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February 28, 2025
DWF Hires 4 Marine Insurance Pros From Kennedys
DWF LLP said Friday that it has recruited the head of Kennedys' marine insurance practice and three others to join its team in London.
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February 21, 2025
The Revolving Door: Memery Crystal Exodus Continues
Over the past week, the departures from Memery Crystal continued with moves to Edwin Coe and Lawrence Stephens, while Walker Morris tapped an Addleshaw Goddard lawyer for its newly created innovation lead role and Gibson Dunn snagged a DLA partner to lead its new London funds practice.
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February 21, 2025
Jenner Offers Global Team To Clients In Lawmakers' Sights
Jenner & Block LLP partners Emily Loeb and Joanna Ludlam recently spoke to Law360 Pulse about the firm's new global hearing preparation practice, which builds on its existing congressional investigations work and prepares clients for high-stakes public appearances around the world.
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February 21, 2025
Latham Promotes 19 Counsel To Partner In US, Europe & Asia
Less than three months after electing two dozen associates to the partnership, Latham & Watkins LLP said it has elevated 19 counsel from 14 offices around the world to partner, effective March 1.
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February 21, 2025
Manchester Law Firm Avoids Closure Over £590K Debt Claim
A judge has blocked a claims management company from shuttering a Manchester law firm amid its alleged debt of £588,000 ($743,400), citing a "genuine" dispute over whether the firm actually owes any money.
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February 21, 2025
Saudi Royal Wins Bid To Access Ex-Linklaters Pro's Accounts
A judge gave the green light Friday to a Saudi Arabian princess to ask eight banks to hand over information about the accounts of a former Linklaters partner who has failed to pay £40 million ($50 million) in judgment debt despite court orders.
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February 21, 2025
Ex-Walker Morris Pro Wins Bias Case Over Retirement Policy
Walker Morris LLP unlawfully discriminated against a 63-year-old senior partner by enforcing a mandatory retirement policy and ending his partnership in the law firm, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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February 21, 2025
SFO's Top Lawyer Says IT Glitch Won't Threaten Convictions
Matthew Wagstaff, the Serious Fraud Office's new top lawyer, is clear. Your client's conviction for fraud, bribery or corruption? It's safe.
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February 21, 2025
Barristers' Watchdog Set To Bring Cases Over Post Office IT
The barristers' regulator said Friday that it will begin prosecuting individuals involved in the Post Office Horizon scandal this summer, a day after the Solicitors Regulation Authority reiterated its commitment to take action against solicitors who had "fallen short."
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February 21, 2025
Mastercard Wins Green Light For £200M Swipe Fee Settlement
The Competition Appeal Tribunal said Friday it would approve a £200 million ($250 million) settlement between Mastercard and Walter Merricks to end litigation over credit card fees, despite "some concerns about how the matter was dealt with" in the lead-up to the deal being reached.
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February 21, 2025
Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.
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February 20, 2025
Weil Says Executive Partner To Retire, Adds Global Committee
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it will be restructuring its leadership team in anticipation of its executive partner Barry Wolf's retirement in a few years.
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February 20, 2025
Solicitor Struck Off After Using Fake Name For Medical Info
A disciplinary tribunal has banned a veteran solicitor from practicing after she admitted that she deliberately provided misleading details about the signing of a legal document and gave a fake name to a hospital to access confidential medical information about a client.
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February 20, 2025
Simmons & Simmons To Target Lawyers From Working Class
Simmons & Simmons LLP on Thursday unveiled targets for the first time to boost social mobility in its U.K. offices over the next four years as it looks to have a fifth of its lawyers come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds within that time.
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February 27, 2025
Baker Botts Hires White & Case's Ex-Project Finance Chief
Baker Botts LLP has hired a new global projects partner to its London office from White & Case LLP, with the new arrival also set to co-chair its project finance group.
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February 20, 2025
Conflicts Should Block Mastercard Settlement, Innsworth Says
Litigation-funder Innsworth told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that the negotiating process behind a £200 million ($250 million) settlement to end a mass claim against Mastercard has created conflicts of interest which mean the deal should be refused.
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February 20, 2025
Skadden Hikes London NQ Pay To £177K In Battle For Talent
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has increased salaries of freshly qualified lawyers in its London office to £177,000 ($224,000) as it boosts its efforts in the battle for emerging legal talent in the City.
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February 19, 2025
Swedish Legal AI Co. Leya Rebrands To Legora
Swedish legal artificial intelligence platform Leya, which raised over $35 million across two funding rounds last year, announced Wednesday it rebranded to Legora and has updated features for its generative software.
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February 19, 2025
Freeths Hires Pro For Launch Of Family Practice In Leicester
Freeths LLP said Wednesday that it has launched a family law practice at its office in Leicester, England, with the hire of a specialist in high-value claims from Shakespeare Martineau LLP.
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February 19, 2025
Former Latham Secretary Accused Of Defrauding Partner
A former secretary for a Latham & Watkins LLP partner appeared at a London criminal court on Wednesday on charges of defrauding £39,800 ($50,000) from him.
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February 19, 2025
CMS Cashier Barred From Law Firms For Stealing Funds
A cashier at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP has been barred from working for a law firm after she abused her position on more than 100 occasions to steal a "considerable" amount of money from the firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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February 19, 2025
Warwick Uni Blocks Fired Law Prof From Lodging More Cases
A London judge has blocked a former law professor at University of Warwick from bringing any further legal action against the institution, ruling that her most recent challenge to her unsuccessful libel claim would essentially repeat the case.
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February 19, 2025
Axiom Predecessor Settles COVID Coverage Fight With Aviva
A law firm that became part of now-collapsed Axiom Ince has settled its claim with Aviva in a dispute over its business interruption insurance policy that erupted in the wake of national lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 19, 2025
Barrister Denies Owing Duty To Flag Law Firm's Negligence
A barrister has denied breaching his duties to a technology company by failing to highlight a potential negligence claim against a law firm, as he told a London court that no such obligation existed.
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February 19, 2025
Law Firms Slow On AI May Drive Lawyers Away, Study Says
Law firms that are slow to invest in new legal technology will lose their competitive edge and could see lawyers leave if they fail to change their approach, a survey of the sector revealed Wednesday.