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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.
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September 26, 2024
Burford's New Development Chief Eyes Law Firms, Legal Tech
Burford Capital LLC is entering a more aggressive phase of its expansion strategy, looking at everything from acquiring stakes in boutique law firms and legal tech companies to expanding into the alternative legal services space, the legal funder's new chief development officer tells Law360.
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September 26, 2024
Solicitor Ordered To Pay Over £81K Over COVID Vax Letters
A London tribunal has ordered a solicitor to pay more than £81,000 ($108,649) for improperly threatening legal action against a GP surgery and a government agency on behalf of clients who opposed being vaccinated against COVID-19.
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September 26, 2024
Lawyer Must Pay £8.7K For Late Exit In Case Against Ex-Firm
A consultant solicitor must pay his former firm £8,700 ($11,700) in costs after bringing a claim that was obviously past due before waiting more than two months too long to withdraw it, a tribunal has ruled.
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September 26, 2024
ECJ Backs Strong Protection For Lawyer-Client Discussions
Confidentiality of lawyer-client communications has enhanced protection under European Union law, including in cross-border tax disclosures, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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September 26, 2024
Ex-Linklaters Pro Accused Of Lying To Dodge $25M Judgment
A former partner at Linklaters LLP forged documents in an attempt to avoid handing over two homes to settle a $25 million judgment against him, lawyers representing a Saudi princess told a London court on Thursday.
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September 26, 2024
Law Society Turns Up Heat On SRA To Rethink Fining Powers
The Law Society has added its weight to growing pressure on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to re-think controversial plans to revise its fining powers, warning on Thursday that the proposals are confusing, flawed and "potentially unlawful."
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September 25, 2024
HSF, BAT Prove EU Wrongly Denied Access To Tobacco Data
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and a British American Tobacco unit on Wednesday scored partial victories when a European Union court ruled that officials wrongly withheld certain data contributing to the bloc's decision to tighten regulations on heated tobacco.
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September 25, 2024
Pump Court Can't Keep £2.75M Embezzlement Case Private
A London judge refused Wednesday to hear a case about the embezzlement of £2.75 million ($3.67 million) in barrister fees in private, ruling that the interests of open justice trumped those of Pump Court Chambers.
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September 25, 2024
Co-op Legal Posts 35% Revenue Increase In First-Half Results
Co-operative Legal Services Ltd. said on Wednesday that a huge jump in estate planning work helped the business generate more than £40 million in revenues during the first half of 2024 as profits rocketed by 56%.
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September 25, 2024
Faegre Drinker Relocates To New, Bigger London Office
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP said on Wednesday that it has moved staff in London to a slightly bigger office as it looks to continue growing its business in the City.