecution of A&O partner scrapped because of ill health January 14, 2021 Proceedings against an Allen & Overy partner that relate to an NDA agreement he helped negotiate on behalf of Harvey Weinstein have been scrapped. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has permanently stayed proceedings against Mark Mansell because he is suffering from ill-health. Medical experts on both sides agreed the continuation of proceedings, and in particular [...]
SRA backs down on high profile sexual misconduct case January 14, 2021 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided not to appeal a High Court ruling that followed a high-profile case featuring jagerbombs, a magic circle law firm and alleged sexual misconduct. The SRA will not appeal a High Court ruling in favour of an ex-Freshfields partner who allegedly took advantage of a junior colleague. The SRA [...]
Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith to take sex case fine to High Court February 25, 2020 Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith who was fined by the solicitors’ watchdog after a drunken sexual incident with a junior lawyer has lodged an appeal against the decision in the High Court. In October, married restructuring lawyer Beckwith was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay costs of £200,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). The tribunal [...]
Solicitors’ watchdog will not appeal against decision not to strike off ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith after ‘inappropriate’ sex case February 24, 2020 Solicitors’ watchdog the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said today it will not seek to appeal against a tribunal decision that allowed former Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith to remain a member of the profession. In October, restructuring lawyer Ryan Beckwith was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay costs of £200,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). [...]