Monica Quan's father represented Mr Dorner before a disciplinary tribunal that ruled against the suspect at the time of his dismissal.

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The SRA said about 25 firms had so far been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to miners' compensation cases.

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Hertfordshire Constabulary accepted disciplinary tribunal findings that the officer in charge of the case - Det Con David Ridley - had "failed to perform his duties conscientiously and diligently".

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The average employer spends 350 days a year of management time dealing with formal disciplinary and grievance cases as well as employment tribunal applications, said the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which welcomed the move.

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Speaking after the ruling, the college said it was pleased that the tribunal found no fault with its investigation or with the subsequent arrangements for the disciplinary hearing.

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