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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.
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May 20, 2025
Latham Hires Antitrust Pro In Brussels From Garrigues
Latham & Watkins LLP said on Tuesday that it has bolstered its Brussels antitrust practice with the hire of a European competition litigator known for his work on high-stakes technology cases and cutting-edge enforcement under the European Union's digital regulation regime.
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May 19, 2025
CPS Barrister's Win As Bar Council Vice Chair Makes History
The Bar Council said Monday that it has elected Heidi Stonecliffe KC to serve as its next vice chair, the first time an employed barrister has been appointed to take up the role in the body's 132-year history.
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May 19, 2025
Osborne Clarke Pro's Conduct Risked Public Trust, SDT Says
A disciplinary tribunal has ruled that an Osborne Clarke LLP partner committed the kind of misconduct that "would clearly undermine public trust" in lawyers by misusing legal language to try to shield an email sent on behalf of former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi from being published, explaining its decision to fine the solicitor over the incident.
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May 19, 2025
Ex-Allen & Overy Chiefs Set Up Shop To Match PE, Law Firms
Two former Allen & Overy LLP senior partners have teamed up to launch a consultancy to advise private equity investors and family offices on investing in law firms in England and Wales and beyond.
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May 19, 2025
Wills Management Co. Adeus Awarded £500K UK Grant
Innovate UK, a national innovation agency, awarded the startup adeus with a £500,000 Smart Grant (around $668,000) to accelerate the development of its wills and legacy planning software for England and Wales, according to an announcement Monday.
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May 19, 2025
UK-EU Pact Aims To Revive Youth Work Mobility After Brexit
An agreement Monday between the U.K. and the European Commission to work toward creating a "youth experience scheme" could help boost employment in sectors affected by work rights restrictions caused by Brexit.
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May 19, 2025
Norton Rose Hires 6 Projects Pros From Eversheds In Paris
Norton Rose Fulbright said Monday that it has made a significant investment in its global projects practice by snapping up a team of six experts from Eversheds Sutherland in Paris.
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May 19, 2025
UK Aims To Recruit 1,000 Tribunal Judges, Panelists In 2025
The government is aiming to recruit 1,000 judges and panel members by the end of the year before a probable deluge of claims once the Employment Rights Bill comes into effect.
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May 19, 2025
Kelyn Bacon Named President Of Competition Appeal Tribunal
The government has appointed Kelyn Bacon to be president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, naming a specialist in competition and EU law who has already helped the tribunal to take a tougher stance on the suitability of class action representatives.
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May 19, 2025
Firm And Consultant Fined £10K Over Accounts Rules Breach
An English law firm and a consultant were each hit with a £5,000 ($6,700) fine by a disciplinary tribunal on Monday after the solicitors' regulator alleged that they allowed the company's client account to be used as a banking facility.
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May 19, 2025
Foot Anstey Bags Boohoo Retail Expert In Manchester
Foot Anstey LLP has recruited retail and consumer specialist Tom Kershaw as a partner from fast-fashion retailer Boohoo Group as the firm looks to capitalize on its growth across the north of England.
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May 19, 2025
Legal Aid Agency Cyberattack Shutters Online Portal
A cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency has compromised such a large volume of the sensitive personal data of applicants that the government has pulled down the online portal used to pay service providers, the Ministry of Justice confirmed on Monday.
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May 16, 2025
How The Magic Circle Is Angling For Dominance In New York
As the elite U.K.-based law firms have doubled down on their efforts to grow in New York's competitive market for lateral partners and lucrative transactional work, signs have begun popping up that the global firms are gaining traction and pose a true competitive threat to domestic juggernauts.
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May 16, 2025
Sidley Keeps Door Open For London Hires
After a string of high-profile hires in London, Sidley Austin LLP is still open to further additions, particularly in private capital, as it looks to build a resilient platform amid geopolitical uncertainty.
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May 16, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Linklaters and EY face negligence claims from a fintech investment firm, property developer Sir John Ritblat bring legal action against a Guernsey-registered company, and fresh equal pay litigation filed against Morrisons and Safeways. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 16, 2025
The Revolving Door: Mishcon Expands Amid Partner Exit
Over the past week, Mishcon de Reya bagged a high-profile real estate and planning duo and parted ways with one partner who joined Ashurst, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher snapped up its second partner from A&O Shearman in two months, and the former head of private funds at Weil Gotshal & Manges departed for Sidley Austin.
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May 23, 2025
Ashurst Adds Paris White Collar Chief From Eversheds
Ashurst LLP said Friday that it has recruited the head of white-collar crime and investigations at Eversheds Sutherland in Paris to lead its own French corporate crime team.
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May 16, 2025
UK Legal Revenue Tops Record £5B In March
The U.K. legal sector generated revenue of just over £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in March as many law firms sought to boost their earnings figures toward the end of the financial year, official statistics have revealed.
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May 15, 2025
Clifford Chance Adds Arbitration Expert From Pinsent Masons
Clifford Chance LLP has boosted its international arbitration practice by hiring a lawyer from Pinsent Masons LLP, saying she has broad experience in matters involving Spain and has been appointed to serve as a partner on the global law firm's litigation and dispute resolution team.
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May 15, 2025
India Opens Some Doors To Foreign Lawyers With New Rules
The Bar Council of India has confirmed a revision to its rules to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in the country in a push to become an arbitration destination, though the rules still prioritize the interests of Indian lawyers.