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April 24, 2024
Sidley Marketing Chief Scott L. Kilburg Dies At 51
Sidley Austin LLP Chief Marketing Officer Scott L. Kilburg died last week, the firm has confirmed. He was 51.
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April 24, 2024
Post Office GC Didn't Know To Disclose Witness Misled Court
As he gave evidence to an inquiry Wednesday, the Post Office's former general counsel said external law firm Cartwright King didn't tell him that the fact that an expert witness lied to the court when testifying against subpostmasters needed to be disclosed.
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April 24, 2024
LSB Urges Regulators To Step Up Support For Legal Tech
The Legal Services Board has urged industry regulators to help consumers get better access to support by doing more to promote the use of technology and innovation, after it found that many people don't get help when they experience a legal problem.
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April 24, 2024
Ex-Law Firm Partner Fails To Toss SRA Dishonesty Allegation
A former equity partner in a real estate conveyancing firm failed on Wednesday to have a tribunal prevent the Solicitors Regulation Authority from accusing him of dishonesty, as it ruled that an offer by the watchdog to settle did not mean he should not have expected the allegation.
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April 24, 2024
Shakespeare Martineau Opens New Southern England Office
Shakespeare Martineau LLP is opening a new office in Southampton, its 12th in Britain, in a move to extend its legal services practice to clients in the south of England.
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April 24, 2024
Keoghs Beats 'Rude' Job Candidate's Discrimination Claim
An employment tribunal has thrown out a race discrimination claim against law firm Keoghs LLP, ruling that it did not treat a Greek national unfairly by rescinding a job offer for his "rude and uncooperative" behavior in an onboarding meeting.
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April 24, 2024
SFO Admits Deleting Osofsky's Phone Amid ENRC Leaks Row
The Serious Fraud Office acknowledged on Wednesday that it "inappropriately" erased the mobile phone of its former director, Lisa Osofsky, during litigation over alleged leaks in what mining giant ENRC told a London court was a "flagrant breach" of its disclosure obligations.
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April 24, 2024
Law Firm Ordered To Repay Couple £194K For Loan Breach
A court has ordered a law firm to reimburse a married couple at least £194,000 ($241,000) after finding that it had failed to adhere to the terms of two loan agreements the pair provided to help to fund its working capital and cover general business expenses.
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April 24, 2024
IP Firm Can't Take Bid To Block Clients' Case To Top Court
Britain's highest court has rejected a final attempt by Marks & Clerk LLP to block thousands of former clients from bringing a bribery class action over alleged secret commission payments, ruling that the law firm did not put forward any arguable legal challenges that justified an appeal.
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April 23, 2024
Post Office GC Felt 'Scapegoated' Over Horizon Review
The Post Office's former general counsel felt "scapegoated" over the conclusions of an independent report she commissioned into the IT system used to prosecute hundreds of innocent people, she told the inquiry into the scandal Tuesday.
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April 23, 2024
Gender Wage Gap Begins At Start Of Career, Bar Council Says
Junior woman barristers in their first three years of practice earned an average of 13% less than their male colleagues in 2022, showing a slight improvement from the 17% disparity the year before, a Bar Council report published Tuesday found.
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April 23, 2024
Litigation Funders Face Risk Of Regulation In Judicial Reform
England's judicial adviser announced Tuesday that it has launched a review into third-party civil litigation funding that will consider whether to regulate the sector, cap fees and investigate conflicts of interest between funders and litigants.
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April 23, 2024
Simmons & Simmons Unveils Associates Leadership Council
Simmons & Simmons LLP said Tuesday that it has launched an advisory council for associates in the U.K. to give future leaders of the legal business early management experience.
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April 23, 2024
Ex-Law Firm Partner Fights SRA's Dishonesty Accusation
A former partner at a conveyancing firm urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to dismiss the Solicitors Regulation Authority's claim that he had acted dishonestly during a real estate transaction, arguing that the regulator abused the tribunal process.
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April 23, 2024
Freshfields Promotes 40 Lawyers To Counsel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP said Tuesday that it has promoted 40 lawyers to counsel, with a quarter of the promotions drawn from the firm's London office.
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April 30, 2024
Restructuring Pro Rejoins Dentons From Faegre Drinker
Dentons has hired a partner back from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP to head its restructuring and insolvency practice in the U.K., Ireland and the Middle East — a move the returning partner called "a really compelling proposition."
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April 23, 2024
Ashurst's Partner Promotions Hit All-Time High In 2024
Ashurst LLP said on Tuesday that it has elected 30 lawyers to its partnership, the third year in a row that the firm has added a record number of newly promoted partners to its global business in a single year.
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April 22, 2024
Obelisk Sees Rise In GC Roles As Businesses Seek Flexibility
Obelisk Support said Monday that it had launched a new service that provides clients with access to a general counsel as needed, without the expense or obligation of a permanent hire as it leans into opportunities as more and more lawyers look to freelance.
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April 22, 2024
Ex-Axiom Ince Chief Faces Bankruptcy Petition
The former head of collapsed Axiom Ince Ltd. is facing a bankruptcy petition after being accused of misappropriating almost £65 million ($80.3 million) to fund the acquisition of Ince Group PLC and property purchases.
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April 29, 2024
New Norton Rose UK Antitrust Chief Eyes Fresh Opportunities
Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted one of its partners to become its new head of antitrust and competition in London, with the new chief saying Monday she saw "new opportunities" for the group to build after her predecessor left for Cooley LLP.
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April 22, 2024
Ex-Law Firm Director Allowed Client Account Misuse
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a former law firm director after he allowed his firm's client account to be used as a banking facility and failed to carry out client due diligence on a property transaction.
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April 22, 2024
Eversheds, Addleshaw Break New Partner Promotion Records
Eversheds Sutherland International said on Monday that it has promoted 40 lawyers to its partnership, the highest number on the firm's record for a single year.
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April 22, 2024
Frenkel Topping Acquires North West Law For £2.75M
Specialist advisory firm Frenkel Topping said Monday that it has acquired North West Law Services Ltd. for £2.75 million ($3.3 million) to expand its activities within the personal injury and clinical negligence advisory market.
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April 29, 2024
Clifford Chance Adds Private Capital Pro From Paul Hastings
Clifford Chance LLP has recruited an investments expert to join its London office as a partner, as the firm looks to add "firepower" to its global financial markets team.
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April 22, 2024
Law Firm Forced Staffer To Quit Amid Quarrel With Partner
A law firm unfairly pushed a member of staff to quit by stripping her of a vital part of her role soon after she complained about the hostile conduct of one of the partners, a tribunal has ruled.