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December 17, 2024
Trinity International Adds Tax Expert To Paris Office
Trinity International LLP announced the addition of an experienced tax attorney from Dentons to serve as a partner in its Paris office.
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December 17, 2024
DWF Hires Polish Team From Hogan Lovells' Warsaw Office
DWF Group LLP said Tuesday that it had taken on three prominent Polish partners from Hogan Lovells' closing Warsaw office, bolstering its presence in Poland.
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December 17, 2024
Clifford Chance Appoints New Managing Partner In London
Clifford Chance LLP said Tuesday that it has appointed a new office managing partner for London who will also be co-regional managing partner for its Continental European division as the firm continues its efforts to integrate its U.K. and European businesses.
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December 17, 2024
MI5 Wins Case Against Lawyer Accused Of Being Chinese Spy
A solicitor accused of being a Chinese spy has lost her legal challenge against MI5, after a tribunal found Tuesday that the U.K. security service acted lawfully when it warned parliamentarians that she was trying to interfere with the political process.
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December 17, 2024
Osborne Clarke Pro Denies Trying To Block Zahawi Scrutiny
A partner with Osborne Clarke LLP who represented Nadhim Zahawi has denied trying to prevent the former Conservative chancellor from facing scrutiny over his tax affairs by sending an allegedly threatening letter to a blogger, as he testified at a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2024
Quinn Emanuel Taps 2 London Partners In Global Promotions
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has named 11 new partners in its latest round of promotions, with two in the British capital.
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December 17, 2024
DAC Beachcroft Debuts In US With LA, NYC Offices
DAC Beachcroft LLP said Tuesday that it is entering the U.S. market by opening offices in New York City and Los Angeles, as the insurance specialist continues its global expansion.
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December 16, 2024
How Sidley Helps Women In Africa Access Higher Education
Countless generations of women in Africa have never had the chance to benefit from higher education, but lawyers at Sidley Austin LLP are working to change that.
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December 16, 2024
Solicitors Struck Off Over Fake Land Registry Filing
Two solicitors have been struck off the roll and ordered to pay £70,000 ($88,818) for breaching Solicitors Regulation Authority integrity rules, after they knowingly registered properties in the names of fake people.
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December 16, 2024
Sidley Adds Leading Tech Pro In London
Sidley Austin LLP said Monday that it has hired a leading tech lawyer from rival CMS as the Chicago-based law firm continues its expansion in the London market.
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December 16, 2024
Post Office 'Hasn't Changed' Despite Scandal, Lawyers Say
The attitude of the Post Office has not been reformed from the "corporate psychopathy" its lawyers exhibited throughout the Horizon IT scandal, a barrister representing former postmasters told the three-year-long inquiry in closing submissions on Monday.
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December 16, 2024
Osborne Clarke Pro Accused Of 'Abusive' SLAPP Threat
An Osborne Clarke LLP partner who represented Nadhim Zahawi faced a disciplinary tribunal on Monday over allegations that he sent an intimidatory letter in an attempt to silence a critic who was investigating the former Conservative chancellor's tax affairs.
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December 13, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen a group of franchise operators hit Vodafone with a £120 million ($151 million) claim for allegedly imposing commission cuts, green energy tycoon Dale Vince pursue another libel action against the publisher of the Daily Mail, and parcel delivery giant Yodel face a claim by an investor that helped save it from collapse earlier in the year.
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December 13, 2024
Real Estate Partner Struck Off For Dishonesty
A former real estate partner at a London law firm has been banned from practicing as a solicitor after he admitted that he falsified a document to conceal his failure to respond to a legal notice within a statutory deadline, a judgment from the solicitors' watchdog revealed Friday.
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December 13, 2024
Restructuring Hires Rise In UK Despite Dip In Insolvencies
The recent rise in lateral recruitment of restructuring partners points to a shift toward an anticipation by law firms of their clients' needs amid escalating costs and geopolitical tensions, even though official U.K. insolvency statistics still do not confirm the fears of some analysts in the sector.
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December 13, 2024
UK Legal Sector Revenue Exceeded £5B In October
The U.K.'s legal industry pulled in revenue of more than £5 billion ($6.3 billion) in October, government statistics showed on Friday, showing growth against a backdrop of lackluster performance in the wider economy.
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December 13, 2024
Eversheds Ireland In Talks To Merge With William Fry
Eversheds Sutherland said Friday that its Irish offices are in early discussions to merge with Dublin-based law firm William Fry LLP, the latest indication that large law firms are continuing to reassess their international office needs.
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December 12, 2024
Judgment Debts Can't Offset Pro Bono Cost Orders Says CoA
A London appeals court on Thursday ordered a litigation financing company to pay a legal aid fundraising charity £85,000 ($108,000), concluding that pro bono costs orders cannot be set off by outstanding judgment debts owed by a party with pro bono counsel.
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December 12, 2024
HSF Removes Partner Over 'Deeply Offensive' Tweet
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP said Thursday that it has removed an Australian corporate lawyer from its partnership over "a deeply offensive" post that prompted the law firm to reiterate support for its Jewish network leaders.
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December 12, 2024
Spanish Law Firm Nixes Rival's 'Lopez-Ibor' TM
The founder of a Spanish law firm has lost his bid to register a trademark for "López-Ibor Abogados" after a European court held that clients would likely confuse it with another firm's earlier mark.
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December 12, 2024
Norton Rose Promotes 56 Lawyers Across The Globe
Norton Rose Fulbright has elevated 56 lawyers from all over the world to partner effective Jan. 1, up from the 49 new partners it promoted for 2024.
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December 19, 2024
Latham Loses Another Senior Finance Pro To Sidley
Sidley Austin LLP has recruited a senior finance specialist from the London office of Latham & Watkins LLP as the firm picks up another partner from its U.S. rival.
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December 12, 2024
Sidley Elects 3 London Partners In Record Promotion Round
Sidley Austin LLP said Thursday that it has promoted the largest combined group of partners and counsel in its history.
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December 12, 2024
Gov't Eyes Trimming Jury Trials To Cut Criminal Case Backlog
The government launched a major review on Thursday of the criminal court system that could lead to a drastic reduction in numbers of jury trials to ease pressure on a system struggling with delays.
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December 12, 2024
Barrister's 'Boys Club' Posts Not Misconduct, Tribunal Rules
A disciplinary tribunal dismissed on Thursday five charges against barrister Charlotte Proudman, which had been brought by her regulator over social media posts she had made saying that a judge's decision had "echoes of [the] boys club" about it.