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April 16, 2025
Law Firm Scolded For SRA Threat In Race Discrimination Case
A law firm made a potentially "intimidating" threat to file a Solicitors Regulation Authority report against a potential witness in a former employee's race discrimination claim, a tribunal has said.
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April 16, 2025
William Fry, Freeths Boost Partnership Numbers
Irish law firm William Fry LLP said Wednesday that it has promoted two lawyers to its partnership and hired a new tax partner, after U.K. outfit Freeths LLP confirmed that it has elevated nine lawyers to its partnership ranks.
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April 16, 2025
Apple's Challenge To UK Class Action Funding Deal Fails
The Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that litigation-funders backing a £853 million collective action against Apple over iPhone batteries could be paid in advance of class members, concluding there was "nothing wrong" with a financing agreement that states this.
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April 15, 2025
PE-Backed Law Firms Outperform Large UK Outfits
Private equity-backed law firms are growing faster than the U.K.'s largest legal outfits as investors continue to pour money into the sector, research published Wednesday revealed.
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April 15, 2025
Clyde & Co. Must Face Bias Claim From Rejected Applicant
A woman rejected for training contracts with Clyde & Co. LLP can revive her failed bid to sue the firm for discrimination, a London appeals tribunal ruled Tuesday.
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April 15, 2025
ICC And Legal Tech Co. Opus 2 Release Arbitration Software
The International Chamber of Commerce, which houses the International Court of Arbitration, launched its new case management system ICC Case Connect in collaboration with legal tech company Opus 2.
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April 15, 2025
White & Case Taps Latham AI Expert For Innovation Push
White & Case LLP has hired the global manager of emerging technology and innovation at Latham & Watkins LLP as the firm looks at ways to use new technology to enhance the delivery of legal services to clients.
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April 15, 2025
Charity Worker Fights To Revive Fraud Whistleblowing Case
An ex-offender turned charity worker fought on Tuesday to revive his case that a non-profit had him recalled to prison for voicing financial misconduct allegations about the charity's founder, a former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi lawyer.
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April 15, 2025
HSF Promotes 19 To Partnership Ahead Of Merger
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP said on Tuesday that almost 20 lawyers from across the globe have been promoted to its partnership as the firm prepares to merge with Kramer Levin.
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April 15, 2025
Tribunal Judge Sanctioned Over Solicitor Restraint Incident
A retired magistrate has been sanctioned for misconduct for allowing a duty solicitor who was denied re-entry to a court to return without going through security, which led to him being restrained by security staff.
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April 14, 2025
Firm Owner, Consultant Sanctioned Over Misled Insurer
A London tribunal has sanctioned a law firm owner who knowingly allowed another lawyer to manage the firm's bank accounts in breach of the conditions of his practicing certificate.
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April 14, 2025
Shoosmiths Appoints Sustainability Steering Committee
Shoosmiths said Monday that it has refreshed its environmental strategy with a new role and steering committee, as it aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions in the next five years.
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April 14, 2025
Law Firm Owner Suspended For Conflict In Investment Plan
A disciplinary tribunal said in a decision released on Monday that it has suspended a law firm owner after he advised clients on a property investment without flagging his ties to the project, which later went bust.
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April 14, 2025
Gowling WLG Promotes 5 Lawyers To Partnership In UK
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP has promoted five Britain-based lawyers to the role of partner in a move to recognize individuals who have the requisite talent to help take the business forward.
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April 14, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland International Names 23 New Partners
Eversheds Sutherland International said on Monday that it is promoting 23 lawyers to its partnership in 2025, a significantly reduced round compared with the record-breaking number it elevated a year ago.
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April 11, 2025
Gowling Partner Revives Claim Against Ex-Boss At Credit Firm
A Gowling WLG partner on Friday rekindled her whistleblowing claim against her boss at a credit firm where she previously worked, convincing a London appeals judge that an earlier tribunal was wrong to let the executive off the hook.
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April 11, 2025
Mayer Brown Brings Dechert Cap Markets Atty To Dubai Office
Mayer Brown LLP announced that it has brought a capital markets lawyer from Dechert LLP to its Dubai office, touting his talents as an adviser to sovereign entities, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and asset managers.
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April 11, 2025
Latham's London Head Remains 'Restlessly Ambitious'
Following a decade of significant expansion in the London market by Latham, the firm’s new London managing partner says he is focusing on growth in its second-largest office while maintaining unwavering ambition.
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April 11, 2025
Teacher Loses Racial Bias, Harassment Claim
An employment tribunal has thrown out a teacher's claims that staff at a grammar school in southeast England discriminated and harassed her, putting an end to her case after she'd already had allegations that the head teacher committed insurance fraud to pay his solicitors tossed out.
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April 11, 2025
Microsoft To Embed Legal AI Tool In Copilot
Microsoft will collaborate with Belgian startup LegalFly on integrating its artificial intelligence platform for legal and compliance professionals into Microsoft's Copilot chatbot, the companies said Friday.
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April 11, 2025
UK Legal Sector Trails Economy Again In February
The U.K. legal industry's revenues continued to trail the U.K. economy in February, though its earnings remain slightly higher than a year ago, official statistics published Friday revealed.
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April 11, 2025
HSF London Partner Joins Jones Day's NY Office
Jones Day has recruited a long-serving partner from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for its New York office, the second departure from HSF in London in a week.
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April 11, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen law firm Michael Wilson & Partners reignite a 20-year dispute with a former director over an alleged plot to form a rival partnership, headphone maker Marshall Amplification sue a rival in the intellectual property court, and a commercial diving company pursue action against state-owned nuclear waste processor Sellafield. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new cases in the U.K.
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April 11, 2025
The Revolving Door: HCR Law Hires White Collar Crime Pro
Over the past week, HCR Law has tapped Squire Patton Boggs for a financial crime expert, A&O Shearman lost a brace of capital markets partners to Latham, and White & Case continued to shed partners from its infrastructure team.
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April 11, 2025
Law Firm Can't Dodge Penalty For 'Incoherent' Costs Budget
A London court has denied an attempt by a sports law firm to swerve sanctions for filing a botched costs budget as it battles a claim of breach of trust brought by an investor, rejecting its "gobbledygook" explanation for the blunder.