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October 18, 2024
Post Office GC Says Legal Strategy Flawed By Group Think
The Post Office's top lawyer told the inquiry into the Horizon accounting scandal on Friday that the organization's approach to litigation with wrongly convicted subpostmasters was "flawed" and its legal advisers fell victim to "group think."
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October 18, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Professor Cat Jarman, Earl Spencer's new girlfriend, sue his ex-wife, Bitcoin fraudster Craig Wright file a £911 billion ($1.18 trillion) claim against BTC Core, journalist Oliver Kamm hit novelist Ros Barber with a defamation claim, and a barrister at Cloisters face a claim from a former client. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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October 18, 2024
Osborne Clarke Pro Can't Block Zahawi SLAPP Case Evidence
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can argue that it was not common practice when a partner at Osborne Clarke LLP, who represented Nadhim Zahawi, warned a critic probing the former chancellor's tax affairs not to disclose a defamation threat, a tribunal ruled Friday.
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October 18, 2024
DLA Piper International Appoints New Executive Committee
DLA Piper International LLP said on Friday that it has appointed a new executive committee to help take its business forward under fresh leadership after electing a new managing partner earlier in the year.
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October 25, 2024
Mishcon Hires Employment Partner In London From BCLP
Mishcon has hired a new employment law partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to work in its London office, with the new arrival hinting on Friday that the move has been on the cards for some time.
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October 18, 2024
5 Questions For Leigh Day's Environment Team
Leigh Day's environment team has spoken to Law360 about their landmark victory at the U.K. Supreme Court, brought on behalf of climate activists fighting fossil fuel production plans across the county, and the implications of the ruling for future environmental litigation.
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October 17, 2024
A&O Shearman Opts For 3-Level Partnership Comp
A&O Shearman has moved its partnership to a three-level compensation structure using an all-equity model, sources close to the firm told Law360 on Thursday.
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October 17, 2024
Dentons Bolsters Africa Presence With 4 Leading Firms
Dentons said Thursday it has combined with four prominent African law firms to significantly expand its presence across the continent, in a move that stands in stark contrast to the trend of other law firms scaling back their operations in Africa.
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October 17, 2024
Law Society Backs AI, With A Focus On Ethics, Regulation
The Law Society said Thursday it would pursue a new strategy to encourage innovation with artificial intelligence while focusing on protecting law firms and the general public, as adoption of new technology rises across the profession.
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October 17, 2024
White & Case Promotes 37 New Partners In Latest Round
White & Case LLP said Thursday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to partnership in a slight dip from 2023, with women accounting for just a fifth of those who made the grade.
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October 17, 2024
Bailiff Loses Claim Over Emotional Support Dog
The Ministry of Justice was not obligated to let a court bailiff travel with her Yorkshire terrier, as an employment tribunal ruled that her anxiety levels on the job wouldn't have improved with an emotional support dog.
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October 17, 2024
Macfarlanes-Led Dignity To Acquire Farewill For £12.9M
Investment company Castelnau Group said Thursday that its funeral business Dignity has agreed to acquire its competitor Farewill Ltd. at an enterprise value of £12.9 million ($16.8 million).
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October 24, 2024
Weil Hires Private Funds Pro From Cleary
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has added a private funds expert to its London team, as the firm moves to bolster its offering in the growing private capital sector.
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October 17, 2024
Insurer Launches UK's 1st Cybercrime Recovery Service
Digital risk insurer Coalition has launched what it says is the U.K.'s first dedicated service for recovering cash stolen from cyberattacks — and has already recouped £1.4 million ($1.8 million) for a law firm.
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October 17, 2024
Teacher Stern Faces Tribunal Over Client Account Payments
Teacher Stern LLP has been referred to a London tribunal alongside two of its partners over allegations that the firm allowed payments from its client accounts that did not relate to an underlying transaction, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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October 17, 2024
MoJ Revives Plans To Double Magistrates' Sentencing Powers
The government reintroduced Thursday controversial proposals to double magistrates' sentencing powers as part of a bid to reduce the record backlog of criminal cases — though advocates have warned that the measures will do little to confront the delays.
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October 31, 2024
Dentons Rehires Financial Reg Partner From Pinsent Masons
Dentons has rehired Andrew Barber to join its regulatory and investigations team in the U.K. as financial regulatory partner, at a time of greater oversight from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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October 16, 2024
Simpson Millar Turnover Dips Nearly 40% After Shift In Focus
Simpson Millar LLP saw turnover plummet by almost 40% and losses more than double as its woes continued in 2023, according to the law firm's latest financial statements revealed Wednesday.
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October 16, 2024
Contract Drafting Co. Law Insider Acquires OneNDA
OneNDA, an open-source project spearheaded by The Law Boutique, announced Wednesday that it has been acquired by contract drafting tool provider Law Insider.
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October 16, 2024
Spanish Firm Wins 'Legaltech' TM In Clash With Danish Rival
Spanish law firm Lexidy can forge ahead with its application for its "Legaltech Boutique" trademark after European officials threw out a rival legal business's challenge claiming potential clients could be duped into thinking the two firms were connected.
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October 16, 2024
Japan's Nishimura & Asahi To Open Offices In UK, Brussels
Tokyo-based law firm Nishimura ＆ Asahi is opening offices in London and Brussels to boost its legal services to Japanese and Asian companies doing business in Europe.
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October 16, 2024
7BR Barrister Joins Legal Ombudsman Board
An employment barrister at 7 Bedford Row has become a member of the board of the Legal Ombudsman amid efforts by the complaint service to improve performance and cut backlogs that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 15, 2024
Skadden Picks Up Arbitration Co-Head From Sidley In Asia
The co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global arbitration, trade and advocacy group has been tapped to lead Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, the firm announced on Monday.
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October 15, 2024
Lawtech Innovators Urged To Disrupt The Market
A leading international lawtech expert urged investors and entrepreneurs Tuesday to use artificial intelligence to revolutionize the legal industry by creating entirely new methods of working, rather than just focusing on enhancing productivity and efficiency.
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October 15, 2024
Shoosmiths, Software Co. Launch AI Compliance Tool
U.K. law firm Shoosmiths LLP and governance software developer Enzai have launched a platform called AI Comply to help companies navigate the changing regulatory landscape around artificial intelligence.