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July 07, 2025
Funder Claims Developer Used Biz As Facade To Pocket £4M
A litigation funder has alleged that a property developer owes it more than £3.8 million ($5.2 million) for pocketing his real estate business' money for nothing in return and operating his company as a facade to renovate properties he owns without taking on liability for the work.
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July 07, 2025
Opera House Faces £350K Libel Claim Over Settlement Breach
A writer and former fundraising executive has brought a legal claim against an English opera house and Loch Employment Law, alleging that both sides breached a legal settlement by repeating damaging allegations in a later court filing.
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July 07, 2025
Waste Co. Blames Trowers & Hamlins For Lost Tenancy
A waste haulage company has accused Trowers & Hamlins of negligently failing to protect a long-standing lease over its premises, telling a London court that its new arrangement does not have the same favorable terms.
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July 07, 2025
HFW's Revenue Tops £270M In New High Amid Growth Push
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP said Monday that its revenue has hit an all-time high of more than £270 million ($368 million) and that it has posted record profits as its strategy for growing the business shows success.
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July 04, 2025
AI Startup Legora Aims To Reshape Law Firm-Client Dynamics
In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.
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July 04, 2025
BSB Looks To Speed Up Disciplinary Process With Reforms
The Bar Standards Board has proposed that it will give staff broader powers to refer cases for disciplinary action and trimming tribunal panels under plans to modernize its enforcement system after recent criticism of its efficiency and transparency.
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July 04, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen the owner of Crystal Palace and the troubled Olympique Lyonnais football clubs sue its current chief executive John Textor, Fieldfisher faces a claim by Georgian businessman Zaza Okusahvili, and a dispute partner at Travers Smith file a personal injury claim against the firm.
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July 04, 2025
Axiom Staffer Can't Boost Award After Dismissal Claims Win
An employment tribunal has rejected an attempt by a member of Axiom's staff to boost her award after the firm failed to carry out a redundancy consultation before mass dismissals, ruling that her application for reconsideration was "misconceived."
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July 04, 2025
The Revolving Door: Cleary Gottlieb Snags Kirkland Tax Pro
Over the past week, Cleary Gottlieb expanded its London tax capabilities with a Kirkland & Ellis hire, Fieldfisher recruited the founder of Carter-Ruck's sanctions practice and Charles Russell Speechlys added a WilmerHale partner to its disputes and investigations team.
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July 04, 2025
HFW Raises London NQ Salaries To £104K Amid Competition
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP has hiked the salaries of newly qualified lawyers at its London office to £103,500 ($141,220), joining other law firms that have unveiled pay rises for those who have completed their training to become solicitors.
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July 04, 2025
Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction
A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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July 10, 2025
Weil Rehires Private Funds Partner From A&O Shearman
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Thursday that an expert in private investment funds is returning to the firm in London from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as part of the Weil's growth plan.
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July 03, 2025
Jus Mundi Mentees Triumph In AI Hackathon At Cambridge U
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced Thursday that its student mentees took home both the first-place and runner-up prizes during last month's LLM x Law hackathon at the University of Cambridge.
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July 03, 2025
Travers Smith Partner Hits Firm With Personal Injury Claim
A disputes partner at Travers Smith LLP has filed a personal injury claim against the firm, according to court records.
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July 03, 2025
Top Judge Expresses 'Horror' At Lawyers Citing Fake Cases
The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.
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July 03, 2025
RPC Posts 89% Trainee Retention Rate In UK
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP said Thursday that it is retaining 16 of its 18 trainees who are due to qualify in September at its offices in London and Bristol, hitting a retention rate of 89%.
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July 03, 2025
Committee Defends Secret Feedback Process To Pick Judges
The practice of eliciting responses from sitting judges about applicants for judicial office is lawful and must be kept confidential, the Judicial Appointments Commission told the Court of Appeal on Thursday, hitting back at claims that the process is opaque and unfair.
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July 03, 2025
Ex-Solicitor Admits Defrauding Clients Out Of £137K
A former solicitor and part-time judge admitted at a London criminal court on Thursday that he defrauded and stole from more than a dozen clients by appropriating at least £137,000 ($187,000) in payments to himself.
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July 03, 2025
Solicitor Barred For Misconduct In £6.5M Property Deal
A solicitor has been banned from practicing after he attempted to conceal from the Solicitors Regulation Authority that he had given misleading information to the seller's legal representative and failed to perform an undertaking in a £6.5 million ($8.9 million) property deal.
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July 03, 2025
CPS Nixes Claim From Law Grad Turned Serial Litigant
A tribunal has thrown out a discrimination claim against the Crown Prosecution Service brought by a law graduate whose persistent legal action recently led a London judge to ban him from making further claims.
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July 03, 2025
Linklaters' Innovation Chief Exits As AI Role Evolves
Linklaters LLP said Thursday that its head of technology and AI will be leaving the firm, as legal outfits continue to refine their approaches to artificial intelligence amid rapid technological change.
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July 03, 2025
London Law Firm To Pay Ex-Staffer £64K In Lost Earnings
A London employment tribunal has ordered Linkilaw to pay its former senior solicitor almost £64,000 ($87,500) after the firm failed to pay her wages and other compensation.
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July 02, 2025
FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire
FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
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July 09, 2025
MoFo Bags HSF Kramer Leveraged Finance Partner In London
Morrison Foerster has hired a borrowing specialist as a partner to join its finance and private equity groups team in London as the firm responds to "building momentum" in the market.
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July 02, 2025
UK To Inject £20M Annually Into Legal Aid After 30 Years
The government said Wednesday that it will inject an additional £20 million ($27 million) a year into housing and immigration legal aid — the first major funding boost in nearly 30 years.