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April 04, 2024
DLA Piper Opens Dusseldorf Office, Eyes New Arrivals
DLA Piper said on Thursday it will open an office in Dusseldorf later in April in a bid to cement its position in Germany's legal market — and bosses are on the lookout for lawyers to join the new unit.
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April 04, 2024
Pillsbury's New UK White Collar Chief Eyes Success In London
Former Serious Fraud Office "powerhouse" Audrey Koh is in the building, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman says it now has the tools to launch its white-collar and corporate investigations practice in London. Here, Koh and managing partner Matthew Oresman survey the legal landscape.
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April 04, 2024
Fladgate Sued For $26.5M Over Botched Debt Claim Advice
Fladgate LLP lost an investment fund an estimated $26.5 million after negligently advising it on how to take action to recover money owed under bonds, according to a High Court claim.
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April 03, 2024
OneCoin Atty Gets 4 Years For Role In $4B Crypto Fraud
The former head of legal and compliance at OneCoin on Wednesday was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the $4 billion cryptocurrency scheme that defrauded millions of investors around the world.
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April 03, 2024
Law Firm Sued For £13M Over Negligent Building Advice
A businessman is suing a U.K. law firm for £13 million ($16.4 million) at the High Court, claiming negligent advice from solicitors led to the collapse of his house building company.
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April 03, 2024
Ex-Bird & Bird Solicitor Faces Tribunal Over Conduct Claims
A former Bird & Bird LLP solicitor has been sent before the professional disciplinary tribunal to face allegations of inappropriate conduct toward two junior female colleagues while he worked at the firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday.
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April 03, 2024
IP Firm Reddie & Grose Names New Chairman, Eyes Growth
Intellectual property boutique Reddie & Grose LLP has appointed Steve Howe as its next chairman, one of a series of senior promotions the business has made as it continues its growth push in the U.K. and Europe.
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April 03, 2024
CMS Says Ex-Client's Fee Dispute Claim Is Baseless
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP on Wednesday urged a London court to throw out a former client's "fundamentally defective" case over funds paid to the firm during fraud proceedings because it is an abuse of process.
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April 03, 2024
Kinstellar Snaps Up 4 Of Noerr's European Offices
European law firm Kinstellar announced a deal on Wednesday to take over four central and eastern European offices from Germany's Noerr.
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April 03, 2024
Advocate Fights BSB Disciplinary Over Misconduct In Jersey
An advocate who was found guilty by courts in Jersey of dishonesty and professional misconduct, including doctoring emails to hide that he caused delays for clients, fought disciplinary proceedings brought by the English barristers' regulator on Wednesday.
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April 03, 2024
Winston & Strawn Launches Low-Cost Legal Services
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Wednesday the launch of a low-cost legal solutions option to compete with alternative legal service providers.
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April 02, 2024
Sanctioned Solicitor Loses Claim In Biz Sale Fight
An employment tribunal has refused to hear a solicitor's claim against the firm he had sold his practice to because it lacked jurisdiction over commercial matters, and in any case the practice had shut its doors months before the ink dried.
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April 02, 2024
Simpson Thacher Appoints 2 Banking And Credit Leads
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday the appointment of two veteran partners as co-heads of its banking and credit practice.
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April 02, 2024
Top UK Court Floats Digital Case Management System Plans
Britain's highest court on Tuesday proposed new rules aiming to modernize its process and enhance access to justice, including the introduction of a digital legal system for civil litigation.
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April 02, 2024
Pinsent Masons Names 22 New Partners Mainly In UK
Pinsent Masons LLP said Tuesday it has promoted 22 lawyers from around the world to its partnership, bringing the number of partners in the business to more than 500.
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April 02, 2024
Freshfields, Linklaters To Pay For Trainees To Resit SQE
Two Magic Circle firms are allowing trainees to resit their qualifying exams if they fail the first time after reports of major firms rescinding contracts for those who fail a tough new qualifying regime caused controversy in the profession.
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April 02, 2024
Regulator Won't Investigate Barrister's Anti-Trans Comments
A barrister who deliberately used transphobic language to describe two legal professionals won't be investigated by the Bar Standards Board.
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April 02, 2024
Law Firm Manager Who Lied To High Court Struck Off
A former law firm manager has been barred from practicing as a solicitor after he was dishonest with the High Court while it investigated his firm's handling of a judicial review claim, according to a judgment published Tuesday.
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April 02, 2024
MoJ Greenlights 10% Fee Increase for Courts, Tribunal Access
Fees for access to courts and tribunals in England and Wales will rise by 10%, despite mixed public responses, after the government decided that the extra income would do more good than harm.
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April 02, 2024
Kennedys' Risk Chief, BDB Pitmans Partner Face Tribunal
The chief risk officer at Kennedys and a BDB Pitmans LLP partner are set to face a disciplinary tribunal over allegations brought by the solicitors' watchdog that they breached regulations.
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March 28, 2024
Feds Say Ex-OneCoin Atty Should Serve 'Substantial' Time
Manhattan federal prosecutors have requested a "substantial" amount of prison time for a Bulgarian woman who worked on the legal team at the fraudulent OneCoin cryptocurrency exchange, but said the sentence should fall below the guidelines range of 10 years.
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March 28, 2024
Trowers & Hamlins Launches Innovation Seat For Trainees
Trowers & Hamlins LLP has launched a new innovation seat for trainees as the law firm pushes the use of legal technology within its business and challenges traditional ways of delivering legal services to clients.
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March 28, 2024
Developer Says Law Firm Flubbed FOS Appeal
A property developer is suing its former lawyers for just over £700,000 ($883,500) for negligence after the firm allegedly failed to file a complaint against a now-infamous turnaround unit of the Royal Bank of Scotland when its investments turned sour in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
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March 28, 2024
Payne Hicks Rebuts Yacht Claim Over Billionaire Divorce Case
Payne Hicks Beach LLP has hit back at accusations that it failed to enforce a court order for the ex-wife of a Russian oligarch the firm was representing against his yacht in the U.S. after the couple divorced.
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March 28, 2024
Questel Partners With AI Workflow Automation Software Maker
Intellectual property software provider Questel has partnered with a workflow automation software maker to help IP lawyers automate more document-based tasks with artificial intelligence, according to statements from both companies.