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  Bar Council Urges Guidance To Broaden Silk Applicant Pool

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  The Bar Council called for more practice-specific guidance on Friday from the body responsible for selecting Kin...(read more)

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  Meet The Ex-Footballer Testing FIFA's Labor Dispute Rulebook

  By Jamie Lennox

  Not many lawyers can boast a past career as a professional footballer — and even fewer can say that they tested ...(read more)

• SRA's New Whistleblower 'Red Alert Line' Gets 85 Calls

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority has received 85 calls since lawyers and law firm staff got a safer route to flag suspected wrongdoing without risking retaliation from their employer, as the watchdog grapples with a rise in misconduct reports and investigations.

• UK Law Society To Vote On Lifting President's Pay Cap

  By Joel Poultney

  The Law Society has said its members will decide in October whether to scrap a rule that prevents its president from earning more than a district judge in England and Wales, whose salary currently tops out at just over £144,000 ($192,500).

• The Revolving Door: Fisher Phillips Opens London Office

  By Megan Norcott

  Over the past week, Latham & Watkins returned to Gibson Dunn for a private equity real estate partner, Fisher Phillips opened a London office with three partner appointments, and TLT saw an AI expert depart for Bird & Bird. 

• Walker Morris Hires Ex-DLA Piper UK Capital Markets Co-Head

  By Ashish Sareen

  Walker Morris LLP said Friday that it has hired DLA Piper's former U.K. equity capital markets co-head to strengthen its capabilities in complex transactions.

• Canford Buys Property Specialist In 1st Deal Since PE Backing

  By Ashish Sareen

  Litigation specialist Canford Law Ltd. has acquired property legal services provider PDC Group to form Canford Group, marking its first bolt-on acquisition after London-based private equity firm Queen's Park Equity completed a management buyout of the business.

• Sullivan & Cromwell Bolsters London M&A With Weil Duo

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP said Thursday that it has hired the co-head of Weil Gotshal's London office as well as another mergers and acquisitions partner, amid a series of senior departures from Weil on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Worker's 300-Page Appeal Prompts AI Warnings From Judge

  By Adele Redmond

  A deputy High Court judge warned parties in employment disputes Thursday that they are responsible for ensuring AI-generated documents are accurate and concise after a worker submitted a 300-page argument written using ChatGPT.

• Law Firms Can Be 'Partners' In AML Crackdown, FCA Says

  By Christopher Crosby

  An executive director at the finance watchdog urged law firms on Thursday to work with law enforcement agencies to tackle economic crime, saying they played a crucial role in detecting and investigating the spread of dirty money.

• Law Society Calls For Targeted Litigation Funding Rules

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Law Society urged the solicitors' watchdog on Thursday to avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens as it considers rules on third-party litigation funding.

• Ex-Pogust Goodhead CEO Joins Firm Battling For BHP Case

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Thomas Goodhead, the former chief executive of Pogust Goodhead, has joined Bailey Glasser International, as the two firms continue to battle over who can represent the claimants in the £36 billion ($48.4 billion) litigation against BHP over Brazil's Mariana dam collapse.

• Broadfield Sees Chance For Growth Without Equity Sale

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Law firms are increasingly considering whether to take outside investment, and Broadfield sees an opportunity to achieve similar growth without losing equity by outsourcing technology, recruitment and other forms of support, its U.K. chief said as it launches its first European office.

• Broadfield Enters France With First EU Office In Paris

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Broadfield launched an office in Paris on Wednesday, its first in continental Europe, as the international law firm backed by an affiliate of Alvarez & Marsal Inc. continues to expand in critical markets.