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November 06, 2024
SRA Fines Law Firm That Fell Short On AML Rules
A law firm has been fined more than £6,000 ($7,700) for a failure to comply with money-laundering regulations that meant it had undermined public confidence in the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said on Wednesday.
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November 06, 2024
Lawyer Fails To Overturn Striking Off For Fake Whiplash Claim
A solicitor who made a false insurance claim over a road traffic accident failed in his bid to be restored to the profession, after a London judge found Wednesday that a lesser punishment would not be proportionate to the wrongdoing.
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November 06, 2024
A&O Shearman Partner Rapped Over Drink Driving Conviction
A structured finance lawyer who resigned from A&O Shearman after he was convicted of drink-driving has been handed a reprimand, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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November 05, 2024
Barrister Fights Suspension Over 'Vague' Client Money Case
A barrister suspended for mishandling client money urged a court Tuesday to reduce the 18-month sanction, arguing that the vagueness of the charges before the industry's disciplinary tribunal was unfair to his client.
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November 12, 2024
DWF Hires 2 Barristers For In-House Chambers
DWF LLP has taken on two senior barristers for its in-house set of chambers to boost its services in areas such as personal injury and civil fraud.
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November 05, 2024
Northern Irish Criminal Lawyers Strike Over Legal Aid
Criminal barristers and solicitors in Northern Ireland have gone on strike over a failure by the province's executive to address funding pressures that they say have made it financially unviable to take on publicly funded work.
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November 05, 2024
SRA Closing In On CILEX Takeover Despite Controversy
The solicitors' watchdog said Tuesday that it is "close" to submitting an application to take over the regulation of paralegals and legal executives, despite its shifting priorities.
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November 05, 2024
Eversheds To Close Beijing Office, Return To Singapore
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP said Tuesday that it is taking steps to close its Beijing office following a strategic review.
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November 05, 2024
IP Firm Settles Class Action Over Secret Commissions
Marks & Clerk LLP settled a class action on Tuesday brought by thousands of former clients who had accused the intellectual property company of pocketing secret commission payments for IP renewal services.
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November 05, 2024
SRA Eyes Client Money Rules, Compensation Fund Overhauls
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it is looking into alternative ways to apportion contributions to the compensation fund from law firms and solicitors, one of a series of changes the watchdog is considering after the collapse of Axiom Ince Ltd.
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November 04, 2024
Barings Solicitors Sent Claims For Mickey Mouse, SRA Says
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has accused two senior lawyers at the consumer finance firm Barings Ltd. of misleading clients over their payday loans and sending out claim letters on behalf of fictional clients, including Mickey Mouse, in a London legal disciplinary tribunal Monday.
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November 11, 2024
Browne Jacobson Hires SRA Legal Chief As First-Ever GC
Browne Jacobson LLP said Monday that a legal chief at the Solicitors Regulation Authority has returned to the firm as its first-ever general counsel as it looks to ensure that it abides by the highest ethical standards.
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November 04, 2024
Partner Hires Up 3% In September And October
The London partner market continued to see record numbers of moves in September and October, signaling that intense competition for talent in the British capital isn't likely to abate anytime soon, data published Monday shows.
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November 04, 2024
Litigation-Funding Report Signals Overhaul Of Sector
A government advisory body has indicated that it is weighing whether it is time to regulate litigation-funding and cap fees, as the industry has exploded and potentially contributed to the collapse of a law firm specializing in consumer claims.
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November 04, 2024
Hedge Fund Lawyer Denies Role In £1.4B Cum-Ex Fraud
The former top lawyer at a hedge fund accused of defrauding Denmark's tax authority of £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) told a London trial Monday he had no knowledge of cum-ex trading fraud at the business.
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November 04, 2024
Fieldfisher Re-Elects Robert Shooter As Managing Partner
Fieldfisher LLP said on Monday that it has elected Robert Shooter for a second term as managing partner, after the firm reported earlier in the year that its revenues had topped £350 million ($455 million) as the business expanded in Europe.
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November 11, 2024
Skadden Taps Latham For New IP Head As Losses Continue
Skadden has recruited the head of Latham & Watkins LLP's intellectual property team in London, adding to the partners the firm has recently seen depart for a U.S. rival.
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November 04, 2024
Hill Dickinson Helps DSW Capital Buy Healthcare Law Firm
DSW Capital PLC said Monday that it has bought medical law firm DR Solicitors Ltd. for £6.1 million ($7.9 million) in cash and shares, as the professional services network seeks to reduce its reliance on providing advice on mergers and acquisitions.
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November 04, 2024
5 Questions With Dechert Antitrust Partner Douglas Lahnborg
Douglas Lahnborg strode into the EU Commission just as his home country, Sweden, needed someone who could decipher the bloc’s laws. Here, Lahnborg talks to Law360 about his move from Orrick to Dechert, the Competition and Market Authority's crackdown on artificial intelligence and closing a cartel investigation in record time.
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November 04, 2024
Law Firm Sues UK Gov't Over Axed Legal Aid Contract
A law firm has accused the U.K. government of unlawfully pulling a legal aid contract after it missed a key deadline, telling a London court that there were no grounds to terminate the deal.
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November 01, 2024
Crypto Co. CoinShares Appoints Citadel Alumna As GC
Crypto investment company CoinShares International Ltd. has appointed an alumna of Sidley Austin LLP and investment firm Citadel to serve as group general counsel, the company announced.
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November 01, 2024
Investors Solely Liable For £5.4M Investment, Say Law Firms
Two law firms have hit back against a £5.4 million ($7 million) negligence claim by property investors, arguing there was no indication that the building project the investors put their money into was a Ponzi scheme.
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November 01, 2024
Latham Launches Academy To Train Lawyers On AI
Latham & Watkins LLP has begun a training program to equip its lawyers with the skills they need to help clients face challenges that are emerging from the rise of artificial intelligence technology.
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November 01, 2024
Danish Tax Agency To Settle With Atty In $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit
Denmark's tax authority has agreed to settle with an attorney whom it has accused of helping clients claim fraudulent tax refunds in a sprawling $2.1 billion case, according to a letter by its attorney in New York federal court.
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November 01, 2024
Tech Biz OneAdvanced Hires New GC Amid ICO Probe
Enterprise software company OneAdvanced has hired a new general counsel, just months after the Information Commissioner's Office said it intended to fine the firm £6 million ($7.8 million) for allegedly failing to take steps to prevent the personal information of more than 80,000 individuals from being stolen.