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  • October 18, 2024

    Solicitor Must Pay For Suing Barrister Repping Ex-Firm

    An employment tribunal ordered a solicitor to pay £3,000 ($3,914) to cover costs that his old law firm and its barrister incurred while fighting claims of victimization that the court had no jurisdiction to hear.

  • October 18, 2024

    Squire Patton Bumps Up NQ Pay In London To £110K

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP said Friday it is increasing the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in its London office to £110,000 ($143,471), as it also posted a high trainee retention rate.

  • October 18, 2024

    Post Office GC Says Legal Strategy Flawed By Group Think

    The Post Office's top lawyer told the inquiry into the Horizon accounting scandal on Friday that the organization's approach to litigation with wrongly convicted subpostmasters was "flawed" and its legal advisers fell victim to "group think."

  • October 18, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Professor Cat Jarman, Earl Spencer's new girlfriend, sue his ex-wife, Bitcoin fraudster Craig Wright file a £911 billion ($1.18 trillion) claim against BTC Core, journalist Oliver Kamm hit novelist Ros Barber with a defamation claim, and a barrister at Cloisters face a claim from a former client. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • October 18, 2024

    Osborne Clarke Pro Can't Block Zahawi SLAPP Case Evidence

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority can argue that it was not common practice when a partner at Osborne Clarke LLP, who represented Nadhim Zahawi, warned a critic probing the former chancellor's tax affairs not to disclose a defamation threat, a tribunal ruled Friday.

  • October 18, 2024

    DLA Piper International Appoints New Executive Committee

    DLA Piper International LLP said on Friday that it has appointed a new executive committee to help take its business forward under fresh leadership after electing a new managing partner earlier in the year.

  • October 25, 2024

    Mishcon Hires Employment Partner In London From BCLP

    Mishcon has hired a new employment law partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to work in its London office, with the new arrival hinting on Friday that the move has been on the cards for some time.

  • October 18, 2024

    5 Questions For Leigh Day's Environment Team

    Leigh Day's environment team has spoken to Law360 about their landmark victory at the U.K. Supreme Court, brought on behalf of climate activists fighting fossil fuel production plans across the county, and the implications of the ruling for future environmental litigation.

  • October 17, 2024

    A&O Shearman Opts For 3-Level Partnership Comp

    A&O Shearman has moved its partnership to a three-level compensation structure using an all-equity model, sources close to the firm told Law360 on Thursday.

  • October 17, 2024

    Dentons Bolsters Africa Presence With 4 Leading Firms

    Dentons said Thursday it has combined with four prominent African law firms to significantly expand its presence across the continent, in a move that stands in stark contrast to the trend of other law firms scaling back their operations in Africa.

  • October 17, 2024

    Law Society Backs AI, With A Focus On Ethics, Regulation

    The Law Society said Thursday it would pursue a new strategy to encourage innovation with artificial intelligence while focusing on protecting law firms and the general public, as adoption of new technology rises across the profession.

  • October 17, 2024

    White & Case Promotes 37 New Partners In Latest Round

    White & Case LLP said Thursday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to partnership in a slight dip from 2023, with women accounting for just a fifth of those who made the grade.

  • October 17, 2024

    Bailiff Loses Claim Over Emotional Support Dog

    The Ministry of Justice was not obligated to let a court bailiff travel with her Yorkshire terrier, as an employment tribunal ruled that her anxiety levels on the job wouldn't have improved with an emotional support dog.

  • October 17, 2024

    Macfarlanes-Led Dignity To Acquire Farewill For £12.9M

    Investment company Castelnau Group said Thursday that its funeral business Dignity has agreed to acquire its competitor Farewill Ltd. at an enterprise value of £12.9 million ($16.8 million).

  • October 24, 2024

    Weil Hires Private Funds Pro From Cleary

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has added a private funds expert to its London team, as the firm moves to bolster its offering in the growing private capital sector.

  • October 17, 2024

    Insurer Launches UK's 1st Cybercrime Recovery Service

    Digital risk insurer Coalition has launched what it says is the U.K.'s first dedicated service for recovering cash stolen from cyberattacks — and has already recouped £1.4 million ($1.8 million) for a law firm.

  • October 17, 2024

    Teacher Stern Faces Tribunal Over Client Account Payments

    Teacher Stern LLP has been referred to a London tribunal alongside two of its partners over allegations that the firm allowed payments from its client accounts that did not relate to an underlying transaction, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • October 17, 2024

    MoJ Revives Plans To Double Magistrates' Sentencing Powers

    The government reintroduced Thursday controversial proposals to double magistrates' sentencing powers as part of a bid to reduce the record backlog of criminal cases — though advocates have warned that the measures will do little to confront the delays.

  • October 31, 2024

    Dentons Rehires Financial Reg Partner From Pinsent Masons

    Dentons has rehired Andrew Barber to join its regulatory and investigations team in the U.K. as financial regulatory partner, at a time of greater oversight from the Financial Conduct Authority.

  • October 16, 2024

    Simpson Millar Turnover Dips Nearly 40% After Shift In Focus

    Simpson Millar LLP saw turnover plummet by almost 40% and losses more than double as its woes continued in 2023, according to the law firm's latest financial statements revealed Wednesday.

  • October 16, 2024

    Contract Drafting Co. Law Insider Acquires OneNDA

    OneNDA, an open-source project spearheaded by The Law Boutique, announced Wednesday that it has been acquired by contract drafting tool provider Law Insider.

  • October 16, 2024

    Spanish Firm Wins 'Legaltech' TM In Clash With Danish Rival

    Spanish law firm Lexidy can forge ahead with its application for its "Legaltech Boutique" trademark after European officials threw out a rival legal business's challenge claiming potential clients could be duped into thinking the two firms were connected.

  • October 16, 2024

    Japan's Nishimura & Asahi To Open Offices In UK, Brussels

    Tokyo-based law firm Nishimura & Asahi is opening offices in London and Brussels to boost its legal services to Japanese and Asian companies doing business in Europe.

  • October 16, 2024

    7BR Barrister Joins Legal Ombudsman Board

    An employment barrister at 7 Bedford Row has become a member of the board of the Legal Ombudsman amid efforts by the complaint service to improve performance and cut backlogs that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • October 15, 2024

    Skadden Picks Up Arbitration Co-Head From Sidley In Asia

    The co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's global arbitration, trade and advocacy group has been tapped to lead Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia, the firm announced on Monday.

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