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April 16, 2024
Charles Russell Speechlys Hires Banking And Finance Lawyer
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has appointed Philip Withey, a lawyer from Womble Bond, as partner in its banking and finance practice in a move the firm believes will boost its business.
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April 08, 2024
Allen & Overy, Shearman Name New Partners Ahead Of Merger
Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP announced Monday that they have promoted 40 lawyers to partner ahead of the finalization of their merger in May.
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April 15, 2024
Kingsley Napley Debuts Int'l Arbitration Unit With New Partner
Kingsley Napley LLP has hired a partner from Candey LLP to lead a new international arbitration practice amid rising demand from clients to settle disputes outside traditional courts, the law firm said Monday.
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April 08, 2024
Judicial Office Reopens Reverse Mentoring Program
An annual program that gives lawyers from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to share their experiences of the legal profession with a judge has reopened for applications, the Judicial Office said Monday.
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April 08, 2024
Barrister Suspended For Failing To Pay £64K Court Order
A barrister has been banned from practicing for six months after a tribunal concluded he damaged trust in himself or the legal profession by failing to comply with a court order to pay £64,000 ($80,875).
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April 08, 2024
Fladgate Promotes 3 Partners Across Its Practices
Fladgate LLP said Monday it had promoted three lawyers to partner as the London-based law firm edges closer to the 100-partner mark.
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April 15, 2024
Kirkland Hires Leveraged Finance Pro From Allen & Overy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has recruited a debt finance specialist from Allen & Overy LLP as it continues to rebuild in the United Kingdom after undergoing a string of departures to rival U.S. law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in late 2023.
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April 08, 2024
Solicitor Accused Of Falsifying Costs Faces Tribunal
A solicitor was brought before a disciplinary tribunal on Monday to face allegations that he made untruthful statements in costs schedules submitted to the High Court and undermined confidence in the legal profession.
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April 08, 2024
Minister Calls For Prison Time Over Post Office IT Scandal
Individuals in the Post Office who wrongfully prosecuted innocent sub-postmasters "should go to jail," a minister said on Monday, on the eve of the inquiry into the miscarriage of justice resuming.
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April 08, 2024
Ropes & Gray Appoints New London MP
Ropes & Gray LLP said Monday that it had appointed cybersecurity chief Rohan Massey as its London managing partner as the U.S. law firm continues to capitalize on strong demand for its services in the U.K.
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April 08, 2024
Attwells Denies Breaking Promise In £1.2M Loan Dispute
Attwells Solicitors LLP has denied promising that it was acting on behalf of a man who, the law firm says, was probably fraudulently posing as the owner of two properties in a move to borrow £775,000 ($980,000) from a finance company.
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April 15, 2024
Hill Dickinson Hires 2 Teams From Irwin Mitchell
Hill Dickinson LLP has recruited two groups of real estate specialists from Irwin Mitchell LLP for its new office in Birmingham after a corporate team made a similar move earlier in the year.
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April 05, 2024
CMS Breached Instructions Over Lawyer Fees, Ex-Client Says
A former CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP client told a London court Friday that the law firm acted in breach of instructions when using some of the money earmarked for counsel in civil and criminal proceedings to pay itself.
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April 05, 2024
Ex-Ashurst Real Estate Chief Tapped For Employment Judge Post
The Justice Secretary has appointed a property-focused consultant solicitor as a full-time salaried employment Judge, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary announced Friday, stepping up his involvement in the judiciary from two previous part-time posts.
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April 05, 2024
Travers Smith Saw Profits Dip As Wages Rose In 2023 Results
Travers Smith LLP has revealed that its pre-tax profits dipped by more than 13% in its latest financial results as the law firm saw its staff expenses rise to nearly £90 million ($114 million).
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April 05, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the BBC sued by former Georgian defense minister David Kezerashvili, Russian businessman Ildar Sharipov file a defamation claim against the publisher of the Liverpool Echo newspaper, MEX Group Worldwide sue Barclays and NatWest, and a climbing gear company hit retailer Next with a claim of copyright infringement. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 05, 2024
6 Questions For Paul Hastings' Stuart Alford KC
Paul Hastings LLP's new partner, Stuart Alford KC, is a former senior official at the Serious Fraud Office and has worked at two heavyweight U.S. firms, Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins. Here, he talks to Law360 about his career and about white-collar crime.
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April 05, 2024
3 Questions For Mishcon's David Rose And Jeremy Hertzog
Clients look for many skills in intellectual property lawyers, but scientific expertise is not necessarily one of them, according to David Rose of Mishcon de Reya. Here, Rose and his colleague Jeremy Hertzog talk IP with Law360.
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April 19, 2024
Fieldfisher Expands Pensions Practice With 4 PwC Hires
European law firm Fieldfisher LLP has announced it is bolstering its U.K. pensions practice by hiring a partner, two directors and an associate from PwC UK.
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April 04, 2024
Advocate Hit With 5-Year Ban Over Doctoring Emails In Jersey
A legal tribunal banned an advocate from practicing in England for five years on Thursday following the ruling of a Jersey court that he had dishonestly doctored emails to hide the fact that he had caused "excessive" delays for a client.
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April 04, 2024
Mayer Brown Adds Former KPMG Tax Specialist In London
Mayer Brown has added a former KPMG tax professional to its London office to advise clients on asset management and fund matters in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, the firm announced.
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April 04, 2024
Law Firm Defeats Adviser's Unfair Redundancy Claim
A Scottish law firm didn't unfairly cull one of its financial advisers during a redundancy process because bosses scored candidates with a reasonable checklist, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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April 04, 2024
Bird & Bird Hires Its 1st Head Of Responsible Biz From DWF
Bird & Bird LLP announced on Thursday that it has recruited its first head of responsible business as the law firm aims to meet targets on environmental, social and governance over the next five years.
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April 04, 2024
DLA Piper Opens Dusseldorf Office, Eyes New Arrivals
DLA Piper said on Thursday it will open an office in Dusseldorf later in April in a bid to cement its position in Germany's legal market — and bosses are on the lookout for lawyers to join the new unit.
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April 04, 2024
Pillsbury's New UK White Collar Chief Eyes Success In London
Former Serious Fraud Office "powerhouse" Audrey Koh is in the building, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman says it now has the tools to launch its white-collar and corporate investigations practice in London. Here, Koh and managing partner Matthew Oresman survey the legal landscape.