DLA Piper has suspended one of its competition partners after claims were made that he punched a fellow partner in the face at a Christmas drinks party.
Duncan Gillespie was suspended after things went badly wrong at the Litigation and Regulatory department drinks on Wednesday evening. Insiders at DLA say that Gillespie argued with disputes partner Nick Marsh and claim that he then punched Marsh, leaving him with bruising and broken glasses.
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Duncan Gillespie was suspended after things went badly wrong at the Litigation and Regulatory department drinks on Wednesday evening. Insiders at DLA say that Gillespie argued with disputes partner Nick Marsh and claim that he then punched Marsh, leaving him with bruising and broken glasses.
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The firm's reaction was swift, with an investigation being launched on Thursday and senior partners reportedly flitting between the offices of the two partners all day. By Thursday evening, Gillespie had been suspended. No action is being taken against Marsh.
A DLA Piper spokesman said: "The firm has suspended the partner in question whilst an investigation is concluded".
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But this story is a bit like the old days there. Anyone else remember the episode with the London office car-park, or the wonderful performance by Bobby Davro at the partners' conference...?
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07/12/2012 11:52
Which, according to you and BLP's Banking department, makes it ok to abuse your associates. Good, glad we've sorted that moral dilemma out...
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This is simply not acceptable.
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DLA are the best at throwing these big parties though in uncertain times.... They never let you down. Didn't they host (and fund) a premiere of Sky Fall in Scotland just a few weeks before announcing their intention to pull the plug on their Glasgow office - Nice.
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