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  Bank Of England General Counsel Exits After 10 Years

  By Ashish Sareen

   The Bank of England has lost its lead lawyer, a former partner at Clifford Chance LLP, after she spent a decade...(read more)

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  SRA Risks Losing Staff, Budget As FCA Takes Over On AML

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority could find itself with a smaller budget and a diminished workforce as a resu...(read more)

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• The Revolving Door: Simmons Names Global Pensions Head

  By Max Austin

  Over the past week, Simmons & Simmons has appointed its global head of pensions from DLA Piper, Travers Smith lost its head of tax to King & Spalding and CMS fueled its energy practice with an automotive specialist.

• Law Firms Could Face £1.4B Bill Under Rumored Tax Change

  By Ashish Sareen

  Partners at law firms face paying up to £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) more in tax each year if the government imposes a new tax on limited liability partnerships to help plug a hole in Britain's finances, UHY Hacker Young said Thursday.

• Squire Patton Hit With £3.7M Claim Over Tech Buyout Advice

  By Jamie Lennox

  A software company has sued Squire Patton Boggs for £3.7 million ($4.9 million) in a London court, alleging that the law firm's faulty advice led to a dispute over intellectual property that was fundamental to its acquisition of a rival business.

• Ex-Clifford Chance Pro Hit With £8M Libel Claim By Barrister

  By Ronan Barnard

  A barrister has sued legal commentator Dan Neidle and his think tank for £8 million ($10.6 million), accusing the former Clifford Chance partner of engaging in a vendetta against him, according to court filings that have now been made public.

• Albion Chambers Barrister Tapped For High Court Post

  By Ashish Sareen

  The government said Thursday that it has named as a High Court judge a senior criminal and regulatory barrister from Albion Chambers, who chaired an independent review into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Isle of Man government.

• UK To Crack Down On Fake Immigration Lawyers

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Home Office detailed plans to combat abuse in the immigration system on Wednesday by giving authorities new powers to confiscate the profits fake immigration lawyers make from providing unlawful advice.

• BHP Seeks To Block US Testimony In Pogust Goodhead Row

  By Sophia Dourou

  BHP urged a judge Wednesday to prevent Pogust Goodhead, which represents thousands of claimants in a £36 billion ($48 billion) trial over a Brazilian dam disaster, from obtaining information from a U.S. court in order to support proposed litigation against the Australian mining giant.

• Lawyers Could See Probes Double As FCA Takes Over AML

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The decision to make the financial watchdog the sole regulator of AML and counter-terrorist financing for professional services providers could be "tricky" for lawyers in the short term, even as some experts predict it might ultimately help to simplify an overly complex regulatory regime.

• Email 'Did Not Cause' Barrister's Mistreatment, Stonewall Says

  By Adele Redmond

  An email complaining about a gender-critical barrister's tweets was not the cause of discrimination against her, LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall argued Wednesday as it fought her appeal to hold the organization liable.

• Kingsley Napley Hires 1st Chief Legal Officer From Mishcon

  By Ashish Sareen

  Kingsley Napley has appointed a former Mishcon partner to serve as its chief legal officer, a newly-created board-level position.

• Outgoing SRA Chief Criticizes Solicitors Holding Client Funds

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that the cost of regulation would decrease considerably if solicitors and their firms were no longer allowed to hold client money, as he prepares to step down after nearly 12 years at the helm.

• Trowers Accused Of Coercion In $1.1M Fees Dispute

  By Hanna Vioque

  An affordable housing provider has denied owing Trowers & Hamlins LLP more than £800,000 ($1.1 million) for work between 2023 and 2024, arguing that the law firm had used "coercion" to secure approval for out-of-scope fees from an unauthorized individual.