Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Scrutiny over Post Office Horizon litigation
Lawyers associated with Bond Pearce and later Womble Bond Dickinson were criticized in connection with disclosure and document-handling issues in Post Office litigation involving sub-postmaster Lee Castleton. Evidence and testimony were examined by the statutory inquiry into the Horizon scandal. The individuals concerned denied wrongdoing or offered explanations for their conduct.
2024
£126 million Kensington property claim
A consortium of property developers sued the firm over a failed Kensington transaction, alleging that an unnecessary £1 million indemnity request contributed to the collapse of the deal. The reported claim remained unresolved in February 2025.
2023
Senior partner dismissed after harassment investigation
A senior partner was dismissed following an external investigation into allegations that junior female staff had been sexually harassed.
2020
Furlough-support controversy and redundancies
The firm was criticized for receiving more than £2 million in UK government furlough support while subsequently making staff redundant and reducing some pay. The support was later repaid. Related reporting also described redundancies in US operations and controversy concerning the firm's removal from a public-sector legal panel.
2018
Professional-negligence allegations concerning criminal-procedure advice
A businessman alleged that the firm gave inadequate advice about the possibility of summary trial in a magistrates' court. His civil action was dismissed because the court considered it an attempt to revisit an earlier criminal outcome through a negligence claim, while observing that the advice had been incorrect.