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The Sue Gray Report – Lessons for Employers – Ten-Minute Talk

February 2nd, 2022 by Stuart Smith

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Managing Partner, Clare Murray, and Partner and General Counsel, Beth Hale, discuss lessons for employers and firms arising from the Sue Gray report, following the investigation into the Downing Street and Whitehall gathering.

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SRA Treatment of Junior Solicitors: 3 Key Legal Regulatory & Professional Discipline Trends for 2022 – Part 2

February 1st, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this series of news alerts, our regulatory and professional discipline partner, Andrew Pavlovic, identifies three key regulatory trends of which firms and solicitors need to be aware in 2022.  In this second alert, Andrew Pavlovic considers the SRA’s treatment of junior solicitors and how their shift may now be focussing on cultural issues at law firms.

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Regulatory Trends for Lawyers in 2022: Personal Misconduct, Junior Lawyer Mistakes, and Cyber-Security – Ten-Minute Talk

January 27th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

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In the third episode of our Ten-Minute Talks video series, our Managing Partner, Clare Murray, and Regulatory and Professional Discipline Partner, Andrew Pavlovic, look at three key regulatory trends that firms and solicitors need to be aware of in 2022.

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3 Key Legal Regulatory/Professional Discipline Trends for 2022 – Part 1: SRA Investigations into Personal Misconduct

January 20th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this series of news alerts, our regulatory and professional discipline partner, Andrew Pavlovic, identifies three key regulatory trends which firms and solicitors need to be aware of in 2022.  In this first alert, Andrew considers the extent to which the SRA is continuing to investigate personal misconduct following the High Court Judgment in Beckwith at the end of 2020.

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3 of the Must-Know Partnership Law Cases of 2021

January 14th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this alert, we summarise 3 of the most notable and interesting Partnership and LLP law cases heard by the UK courts in 2021, with some practical commentary on how these cases might affect LLPs and partnerships, and their members and partners.

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The SRA Consultation on Financial Penalties – 3 Key Issues for Firms and Individuals – Ten-Minute Talk

January 7th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

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The SRA’s consultation on financial penalties has a number of potentially significant implications for both individual lawyers and law firms. In this Ten-Minute Talk, our Managing Partner, Clare Murray, Clare Murray, and Regulatory and Professional Discipline Partner, Andrew Pavlovic, discuss the following three key issues raised by the consultation: Are fines an appropriate way of […]

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Costs in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal – Time for a Rethink?

December 16th, 2021 by Stuart Smith

The recent decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to dismiss a claim for costs by a successful respondent has sparked a renewed discussion as to whether the ‘starting point’ that the SRA should not be ordered to pay the costs of a failed prosecution remains justifiable. 

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The Power of Disability Etiquette: ‘Purple Tuesday 2021’

November 2nd, 2021 by Stuart Smith

Inspired by ‘Purple Tuesday’, and with greater awareness of the protection under the Equality Act 2010 from being treated less favourably because of disability, awareness of disability etiquette can only be a good thing. Disability discrimination can occur when an individual is treated less well or put at a disadvantage for a reason that relates […]

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An Employer’s Guide to Navigating the Vaccination Status Minefield

October 21st, 2021 by Stuart Smith

In our latest news alert, Associate Sophie Rothwell and Partner Emma Bartlett address the key employment law and GDPR considerations for employers in requiring employees to provide data about vaccination status.

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Mind the (Gender Pay) Gap

October 5th, 2021 by Stuart Smith

Following the Government’s decision to suspend gender pay gap reporting in 2020, and the first half of the reporting period of 2021, Tuesday, 5 October marks the deadline for qualifying employers to report their figures. Despite heralding much optimism upon its introduction several years ago and following the recent period of stagnation, which implied it […]

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