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October 02, 2024
SRA Bets On Data Mining To Avert Law Firm Failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority detailed plans on Wednesday to use data mining and analytics to protect consumers from spectacular failures of law firms such as Axiom Ince Ltd., including potential artificial intelligence solutions.
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October 01, 2024
Covington Announces 14 New Partners
Covington & Burling LLP said Tuesday that it promoted 14 lawyers to partner in its Brussels, Los Angeles, London, New York and Washington offices.
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October 01, 2024
Hamlins Buys Commercial Boutique In Media And Tech Push
Hamlins LLP has acquired commercial law firm Swan Turton LLP as part of a plan to add complementary practices to the business to help drive growth.
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October 01, 2024
McFaddens Dodges Client's Late Claim Over Loan Advice
A court said Tuesday that a City of London law firm can sidestep a client's claim that she received negligent advice over a loan, ruling that there was no good reason for her filing key details of the claim too late.
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October 01, 2024
Ex-Police Officer Denies Seeking Probe Against NI Lawyers
A senior English police officer denied at a tribunal Tuesday of attempting to make Northern Ireland's legal regulator take action against journalists' legal counsel over litigation connected to his investigation into leaked information about alleged collusion by the local police with terrorists.
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October 01, 2024
Eversheds Sutherland Taps Rutgers & Posch For Finance Trio
Eversheds Sutherland said Tuesday it has hired three finance lawyers from Dutch law firm Rutgers & Posch as it looks to grow its partner cohort in the Benelux region.
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October 01, 2024
Tribunal Member Warned Over 'Clumsy' Racial Harassment
A tribunal member has been issued a warning after an HM Courts and Tribunals Service employee accused him of making racist comments at a work social event, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said.
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October 01, 2024
Axiom Ince Ex-Staffer Wins £5K For Constructive Dismissal
Axiom Ince Ltd. must pay a former employee £5,400 ($7,200) after it forced him out of the door before the firm collapsed, a tribunal held in a ruling released Tuesday.
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October 01, 2024
Cyber Insurance Business Promotes Atty To General Counsel
Cyber insurance company Cowbell announced Tuesday that it has promoted to serve as its general counsel an attorney who has served as its vice president of legal for more than two years.
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September 30, 2024
German Lawyer Charged Over €428M Cum-Ex Fraud
A lawyer has been charged in Germany with several counts of "serious tax evasion" over his alleged role in a €428 million ($477 million) so-called cum-ex dividend tax fraud, a German court confirmed Monday.
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September 30, 2024
Apprenticeship Providers Urge Gov't To Rethink Reform
A leading apprenticeship provider in England urged the government Monday to reconsider plans to cut public funding for solicitor apprenticeships, emphasizing that this relatively new, debt-free qualification method is already helping to narrow the legal industry's diversity gap.
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September 30, 2024
Stephenson Harwood Adds Legal Tech Product To AI Toolkit
Stephenson Harwood LLP said on Monday that it has adopted a new generative artificial intelligence platform, its second investment in AI, as it continues exploring ways to improve the delivery of legal services to clients.
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September 30, 2024
Schillings Opens New Office In Dublin In EU Push
Schillings International LLP announced Monday that it has opened a new office in Dublin, its first in the European Union.
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September 30, 2024
Akin Launches New AI Director Role With Bryan Cave Pro
Akin is redoubling its commitment to emerging technology and artificial intelligence with a new director of practice technology and AI innovation at its London office who most recently was at Bryan Cave and previously spent more than seven years with Akin.
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September 30, 2024
Ex-Human Rights Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Fraud
A former British human rights lawyer admitted on Monday to making a fraudulent application for legal aid on behalf of Iraqi detainees bringing claims against British soldiers who served in Iraq, the National Crime Agency said.
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September 30, 2024
Shoosmiths Launches Legal And Compliance Operations Unit
Shoosmiths LLP has joined forces with two consultants to launch a legal and compliance operations team as the firm continues to offer wider solutions to clients that complement the traditional legal advice it provides.
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September 30, 2024
Ex-Judges Blame Opaque Selection Process For Hiring Woes
Vacancies for judges are staying unfilled because of a shortage of high-quality applicants, as former members of the bench tell Law360 that the selection process discourages exceptional candidates at a time when the government is grappling with court backlogs.
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September 29, 2024
Law Firm Mergers Stay High As Consolidators Press On
Merger activity in the British legal sector continued to recover in 2023 from the low levels seen two years earlier, partly driven by consolidator firms acquiring other practices, Hazlewoods LLP said on Monday.
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September 27, 2024
Clifford Chance Hires Ex-Sidley Restructuring Pro
Clifford Chance LLP has recruited a former restructuring partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Germany, amid high demand from clients for specialist advice in the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions.
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September 27, 2024
Legal Services Board Greenlights Compensation Fund Hikes
The Legal Services Board said Friday that it has approved an increase of more than 200% in compensation fund contributions required of solicitors and law firms as a result of the collapse of Axiom Ince Ltd. and the expenses of compensating its victims.
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September 27, 2024
Candey Cleared Of AML Breaches Over £24M Of Client Funds
Candey Ltd. was cleared on Friday of breaching money laundering regulations by failing to adequately check the source of nearly £24 million (£32 million) of client funds, by a tribunal that also found a former partner improperly transferred some of the money to third parties.
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September 27, 2024
Ex-Linklaters Partner Loses Fight To Block Charge On Homes
An ex-Linklaters LLP partner failed to stop a Saudi princess from securing charges over two of his family members' homes to settle a $25 million judgment, with a London court on Friday rejecting his claim to have no interest in the properties.
