Pulse UK

  • September 26, 2024

    Ex-Linklaters Pro Accused Of Lying To Dodge $25M Judgment

    A former partner at Linklaters LLP forged documents in an attempt to avoid handing over two homes to settle a $25 million judgment against him, lawyers representing a Saudi princess told a London court on Thursday.

  • September 26, 2024

    Law Society Turns Up Heat On SRA To Rethink Fining Powers

    The Law Society has added its weight to growing pressure on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to re-think controversial plans to revise its fining powers, warning on Thursday that the proposals are confusing, flawed and "potentially unlawful."

  • September 25, 2024

    HSF, BAT Prove EU Wrongly Denied Access To Tobacco Data

    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and a British American Tobacco unit on Wednesday scored partial victories when a European Union court ruled that officials wrongly withheld certain data contributing to the bloc's decision to tighten regulations on heated tobacco.

  • September 25, 2024

    Pump Court Can't Keep £2.75M Embezzlement Case Private

    A London judge refused Wednesday to hear a case about the embezzlement of £2.75 million ($3.67 million) in barrister fees in private, ruling that the interests of open justice trumped those of Pump Court Chambers.

  • September 25, 2024

    Co-op Legal Posts 35% Revenue Increase In First-Half Results

    Co-operative Legal Services Ltd. said on Wednesday that a huge jump in estate planning work helped the business generate more than £40 million in revenues during the first half of 2024 as profits rocketed by 56%.

  • September 25, 2024

    Faegre Drinker Relocates To New, Bigger London Office

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP said on Wednesday that it has moved staff in London to a slightly bigger office as it looks to continue growing its business in the City.

  • September 25, 2024

    Latham's German Exits Signal Unease At US-Style Approach

    The focus at Latham & Watkins LLP on trying to impose New York rates on clients in other markets might be driving the spate of departures by partners to rival outfits this year, sources close to the firm say.

  • September 25, 2024

    Gateley Joins Talent War, Boosts London NQ Pay To £79K

    Gateley Legal has become the latest in a string of London law firms to raise salaries for newly qualified lawyers, boosting remuneration to £79,000 ($105,000) as it joins the trend to retain emerging talent.

  • September 25, 2024

    A&O Shearman Partner Quits Over Drink-Driving Conviction

    A specialist in structured finance at A&O Shearman has resigned after he was convicted of drink-driving, just months after joining the firm. 

  • September 24, 2024

    For Santander UK GC, Law Firm Secondees Harder To Find

    Santander UK's general counsel Charles Shepherd talks to Law360 about how the bank weighs hiring outside counsel, the reason it's doing legal tech in-house and why secondees are getting harder to come by.

  • September 24, 2024

    Barrister Faces Tribunal Over Drinking Beer Before Trial

    The watchdog for English barristers told a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday that a lawyer behaved in a way that is likely to undermine his integrity by drinking a pint of beer before prosecuting a criminal case in court.

  • September 24, 2024

    TLT Doubles Birmingham Office Space After 1st Year

    TLT LLP said on Tuesday that it has more than doubled the amount of office space it occupies in Birmingham to accommodate the rapid growth of its team, just one year after opening its doors in the central English city.

  • September 24, 2024

    Freshfields Launching New Name, Logo In October

    Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced Tuesday that it is rebranding to shorten its name to Freshfields beginning next month.

  • September 24, 2024

    Ex-Seddons Partner Accused Of Misleading Clients, Gov't

    A former immigration lawyer at Seddons Law LLP has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal to face allegations that he provided misleading case information to the firm, his clients and the Home Office, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • September 24, 2024

    Union Lawyer Wins Appeal Over Whistleblowing Email

    A tribunal wrongly tossed an employment solicitor's claim of victimization against a trade union after mistakenly ruling that the lawyer had not met the required burden of proof, a London appeals judge has ruled.

  • September 24, 2024

    Burford Bolsters Diversity Program With $150M Injection

    Burford Capital LLC said Tuesday that it has allocated an additional $150 million to a project aimed at fostering diversity in commercial litigation and arbitration in a move to help tackle the persistent problem, particularly in the sector's highest ranks.

