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  • November 01, 2024

    Law Firms Improving At Managing AML Risk, SRA Says

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority reported on Friday that it has recorded improvements in the way law firms manage anti-money laundering risks after it took action to clamp down.

  • October 31, 2024

    No Simple Fix To Minority Reports In SRA Probes, Study Says

    Factors including the size and specialization of a law firm appear to contribute to disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority lawyers being reported for alleged wrongdoing, but the issue is complex and there is no simple solution, an independent report revealed Thursday.

  • October 31, 2024

    Arnold & Porter Appoints New Co-Chairs, CEO

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced Thursday that co-managing partners Michael Daneker and Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker have been elected co-chairs of the firm, effective Jan. 1.

  • October 31, 2024

    KC Tapped To Head Media Freedom NGO's Legal Panel

    A global partnership working to defend media freedom has appointed a new chair with over 50 years of experience championing women's rights to replace David Neuberger, following a controversial exit after he refused to overturn Hong Kong activists' convictions.

  • October 31, 2024

    Fladgate Adds Disputes Partner From DMH Stallard In London

    Fladgate LLP has recruited a new dispute resolution partner from DMH Stallard LLP to its London office, with the new arrival saying Thursday that his work on "big-ticket litigation" will help the firm attract "bigger and better" cases.

  • October 31, 2024

    Barrister Seeks To Overturn Suspension For Lying To Client

    Counsel for a barrister suspended for lying to a client about losing his files urged a court Thursday to overturn the "manifestly excessive" sanction imposed by the profession's disciplinary tribunal for a "foolish white lie."

  • October 31, 2024

    UK Legal Ombudsman Wants More Cash To Tackle Backlog

    The legal complaints handler began a consultation Thursday on a proposed 10% increase in its budget, arguing that it needs more money to cut a backlog of complaints.

  • November 07, 2024

    HSF Hires Competition Litigator From Freshfields In Germany

    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has recruited a specialist in competition litigation from Freshfields in Germany as the firm expands its disputes offering in Europe amid a continuing rise in private damages actions.

  • October 30, 2024

    Leigh Day Escapes Negligence Claim Over Oil Spill Settlement

    A group of Nigerian villagers can't sue Leigh Day over alleged negligence in a £55 million ($72 million) oil spill settlement with Shell because their local leaders never granted them authority to pursue the claims, a London court ruled Wednesday.

  • October 30, 2024

    Addleshaw Goddard Launches Competition Practice In Spain

    Addleshaw Goddard LLP announced on Wednesday that it had hired a competition expert from J&A Garrigues SLP to lead its new antitrust practice in Spain.

  • October 30, 2024

    Taylor Wessing Increases Lawyer Salaries In Germany

    Taylor Wessing has increased salaries of its lawyers in Germany, with its most junior associates now earning €120,000 ($130,314), as it aims to remain competitive in the talent market.

  • October 30, 2024

    Gibson Dunn Lands Trump Impeachment Prosecutor, 4 Others

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Wednesday that it had hired away former President Donald Trump's impeachment prosecutor from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP to co-chair its global litigation practice group in New York, as well as four other former federal prosecutors from that firm.

  • October 30, 2024

    MoJ Gets £1.9B Funding Boost In First Labour Budget

    The Labour government announced an additional £1.9 billion ($2.47 billion) funding for the Ministry of Justice in its first Budget statement on Wednesday, coupled with millions of pounds more for criminal prosecutors and fraud investigators.

  • October 30, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel To Pay Some Costs Over Report Source ID

    Quinn Emanuel must pay some of its costs for not revealing to Oleg Deripaska the source of a report that was used in proceedings between the industrialist and a former business partner, as a judge said Wednesday that the firm had failed to ensure the document was not a forgery.

  • October 30, 2024

    Room For Improvement: How To Hone Atty 'MarTech' Use

    Improving attorney adoption of marketing technology — otherwise known as "MarTech" — is a critical business need for law firms, but not enough lawyers have the skills needed to use such tools, platforms and software, according to an industry report made public Wednesday.

  • October 30, 2024

    Cohen & Gresser Appoints Data Director As Global CIO

    Cohen & Gresser LLP announced Tuesday the appointment of its consulting director of data strategy to the position of global chief innovation officer.

  • October 29, 2024

    Exam Board Secures First Digital 'Newcomer Injunction'

    An exam board has secured the first digital "newcomer injunction" to prevent attempts to distribute its test materials, following a landmark U.K. top court judgment that paved its way last year, the law firm leading the case announced Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    K&L Gates Hires Brussels Antitrust Pro From Gibson Dunn

    K&L Gates LLP has added an experienced state aid and competition law specialist to its Brussels office, amid the European Commission's increased focus on renewable energy and the move to decarbonize.

  • October 29, 2024

    Top 3 Takeaways From Damning Review Of SRA's Axiom Work

    As the fallout continues after a report revealed that the Solicitors Regulation Authority's oversight of Axiom Ince allowed another £36 million ($47 million) to disappear from the firm's client account, Law360 looks at three takeaways from the damaging revelations in the probe commissioned by the Legal Services Board.

  • October 29, 2024

    Ex-Cardiff FC Director's Insurance Voided Over 'False' Claims

    An insurance company and its agent have argued that their cancelation of a policy intended to cover the legal costs of a former director of Cardiff City Football Club was valid because he unfairly represented his risk when taking out protection.

  • October 29, 2024

    Ashurst Adds CIO From Norton Rose Amid New Tech Push

    Ashurst LLP said Tuesday that it has recruited the chief information officer in Europe, the Middle East and Africa of Norton Rose Fulbright to help drive transformation of its business through new technology as it looks to enhance client service.

  • October 29, 2024

    SRA Faces Enforcement Action Over Axiom Ince Collapse

    The Legal Services Board said Tuesday that it has started enforcement action against the solicitors' regulator over its role in the collapse of Axiom Ince Ltd., part of a process that could alter the way the agency regulates the sector.

  • October 28, 2024

    CPS Launches Training Program For New Barristers

    The Crown Prosecution Service said Monday that it has launched a pilot training program for newly qualified barristers to tackle a shortage of prosecutors that is contributing to delays in cases being heard in criminal courts across England and Wales.

  • October 28, 2024

    Simpson Thacher Taps Atty Duo As 1st Banking Team Leaders

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has named two longtime New York City-based partners, including the co-head of its global banking and credit practice, as the first co-leaders of its global investment banking practice, the firm announced Monday.

  • November 04, 2024

    Mishcon Hires US-Qualified Partner For VC Practice

    Mishcon de Reya LLP has recruited a new partner for its emerging companies team in London to strengthen its capability advising British and European clients on their transatlantic strategies, the firm announced Monday. 

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