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October 11, 2024
Meet The GC Keeping Brighton & Hove Albion Legally Onside
As money floods into football and the sport's tapestry of regulations grows increasingly complex, lawyers like Lloyd Thomas, the GC at Brighton and Hove Albion, have a crucial part to play at a modern club. Here, he explains the rising legal stakes in football, the reality of life in a transfer window and what to expect from an independent football regulator.
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October 10, 2024
Legal Aid Provider Numbers Plummet Over Last 5 Years
Data from the Legal Aid Agency shows that the number of firms carrying out publicly funded work has fallen by nearly a fifth over the past five years, prompting the Law Society to warn Thursday that "time is running out" for the government to remediate a lack of funding for civil legal aid.
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October 17, 2024
Sidley Boosts Global Finance Practice With 5 Partner Hires
Sidley Austin LLP has bolstered its global finance practice with the hire of five new partners in the firm's London office from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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October 10, 2024
Cleary Is Latest Firm To Add Nonequity Partner Tier
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said Thursday that it has added a nonequity partnership tier to better manage talent.
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October 10, 2024
Manchester United Names Ex-Addleshaw Atty As New GC
Manchester United PLC has chosen one of its existing lawyers as general counsel following the departure of Patrick Stewart earlier in 2024, the club confirmed to Law360 Thursday.
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October 10, 2024
Law Firm Owner Faces SDT Over Conflict Of Interest
A law firm owner has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal to face allegations that he created a risk of a conflict of interest by acting for one client in a financial dispute with another client of the firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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October 10, 2024
Watson Farley Boosts Top Trainee Salaries To £55K
Watson Farley & Williams LLP has boosted the salaries of trainee solicitors at its London office to as high as £55,000 ($71,900), becoming the latest law firm to make changes amid widespread increases across the legal market.
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October 09, 2024
US BigLaw Firms Accelerate Enviro Efforts, But Diversity Lags
Amid a number of recent legal challenges, large law firms in the U.S. have amped up many of their environmental, social and governance-related efforts, with particular growth in environmental sustainability action, while areas like diversity, equity and inclusion have been less successful, according to a report out Wednesday that examined firms' public-facing communications.
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October 09, 2024
Insurance Firm Keoghs Expands With Ireland Solicitors Deal
Insurance law firm Keoghs LLP said Wednesday it has expanded into Ireland with the acquisition of Dublin-based O'Brien Lynam Solicitors, in a deal steered by A&L Goodbody LLP and Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP.
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October 09, 2024
Litigation Funder Sues After-The-Event Insurer For £61M
A legal loans company has sued an insurer for around £61.4 million ($80.3 million) over its alleged failure to pay out under a litigation funding arrangement.
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October 09, 2024
Richard Atkinson Appointed New Law Society President
The Law Society said Wednesday that it has appointed criminal law expert Richard Atkinson as its 180th president as the independent professional body for solicitors in England and Wales approaches its bicentenary.
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October 09, 2024
Liverpool Uni Partners With Firms For Working In Law Course
The University of Liverpool has joined forces with six law firms to launch a new course to help students gain legal work experience and to boost social mobility in the profession.
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October 09, 2024
SRA Shuts Down Virtual Law Firm Lawbriefs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has shut down an online law firm after the company behind the legal venture ran into financial difficulties and called in administrators.
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October 09, 2024
Law Firms Sued For Botched Advice In £5M Ponzi Scheme
Property investors have claimed two law firms failed to warn them of the dangers of sinking their savings into a building project that turned out to be an alleged £5.4 million ($7 million) Ponzi scheme.
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October 09, 2024
Davis Polk Raises Trainee Salaries To New High Of £70K
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has increased the base salaries of trainee solicitors in its London office to as much as £70,000 ($91,500), the highest reported trainee salary so far as the battle to retain talent in the English capital takes another twist.
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October 08, 2024
4-5 Gray's Inn Square Partners With Indian Law Firm
4-5 Gray's Inn Square announced Tuesday that it has joined forces with a law firm based in India for both legal practices to provide advice and representation to clients on international disputes.
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October 08, 2024
Eversheds Recruits Tax Disputes Partner From RPC
Eversheds Sutherland announced it has added a regulatory and tax disputes partner to its London office from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP.
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October 08, 2024
Robin AI CTO Says Innovation Puts Pressure On Hourly Billing
The traditional hourly billing model in the legal industry is facing increasing scrutiny as in-house legal teams leverage technology to enhance efficiency, the co-founder of a leading AI service told Law360.
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October 08, 2024
Linklaters, EU Antitrust Pros Hired For CMA Roles
The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior legal directors from Linklaters LLP and the European Commission and awarded a permanent contract to an existing one.
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October 08, 2024
Reed Smith Chooses Virtual Law School For SQE Program
Reed Smith LLP has revamped its solicitors training program by partnering exclusively with a virtual law school, moving away from its previous dual-provider model that included legal education giant BARBRI, the firm announced Tuesday.
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October 15, 2024
Essex Court Chambers Gains Arbitration Pro From 3VB
An international arbitration barrister has joined Essex Court Chambers from 3 Verulam Buildings to boost its offerings in investment treaty claims and other complex cases.
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October 08, 2024
SocGen Bids To Force €140M Clifford Chance Case To France
Societe Generale SA relaunched its fight on Tuesday to force its €140 million ($154 million) negligence case against Clifford Chance LLP out of England, arguing before the Court of Appeal that it should be heard in France.
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October 08, 2024
Closed Firm Parrott & Coales Ordered To Pay Ex-Staffer £7K
An employment tribunal has ordered shuttered Metamorph Group law firm Parrott & Coales LLP to pay £7,689 ($10,074) to a former employee it made redundant after the regulator of solicitors stepped in to close the business.
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October 08, 2024
White & Case Adds Marketing, Innovation Execs Amid Growth
White & Case LLP announced Monday the appointment of both a chief innovation officer and a chief marketing officer as the firm continues to expand through hiring and office openings.
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October 08, 2024
Major Lindsey Elevates Longtime UK Associate Recruiter
A former managing director and practice lead for Major Lindsey & Africa's Europe, Middle East and Africa associate practice group has been promoted to executive director of associate recruiting, the legal consulting and recruiting firm said Tuesday.