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  • January 10, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen legal services group RBG Holdings face a winding-up petition from founder Ian Rosenblatt amid soured talks about the group's leadership, J.P. Morgan file a fresh claim against WeRealize, retailer Asda face an intellectual property claim over a specific type of mandarin and financier Nathaniel Rothschild sue German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst and his investment vehicle Tennor International. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 10, 2025

    Lawyer Cleared Of Dishonesty Over AML Compliance Failings

    A disciplinary tribunal on Friday cleared a lawyer of dishonesty over allegations that he misled an insurer and the English solicitors regulator about his lack of compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.

  • January 10, 2025

    Litigation Funder Forms New Biz To Oversee Group Claims

    Litigation funder Asertis confirmed Friday it has joined forces with law firm KP Law PC to create a one-stop shop for managing legal claims through a unique platform that offers funding, litigating and insuring services.

  • January 10, 2025

    SRA Bars Conveyancing Exec Over Falsified Documents

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority has banned a conveyancing executive from working for another law firm after she falsified legal documents to conceal the fact that she had missed a deadline for sending them to Companies House.

  • January 10, 2025

    Clifford Chance Adds 2 Fund Finance Pros From Mayer Brown

    Clifford Chance LLP has hired two lending experts to join its global financial markets team in London, as the firm looks to add experience and specializations to its already strong private credit practice.

  • January 10, 2025

    CMS Taps Tax Disputes Specialist From KPMG

    CMS announced that it has appointed a former KPMG director as a partner in its London-based tax practice.

  • January 10, 2025

    RBG Says It Has Creditor Support Despite Winding Up Bid

    RBG Holdings PLC sought Friday to halt the sharp decline in its share price by reassuring investors that the company continued to have the support of its main creditors, just days after its largest shareholder and founder filed to wind up the company.

  • January 10, 2025

    SRA Bars 2 Case Managers Over Drug Dealing Convictions

    Two former case managers at a law firm in northwest England have been banned from the profession after they were convicted of drug dealing by a criminal court, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday.

  • January 17, 2025

    Fieldfisher Hires Disputes Pro From DWF In Birmingham

    Fieldfisher LLP has hired a new dispute resolution partner to its Birmingham office from DWF LLP, with the new arrival saying Friday that he is keen to work on high-value matters that are "unheard of" at other firms in central England.

  • January 10, 2025

    Investors Sue Ackland & Co. Over Negligent Property Advice

    A Welsh law firm has been sued by a group of individuals over alleged breaches of duty in connection with their failed purchases of property in a development in England that collapsed before the promised residential apartments were built.

  • January 10, 2025

    Law Firm Sued For £1.8M Over Property Payments Advice

    A property company has sued Manuel Swaden for £1.8 million ($2.2 million), accusing the law firm of failing to inform it of unpaid payments when it gave advice on the purchase of a residential property in London.

  • January 09, 2025

    Skadden Opens Abu Dhabi Office With Freshfields Hire

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Thursday that its first Middle East office has opened in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, spearheaded by a new corporate transactional partner who previously led the region for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

  • January 09, 2025

    CILEX Regulator Still Faces Uncertainty About Its Future

    The current regulator of legal executives for England and Wales said Thursday that it remains uncertain about its future as it awaits a decision on whether its powers will be transferred to the solicitors watchdog.

  • January 09, 2025

    Trainee Misled Firm Over Annual Leave Request

    A former trainee solicitor at a central English law firm has been banned from being employed by another law firm after she lied to her employer about needing to take time off to go to court over a planning matter, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • January 09, 2025

    Lawyer Disbarred For 'Recklessly' Misleading Upper Tribunal

    A barrister who "recklessly misled" the court over the course of judicial review application proceedings into immigration decisions was disbarred by the profession's disciplinary tribunal on Thursday.

  • January 09, 2025

    Direct Line Names New GC Ahead Of Planned Aviva Merger

    Direct Line Group has appointed a new general counsel to its executive committee, as the insurer moves toward its anticipated merger with rival Aviva later in 2025.

  • January 09, 2025

    Barbara Mills KC Elected As New Bar Council Chair

    The Bar Council has elected family law specialist Barbara Mills KC as the first Black person to serve as its chair as the profession continues to wrestle with a lack of diversity and underinvestment in the justice system.

  • January 09, 2025

    Tech Biz Says Barrister Failed To Flag Law Firm's Negligence

    A tech company has accused a barrister of failing to spot his instructing law firm's alleged negligence, telling a London court that this armed the law firm with a limitation defense that cut the value of an eventual settlement.

  • January 09, 2025

    SFO To Claw Back £1M From Solicitor Convicted Of Fraud

    A lawyer who was imprisoned for 14 years for siphoning off investors' money through a fraudulent offshore "get-rich-quick" legal aid scheme will repay victims more than £1 million ($1.23 million), the Serious Fraud Office said Thursday.

  • January 09, 2025

    Ex-Lawyer Sues BT Over Lost £8M From Search Invention

    A retired real estate lawyer has accused British Telecommunications and a paralegal firm of conspiring to exclude him from a system he created to find building asset risks, alleging they robbed him of more than £8.75 million ($10.8 million) in future annual revenue.

  • January 08, 2025

    Lawyer Accused Of AML Failings And Accounts Rules Breach

    England's solicitors watchdog told a tribunal Wednesday that a lawyer lied about anti-money laundering failings and used his firm's client account as a banking facility to hold more than £2 million ($2.7 million) for a client.

  • January 08, 2025

    Reed Smith Names Brigid North As New London Chief

    Reed Smith LLP named long-time real estate partner Brigid North on Thursday as the new managing partner at its London office, as the U.S. law firm targets "sustainable" growth in the increasingly competitive legal market.

  • January 08, 2025

    Howard Kennedy Recruits IP Partner From Gunnercooke

    Howard Kennedy LLP has recruited a new partner from Gunnercooke LLP to its intellectual property team in London, with the lawyer saying Wednesday she's ready to leave behind the "eat what you kill" model to join a more traditional setup.

  • January 15, 2025

    Charles Russell Hires Disputes Pro From Swiss Firm

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has hired a dispute resolution specialist from Altenburger Ltd. Legal + Tax in Switzerland as the firm looks to continue growing its business internationally.

  • January 08, 2025

    Ashurst Reports 'Serious' Technical Incident

    Ashurst LLP said Thursday that it had experienced a "serious" technical incident that disrupted email communication for its lawyers and staff, highlighting the ongoing cyber issues faced by firms.

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