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Since Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner inked their merger in 2018, the combined firm's headcount has declined by 23%, or 361 lawyers. (iStock.com/Golden Sikorka)

BCLP Axes 50 Jobs In US, UK Amid Headcount Declines

Following years of declining lawyer headcount, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has confirmed that it is conducting a restructuring that will impact approximately 50 jobs in the U.S. and U.K., marking the second round of layoffs the firm has conducted in the past year.

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Shearman's Chief In Europe And The Middle East To Retire

Shearman & Sterling LLP's regional managing partner in Europe and the Middle East is set to retire as its merger with Allen & Overy LLP edges closer to completion, the firm said Monday.

AI Voice Platform Faces UK Litigation Over 'Deepfake' Songs

The U.K.'s trade association for recorded music has threatened legal proceedings against a deepfake artificial intelligence platform, alleging that the former Voicify's collection of AI voices infringes artists' rights.

UPC Shows No Sign Of Dimming UK's IP Role — Yet

Lawyers and participants seem happy with the Unified Patent Court so far, but it has yet to move the needle on the popularity of the English courts for cross-border IP disputes — particularly after the U.K. Supreme Court set a crucial precedent.

Ex-LC&F Chief's Legal Team Seeks Payment Upfront For Trial

The £237 million ($300 million) London Capital & Finance investment trial was adjourned on Monday as the company chief's former legal team refused to come back unless they were paid upfront.

Hayes Laments Judge's 'Catastrophic' SFO Interview Remarks

A former derivatives trader said Monday that, although he had admitted to dishonestly submitting figures for a key benchmark interest rate, it was unhelpful, prejudicial and ultimately "catastrophic" that the judge presiding over his trial told jurors that his conduct was misleading.

FCA Levies £5.95M Fine In Fake Dividend Tax Reclaim Case

The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it had decided to fine the former chief executive of Indigo Global Partners Ltd. £5.95 million ($7.57 million) and ban him from the industry for participating in a Danish tax scam that falsely reclaimed dividend taxes on shares.

Lawyers Can Recover Costs From Injury Rehab Meetings

Lawyers acting for a personal injury victim can recover the costs of attending rehabilitation meetings, the Court of Appeal has ruled, but justices warned that solicitors should not expect to be paid for every routine appointment.

SFO's Ephgrave Targets Fraud In Push To Kick Down Doors

The Serious Fraud Office's fifth new investigation in the five months since Nick Ephgrave took the helm shows the watchdog has focused on domestic fraud cases and delivered on the director's pledge to be bolder, lawyers say.

Ex-Autonomy CEO To Face Jury As HP Fraud Trial Boots Up

Former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch's 2011 sale of the tech company he founded to HP for about $11.7 billion earned him around $804 million and acclaim in tech circles, but the British executive now faces up to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges that he inflated revenue figures in a monthslong criminal trial slated to kick off Monday in San Francisco.

US Acquittals Don't Upend UK Libor Convictions, SFO Says

The acquittals in the U.S. of two former bankers previously convicted of rigging Libor doesn't undermine the legal rationale — upheld on several appeals — for prosecuting traders in English courts, counsel for the Serious Fraud Office said Friday.

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