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September 12, 2024
Linklaters Hires Shell's Qatar Legal Chief For Energy Practice
Linklaters LLP has hired the head of legal for energy giant Shell in Qatar to become its global sector lead for its energy transition practice.
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September 12, 2024
Slater & Gordon Beats Former Analyst's Redundancy Appeal
Slater & Gordon has defeated a cost analyst's appeal against the firm's decision to make him redundant, persuading a London judge on Thursday that a lower tribunal did not botch its investigation into the factors leading to his dismissal.
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September 12, 2024
Accuracy, Security Top Firms' Concerns As AI Use Rises
Most law firms are using artificial intelligence tools for routine tasks over the coming year or plan to use them, but lawyers are concerned about the accuracy and security of the technology, an industry survey revealed on Thursday.
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September 12, 2024
French Legal Research Startup Jus Mundi Raises $22M
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced that it raised $22 million in series B funding to fuel artificial intelligence development and continue its international expansion.
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September 12, 2024
Ex-Barrister Andy Slaughter Elected Justice Committee Chair
Former barrister Andy Slaughter has been elected chair of the parliamentary panel responsible for holding Britain's justice system to account, at a time when courts face record backlogs and many legal professionals are threatening to leave the industry.
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September 12, 2024
Barrister Cleared Of Misconduct Over Touching Paralegal
A One Essex Court barrister accused of touching a paralegal's thigh during a dinner has been cleared of misconduct, as a tribunal found on Thursday that he genuinely believed he was reciprocating her flirtation.
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September 12, 2024
Keystone Law Reports 8% Revenue Growth In First Half
Keystone Law Group PLC said Thursday that revenue for the first half of 2024 had risen by more than 8% to reach £46.5 million ($60.8 million), driven by growing demand from clients and the success of its consultancy model.
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September 11, 2024
Proskauer Lands Fried Frank's Arbitration Head In London
Proskauer Rose LLP has recruited the former head of arbitration at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP in London as the firm looks to boost its litigation practice in the U.K.
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September 11, 2024
Clyde & Co. Hikes NQ Pay To £85K As Talent War Heats Up
Clyde & Co. LLP has said that newly qualified lawyers in the U.K. can now earn up to £85,000 ($110,800), as it joined many other law firms that have hiked pay as the market for junior talent becomes ever-more competitive.
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September 11, 2024
Dickson Minto Breaks Tradition With Walker Morris Hire
Dickson Minto is breaking with its long tradition of virtually exclusively promoting partners from within its ranks by tapping into the lateral hiring market to rebuild its London offering, the Scottish firm's boss told Law360 Wednesday as the firm brings on a real estate veteran from Walker Morris LLP.
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September 11, 2024
IP Boutique Hires Murgitroyd Pro For Life Sciences Team
Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP has hired a new partner from rival Murgitroyd & Co. for its chemistry and life sciences team as the firm looks to expand its patent capabilities in the northern English city of Leeds.
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September 11, 2024
Barrister Accused Of Groping Paralegal At Work Dinner
A barrister with One Essex Court groped a legal assistant during a work dinner, the Bar Standards Board told a tribunal Wednesday.
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September 11, 2024
Legal Industry Grows By 8% In July, UK Gov't Stats Show
The U.K. legal industry posted its second-highest monthly revenue in 2024 as growth in the sector outpaces other professional services industries and the wider economy, new government statistics showed on Wednesday.
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September 11, 2024
Dentons Adds 2 Corp. Pros In Dublin From US Rivals
Dentons has recruited two new corporate partners to its Dublin office from U.S. rivals as it looks to expand its mergers and acquisitions practice in the Irish market and capitalize on its global footprint.
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September 11, 2024
Ex-Simpson Millar Pro Can't Use Privilege Docs In Ouster Spat
Documents detailing failed settlement negotiations between a former director at Simpson Millar LLP and the firm are inadmissible in the solicitor's claim that he was unduly coerced in the lead-up to his dismissal, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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September 11, 2024
Latham Hires Senior Tax Pro From Travers Smith In London
Latham & Watkins LLP said on Wednesday that it has recruited a former head of tax at Travers Smith LLP for its office in London, a blow for the U.K. law firm, which has been hit by the departure of a series of partners.
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September 10, 2024
UK Court OKs Nix Of Partners' Tax Deduction For Amortization
A lower court was correct in ruling that a trio of U.K. entities that formed a limited liability partnership cannot take a tax deduction for the amortization of intangible assets they contributed to the LLP against their share of the profits, the Upper Tribunal ruled.
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September 10, 2024
Simpson Thacher Names Bi-Coastal Fund Finance Leaders
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has tapped into both its East and West Coast offices to name the new leaders for its fund finance practice, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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September 10, 2024
Womble Bond Eyes Growth, Not Layoffs, With New Tie-Up
The merger between Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP is not about cutting costs because of mounting competition, the international law firm's U.S. boss told Law360 on Tuesday. It's about growth in the U.S., the U.K. — and beyond.
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September 10, 2024
V&E Launches New Dublin Office In Aviation Finance Push
Vinson & Elkins LLP has launched a new office in Ireland to provide New York and English law advice to clients on aviation leasing and financing matters.
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September 10, 2024
Meet The Lawyers Tapped To Defend In Glencore Bribery Case
Six former Glencore employees, including the commodity giant's billionaire former head of oil, who have been charged with bribery by the Serious Fraud Office, have tapped an all-star list of the U.K.'s most experienced trial solicitors and barristers with a track record of prevailing against the white-collar agency.
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September 10, 2024
Middle Temple Beats Catering Head's Unfair Dismissal Claim
The former head of catering at one of London's four inns of court has failed in his unfair dismissal claim, as a tribunal found on Tuesday that the professional association for barristers had treated him fairly during the redundancy process.
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September 10, 2024
Quinn Emanuel Expands London Footprint
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP said Tuesday it has signed lease extensions and is expanding its base in London as it commits to getting its staff to work in the office.
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September 10, 2024
Kennedys Opens New Offices In LA, Seattle Amid US Growth
Kennedys Law LLP said Tuesday it has opened new offices in Los Angeles and Seattle as the firm looks to build on its accelerating U.S. growth.
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September 10, 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills Hires Private Capital Partner In Asia
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired private capital partner Anthony Vasey to help advise clients at its Hong Kong office on all aspects of the investment life cycle, including fundraising and asset management.