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  • January 24, 2025

    Simmons Taps DLA For New Antitrust Chief, MoFo For RE Pro

    Simmons & Simmons LLP has hired DLA Piper's U.K. competition chief and an expert in international real estate transactions from Morrison Foerster LLP to boost its legal services in its London office.

  • January 16, 2025

    Litigation Funding Group Watching Mastercard Row For Now

    The Association of Litigation Funders has said it is monitoring a spat between consumer advocate Walter Merricks and Innsworth Capital over the settlement of his multibillion-pound class action against Mastercard — but it has not yet intervened.

  • January 16, 2025

    Freeths Appoints Ex-Deloitte E-Discovery Manager

    Freeths LLP announced Wednesday the appointment of Jake Pennington-Slater, who departed Deloitte late last year, as its first in-house e-discovery manager.

  • January 16, 2025

    Scottish Judge Named Prez Of Employment Appeal Tribunal

    The head of the judiciary has appointed a Scottish judge to sit as president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, succeeding Jennifer Eady, who has been in the role since 2022.

  • January 16, 2025

    McDermott Adds Restructuring Pro In London

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP has hired an experienced corporate finance, restructuring and insolvency specialist to its London team, as the firm deepens its bench strength amid another year forecast to be challenging for business.

  • January 23, 2025

    Jenner & Block Taps Investigations Pro From Baker McKenzie

    Jenner & Block LLP has recruited a seasoned investigations partner from Baker McKenzie to launch its London public law and crisis management practice and to be co-chair of its investigations team.

  • January 16, 2025

    UK Legal Sector Revenue Dips 12% In November After High

    The U.K. legal industry recorded revenue of under £4.4 billion ($5.4 billion) in November, a fall of about 12% but more than the 3% decrease revealed for the wider services sector, official figures published on Thursday show.

  • January 16, 2025

    CMS To Cut Lawyers' Jobs In UK Real Estate Team

    CMS is poised to cut 15 jobs in its real estate team in the City of London as the sector continues to face difficult economic conditions, with the firm saying Thursday that a review was underway.

  • January 15, 2025

    Gateley's Revenues Top £86M In First-Half Results

    Gateley PLC said Wednesday that it recorded more than £86 million ($105 million) in revenues during the first half of its financial year, but a one-time gain on the acquisition of a chartered surveying practice hit its latest profits total.

  • January 15, 2025

    TLT Hikes NQ Pay In London To £85K

    TLT LLP said Wednesday that it has increased salaries of newly qualified lawyers in its London office to £85,000 ($104,000) as law firms continue to do battle for those who are in the early stages of their careers.

  • January 15, 2025

    Hoffmann Eitle, KSVR Team Up To Form Patent Powerhouse

    German patent specialist Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB has said that it join forces with the Düsseldorf office of König - Szynka - Tilmann - von Renesse to strengthen their capacity to handle United Patent Court disputes.

  • January 15, 2025

    Diversity In Judiciary Stays Stagnant Despite Push

    The judiciary continues to struggle with diversity on the bench as a new progress report has revealed that Black people accounted in 2024 for only 1% of all court judges in England and Wales, which is unchanged since reporting began in 2020.

  • January 15, 2025

    RPC Taps Hong Kong Litigation Pro As New Managing Partner

    Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP said Wednesday it has elected a litigation expert as its new managing partner, turning to its current Asia chief to lead the firm.

  • January 15, 2025

    Ex-Axiom Ince Execs Appear In Court Charged With Fraud

    Five former leaders of Axiom Ince appeared at a London criminal court Wednesday accused of fraud and covering up wrongdoing during a regulatory probe into the collapse of the law firm with a hole of more than £60 million ($73 million) in its client accounts.

  • January 15, 2025

    Solicitor General Backs More Money For SFO

    The U.K.'s solicitor general on Wednesday voiced support for increasing funding for the Serious Fraud Office to close the resource gap between the agency and large corporations in response to criticism that the watchdog was backing away from the biggest cases after a string of setbacks in court.

  • January 22, 2025

    Charles Russell Speechlys Adds Barrister To Finance Team

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has hired an expert in digital assets to work at its financial services and funds team in London as the firm moves to bolster its practice in the face of an increasingly complex financial technology sector.

  • January 22, 2025

    Temple Bright Hires 2 Partners From Travers Smith, Ashurst

    Temple Bright LLP has snapped up two longtime lawyers from Travers Smith and Ashurst to continue making inroads into the growing market for alternatives to traditional law firms.

  • January 14, 2025

    Mishcon's Review Plan Forced Staffer To Leave, Tribunal Says

    Mishcon de Reya LLP forced a former employee to resign by unfairly subjecting him to a performance management process that put him in a position in which he was "doomed to failure," a London employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 14, 2025

    Orrick Adds Paris Tax Partner From Latham

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP added a former counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner in its Paris office, where she'll advise clients on the tax aspects of French and international transactions, the firm said.

  • January 14, 2025

    Goodwin Enters Brussels With Ex-Quinn Emanuel Antitrust Atty

    Goodwin Procter LLP has opened an office in Brussels, focusing on competition matters with the hiring of a former Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorney who once served as the head of Shearman & Sterling LLP's global antitrust group.

  • January 21, 2025

    Plasseraud Hires Patent Pro To Lead New Amsterdam Office

    French IP boutique Plasseraud has brought on board a veteran patent attorney from Simmons & Simmons to oversee its new office in Amsterdam as the firm expands its European reach.

  • January 14, 2025

    SFO Taps Insider As Top Lawyer As Osofsky Era Ends

    Britain's anti-graft agency said Tuesday that a long-serving official with a background in running fraud and corruption investigations will serve as its top lawyer at least on an interim basis as it hunts to fill the crucial role on its executive committee.

  • January 14, 2025

    Blackstone Chambers Ups Pupils' Award By 20%

    Blackstone Chambers has raised its pupillage award to £90,000 ($109,000), positioning itself ahead of law firms in the competitive race for top legal talent in London.

  • January 21, 2025

    Clifford Chance Hires M&A Pro Bruce Embley From Skadden

    Clifford Chance said Tuesday that it has hired senior corporate lawyer Bruce Embley from Skadden in London as it looks to boost its transactions services.

  • January 14, 2025

    Gunnercooke Pro Fined For Improper Use Of Client Account

    A lawyer at Gunnercooke LLP has been fined more than £14,000 ($17,000) for allowing clients to use the law firm's client account as a banking facility, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

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