  • September 24, 2024

    Norton Rose Stresses Regional Chops In New Leadership

    A year after the sudden departure of Norton Rose Fulbright's worldwide CEO, the firm announced a permanent reshuffling of its global management structure, formally putting regional managing partners in charge of coordinating the firm's international business.

  • September 23, 2024

    More Law Firms To Review Billing Methods As AI Use Soars

    Legal businesses increasingly expect to rethink their billing practices as more and more lawyers begin using generative artificial intelligence tools to speed up their work, an industry survey published Tuesday found.

  • September 23, 2024

    9 Stone Buildings Closes Down As 17 Members Exit

    9 Stone Buildings said Monday that it has closed as 17 members moved to two other barristers' chambers, leaving the legal market after more than 130 years of history.

  • September 23, 2024

    7 Questions For Ashurst White-Collar Partner Judith Seddon

    Judith Seddon, a partner at Ashurst LLP, made her mark by working on major cases arising from the 2008 financial crisis. Here, she sits down with Law360 to talk about her career, trends in white-collar work and how she ended up in criminal law entirely by accident.

  • September 23, 2024

    Freeths' Turnover Smashes 2023 Record To Top £145M

    Freeths LLP said Monday that it has registered a double-digit surge in turnover to more than £145 million ($194 million) — a new record driven by a strong performance in areas such as corporate and real estate.

  • September 23, 2024

    SRA's Fining Framework Is Flawed, City Law Society Says

    Proposals by the solicitors' watchdog to impose fines of up to 25% of a law firm's annual turnover for economic crime offenses could be unlawful and vulnerable to judicial review, the City of London Law Society said on Monday.

  • September 23, 2024

    FCA Faults City Bodies' AML Policing As Inconsistent

    The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday raised concerns over the inconsistent enforcement of anti-money laundering regulations by City professional bodies, particularly in the legal and accountancy sectors.

  • September 27, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig Taps Pinsent Masons For 3 Arbitration Pros

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Friday that it has hired three international arbitration specialists as shareholders from Pinsent Masons LLP, including a former practice co-head, to boost its disputes offerings to clients from around the world.

  • September 20, 2024

    Paul Weiss Launches Work Experience Program In London

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has launched its first vacation work experience scheme for aspiring lawyers in the U.K. as part of its plan to recruit its first cohort of trainee solicitors in London in 2026.

Expert Analysis

  • Why English Courts Are Prepared To Assist Cyber Victims

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    This year, a number of cases have illustrated how English courts are dealing with legal hurdles for cybercrime victims and making it easier to obtain a freezing order or injunction under such circumstances, says Fiona Cain of Haynes and Boone LLP.

  • Extradition To The United States: Fight Or Flight?

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    Recent extradition cases have demonstrated that individuals in the United Kingdom facing charges in the United States can either fight extradition proceedings tooth and nail, or voluntarily travel to the U.S. An approach carefully tailored to the facts of each case is required in order to best protect a requested person's interests, says Ben Isaacs of 7 Bedford Row.

  • UK Internal Investigations Are Taking An Ungainly Turn

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    The London High Court's decision in Serious Fraud Office v. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has a lot to say on the vitality of legal professional privilege and the conduct of internal investigations in the U.K., but its flawed logic and lack of pragmatism feel like the latest installment in SFO Director David Green's pushback against U.S.-style investigation procedures, say Matthew Herrington and Tom Best of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

  • Once More Unto The Breach — Rehearing In Newman?

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    On Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York decided to seek appellate review of several aspects of the recent insider-trading decision in U.S. v. Newman and Chiasson. En banc rehearing petitions are rarely granted in any circuit, and are particularly rare in the Second Circuit, which hears the fewest number of rehearings of any circuit in the country, say Eugene Ingoglia and Gregory Morvillo of Morvillo LLP.

  • UK Tax Advisers Are Beyond Legal Advice Privilege

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    A recent judgment from the U.K. Supreme Court in one of the most significant decisions on legal advice privilege for many years. Prudential PLC v. Special Commissioner of Income Tax, which dealt a blow to tax advisers and other nonlegally qualified service providers who provide legal advice to their clients, confirmed that — consistent with the position in the U.S. — legal advice privilege only protects communications to or from a qualified lawyer, say Richard Hornshaw and Daniel Cohen of Bingham McCutchen LLP.

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