Many people have felt compelled to comment on social media about the distressing events over the past few weeks in the Middle East — and already some of those posts have landed lawyers in trouble.
A statement from Dentons, an international law firm, was removed from social media after an “incendiary fallout”. In the US, statements found to be “contrary to the organisation’s values” have resulted in job offers being revoked in response to letters from law students at Harvard and Columbia universities. And prominent lawyers have signed petitions and statements emphasising the importance of international law during conflicts.
Some employees here in the UK have found themselves under the spotlight, suspended, facing investigation and possible disciplinary action including dismissal. The example of the Tube
exporters knowingly avoided U. S. duties on Asian and European flat-rolled steel products, agreeing to pay $19 million to resolve the dispute, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the U...