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March 18, 2025
Barrister Sued For Mishandling Whistleblower's Tribunal Case
A barrister at Cloisters Chambers has been sued by a junior doctor he represented in a whistleblowing claim against an NHS trust, after the whistleblower accused him of initiating settlement talks with his employer without his knowledge.
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March 18, 2025
Staff Showing 'Dunkirk Spirit' At Struggling County Courts
The chair of a parliamentary committee noted on Tuesday that workers are showing a "Dunkirk spirit" to deal with difficult circumstances at toiling county courts as the head of England and Wales' civil judiciary defended the service they were providing.
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March 18, 2025
White & Case To Keep 87% Of Trainees On In March
White & Case LLP said Tuesday that it is retaining almost 90% of the trainees in its London office who qualify in March across its disputes, transactions and corporate teams.
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March 18, 2025
Lewis Silkin Hit With £8.7M Claim Over Dealership Sale Advice
A property developer has accused Lewis Silkin LLP of causing him to lose millions of pounds because the firm advised him to sell a former car dealership quickly to avoid being forced to sell the property to the local council.
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March 18, 2025
Litigation Capital Management Posts Loss Amid Volatility
Litigation Capital Management Ltd. said Tuesday that it had lost money despite recording 50 million Australian dollars ($32 million) in revenue in the first half of its financial year, reflecting what it described as "the inherent volatility of litigation finance."
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March 17, 2025
Companies House Opens Up For Corporate Service Providers
Britain's executive government agency for maintaining the register of companies said Tuesday that it would now allow third-party accountants, legal professionals and company formation agents to register as authorized corporate service providers on its website.
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March 17, 2025
Cleary Acquires AI Developer To Boost Its Legal Tech
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said Monday that it has acquired Springbok AI, a developer of generative artificial intelligence products for the legal industry, to build custom tools in-house.
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March 17, 2025
7 Trainees Still Stuck In Limbo After RBG Collapse
The chair of a trade body representing law firms in the City of London has called on firms to step up to assist trainee solicitors left without contracts following the collapse of RBG Holdings PLC.
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March 17, 2025
Kirkland's Revenue Nears $9B In Latest Financial Results
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's gross revenue has surged to nearly $9 billion in its latest financial results as it became the latest U.S. law firm to report strong numbers.
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March 17, 2025
Probate Firm Sues Ex-Staffer For 'Fraudster' Online Reviews
A wills and probate firm has accused a former employee of posting defamatory online reviews labeling the firm's boss a "fraudster," telling a London court that the reviews have led clients to take their business elsewhere.
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March 14, 2025
Spencer West Hunts Growth Via 'Collaborative' Fee-Sharing
Spencer West LLP is pursuing growth through its fee-sharing model, enabling expansion across the pond and into far-flung jurisdictions where traditional law firms have struggled, all the while maintaining a collaborative ethos
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March 14, 2025
Birketts Rebuked Over Handling Of Property Charges
Birketts LLP has been "rebuked" for breaching binding promises it made to the buyers' solicitors to get lenders' charges lifted on properties it was helping a client sell, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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March 14, 2025
SRA Doubles Response Time Amid Spike In Complaints
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has doubled the time it takes to respond to reports made by the public against solicitors and firms it regulates due to an "unprecedented" number of complaints received in the past few months.
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March 21, 2025
Proskauer Adds UK Restructuring Pro From Akin
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired a restructuring and special situations specialist as a partner in its London office, as the U.S.-based firm continues to grow its global finance practice.
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March 14, 2025
The Revolving Door: Gibson Dunn Adds A&O Real Estate Pro
Over the past week, A&O Shearman lost a real estate pro to Gibson Dunn, Clyde & Co. snagged a white collar crime team from RPC, and Deloitte Legal's head of trademarks moved to Lewis Silkin.
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March 14, 2025
Legal Tech Biz Wrongly Fired Developer Over Web Issues
A tech lead at a legal technology platform won his claim that his employer unjustifiably sacked him over issues with the launch of a new website, with an employment tribunal ruling that he followed all instructions the company gave him.
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March 14, 2025
Ex-Cooley Lawyer Hit With 6-Month Suspension For Stalking
A former solicitor at Cooley LLP has been suspended from practicing after he was convicted by a criminal court of stalking a woman, a London tribunal said in a judgment published on Friday.
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March 14, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen J.P. Morgan face action by the founder of Viva Wallet in an ongoing feud over the company's takeover, retailer Next Group contest a claim by the home ware brand owned by private members' club Soho House, and the venue of the Wimbledon Championships sue a local group opposed to its plans to build new tennis courts on protected land in Wimbledon Park.
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March 14, 2025
Struck-Off Lawyer Can't Lift Ban After Misleading HMRC
A former consultant solicitor who misled HM Revenue and Customs to get a refund on stamp duty land tax has failed to have his professional ban lifted as a London court ruled on Friday that the sanction was fair and justified.
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March 14, 2025
Ex-Addleshaw Partner Fined For Corporate Client Overcharge
A former partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP has been fined for making irregular transfers of billed client time worth more than £1 million ($1.3 million) that caused at least one client to be overcharged, a London tribunal said Friday.
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March 14, 2025
Travers Smith Opens One Door In Europe, Closes Another
Travers Smith LLP said Friday that it plans to set up shop in Brussels — but that it will close its one-lawyer Paris office later in 2025.
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March 13, 2025
Mishcon To Seek Pardon For UK's Last Hanged Woman
Mishcon de Reya LLP said Friday it will lead the legal case pursuing a pardon for Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the U.K., 70 years after the firm's founder took on the case before her execution.
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March 13, 2025
Right To Switch Off May Not Provide Respite For Lawyers
While lawyers are split on whether a more formal right to switch off can ever be feasible in a traditionally workaholic profession, many already find that after-hours emails can often wait until the next business day for a response.
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March 13, 2025
Solicitor Fined Over Disclosure Failure With Insurer
The former owner of a defunct property law firm has been fined more than £4,000 ($5,177) for providing misleading information to an insurer when she was looking to renew her professional indemnity insurance, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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March 13, 2025
UN Judge Convicted Of Modern Slavery Offenses In UK
A United Nations judge was convicted of modern slavery Thursday after a British jury found that she had forced a woman to be her unpaid nanny.