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May 17, 2024
Linklaters Harnesses AI To Boost Market Share
Linklaters LLP is banking on generative AI to increase its share of the legal market as the new technology will enable the Magic Circle firm to win more clients and work, people in charge of the strategy at the firm say.
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May 16, 2024
Recordati Adds New Head Of IP From Zentiva
Recordati has hired a U.S. lawyer with a decade of experience working in-house at pharma giants Sandoz and Zentiva to take on a newly created role as group head IP counsel.
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May 16, 2024
Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
After a subtle uptick in private equity deal values in the first quarter, the global chair of Linklaters LLP's corporate department in New York, George Casey, and one of its top PE dealmakers in London, Alex Woodward, believe the pace of transactions is picking up and the market is primed for a comeback.
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May 16, 2024
Brick Court Works With Investigators To Counter Cyberattack
Brick Court Chambers said on Thursday that it is investigating a suspected cyberattack, highlighting the persistent threat of digital warfare against the legal sector.
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May 16, 2024
Junior Lawyers Threaten LSB Escalation Over Exam Mistakes
The Junior Lawyers Division has warned the solicitors' watchdog and its assessment provider, Kaplan, about a major error in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination held in January and is threatening to take the matter to the sector's top regulator if it is not addressed promptly.
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May 16, 2024
Gov't Urged To Boost Legal Aid In Home Eviction Cases
The Law Society called on the government on Thursday to boost legal aid to help renters in England and Wales after more than 18,150 eviction orders were issued between January and March.
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May 16, 2024
UK Gov't To Simplify Civil Claims For Child Sex Abuse Victims
The government wants to make it easier and less traumatic for victims of child sexual abuse to bring civil claims by reversing the burden of proof before cases reach court, a move designed to spare survivors from having to repeatedly recount their experiences.
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May 15, 2024
Womble Bond Names 'Fearless Leader' As Chair, CEO-Elect
Womble Bond Dickinson announced Wednesday that global finance partner Merrick Benn has been elected U.S. chair and CEO, for a three-year term effective Jan. 1.
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May 15, 2024
Legal Bodies Update Cybersecurity Checks For Law Firms
The Law Society and the Bar Council said on Wednesday that they have updated a questionnaire that helps shield barristers' chambers against cyberattacks as the legal profession responds to warnings of a rise in threat levels.
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May 15, 2024
Ex-Candey Partner Did Not Think Client Funds Were Criminal
A former Candey partner who is accused of not adequately checking the source of almost £24 million ($30 million) in client funds earmarked for a property purchase told a tribunal on Wednesday that he did not believe the money was the proceeds of crime.
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May 15, 2024
SRA Should Ditch Plans To Regulate CILEX, Law Society Says
The Law Society has urged the watchdog that oversees solicitors to abandon plans to regulate legal executives, arguing on Wednesday that it should maintain its focus on its "core regulatory responsibilities."
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May 15, 2024
Fired Judge Loses Appeal Over Deleting Data During Probe
A former judge who was removed from office for deleting data relevant to a police investigation had his bid to appeal his dismissal rejected by the High Court on Wednesday as a judge ruled that his removal from the bench was "clearly justified."
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May 15, 2024
6 Questions For Sebastian Moore, HSF's IP Head In The UK
Sebastian Moore, head of the intellectual property practice of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in the U.K., has told Law360 that he had been keen to make use of his chemistry degree when he decided to become a lawyer specializing in IP.
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May 15, 2024
Ex-RFB Partner Claims Ouster By Firm's 'Bullying' Boss
The former head of employment at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP has sued the firm, claiming that he was unfairly demoted and exposed to what he alleges was the "constant bullying treatment of staff" by the managing partner Rakeebah Rahim.
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May 14, 2024
Communications Panel Seeks Stiffer Fines On SLAPP Suits
The chair of a House of Lords committee on Tuesday urged the government to increase the Solicitors Regulation Authority's fining powers to crack down on litigation designed to silence reporting about wealthy and powerful individuals.
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May 14, 2024
UK Gov't Rules Out NDA Ban In Harassment Cases
HM Treasury said Tuesday that the U.K. government will not commit to a legislative ban on nondisclosure agreements in harassment cases, rejecting a call from MPs to bring an end to the "abusive use" of NDAs to silence victims.
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May 14, 2024
Tech Biz Helm360 Launches Legal Partner Alliance Program
Helm360, an American legal IT provider, has launched a program offering law firms a one-stop shop for "essential" products, services and expert knowledge.
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May 14, 2024
Brodies, Pinsent Advise On £100M Loan For Green Port Project
Haventus, a green projects site manager, has secured a £100 million ($126 million) joint credit facility from UK Infrastructure Bank and the Scottish National Investment Bank for the redevelopment of its Ardersier Port near Inverness, Scotland, law firm Brodies LLP said Tuesday.
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May 14, 2024
Perkins Coie Launches In London With PE Veteran
Perkins Coie LLP said Tuesday that it has launched in London with a team of six corporate lawyers led by a private equity veteran to serve European technology companies and investors from one location.
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May 14, 2024
London Law Firms Look Abroad As Home Market Stagnates
Some London law firms are looking to expand in Europe and beyond for business growth after feeling the constraints of Brexit and a saturated legal marketplace — ignoring warnings that the rates for work in the Continent are low in comparison with fees in Britain.
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May 13, 2024
UK Gov't Looking To Bolster Legal Tech Ties With Australia
The government said Monday that it is extending its campaign to boost the legal technology sector's ties with Australia to help pull trade back to the U.K.
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May 13, 2024
Candey, Ex-Partner Face Tribunal Over Alleged AML Breach
Candey Ltd. and a former partner breached money laundering regulations by not adequately checking the source of nearly £24 million ($30 million) of client funds earmarked for a property purchase, the Solicitors Regulation Authority told a tribunal Monday.
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May 13, 2024
Law Firm Beats Paralegal's COVID Whistleblower Claim
An employment tribunal has dismissed a former paralegal's claim alleging she was unfairly dismissed for raising complaints about her mentor's behavior and COVID-19 practices, finding the disclosures didn't play a part in the firm's decision to fire her.
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May 13, 2024
Barrister May Have 'Dozed Off' For Medical Reasons, She Says
A barrister denied undermining the public's trust in the legal profession on Monday after she was brought before the barristers' tribunal for allegedly falling asleep during a coroner's inquest in which she was acting as counsel.
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May 13, 2024
Haynes Boone Makes UK Real Estate Debut With New Hire
Haynes and Boone LLP has moved to establish its real estate practice in the U.K. with the addition of a new partner from Clifford Chance LLP.