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October 01, 2024
McFaddens Dodges Client's Late Claim Over Loan Advice
A court said Tuesday that a City of London law firm can sidestep a client's claim that she received negligent advice over a loan, ruling that there was no good reason for her filing key details of the claim too late.
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October 01, 2024
Ex-Police Officer Denies Seeking Probe Against NI Lawyers
A senior English police officer denied at a tribunal Tuesday of attempting to make Northern Ireland's legal regulator take action against journalists' legal counsel over litigation connected to his investigation into leaked information about alleged collusion by the local police with terrorists.
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October 08, 2024
Eversheds Sutherland Taps Rutgers & Posch For Finance Trio
Eversheds Sutherland said Tuesday it has hired three finance lawyers from Dutch law firm Rutgers & Posch as it looks to grow its partner cohort in the Benelux region.
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October 01, 2024
Tribunal Member Warned Over 'Clumsy' Racial Harassment
A tribunal member has been issued a warning after an HM Courts and Tribunals Service employee accused him of making racist comments at a work social event, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said.
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October 01, 2024
Axiom Ince Ex-Staffer Wins £5K For Constructive Dismissal
Axiom Ince Ltd. must pay a former employee £5,400 ($7,200) after it forced him out of the door before the firm collapsed, a tribunal held in a ruling released Tuesday.
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October 01, 2024
Cyber Insurance Business Promotes Atty To General Counsel
Cyber insurance company Cowbell announced Tuesday that it has promoted to serve as its general counsel an attorney who has served as its vice president of legal for more than two years.
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September 30, 2024
German Lawyer Charged Over €428M Cum-Ex Fraud
A lawyer has been charged in Germany with several counts of "serious tax evasion" over his alleged role in a €428 million ($477 million) so-called cum-ex dividend tax fraud, a German court confirmed Monday.
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September 30, 2024
Apprenticeship Providers Urge Gov't To Rethink Reform
A leading apprenticeship provider in England urged the government Monday to reconsider plans to cut public funding for solicitor apprenticeships, emphasizing that this relatively new, debt-free qualification method is already helping to narrow the legal industry's diversity gap.
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September 30, 2024
Stephenson Harwood Adds Legal Tech Product To AI Toolkit
Stephenson Harwood LLP said on Monday that it has adopted a new generative artificial intelligence platform, its second investment in AI, as it continues exploring ways to improve the delivery of legal services to clients.
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September 30, 2024
Schillings Opens New Office In Dublin In EU Push
Schillings International LLP announced Monday that it has opened a new office in Dublin, its first in the European Union.
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September 30, 2024
Akin Launches New AI Director Role With Bryan Cave Pro
Akin is redoubling its commitment to emerging technology and artificial intelligence with a new director of practice technology and AI innovation at its London office who most recently was at Bryan Cave and previously spent more than seven years with Akin.
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September 30, 2024
Ex-Human Rights Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Fraud
A former British human rights lawyer admitted on Monday to making a fraudulent application for legal aid on behalf of Iraqi detainees bringing claims against British soldiers who served in Iraq, the National Crime Agency said.
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September 30, 2024
Shoosmiths Launches Legal And Compliance Operations Unit
Shoosmiths LLP has joined forces with two consultants to launch a legal and compliance operations team as the firm continues to offer wider solutions to clients that complement the traditional legal advice it provides.
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September 30, 2024
Ex-Judges Blame Opaque Selection Process For Hiring Woes
Vacancies for judges are staying unfilled because of a shortage of high-quality applicants, as former members of the bench tell Law360 that the selection process discourages exceptional candidates at a time when the government is grappling with court backlogs.
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September 29, 2024
Law Firm Mergers Stay High As Consolidators Press On
Merger activity in the British legal sector continued to recover in 2023 from the low levels seen two years earlier, partly driven by consolidator firms acquiring other practices, Hazlewoods LLP said on Monday.
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October 04, 2024
Clifford Chance Hires Ex-Sidley Restructuring Pro
Clifford Chance LLP has recruited a former restructuring partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Germany, amid high demand from clients for specialist advice in the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions.
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September 27, 2024
Legal Services Board Greenlights Compensation Fund Hikes
The Legal Services Board said Friday that it has approved an increase of more than 200% in compensation fund contributions required of solicitors and law firms as a result of the collapse of Axiom Ince Ltd. and the expenses of compensating its victims.
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September 27, 2024
Candey Cleared Of AML Breaches Over £24M Of Client Funds
Candey Ltd. was cleared on Friday of breaching money laundering regulations by failing to adequately check the source of nearly £24 million (£32 million) of client funds, by a tribunal that also found a former partner improperly transferred some of the money to third parties.
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September 27, 2024
Ex-Linklaters Partner Loses Fight To Block Charge On Homes
An ex-Linklaters LLP partner failed to stop a Saudi princess from securing charges over two of his family members' homes to settle a $25 million judgment, with a London court on Friday rejecting his claim to have no interest in the properties.
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October 04, 2024
Ex-Solicitor General Rejoins 3PB After Decade In Parliament
Michael Tomlinson KC, a former solicitor general in England and Wales, has returned to 3 Paper Buildings to continue practicing as a barrister after he lost his seat following nearly a decade as a member of Parliament.
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September 27, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Coca-Cola bring a trademark infringement claim against its former marketing director, Glencore face legal action by American Century ETF Trust, law firm Bishop Lloyd & Jackson defend itself against two solicitors it worked alongside during inquiries into Grenfell Tower, and a U.K. cruise line face a claim by a subsidiary of the sanctioned gambling platform GTLK.
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September 27, 2024
Revived Freshfields Eyes US Growth As Rivals Target UK
Freshfields is taking big swings in the American market and at home with a rebrand and a willingness to plunge headfirst into salary battles for the best lawyers. And London managing partner Mark Sansom told Law360 that he's not about to slow down.
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September 27, 2024
Citizens Advice Lawyer Loses Birthday Reward Scheme Claim
A tribunal has chucked a solicitor's claim that Citizens Advice bosses forced her to quit following her online post criticizing a birthday reward scheme, ruling that the response to her message did not sever her trust in the bureau.
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September 27, 2024
Duncan Lewis Settles Legal Aid Fee Case Against UK Gov.
Duncan Lewis Solicitors announced Friday that it has dropped its legal aid fee claim against the U.K.'s justice secretary, after the minister promised to make a decision on raising rates for immigration and asylum work after the first Labour budget next month.
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September 26, 2024
Merger Between Lester Aldridge And Mackrell Called Off
Lester Aldridge LLP and Mackrell Solicitors will no longer unite and become one law firm after talks about a proposed merger were called off.