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September 27, 2024
Ex-Solicitor General Rejoins 3PB After Decade In Parliament
Michael Tomlinson KC, a former solicitor general in England and Wales, has returned to 3 Paper Buildings to continue practicing as a barrister after he lost his seat following nearly a decade as a member of Parliament.
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September 27, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Coca-Cola bring a trademark infringement claim against its former marketing director, Glencore face legal action by American Century ETF Trust, law firm Bishop Lloyd & Jackson defend itself against two solicitors it worked alongside during inquiries into Grenfell Tower, and a U.K. cruise line face a claim by a subsidiary of the sanctioned gambling platform GTLK.
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September 27, 2024
Revived Freshfields Eyes US Growth As Rivals Target UK
Freshfields is taking big swings in the American market and at home with a rebrand and a willingness to plunge headfirst into salary battles for the best lawyers. And London managing partner Mark Sansom told Law360 that he's not about to slow down.
Expert Analysis
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3 Reasons For Popularity Of Pro Bono In UK, Europe BigLaw
Several factors have contributed to the rise in organized pro bono work in the legal sector across the U.K. and Europe, and with large law firms looking to distinguish themselves and compete for talent, the trend seems likely to continue, says Paul Yates at Freshfields.
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UK Election Offers New Opportunity To Promote Rule Of Law
With many members of Parliament entering the House of Commons for the first time following the election in July, it is a daunting time for those transitioning into elected legislators, and the input of lawyers is crucial to ensure we see evidence-driven and legally certain legislation, says Tyrone Steele at Justice.
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The Art Of Storytelling In E-Discovery, And Why It Is Important
With document review accounting for a large proportion of legal costs, weaving in a storytelling approach to e-discovery alongside increasingly automated processes allows a more effective way of producing evidence that minimizes inefficiencies and ultimately achieves better outcomes, says Tiana Van Dyk at Epiq Legal Solutions.
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Tips On Preparing A Business To Navigate A Corporate Crisis
The recent CrowdStrike IT issue demonstrates that while it can be difficult to predict when a crisis might hit, there are proactive steps senior executives and their legal advisers can take to be better prepared for such an eventuality and to weather the storm more effectively, says Jenny Afia at Schillings.
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How Generative AI Is Changing Legal Department Functions
Generative artificial intelligence is of much greater consequence than previous legal technologies and is therefore poised to reshape legal functions, redefine the roles of legal professionals, and change how much legal work is delivered — and some key practice areas and legal activities stand to be most transformed, say members of Deloitte Legal.
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Examining The State Of Paccar Fixes After General Election
Following the U.K. Supreme Court's Paccar decision last year, which made many litigation funding agreements for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal unenforceable, the judiciary will likely take charge in implementing any fixes — but the general election has created uncertainty, says Ben Knowles at Clyde & Co.
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PR Perspectives: Judging When To Engage With Politics
Parliament's recent return from its summer break brings opportunities for legal public relations professionals to engage with political topics, and although it is less risky to say nothing, deciding to enter the conversation can reap rewards, says Ben Finnis at Greentarget.
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Opinion
Gov't Should Offer Support To Improve Firms' Cybersecurity
With an escalating sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks in law firms and businesses, there is a need to address potential threats and an opportunity to push the new government for significant legislative change to strengthen the U.K.’s cybersecurity framework, says Scott Kramer at Clio.
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What M&A Uptick Will Mean For Legal Hiring
Thomson Reuters research reveals an improving macroeconomic picture of incoming interest rate cuts, and with market confidence in the new U.K. government, there is a higher corporate demand for transactional advice, leading law firms to increase their hiring in preparation for this heavier workload, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.
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How In-House Legal Teams Can Improve Their Reputation
In-house legal teams, long believed to create unnecessary hurdles, can reframe themselves as integral business partners by embedding best practices in governance and compliance, engaging directly with key stakeholders and fostering relationships with colleagues, says Sarah Davis at The Legal Director.
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Why A Robust Brand Is Increasingly Important For Law Firms
The benefits of a brand are not always viewed as quantifiable, but the legal sector is realizing the tangible benefits and important function of a strong brand, and can take steps to capitalize on this significant value-adding asset, say Daniela Conte at Gibson Dunn, Ben Girdlestone at Byfield and Leor Franks at Kingsley Napley.
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SRA Review Could Bring Shift In Handling Legal Client Funds
Recent high-profile cases of breaches of fund-handling rules, and an ongoing Solicitors Regulation Authority review, challenge a long-standing culture of law firms dealing with client funds in-house, and firms may need to opt for other business models to enhance consumer protection, says Claire Van Der Zant at Shieldpay.
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Opinion
Why Incoming Government Must Reform UK's Justice System
As the U.K. approaches a possible watershed general election, the new government must undertake the reforms and investment needed to restore the justice system, and public confidence and safety with it, says Sam Townend at the Bar Council.
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The In-House Versus Law Firm Talent Battle In The Gen Z Age
Although elite law firms are offering ever-increasing salaries to talented associates, the traditional concept of partnership is evolving, and work-life balance issues and a greater concern with working in a sustainable environment among Gen Z lawyers mean that going in-house is becoming a more attractive option over time, say Calvin Gardiner and Simi Bains at Buchanan Law.
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PR Perspectives: Consider The Value Of Legal Awards
Many lawyers question the value of entering or sponsoring legal awards, but with a structured approach and appropriate management, they can provide a chance to promote a firm or set of chambers across multiple platforms and a golden opportunity to develop new business, says Clare Rodway at Kysen.