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February 20, 2025
Clifford Chance Adds 2 PE Pros From KKR, Blackstone
Clifford Chance LLP has added two more partners in London to continue the expansion of its global private capital team as it looks to meet the growing demands of clients for expert advice in the space.
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February 13, 2025
Former SFO HR Boss Loses Claim He Was Forced Out
A former head of human resources at the Serious Fraud Office has lost his case that he was forced to quit the white-collar crime agency because executives "deliberately and increasingly undermined" him and hired someone else to take over his duties.
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February 13, 2025
Radical Reform A Must To Save Courts, Ex-CPS Chief Says
Radical reforms are required to clear the backlog of criminal cases in the U.K. that will push the economic crime crisis further down the queue if it is not tackled, a former chief crown prosecutor has told Law360.
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February 13, 2025
Mishcon De Reya Invests In Legal Tech Startup Ctrl AI
Mishcon de Reya has said it has made an investment in Ctrl AI, a legal technology start-up, joining the trend for corporate legal departments to turn to cutting-edge tools to streamline tasks that demand a large amount of resources.
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February 12, 2025
AIG Largely Beats Claim Over Failed Italy Property Scheme
AIG is not liable to pay the bulk of nearly €3.5 million ($3.6 million) to investors in a failed Italian real estate project, as a judge found Wednesday that the insurance policy of a defunct Italian firm does not cover negligent advice by its predecessor.
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February 12, 2025
Barrister Suspended Over Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
A criminal barrister has been suspended after a tribunal found that he showed semi-nude images and made inappropriate comments to a woman during a case he was working on, the Bar Standards Board has said.
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February 12, 2025
UPC Cracks The Door Open For In-House Counsel To Appear
The Unified Patent Court ruled in a decision released Wednesday that there is no blanket ban on in-house lawyers appearing at the court, handing them a lifeline after a recent ruling jeopardized their ability to represent their employers.
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February 12, 2025
Law Firms Team Up To Fund $5M Climate Action In Kenya
A children's charity said Wednesday that it has partnered with several law firms to help tackle the effect of climate change in western Kenya by investing a predicted $5 million over the next decade.
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February 12, 2025
Axiom Ince Execs' Fraud Trial Over Collapse Set For 2027
Five former leaders of Axiom Ince are to stand trial in 2027 over allegations they committed fraud and covered up their wrongdoing during a regulatory probe into the law firm, which collapsed with a hole of more than £60 million ($74.4 million) in its client accounts.
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February 12, 2025
Haynes Boone Hires 7-Lawyer Team From Memery Crystal
Haynes Boone said Wednesday that it has recruited a seven-strong team of capital markets experts from Memery Crystal in London, led by former senior partner Nick Davis, as the fallout continues from the collapse of the RBG professional services group.
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February 11, 2025
BonelliErede Snaps Up Arbitration Partner From Cleary
Italian law firm BonelliErede has hired an arbitrator with over 30 years of experience and a particular focus on construction disputes as partner, as the firm looks to capture a bigger slice of the growing market.
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February 11, 2025
Met Office Process For Tackling Sexual Misconduct Upended
A London court ruled Tuesday that the Met's process to pull clearance for police officers accused of sexual misconduct is unlawful, leaving the force in what it called "a hopeless position" to tackle unfit officers after Wayne Couzens' rape and murder conviction.
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February 11, 2025
ETSI Picks IP Law Pro For New Chief Policy Officer
Europe's telecommunications standards body has appointed a new chief policy officer with a background in intellectual property law and policy.
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February 18, 2025
Dechert Hires PE Pro From Gibson Dunn In London
Dechert LLP has hired a longtime partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to augment its services for clients in private equity transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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February 11, 2025
Bristows Hires New UPC Chief In Dublin
Bristows LLP has hired a new Unified Patent Court director to its Dublin office who aims to "sculpt" the firm's practice at the European forum.
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February 11, 2025
Pinsent Masons Cuts Jobs In Germany Amid Strategic Review
Pinsent Masons LLP said Tuesday that it is making cuts to its workforce in Germany, more than a decade after it first opened an office in the country.
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February 10, 2025
Milbank's Revenue Soars, London Office Sees Big Gains
Milbank LLP said on Monday that it achieved record-breaking financial results for 2024, with firmwide revenue rising 23% to $1.86 billion and its London office posting a 40.8% surge to $329.2 million
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February 10, 2025
Herbert Smith Unveils Career Program For Black Lawyers
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP announced Monday the launch of a program to help Black lawyers advance their legal careers at the firm as studies continue to show that they are underrepresented across the legal sector.
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February 10, 2025
DLA Piper Trims UK Innovation Team, IT Could Be Next
DLA Piper has made cutbacks to its innovation team and is entering into a collective consultation with its information technology teams in moves to streamline certain parts of its business in the U.K.
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February 10, 2025
SSB Group Ltd. Administration Extends To 2026
The administration of SSB Group Ltd. has been extended by one year as litigation funders and other creditors look unlikely to recover their money from the failed Sheffield-based claims firm.
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February 10, 2025
Solicitor Struck Off For Secretly Working For Multiple Firms
An ex-employee of London firm Connect 2 Law was struck off the roll of solicitors Monday for misleading the firm about the hours she worked and for being paid by multiple firms for the same hours, with a disciplinary tribunal saying her behavior was "a clear breach of trust."
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February 10, 2025
Proskauer Hires Tax Pro In Paris From Addleshaw Goddard
Proskauer Rose LLP added a tax professional in Paris from Addleshaw Goddard LLP who advises private equity funds and multinational groups on mergers and acquisitions.
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February 10, 2025
Willkie Boosts New Lawyers' Pay In London To £170K
Willkie Farr & Gallagher said on Monday that it has hiked the salaries of freshly qualified lawyers at its London office to £170,000 ($211,000) and that it has also raised earnings for trainees, as the salary war in the English capital continues to heat up.
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February 10, 2025
Property Boss' Brother Denies Dodging £13M Fraud Recovery
The brother of a property tycoon who funneled £13 million ($16 million) out of his family business has hit back at claims that he transferred his shares from an investment venture to escape attempts to recover funds dissipated from the fraud.
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February 10, 2025
Fladgate Picks Up 25 Memery Crystal Pros Amid Turmoil
Fladgate said on Monday that it has hired a team of 25 lawyers and staff from Memery Crystal as the firm prepares to shut its doors after its owner filed for administration.