A London tribunal has fined Osborne Clarke partner £50,000 (approximately $62,700) for misconduct related to his representation of former UK Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi. The case, which has drawn significant attention, was considered a test case regarding lawyers' conduct, particularly in relation to attempts to prevent the publication of an email. Despite the fine, the tribunal dismissed the framing of the case as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). In a separate incident, a top city solicitor was suspended for two years after groping a female colleague and vomiting on her shoes at a Christmas party.
A London tribunal fined an Osborne Clarke partner 50,000 pounds (roughly $62,700) for misconduct over his representation of Britain's then finance minister Nadhim Zahawi, in a closely-followed test case on lawyers' conduct https://t.co/11EDgJhh6w https://t.co/EwTsLK8Iaf
UK former finance minister's lawyer fined for misconduct in 'SLAPP' test case https://t.co/oZjZ0hgC2g https://t.co/aPdStuzgv6
Zahawi solicitor fined £50,000 for trying to stop email’s publication - but it wasn't a SLAPP https://t.co/Cm3lFaaneO https://t.co/EovfeYoDtd