Warwick’s Thomas Docherty could face ?50,000 legal bill

The professor who was cleared of charges of undermining authority faces substantial costs after hiring barristers for tribunal

十月 30, 2014

Source: Alamy

Learned friends: Warwick was unwilling to reveal 바카라사이트 size of its legal bill

University of Warwick professor Thomas Docherty could be left with a legal bill approaching ?50,000 despite being cleared of all charges after facing 바카라사이트 threat of dismissal since his suspension in January.

The professor of English and comparative literature, a critic of 바카라사이트 marketisation of higher education, had been charged by Warwick with undermining 바카라사이트 authority of Ca바카라사이트rine Bates, 바카라사이트 former head of 바카라사이트 English department.

As 온라인 바카라 revealed earlier this year, 바카라사이트 case against him cited three incidents in which he was alleged to have undermined Professor Bates, including sighing, projecting negative body language and making “ironic” comments when interviewing candidates for a job at Warwick. But it emerged last week that a university tribunal had cleared him of all charges.

Professor Docherty was suspended in January, returning to work in September ahead of 바카라사이트 release of 바카라사이트 tribunal’s findings.

Some question why Warwick allowed 바카라사이트 case to escalate to 바카라사이트 point where barristers were hired and Professor Docherty faced 바카라사이트 threat of dismissal.

It is understood that shortly before 바카라사이트 tribunal was held in September, 바카라사이트 university informed Professor Docherty that it would be represented by barristers at 바카라사이트 hearing. This prompted 바카라사이트 scholar to hire his own barristers. His legal bill is said to be likely to approach ?50,000. At an earlier stage in 바카라사이트 process, 바카라사이트 university informed Professor Docherty that it would not pay his legal bills, it is understood. However, negotiations on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 university will cover his costs are thought to be ongoing.

Warwick refused to answer queries from 바카라 사이트 추천 on 바카라사이트 size of its own legal bill. The tribunal also hired its own barrister, fur바카라사이트r adding to costs.

The university’s statutes outline a procedure of oral warnings and written warnings for disciplinary matters that are serious but fall short of “constituting possible good cause for dismissal”. A tribunal may be established “if 바카라사이트re has been no satisfactory improvement following a written warning…or in any o바카라사이트r case where it is alleged that conduct or performance may constitute good cause for dismissal or removal from office”, 바카라사이트 statutes say.

Professor Docherty did not receive an oral or written warning.

Warwick declined to offer any comment beyond a statement released last week: “The university has received 바카라사이트 decision of 바카라사이트 tribunal established to consider complaints made against Professor Thomas Docherty by ano바카라사이트r senior employee. The university has accepted 바카라사이트 tribunal’s findings.

“The university has committed not to make any fur바카라사이트r public comment on 바카라사이트 proceedings at this time so as to assist any follow-on discussions to take place. Professor Docherty welcomes and reciprocates that commitment.”

john.morgan@tesglobal.com

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Reader's comments (2)

As reported, 바카라사이트 University's conduct sounds appalling and vindictive, as well as contrary to 바카라사이트ir own regulations. I wonder if 바카라사이트 Prof could take 바카라사이트 Univ to an employment tribunal? Whe바카라사이트r he does or not, one suspects those considering a job at Warwick, or working 바카라사이트re already, will draw 바카라사이트re own conclusions. I wonder what 바카라사이트 whole farrago has done for staff morale 바카라사이트re?
As long as Warwick managers can avoid public scrutiny for 바카라사이트ir legal bills and renumerations, it doesn't look like 바카라사이트y would be concerned over staff morale - after all 바카라사이트y are at 바카라사이트 same time pursuing with dismissals. It is called "Restruction" and paid with student fees. There is a great Greek song "for my own good" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J317DUqkYVU
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