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May 07, 2024
Solicitor Faces Tribunal Over Asking Client For Sexual Images
A solicitor is facing a disciplinary tribunal over allegations that he duped a vulnerable client into sending him sexually explicit images of herself by claiming he needed them to prevent her ex-husband from posting them as revenge porn.
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May 07, 2024
Corlytics Acquires Deloitte UK RegTech Platform
Less than a year after acquiring compliance software provider Clausematch, Irish regulatory risk business Corlytics Ltd. announced Tuesday that it has also acquired a digital RegTech platform from Deloitte UK.
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May 07, 2024
Charles Russell Recruits New Real Estate Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has hired a new partner to its real estate team from Trowers & Hamlins LLP, with the new arrival saying Tuesday that he hopes the switch will open the door to more "big-ticket" property work.
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May 07, 2024
Court Of Appeal To Hear Secret Judicial Appointment Case
The Court of Appeal will hear a judge's challenge to a secretive part of the judicial appointment process that critics argue hinders efforts to diversify the bench, the GMB Union said on Tuesday.
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May 07, 2024
WFW Promotes 7 New Partners As 2024 Number Dips
Watson Farley & Williams LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted seven lawyers to its partnership in 2024, with a reduced intake of new partners that includes three women.
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May 07, 2024
Plans To Expand Public Access To Court Docs 'Go Too Far'
Proposals to radically expand access for members of the public to court documents risk disproportionately burdening court staff and lawyers with work and could lead to additional costs, legal experts have said.
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May 06, 2024
Orrick Adds 7-Atty M&A Team From Shearman Italian Arm
The former head of Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling LLP's Italian mergers and acquisitions practice joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's M&A and private equity team in Milan, the firm announced Monday.
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May 03, 2024
HMRC Director Rejoins KPMG To Boost Tax Dispute Offering
A former deputy director at HM Revenue & Customs has returned to KPMG as director of KPMG Law's tax disputes teams, the firm has announced.
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May 03, 2024
Gatwick Welcomes New GC As Runway Issue Rumbles On
London's Gatwick Airport has hired a new general counsel with over a decade of experience in similar roles at Cambodia Airports and Santiago de Chile's international airports.
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May 03, 2024
SRA Warns Law Firms On Improper Practices In Mass Claims
The Solicitors Regulation Authority voiced concerns on Friday about law firms and legal professionals that handle mass claims involving financial services or products, saying that some are running up costs before they have even been instructed to act.
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May 03, 2024
Hogan Lovells Retains Over 90% Of Trainees
Hogan Lovells said Friday that it had retained more than 90% of its trainees when they qualified as solicitors in England in February, continuing a trend of the firm posting high retention rates.
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May 03, 2024
Ex-Post Office Lawyer Denies Concealing IT Bug From Court
A Post Office lawyer was told of a bug in the accounting system used to prosecute an innocent sub-postmistress days before her trial but did not disclose this to the court, according to documents submitted Friday to the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.
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May 03, 2024
Political Aide Asks Tribunal For Damages Over Unfair Sacking
A former Labour Party staff member argued for more than £200,000 ($250,000) in damages on Friday after she won her tribunal claim alleging that the MP she worked for had fired her after she blew the whistle on misconduct that included antisemitism.
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May 03, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen rapper Ivorian Doll hit with a copyright claim, private members club Aspinalls file a claim against a Saudi sheikh, and Motorola Solutions file a claim against the British government on the heels of its dispute over losing a £400 million ($502 million) government contract. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 03, 2024
5 Questions For Mewburn Ellis TM Chief Andy King
Mewburn Ellis LLP head of trademark Andy King talks to Law360 about changing client attitudes, keeping pace with rapidly evolving technology, such as the twin impacts of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, plus the fight for effective representation at the U.K. trademark office.
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May 03, 2024
Freshfields' NQ Salary Outpaces A&O Shearman By 20%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP said on Friday that it has raised the annual salary of newly qualified lawyers in London to £150,000 ($188,000) from £125,000 — 20% higher than the current offering from the newly merged A&O Shearman.
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May 03, 2024
Financial Adviser Convicted In Axiom Legal Fund Fraud Case
A former financial adviser was convicted on Friday of siphoning £5.8 million ($7.3 million) from an investment fund using secret commission payments as part of a legal financing fraud.
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May 02, 2024
Ex-Clarke Willmott Lawyer Faces Hearing On Conduct Claims
A former solicitor at Clarke Willmott LLP must face a disciplinary tribunal regarding allegations that he engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct toward a colleague at a work event arranged by his firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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May 02, 2024
Some Pupillage Providers Are Risk Averse On Diversity
The proportion of pupils who come from diverse backgrounds is on the rise, but some pupillage providers are cautious about recruitment, the Bar Standards Board revealed on Thursday.
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May 02, 2024
If High Court Upends Jan. 6 Conviction, What Happens Next?
If the U.S. Supreme Court decides prosecutors overstepped by charging a rioter who stormed the Capitol with obstruction, the results will likely be mixed for hundreds of other defendants charged with the same crime, particularly those who have been convicted. That post-appeal uncertainty is nothing new, defense attorneys say.
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May 02, 2024
Solicitor To Face Tribunal Over False Statements About Firm
A lawyer accused of making inaccurate statements about a law firm will have to appear before a disciplinary tribunal over the charges, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has decided.
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May 02, 2024
Travers Smith Loses Partner To Sidley's London Office
A third partner has left Travers Smith LLP for a U.S. law firm in London within a week in what could signal a renewed trend of departures from the City outfit after a brief period of stability.
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May 09, 2024
Dentons Hires Disputes Partner With Green Expertise
Dentons has hired an environmental litigation guru, who spent over a decade at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, to take up a partner position in its disputes team.
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May 02, 2024
McDermott Names New Senior Partner, Office Head In London
McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced a change of guard on Thursday with the appointment of a new office managing partner and a new senior partner as the firm continues to expand its London office.
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May 01, 2024
Court Staffer Wins Case Over Colleague's Grievance Lie
An administrative officer at a Manchester magistrates court has won her claim alleging that her manager victimized her by lying about her accusing him of being "all over" a new recruit.