By John Hyde2021-01-26T10:35:00+00:00
A former law firm director has been banned from the profession after threatening to expose an unfavourable opposition witness as a benefits cheat.
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found that Gillian Margaret Walker, whilst with now-liquidated Lancashire firm Opes Law Limited, had sought to dissuade the witness from giving evidence in holiday sickness proceedings.
Walker’s firm acted on behalf of a claimant bringing a personal injury action against a tour operator represented by defendant firm Kennedys Law. The claimant’s ex-girlfriend, who had been on the holiday with him, had given a statement and was prepared to say that he did not fall ill as alleged.
By Jemma Slingo2021-01-25T14:50:00+00:00
A disciplinary tribunal has struck off a prominent City solicitor after finding he made dishonest transfers amounting to almost £400,000.
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found all allegations against Tony Norman Guise proven, together with breaches of principles and account rules. They also found that he acted dishonestly.
Guise, a former chair of the Commercial Litigation Association (CLAN) and former member of the Law Society s Civil Justice Committee, was accused of transferring £353,000 out of his firm’s client account without authorisation between 2014 and 2015. The money formed more than half of a former client’s divorce settlement.
A decision that a City law firm partner is too unwell to answer misconduct allegations but well enough to continue working has prompted renewed calls for reform of disciplinary rules.Last week
A Blackburn lawyer barred from practising as a solicitor more than 20 years ago has been reinstated following a tribunal. Bushra Anwar, of Beardwood Park, was the first Asian female solicitor to run her own practice in the region. She set up her firm on Strawberry Bank in the early nineties and her thriving practice was set to expand. Speaking of the decision to reinstate her on the solicitors roll, Ms Anwar said she was ‘happy to have received ‘justice’ more than 20 years since she was last able to practise as a solicitor. Ms Anwar was struck off by the Law Society in May 1999, after admitting a number of counts of serious misconduct.
A Blackburn lawyer barred from practising as a solicitor more than 20 years ago has been reinstated following a tribunal. Bushra Anwar, of Beardwood Park, was the first Asian female solicitor to run her own practice in the region. She set up her firm on Strawberry Bank in the early nineties and her thriving practice was set to expand. Speaking of the decision to reinstate her on the solicitors roll, Ms Anwar said she was ‘happy to have received ‘justice’ more than 20 years since she was last able to practise as a solicitor. Ms Anwar was struck off by the Law Society in May 1999, after admitting a number of counts of serious misconduct.