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April 11, 2024
Ex-Sidley Partner Says CPS Did Not Disclose Prosecution Info
A former Sidley Austin LLP partner, a former senior KPMG LLP official and a banking adviser have hit back at the Crown Prosecution Service in the men's £66 million ($82.8 million) claim over a failed tax fraud prosecution, arguing that their prosecutor hid important information from them.
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April 11, 2024
Law Firm Denies Thwarting Driver's Injury Claim
JMW Solicitors has pushed back at accusations by an injured delivery driver that it filed his compensation claim against the wrong defendant to avoid a conflict of interest with a valuable client.
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April 25, 2024
Mishcon Hires IP Pro Angela Fox From Maucher Jenkins
Mishcon de Reya LLP said Thursday that it has recruited the former head of dispute resolution at Maucher Jenkins to its intellectual property team, boosting its strengths in a full spectrum of trademark, copyright and design matters.
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April 11, 2024
Ex-Post Office Boss Denies 'Cover Up' Of IT Bugs
A former Post Office boss has denied trying to "cover up" the fact that senior members of the organization knew the IT system used to prosecute hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters was faulty, as he gave evidence to an inquiry Thursday.
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April 11, 2024
Solicitor Struck Off For Misleading Client Over PI Claim
A former Slater and Gordon personal injury lawyer who admitted that he misled a client about the status of her claim for more than 15 years was struck off by a tribunal on Thursday.
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April 11, 2024
Sidley's UK Revenue Grows By 12% Despite Economy Woes
Sidley Austin LLP performed strongly 2023 in London even as the U.K. economy stuttered throughout the year, the firm said on Thursday, with revenue growing by more than 12%.
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April 10, 2024
Fieldfisher Launches Milan Office With Five Partners
Fieldfisher LLP announced on Wednesday that it has opened an office in Milan with five partners as it charts a new course for its business in Italy after it ended its association with a local law firm late last year.
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April 10, 2024
Former Judge Says Post Office Prosecutions Made No Sense
A former senior judge who oversaw a mediation scheme between the Post Office and people it wrongly prosecuted based on faulty IT data said the organization's case "didn't make sense," as he gave evidence to the inquiry into the scandal on Wednesday.
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April 10, 2024
Gowling Bolsters UK Biz With 4 New Partners
Gowling WLG has promoted four of its lawyers to partner across each of its four practice groups, continuing the firm's global hiring spree.
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April 10, 2024
Ex-BigLaw Atty In OneCoin Scam A Flight Risk, Feds Say
A former Locke Lord LLP partner who was convicted of laundering proceeds from the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam has "every incentive" to flee the country, prosecutors told a New York federal judge, arguing he shouldn't be allowed to stay out on bail while his appeal is pending.
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April 10, 2024
SocGen GC Departs For Finance Giant TP ICAP
Financial services firm TP ICAP said Wednesday that it has hired a top lawyer from Societe Generale in London to serve as its general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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April 17, 2024
McDermott Adds PE Pro From Sidley
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has hired a private equity specialist from Sidley Austin LLP as a partner as the firm continues to grow its transactions practice in London.
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April 10, 2024
DWF Expands Global Risks Offering With 2 New Partners
DWF LLP has expanded its global risks offering by hiring energy and marine insurance experts Gary Walkling and Franco D'Andrea as partners.
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April 10, 2024
Mishcon Apprentice Showed 'Egregious Disregard' To Tribunal
An employment judge has dismissed a disability discrimination claim brought against Mishcon de Reya LLP by a former solicitor-apprentice at the firm after she missed the tribunal hearing to go on a trip abroad for her birthday.
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April 10, 2024
Macfarlanes Withdraws Offers For Unsuccessful Trainees
Macfarlanes LLP said Wednesday that it has decided to rescind contract offers for students who didn't pass the solicitors qualifying exam on their first attempt, as the new American-style assessment continues to wreak havoc in the sector.
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April 10, 2024
Legal Tech Biz Launches AI-Powered Deals Database
Legal technology company Litera said Wednesday it has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that creates a unified source of information for law firms wanting to access key details from corporate deals they have worked on.
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April 10, 2024
SQE Candidate Numbers Surging But Pass Rates Stay Low
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday that the number of aspiring lawyers taking its new qualification exam has surged in 2024, but added that pass rates have stayed low, particularly for Black candidates.
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April 09, 2024
BCLP Says It Had No Obligation To Man's Family In Tax Fight
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner was under contract to represent only a family's patriarch and thus shouldn't be liable for taxes resulting from advising him to transfer £242 million ($307 million) in assets to his wife, then to his sons, the firm told a London court.
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April 16, 2024
Freeths Hires Murgitroyd Atty As Patents Director
Freeths LLP has appointed a new director of patents with more than 16 years of experience advising clients such as Nokia and Rolls-Royce, marking the latest addition to the firm's growth strategy.
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April 09, 2024
Bar Council Rejects Axing Degree Requirement For Students
The Bar Council on Tuesday resisted a regulatory proposal to remove the minimum university degree qualification required for trainee barristers, arguing the reforms would lower standards and have unaccountable training providers making decisions.
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April 09, 2024
Trowers & Hamlins Unveils Energy And Sustainability Practice
Trowers & Hamlins LLP has launched a new energy and sustainability practice to bolster its services to clients that need advice on matters associated with the energy transition and the goal to reach net-zero.
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April 09, 2024
Charles Russell Speechlys Floats New Tech Adoption Unit
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Tuesday it has forged a new department dedicated to ensuring the law firm leaves no gains on the table in its hunt to incorporate legal tech and artificial intelligence into its services.
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April 09, 2024
Addleshaw Goddard To Launch In Spain With KWM Team
Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Tuesday it has struck a deal with King & Wood Mallesons to take onboard 13 partners among 60 lawyers to launch the firm's first Spanish office in Madrid.
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April 09, 2024
TLT Appoints 5 New Female Legal Directors In Birmingham
TLT LLP said Tuesday it has appointed five new legal directors to its Birmingham office in an all-female recruitment round that the law firm hopes will boost its ability to advise clients on a range of disputes and deals.
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April 16, 2024
Ex-SFO Bribery Chief Joins Prosecution Boutique Firm
The former head of bribery and corruption at the Serious Fraud Office kicked off a new role on Tuesday as a partner at Edmonds Marshall McMahon, the boutique private prosecution law firm has said.