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The tribunal ruled that the firm could have offered more support
A tribunal has ruled that Freeths discriminated against a burnt out senior partner who had been diagnosed as disabled with mental health issues.
Mike Taplin was managing partner of the firm s Derby office, and had a run of being the firm s top billing equity partner for several years. He frequently racked up 2,600 chargeable hours a year, along with additional hours slogging on business development.
In 2016, a psychologist diagnosed Taplin as being disabled, due to a mixture of anxiety and depression, and said he was burnt out .
The tribunal said that Taplin was an extremely hard-working individual who by his own admission loved to work but found it difficult to step back.” Freeths had benefited from Taplin s drive and passion for his work over the years, which had contributed towards his ill health, said the tribunal.