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  Class Reps Vie To Bring Rival Ad-Price Claims Against Google

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former judge and a competition law scholar on Tuesday fought to bring rival multibillion-pound class actions a...(read more)

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  Quinn Client Fights To Shield Firm From Ex-Staffer's Abuse

  By Eddie Beaver

  A client of Quinn Emanuel asked a London appeals court on Tuesday to prevent a former employee from sending abus...(read more)

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• Ex-IT Exec Sues His Lawyers After Losing Hacking Case

  By Hanna Vioque

  A former chief technology officer has sued the law firm that represented him in civil proceedings against his ex-employer following his conviction for hacking their computer systems, accusing the law firm of breaching its duties by refusing to pursue an appeal argument. 

• Dye & Durham Sells AML Software Biz For $104M

  By Matt Perez

  Toronto-based legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. announced Tuesday the sale of its subsidiary Credas Technologies Ltd. to U.K.-based anti-money laundering software provider SmartSearch for £77.8 million ($104.4 million).

• Law Firms Push Gov't To Reverse PACCAR Judgment

  By Ashish Sareen

  Mishcon de Reya, Leigh Day and almost 20 other major legal players have urged the U.K. government to urgently introduce legislation to reverse a Supreme Court judgment from 2023 that upended litigation financing, saying its failure to do so is hindering access to justice.

• Reed Smith Opens Path To Law With Solicitor Apprenticeships

  By Ashish Sareen

  Reed Smith LLP has launched a new solicitor apprenticeship program in a bid to broaden the pool of talent in its London office and create an alternative path to university for those who aspire to become lawyers.

• Carter-Ruck Pro Can't Get Info On SRA OneCoin Investigation

  By Sophia Dourou

  A Carter-Ruck partner who threatened to sue a whistleblower who exposed the multibillion-dollar OneCoin crypto-scam failed to convince a tribunal Monday to order the Solicitors Regulation Authority hand over information about the decision to press on with her prosecution.

• Linklaters Fails To Toss Fintech Investor's Negligence Case

  By William Janes

  Linklaters lost an attempt on Monday to strike out a claim brought by a financial technology investor that the Magic Circle firm had negligently failed to spot a "large-scale fraud" against a company that the investor had acquired.

• Therium Shifts Focus With New Litigation Finance Advisory

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Litigation funder Therium said Monday it has relaunched as an independent advisory business for claimants and law firms seeking litigation finance, amid growing private credit interest in the legal sector.

• Shoosmiths Bets Big On AI To Bolster Global Expansion Plan

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Shoosmiths LLP is investing a seven-figure sum in developing its own AI platform, tying the move to its international expansion plans as it seeks the scale needed to compete in a tech-driven legal market.

• Clifford Chance Mourns Ex-Leader Michael Bray

  By Ashish Sareen

  Clifford Chance LLP is mourning the loss of Michael Bray, a former global managing partner and eminent finance lawyer, after he died at the age of 78.

• Clyde & Co. Accused Of Race Bias Over Assessment Policy

  By William Janes

  A resident of Nigeria who failed to get a training contract at Clyde & Co. LLP has told a tribunal that the firm discriminated against her because of her nationality by requiring her to attend an in-person assessment in the U.K.

• Tax KC Sued By Hedge Fund Billionaire Over Negligence

  By Hanna Vioque

  Billionaire Michael Platt and his hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management have sued a senior One Essex Court barrister who represented them in a dispute with the U.K. tax authority over the identity of awards paid under a special partnership program. 

• Investors Sue Aston Bond For Mishandling £2M Property Deal

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Two property developers are suing their ex-lawyers for £1.9 million ($2.5 milliom) for allegedly tanking a real estate deal as a result of their negligence and causing the developers to lose their deposit and face a lawsuit from the would-be sellers.