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  Pogust Goodhead To Sue BHP For £1.3B Over Dam Litigation

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Pogust Goodhead revealed plans on Thursday to sue BHP and Vale in London for £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in dama...(read more)

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  Shoosmiths Hikes NQ Pay To £105K Amid Pay Crunch Worries

  By Ashish Sareen

  Shoosmiths LLP said Thursday that it is increasing the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in London to £105,000...(read more)

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• BSB Agrees To Targets After Failing Performance Assessment

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Bar Standards Board has committed to ensuring it is on track to implement reforms and improve its regulatory performance after the legal industry's oversight watchdog reported that it had failed to meet the required standards in its annual assessment.

• UK Gov't Unveils AI Strategy To Cut Court Backlogs

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Ministry of Justice has laid out its plans to use artificial intelligence to address court backlogs and other longstanding issues facing the justice system.

• Barrister Fails To Overturn Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  A former barrister has lost his bid to challenge his disbarment for sexual misconduct, with a court ruling that a tribunal was entitled to find that a lighter sentence would be inappropriate given his repeated offenses and lack of insight.

• Ex-GSK Lawyer Drops Probe Case After Losing Bid For Docs

  By Adele Redmond

  A former lawyer for GSK has abandoned his claim that he was forced to quit by an unfair investigation into his alleged misconduct at a work event after an employment tribunal dismissed his bid to force greater disclosure from the pharmaceutical giant.

• Mayer Brown Hikes New Lawyers' Pay By 11% To £150K

  By Ashish Sareen

  Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that it is now paying newly qualified lawyers at its London office £150,000 ($198,000), putting it on a par with law firms in the Magic Circle.

• Spencer West Partner Rebuked After Drink-Driving Conviction

  By Ashish Sareen

  A lawyer at Spencer West LLP has been reprimanded after he was convicted for driving a motor vehicle while he had an excess amount of alcohol in his system, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday.

• Slater And Gordon Swings To Profit Despite Revenue Drop

  By Ashish Sareen

  Slater and Gordon Ltd. has swung back to recording a pretax profit even though revenue declined as it manages costs and repositions to focus on higher-value and more complex legal services.

• Oft-Penalized Deutsche Bank Finds New GC From Freshfields

  By Sue Reisinger

  Deutsche Bank AG on Tuesday said a senior partner at Freshfields LLP who specializes in corporate criminal defense will become its new general counsel on Sept. 15.

• Solicitor Denies Antisemitic Intent With Offensive Tweets

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  A solicitor told a disciplinary tribunal Tuesday that he did not intend any of his social media posts to be antisemitic, arguing that although his posts were admittedly "offensive" and "childish" he intended only to criticize the state of Israel.

• Law Firm Wins Appeal To Nix Ex-Solicitor's Commission

  By Adele Redmond

  A law firm won its appeal on Tuesday against a ruling that it owes a former solicitor unpaid commission, as an appeals tribunal found there was no chance he would have exceeded his billing targets once the involvement of partners and trainees in his work was considered.

• Simmons & Simmons Says AI Key Factor In £615M Revenue

  By Jamie Lennox

  Simmons & Simmons LLP on Monday announced revenue of £615 million ($823 million) for the past financial year, citing its lawyers' use of artificial intelligence as a notable factor in its growth.

• Ex-Ashurst, Eversheds Lawyer Barred For Child Sex Offenses

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former lawyer at Ashurst LLP and Eversheds Sutherland has been banned from practicing as a solicitor after he was convicted by a criminal court of committing child sexual offenses, a tribunal in London has said.