In a happy turnaround for solicitors, this week a barrister has been spotted apparently plagiarising their work.
Bond Dickinson associate Ed Duffield published an article on his firm's site in April explaining how to fire someone properly. A month later, a post containing eerily similar wording, in fact exactly the same wording, appeared under employment barrister Seán McHugh's name on Queen Square Chambers' website.
McHugh did not respond to a request for comment. However, shortly after being contacted by RollOnFriday his undercover tribute to Duffield was replaced with a holding note.
A spokeswoman for Bond Dickinson suggested that Duffield was relaxed about his fan, stating in an email, "Imitation is the sincerest form..."
There is a fair amount of flattery going around. In October RollOnFriday revealed that a partner at regional firm mfg Solicitors had republished multiple articles by other authors, including a barrister and a Weightmans solicitor, under her own name.
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Bond Dickinson associate Ed Duffield published an article on his firm's site in April explaining how to fire someone properly. A month later, a post containing eerily similar wording, in fact exactly the same wording, appeared under employment barrister Seán McHugh's name on Queen Square Chambers' website.
Original Ed. | Sean's shame. |
McHugh did not respond to a request for comment. However, shortly after being contacted by RollOnFriday his undercover tribute to Duffield was replaced with a holding note.
A spokeswoman for Bond Dickinson suggested that Duffield was relaxed about his fan, stating in an email, "Imitation is the sincerest form..."
There is a fair amount of flattery going around. In October RollOnFriday revealed that a partner at regional firm mfg Solicitors had republished multiple articles by other authors, including a barrister and a Weightmans solicitor, under her own name.
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