Two top lawyers at one of the City of London's biggest firms have found themselves embroiled in a public row after a chain of emails sparked by the company appointing administrators was leaked.
In the chain, apparently sent to all members of staff at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Tim Taylor QC appeared to criticise George Pinkham over what he perceived to be insensitivity towards outgoing staff.
The war of words started after Pinkham, who is based in New York, allegedly told staff who were being made redundant to "stay in touch" as he would not be in work on Monday because it is a holiday in the United States.
Despite admitting it was a "sad day", his chirpy send-off appeared to irk Taylor, who is based in Dubai, as he hit reply all and said: "Some recipients of your email will not be in work Monday, not because it is a holiday, but because they won't have a job to go to."
He added: "Try re-reading your own email and then asking yourself whether a culture of self-preoccupation and blaming others might have had something to do with how all this has happened."
