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May 09, 2024
Chambers Won't Send Pupils To London Court After Assault
Garden Court Chambers, a leading London barristers' set, has said it will not be sending pupils to a criminal court in the east of the city after a report of a "serious assault" by security staff against a solicitor.
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May 08, 2024
ABA Will Study Rape Questions' Necessity For Bar Applicants
An American Bar Association commission will issue a report and recommendations by August on the practice of requiring would-be lawyers to disclose and discuss their experiences of sexual violence during the attorney licensure process.
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May 15, 2024
RPC Hires New Competition Chief From MoFo
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP has hired a new partner to lead its London competition practice who brings more than a decade of experience advising on global antitrust issues at Morrison Foerster LLP.
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May 08, 2024
CILEX Watchdog Doubles Down On SRA Regulation Concerns
CILEX Regulation Ltd. on Wednesday reaffirmed its longstanding concerns over proposals for the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to drop its specialist regulator and hand over responsibilities to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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May 15, 2024
White & Case Grows Milan M&A Office With Ex-Shearman Pro
White & Case LLP has bolstered its global mergers and acquisitions practice and private equity industry group with the recruitment of a senior dealmaker as a partner.
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May 15, 2024
Squire Patton Hires Partner Trio As UK Expansion Continues
Squire Patton Boggs LLP said Wednesday that it has hired three partners in Birmingham and London in a move to boost its offerings in litigation; leveraged finance; and environmental, social and governance.
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May 08, 2024
Solicitor Struck Off For Asking Client For Sexual Images
A tribunal struck off a solicitor on Wednesday after concluding that he dishonestly persuaded a vulnerable client to send him sexually explicit images by falsely claiming he needed them to prevent her ex-husband from posting them as revenge porn.
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May 08, 2024
Reed Smith's $13M Ask May Breach Sanctions, Barclays Says
Barclays has told a London court that it rightfully refused to transfer approximately $13 million back to a sanctioned shipping company at Reed Smith LLP's request after a collapsed tanker deal, arguing that it declined so it could avoid violating sanctions.
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May 08, 2024
Top KC Denies Ignoring Post Office Prosecution Issues
A barrister who advised the Post Office on its past prosecutions has denied "turning a blind eye" by not investigating why an expert witness whose evidence was used to convict innocent people misled the courts, as he appeared before an inquiry on Wednesday.
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May 15, 2024
Linklaters Hires M&A Pro From Travers Smith
Partner losses at Travers Smith LLP are continuing to mount after Linklaters LLP said on Wednesday that it has recruited a corporate specialist from the troubled U.K. law firm.
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April 29, 2024
White & Case, Linklaters Swap India Specialists
White & Case LLP and Linklaters LLP have swapped corporate specialists to boost their services in mergers and acquisitions involving the Indian market, amid an expected increase in deal-making activity from the country and international investors.
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May 07, 2024
Lawmakers Told To Fix 'Abusive' County Court System
Ongoing delays in the county courts are "abusive" to vulnerable litigants who are forced to abandon their cases amid a lack of resources, a London academic told a parliamentary committee Tuesday.
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May 07, 2024
Solicitor Faces Tribunal Over Asking Client For Sexual Images
A solicitor is facing a disciplinary tribunal over allegations that he duped a vulnerable client into sending him sexually explicit images of herself by claiming he needed them to prevent her ex-husband from posting them as revenge porn.
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May 07, 2024
Corlytics Acquires Deloitte UK RegTech Platform
Less than a year after acquiring compliance software provider Clausematch, Irish regulatory risk business Corlytics Ltd. announced Tuesday that it has also acquired a digital RegTech platform from Deloitte UK.
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May 07, 2024
Charles Russell Recruits New Real Estate Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has hired a new partner to its real estate team from Trowers & Hamlins LLP, with the new arrival saying Tuesday that he hopes the switch will open the door to more "big-ticket" property work.
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May 07, 2024
Court Of Appeal To Hear Secret Judicial Appointment Case
The Court of Appeal will hear a judge's challenge to a secretive part of the judicial appointment process that critics argue hinders efforts to diversify the bench, the GMB Union said on Tuesday.
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May 07, 2024
WFW Promotes 7 New Partners As 2024 Number Dips
Watson Farley & Williams LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted seven lawyers to its partnership in 2024, with a reduced intake of new partners that includes three women.
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May 07, 2024
Plans To Expand Public Access To Court Docs 'Go Too Far'
Proposals to radically expand access for members of the public to court documents risk disproportionately burdening court staff and lawyers with work and could lead to additional costs, legal experts have said.
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May 06, 2024
Orrick Adds 7-Atty M&A Team From Shearman Italian Arm
The former head of Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling LLP's Italian mergers and acquisitions practice joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's M&A and private equity team in Milan, the firm announced Monday.
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May 03, 2024
HMRC Director Rejoins KPMG To Boost Tax Dispute Offering
A former deputy director at HM Revenue & Customs has returned to KPMG as director of KPMG Law's tax disputes teams, the firm has announced.
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May 03, 2024
Gatwick Welcomes New GC As Runway Issue Rumbles On
London's Gatwick Airport has hired a new general counsel with over a decade of experience in similar roles at Cambodia Airports and Santiago de Chile's international airports.
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May 03, 2024
SRA Warns Law Firms On Improper Practices In Mass Claims
The Solicitors Regulation Authority voiced concerns on Friday about law firms and legal professionals that handle mass claims involving financial services or products, saying that some are running up costs before they have even been instructed to act.
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May 03, 2024
Hogan Lovells Retains Over 90% Of Trainees
Hogan Lovells said Friday that it had retained more than 90% of its trainees when they qualified as solicitors in England in February, continuing a trend of the firm posting high retention rates.
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May 03, 2024
Ex-Post Office Lawyer Denies Concealing IT Bug From Court
A Post Office lawyer was told of a bug in the accounting system used to prosecute an innocent sub-postmistress days before her trial but did not disclose this to the court, according to documents submitted Friday to the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.
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May 03, 2024
Political Aide Asks Tribunal For Damages Over Unfair Sacking
A former Labour Party staff member argued for more than £200,000 ($250,000) in damages on Friday after she won her tribunal claim alleging that the MP she worked for had fired her after she blew the whistle on misconduct that included antisemitism.