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A rogue in your midst (Pt 3)

06 January 2017 / Frank Maher
Issue: 7728 / Categories: Features , Profession
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In the final of a series of articles, Frank Maher advises upon how to tackle rogue partners & employees

This is the last of three articles on the problems of rogue partners and employees. The first described the variety of roguish behaviour with which we may be concerned – broadly any which puts the fabric of the firm at risk (see “A rogue in your midst (Pt 1)”, 166 NLJ 7720, p 21)—and the second identified some of the ways we can expose them (see “A rogue in your midst (Pt 2)”, 166 NLJ 7726, p 21). This article looks at some of the things you may need to consider if you find a rogue, and some which might usefully be taken in advance, albeit in the hope that you never have the problem.

Fact-finding

The starting point will be an initial fact-find. In many cases, the rogue’s colleagues will find it incredible that a person they may have worked alongside for many years could do anything

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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