The Supreme Court will next week preside over a precedent-setting case to decide if partners of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are entitled to whistle blower protection, following a claim brought by former Clyde & Co partner Krista Bates van Winkelhof.
The hearing follows allegations by Bates van Winkelhof that she was forced to leave Clydes after she ‘blew the whistle’ on the managing partner of the firm’s Tanzanian associate firm, alleging that he was paying bribes to win clients, and also announced her pregnancy. All allegations are ‘vehemently denied’ and will not form part of the Supreme Court’s deliberations next week.
