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February 12, 2025
Axiom Ince Execs' Fraud Trial Over Collapse Set For 2027
Five former leaders of Axiom Ince are to stand trial in 2027 over allegations they committed fraud and covered up their wrongdoing during a regulatory probe into the law firm, which collapsed with a hole of more than £60 million ($74.4 million) in its client accounts.
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February 12, 2025
Haynes Boone Hires 7-Lawyer Team From Memery Crystal
Haynes Boone said Wednesday that it has recruited a seven-strong team of capital markets experts from Memery Crystal in London, led by former senior partner Nick Davis, as the fallout continues from the collapse of the RBG professional services group.
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February 11, 2025
BonelliErede Snaps Up Arbitration Partner From Cleary
Italian law firm BonelliErede has hired an arbitrator with over 30 years of experience and a particular focus on construction disputes as partner, as the firm looks to capture a bigger slice of the growing market.
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February 11, 2025
Met Office Process For Tackling Sexual Misconduct Upended
A London court ruled Tuesday that the Met's process to pull clearance for police officers accused of sexual misconduct is unlawful, leaving the force in what it called "a hopeless position" to tackle unfit officers after Wayne Couzens' rape and murder conviction.
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February 11, 2025
ETSI Picks IP Law Pro For New Chief Policy Officer
Europe's telecommunications standards body has appointed a new chief policy officer with a background in intellectual property law and policy.
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February 18, 2025
Dechert Hires PE Pro From Gibson Dunn In London
Dechert LLP has hired a longtime partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to augment its services for clients in private equity transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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February 11, 2025
Bristows Hires New UPC Chief In Dublin
Bristows LLP has hired a new Unified Patent Court director to its Dublin office who aims to "sculpt" the firm's practice at the European forum.
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February 11, 2025
Pinsent Masons Cuts Jobs In Germany Amid Strategic Review
Pinsent Masons LLP said Tuesday that it is making cuts to its workforce in Germany, more than a decade after it first opened an office in the country.
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February 10, 2025
Milbank's Revenue Soars, London Office Sees Big Gains
Milbank LLP said on Monday that it achieved record-breaking financial results for 2024, with firmwide revenue rising 23% to $1.86 billion and its London office posting a 40.8% surge to $329.2 million
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February 10, 2025
Herbert Smith Unveils Career Program For Black Lawyers
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP announced Monday the launch of a program to help Black lawyers advance their legal careers at the firm as studies continue to show that they are underrepresented across the legal sector.
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February 10, 2025
DLA Piper Trims UK Innovation Team, IT Could Be Next
DLA Piper has made cutbacks to its innovation team and is entering into a collective consultation with its information technology teams in moves to streamline certain parts of its business in the U.K.
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February 10, 2025
SSB Group Ltd. Administration Extends To 2026
The administration of SSB Group Ltd. has been extended by one year as litigation funders and other creditors look unlikely to recover their money from the failed Sheffield-based claims firm.
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February 10, 2025
Solicitor Struck Off For Secretly Working For Multiple Firms
An ex-employee of London firm Connect 2 Law was struck off the roll of solicitors Monday for misleading the firm about the hours she worked and for being paid by multiple firms for the same hours, with a disciplinary tribunal saying her behavior was "a clear breach of trust."
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February 10, 2025
Proskauer Hires Tax Pro In Paris From Addleshaw Goddard
Proskauer Rose LLP added a tax professional in Paris from Addleshaw Goddard LLP who advises private equity funds and multinational groups on mergers and acquisitions.
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February 10, 2025
Willkie Boosts New Lawyers' Pay In London To £170K
Willkie Farr & Gallagher said on Monday that it has hiked the salaries of freshly qualified lawyers at its London office to £170,000 ($211,000) and that it has also raised earnings for trainees, as the salary war in the English capital continues to heat up.
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February 10, 2025
Property Boss' Brother Denies Dodging £13M Fraud Recovery
The brother of a property tycoon who funneled £13 million ($16 million) out of his family business has hit back at claims that he transferred his shares from an investment venture to escape attempts to recover funds dissipated from the fraud.
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February 10, 2025
Fladgate Picks Up 25 Memery Crystal Pros Amid Turmoil
Fladgate said on Monday that it has hired a team of 25 lawyers and staff from Memery Crystal as the firm prepares to shut its doors after its owner filed for administration.
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February 07, 2025
HFW Hires New COO From Deloitte With An Eye On Expansion
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP has appointed a new chief operating officer from Deloitte as the firm looks to continue its global expansion to maintain strong financial results.
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February 07, 2025
UAE Prisoner Subpoenas Ex-Dechert GC Over Torture Claims
A Jordanian lawyer imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates has subpoenaed Dechert's former general counsel in the U.S. over what the law firm's top brass knew of alleged human rights abuses said to have been committed by a former partner.
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February 07, 2025
Lawyer Struck Off For Misleading Clients In Property Dispute
A former partner at a Plymouth law firm has been barred from working as a solicitor after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found he falsely informed two clients that he had lodged their legal complaint in court.
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February 14, 2025
Willkie Hires 3 Pros To Continue Expansion In Germany
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has recruited Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's office managing partner in Hamburg and two other lawyers as it continues to make major investments in its business in Germany.
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February 07, 2025
The Revolving Door: Clifford Chance, Travers Make Key Moves
Over the past week, Travers Smith LLP appointed a seasoned partner to head transactions, a newly created role for the firm, Clifford Chance LLP rehired a private capital lawyer from Blackstone following a flurry of appointments to the team and Addleshaw Goddard LLP snapped up an insolvency expert from Burness Paull.
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February 07, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Investec Bank PLC sue two diamond tycoons, London florist Nikki Tibbles file a claim against an "imitator company," a direct descendant of the Cartier family launch a claim, and a Coronation Street actor hit footballer Joe Bunney with a defamation claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 07, 2025
A&O Shearman Retains 84% Of London Trainees For Spring
A&O Shearman said Friday that more than 80% of its latest group of trainees in London will continue their careers at the firm as newly qualified lawyers in the spring as it boosts its pipeline of junior talent.
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February 06, 2025
Mental Health Calls From Lawyers Hit New High In 2024
A mental well-being nonprofit for the U.K. legal industry said Thursday that the number of people reaching out for support hit record levels in 2024 amid pressures that include long working hours and heavy workloads.