DLA Piper will ask the entirety of the firm's global workforce to work out of its physical offices at least three days a week after a new policy for the firm's non-U.S. offices goes into effect in November, the firm said this week.
DLA Piper will ask the entirety of the firm's global workforce to work out of its physical offices at least three days a week after a new policy for the firm's non-U.S. offices goes into effect in November, the firm said this week.
Billionaire Michael Platt and his hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management have sued a senior One Essex Court barrister who represented them in a dispute with the U.K. tax authority over the identity of awards paid under a special partnership program.
A former paralegal at Irwin Mitchell has been barred from working for a law firm after he fabricated documents to conceal mistakes he made while acting for a client, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
U.K.-based law firm Kennedys Law LLP announced the coming launch of a training program for its younger attorneys in partnership with Spellbook, a document automation software provider, to supplement the type of entry-level coaching lost with the introduction of artificial intelligence into the legal profession.
Saga, a year-old startup based in Norway and the Netherlands, announced Thursday its first outside raise, bringing in seed funding of €1.5 million (around $1.76 million) for its legal artificial intelligence platform.
Two property developers are suing their ex-lawyers for £1.9 million ($2.5 milliom) for allegedly tanking a real estate deal as a result of their negligence and causing the developers to lose their deposit and face a lawsuit from the would-be sellers.
Legal groups have agreed a deal to simplify the process for U.K. lawyers to practice in Belgium, addressing challenges the profession has faced in the aftermath of Brexit.
Legal practitioners can now freely form and join associations before representing clients in cases before the European Patent Office, finally placing them on equal footing with other professional representatives as the office works towards its 2028 strategic plans.
The Department of Business and Trade said Thursday that it has appointed a former employment barrister to handle complaints about trade unions and employers' associations, replacing its former certification officer of eight years.
