Hospital Secretary Wins Discrimination Claim
In late November 2022, the Employment Tribunal handed down its decision in the case of a secretary who had been working in a hospital in connection with claims she had submitted for discrimination
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Deaf Police Officer Discriminated Against
In late December 2022, the Employment Tribunal sitting in the City of London handed down its judgment in which it found that the Metropolitan Police had neglected its legal duty to provide
Quarter of Associate Lawyers Perceive Their Employers Are Ungrateful For Their Work
The findings of a new survey released by the organisation Thompson Reuters has found that one-quarter of legal professionals who have progressed to achieve Associate lawyer levels admit to perceiving
Drunk Barrister Sanctioned By Regulator
In mid-January 2023 the Solicitors Regulation Authority dished out a dressing down to a legal professional who occupies the position of the barrister in the form of a sanction in connection with
Regulator Hands Down Record £20k Sanction For Money Laundering
In mid-January 2023 the SRA handed down a record twenty thousand pounds to a legal services provider in connection with allegations of money laundering. The provider had neither on the evidence
Legal Professional Removed For Violations
In early December 2022, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal handed down its judgment in which it unceremoniously handed down an order striking off a legal professional from the prestigious roll of
Barrister Barred For Operating While Suspended
Issues affecting the Legal Profession, General
On 17th January 2023, the industry regulator, the Bar Standards Board decided to hand down an order imposing a ban on a barrister preventing him from continuing to practise after evidence emerged
Demolition Business Handed Sanction
In mid-December 2022 news emerged of a Health and Safety Executive decision to impose a substantial one hundred thousand pound sanction to a business specializing in property development after a
Lawyer Sanctioned Over Property Transaction Breaches
On 25th November 2022 the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal handed down its judgement in the case of a lawyer who had been found to have committed numerous breaches of their professional obligations.
