Tony
Guise
Admitted in 1986 Tony practice ranges from representing
those affected by commercial fraud to
shareholder and partnership issues, regulatory
investigations and disputes relating to solicitors
costs.
Tony
appears before
the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) and is
one of only six lawyers in the country appointed to the SDT's Duty Solicitor Panel. A member of the
Solicitors Assistance Scheme Panel he is also a member
of the Editorial Board for the Law Society's Compliance
Bulletin
and writes a monthly column on regulatory issues for the
Solicitors Journal.
He also advises
in connection with costs disputes acting for either
Solicitors or their client in resolving issues arising
from disputes about the extent and scope of a
Solicitor’s charges. He is an acknowledged expert in
this field.
From
March 2002 until March 2004 Tony Guise was President of
the London Solicitors’ Litigation Association (the LSLA)
a law reform lobby comprising some 900 members, mainly
commercial litigators, based in central London. Mr Guise has played a leading role in
introducing innovative reform in the
civil justice process in England and Wales.
He is
a founding member and Chairman of the Commercial Litigation
Association (CLAN) a national body seeking to promote
the interests of commercial clients and their lawyers.
Tony
regularly contributes articles on his particular areas
of expertise to legal and other journals. He is a
contributing author for the Law Society’s Civil
Litigation Handbook for the section on managing the
client retainer and profitable litigation and the Law
Society's Practical Precedents for Civil Litigators
(costs and disclosure). He
regularly lectures for commercial conference organisers
and to law firms on civil law and procedure and costs
related issues.
Chambers and Partners (2008-10) says that "Tony Guise of
Guise Solicitors is recognised for immense knowledge in
the [regulatory] field, which he employs on behalf of solicitors
before the SDT"
Recent cases
Blakeborough and others (9853-2007) – alleged breaches of
Investment Business rules
Ding
(9923-2008) – 3 charges of dishonesty dismissed
involving allegedly fabricated documents
Melzack and Leighter (10294-2009) - 2 charges of
allegedly dishonest billing withdrawn
Numerous cases involving:
-
breaches of the Solicitors Accounts Rules 1998, as
amended
-
the
meaning of “practising as a solicitor”
-
"character and suitability" of those acting as
solicitors and those seeking admission whether as
solicitor or student members
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Undertakings
Publishing
Tony
regularly contributes articles on the above issues for:
Law
Society’s Gazette
New Law
Journal
Solicitors’ Journal (monthly column on regulatory
matters)
Litigation Funding
The
journals of regional Law Societies
Solutions (the journal of the Dispute Resolution Section
of the Law Society of England and Wales)
The
London Solicitors’ Litigation Association’s journal,
Resolve.
He
frequently speaks on the above issues to the Law
Society, regional Law Societies, Recognised Groups of
the Law Society and commercial conference providers in
addition to speaking at my firm’s in house events.
Memberships
Law
Society of England and Wales (LSEW)
Commercial Litigation Association (CLAN) (Chairman,
2005-date)
London
Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) (President,
2002-2004)
Civil
Justice Committee of the LSEW
VAT
Practitioners' Group
Society
for Computers and Law
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