The disciplinary hearing against two partners at Beresford Solicitors relating to their handling of compensation claims from sick coal miners kicked off this week (17 November), with the pair accused of 11 counts of misconduct.
Tim Dutton QC of Fountain Court Chambers is representing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the tribunal, which sees the SRA claiming that name partner Jim Beresford – reportedly the UK’s highest earning solicitor – and colleague Douglas Smith took cuts worth millions of pounds from compensation payouts stemming from claims made by sick coal miners.
