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May 23, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Nestlé hit with an intellectual property claim by a pet insurance company, VTB Capital bring a breach of contract lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Securities, and Société Générale's former chief executive face litigation from an Italian entrepreneur.
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May 23, 2025
Latham, HSF Pros Tapped For LCIA Court
The London Court of International Arbitration has made a series of new appointments to its court of arbitration, including a solicitor-advocate in Latham & Watkins LLP's London office and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's managing partner in Singapore.
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May 23, 2025
UPC Adds 4 Technical Experts To Roster Of Judges
The Unified Patent Court has boosted its roster of technically qualified judges by appointing four to join the European specialty court, including two partners at German intellectual property boutiques.
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May 23, 2025
The Revolving Door: Top M&A Pro Returns To A&O Shearman
Over the past week, Howard Kennedy's head of international arbitration has joined Norton Rose, a white-collar crime veteran headed to Corker Binning as a consultant and an M&A dealmaker returned to A&O Shearman.
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May 22, 2025
MPs Demand CCRC Exec Step Down Over Leadership Failures
Members of Parliament on Friday called for the chief executive of the body that investigates miscarriages of justice to step down in the wake of damning criticisms about the organization's incompetence and a "spectacular failure of leadership."
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May 22, 2025
HSF Launches Free Tool To Track AI Regulatory Changes
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has launched a new tracker to help clients keep on top of changes to laws and regulations on artificial intelligence as the regulatory landscape continues to evolve.
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May 22, 2025
Pogust Goodhead Sued In Brazil Over 'Abusive' Retainers
Brazilian prosecutors have accused Pogust Goodhead of inserting "abusive" clauses into the retainers of the clients it is representing in a £36 billion ($48 billion) claim over the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil.
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May 29, 2025
Baker McKenzie Adds Eversheds Life Sciences Pro To IP Team
Baker McKenzie LLP has hired Eversheds Sutherland's former artificial intelligence strategist for life sciences, as the firm aims to address changing client needs in the intellectual property space.
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May 22, 2025
Lawyer Denies Aiding Undercover Reporter's Fake Asylum Bid
A former law firm manager told a London tribunal Thursday that he denied trying to help an undercover journalist to make a bogus asylum application by suggesting they fabricate claims of persecution.
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May 22, 2025
Cleary Closes Frankfurt Office As It Consolidates In Germany
Cleary is closing its office in Frankfurt after more than three decades as the U.S. law firm consolidates its operations in Germany under one location.
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May 22, 2025
Marsh Settles $143M Claim Over Losses In Greensill Collapse
Marsh has reached settlement in a claim of almost $143 million with investment firm White Oak, which had alleged that the insurance broker misled it when selling cover for investments in Greensill Capital, a financing firm that collapsed in 2021.
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May 21, 2025
Definely Launches AI Tool To Streamline Contract Drafting
Definely unveiled Thursday a new system that uses artificial intelligence technology to reduce the time law firms and in-house legal teams spend drafting and reviewing contracts.
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May 21, 2025
DWF Reveals Forest Project As Part Of Net-Zero Goals
DWF LLP said Wednesday that it has planted more than half a million trees in the "DWF Forest" since 2018, as part of its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
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May 21, 2025
UK Lawyer Charged With Money Laundering In NCA Probe
A solicitor and an accountant, both Midlands-based, have been charged with money laundering following a National Crime Agency investigation, the authority disclosed Wednesday.
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May 21, 2025
Russell-Cooke Promotes 2 Women To Partnership
Russell-Cooke LLP said Wednesday that it has edged closer to gender parity in its partnership by elevating two female senior associates as partners at the firm.
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May 21, 2025
Cadwalader Adds Ex-Latham Infrastructure Atty In London
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced it has added a former Latham & Watkins LLP infrastructure finance attorney as a partner in its London office.
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May 21, 2025
Legal AI Biz Legora Raises $80M In Funding Round
A Swedish legal artificial intelligence platform, Legora, said Wednesday that it has raised $80 million in its latest funding round as a growing number of law firms and in-house legal teams across the globe integrate AI technology into their work.
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May 21, 2025
'Amicus' Name Not Distinctive, Rival Law Firm Argues
A high street solicitors' firm in London formerly known as Amicus Solicitors London has hit back at a Manchester-based firm's claims of passing-off, saying that the name was not distinctive and that the two companies served different markets.
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May 20, 2025
Legal Aid Agency Hack Highlights Cyber Risks For Industry
The cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency has laid bare the sector's digital vulnerabilities, making the service even harder to get while exposing what a soft target the entire industry is for attacks.
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May 20, 2025
Tenn Capital, Elite Law Settle £1.9M Loan Fraud Dispute
Tenn Capital Ltd. has settled its claim that Elite Law Solicitors Ltd. failed to secure necessary protections over a £1.9 million ($2.54 million) property loan and failing to identify the borrower as an alleged fraudster.
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May 20, 2025
Corker Binning Hires Veteran White Collar Pro Stephen Gentle
White-collar boutique law firm Corker Binning has hired a top-ranked veteran solicitor with an extensive track record working on high-profile bribery, fraud and economic crime cases as a consultant.
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May 20, 2025
Benson Mazure Fights To Nix £4.6M Negligence Case
Benson Mazure LLP urged a London court on Tuesday to toss a £4.6 million ($6.1 million) negligence claim form an energy business, alleging that the law firm's solicitors fraudulently signed a mortgage deed that led to its collapse.
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May 20, 2025
Knights Group Expects Full-Year Revenue To Top £160M
Knights Group Holdings PLC said Tuesday that it expects its revenue to exceed £160 million ($214 million) when it releases its financial results later this year, as the business continues its strategy of acquiring law firms.
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May 20, 2025
PE-Backed Consolidator Lawfront Acquires Trethowans
Lawfront Group Ltd. has acquired Trethowans in its largest deal so far, the private equity-backed consolidator confirmed on Tuesday, a transaction that demonstrates the private equity sector's growing interest in law firms.
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May 20, 2025
Slater And Gordon Beats Claim By 224 Clients Over Retainers
A London court has thrown out a claim against Slater and Gordon brought by 224 clients over the retainers on their personal injury cases, ruling that the terms of the agreements are clear and enforceable.