New risk-spotting plans Law firms could soon be forced to tell the SRA before they merge with or acquire rival outfits, under fresh proposals from the regulator aimed at identifying potential risk before it blows up into the next big…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend ‘It’s my practice’: Why top lawyers are commanding $20m in London [Financial News] Lawyer in Israel war crimes case suspended over sexual misconduct claim [The Telegraph] (£) Ex-lawyer…
‘Inappropriate’ WhatsApps too A male barrister who worked in the legal department of a police force has been disbarred over his conduct towards junior female colleagues. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) said Michael Griffiths, who was head of the Legal…
Targeting City law firms Durham Law School In our latest career conundrum, an aspiring solicitor who hopes to work at a City law firm asks whether a masters degree will help recruiters look past their 2:2. “Hello Legal Cheek. Please…
Failed to promptly inform regulator A barrister has been disbarred after racking up a string of motoring offences which he then failed to report promptly to the regulator. Paul Wynell-Sutherland, called to the bar back in 2000, was ordered to…
Don’t try and run before you can walk… Commercial awareness. Two words likely to send any self-respecting law student into either psychosis or an interview-induced breakdown. But what if we told you it’s really not as complicated as it looks?…
Altered time entry A paralegal has had restrictions placed on her work in the legal profession after she claimed to have sent an early-morning email on time when she had not, and amended a time entry to match. Brooke Middleton,…
12 months A barrister has been suspended from practice for 12 months after a disciplinary tribunal found he helped his daughter, a former solicitor, breach a High Court injunction that barred her from exercising a right of audience. Mohammad Tayyab…
New London base Sullivan & Cromwell’s office on New Fetter Lane Sullivan & Cromwell is reportedly on the lookout for a new London base as it looks to expand its footprint in the City. The US giant has been based…
Exclusive: 10 spots The London office of US giant Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has launched a UK training programme aimed at aspiring lawyers who want to specialise in private equity. Legal Cheek can reveal that the firm is looking to…