The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating a former Addleshaw Goddard partner who allegedly made false expenses claims.

Commercial real estate partner Mark Gilbert left Addleshaws at the end of the financial year after an internal investigation discovered discrepancies relating to expenses and disbursements.

A spokesperson for Addleshaws said in a statement: "Mark Gilbert has resigned from the business after an internal investigation discovered apparent discrepancies relating to expenses and disbursements. This is a discrete set of circumstances; no similar set of circumstances has been identified and no clients will suffer any loss.

"The firm is co-operating with the SRA and we will not be commenting further until its review has concluded. We understand that Mark (who denies any wrongdoing) is also co-operating with the SRA."

Gilbert joined Devonshires as a consultant on 10 May, having resigned from the Addleshaws limited liability partnership on the same day.

The news comes after Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson was dismissed from his firm earlier this month after wrongly claiming more than £1m in expenses.

Grierson was dismissed following an internal investigation led by the transatlantic firm's finance team, which found evidence of more than £1m in false expenses claims made in just over four years running up to the end of December 2010.

Grierson, who has co-operated fully with Hogan Lovells' investigation, will now repay the money in full.