Pulse UK Archive » May, 2024

Pulse UK - May, 2024

165 articles

• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Clifford Chance Hires New Capital Markets Partner In Frankfurt
• Investor Sues Wealth Managers, Lawyers For Negligence
• Solicitor Struck Off For Using Client's Card At ATM
• Law Firm Denies Promoting Misleading Investment Scheme
• Quillon Law Strengthens Litigation Team With Commercial Pro
• Osbornes Law Appoints First Female Managing Partner
• A&O Shearman Boosts NQ Pay To £150K In Line With Rivals
• Ex-Siemens GC Looks Outside Legal Advice Box In New Role
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights 10-Year Sentence In OneCoin Case
• Bar Calls For Inquiry Amid Criminal Case Backlog 'Crisis'
• Pass Rates For Second SQE Exam Rise In January
• Firm Faces Negligence Case Over Historical Sex Abuse Claim
• Barrister Group Welcomes Its Largest-Ever Pupil Cohort
• LSB Delays SRA Axiom Ince Probe Results Until After Election
• Lawyer Loses Bid To Nix SRA Probe Over COVID Vax Letters
• Taylor Wessing Says £395K Unpaid For Advising Football Club
• Watchdog To Treble Compensation Fund Fee For Attys, Firms
• Linklaters Promotes 2 Partners In US And Germany
• Barrister Fined For Not Disclosing SRA Investigation
• Ex-BigLaw Associate On Starting Legal Tech Co. Robin AI
• Clifford Chance Joins Rivals In Boosting NQ Salaries To £150K
• Law Firms Should Consider Value Of Off-Peak LinkedIn Posts
• McDermott Hires Senior Restructuring Pro For London Office
• UK Law Firms Turning To Tech Quicker Than Global Peers
• Lawyer Wants To Strike COVID Probe As Abuse Of Process
• Judicial Selection Body Sets Out Plans To Attract More Judges
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Tax Pro From MoFo In London
• Property Firm Fined £12K For Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• 15 Firms Win Spots On Housing Provider's £30M Legal Panel
• Financial Penalties To Retain Lawyers Could Be Risky Move
• The UK Laws That Will Pass Or Fail As Election Looms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• White & Case Hires Funds Specialist For Lux Office
• A&O Shearman Picks 19 Participants For Tech Hub Cohort
• Law Firm Partner Says Sorry For Expert Witness Interference
• Ex-Post Office Boss Blames Scandal On Bad Legal Advice
• MoJ Told It Does Not Understand Its Own Legal Aid Reforms
• Plans To Cut Crown Court Backlog 'Can't Be Achieved'
• White & Case Adds Former A&O Tax Pro In Luxembourg
• AI Isn't Too Dangerous For Lawyers, Master Of The Rolls Says
• Ex-Post Office Boss Told Reviewing Cases Would Be Bad PR
• Legal Services Board Appoints Comms Pro As New Leader
• Struck-Off Lawyer Loses Bid To Challenge Contempt Sentence
• White & Case Hires 2 Latham Partners In Germany
• 'Niche' Litigation Funding No Panacea For Access To Justice
• Mishcon's Int'l Arbitration Head Leaves For Littleton Chambers
• DLA Piper Beefs Up White Collar Bench With Former SFO Atty
• Solicitor Fails To Nix Fake-Employee Fraud Conviction
• Employment Law Biz Reprimanded Over 'Misleading' Ad
• UK Gov't Calls Elections For July 4 Despite Poor Polls
• Ex-Post Office Boss Didn't Know Business Prosecuted People
• Aspiring Judge Can't Reopen Race Bias Case
• Travers Smith Carves Out AI Biz From Legal Tech Arm
• Russian Litigants Abandon UK Courts As Sanctions Bite
• Attys With AI Skills Command Pay Bumps In The US, UK
• Eversheds Sutherland Closing Berlin Office After A Decade
• Claims Biz Sues Bankrupt Law Firm For PPI Referral Fees
• 13 Clyde & Co. Lawyers Defect To Kennedys In Madrid
• Post Office Official Told MP About IT Bugs Ahead Of Report
• Lawyer Suspended For Misconduct Toward Junior Women
• CMS Becomes First 'Foster Friendly' UK Firm With New Policy
• PR Perspectives: 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Legal PR
• Arbitrator In $14.9B Malaysia Case Can't Nix Contempt Ruling
• Barristers Blast Lack Of Data As Remote Hearings Decline
• Collapsed Firm Escapes Fine For Making Unapproved Claims
• Small Law Firms Turning To Tech In Bid To Fuel Growth
• SRA Can't Block £75K Costs Order For Flawed Case
• Judge Approves Bankruptcy Order On Ex-Axiom Ince Chief
• DWF Hires Investment Funds Pro From Gateley
• Law Firm Beats Temp Receptionist's Discrimination Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Law Firms Urged To Upgrade Technology For Disabled Staff
• CMS Moves M&A Partner Graham Conlon To Abu Dhabi
• Linklaters Increases New Lawyers' Pay To £150K
• Post Office Used Womble Bond To Avoid Looking Like 'Bullies'
• Gov't Boosts Support For Neurodivergent Offenders
• Why Law Firms May Want To Set Up Charitable Foundations
• Trowers To Widen Intake With Solicitor Apprenticeship Scheme
• Linklaters Harnesses AI To Boost Market Share
• Recordati Adds New Head Of IP From Zentiva
• Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
• Brick Court Works With Investigators To Counter Cyberattack
• Client Complaint Data Offers Key Insights For Lawyers
• Junior Lawyers Threaten LSB Escalation Over Exam Mistakes
• Gov't Urged To Boost Legal Aid In Home Eviction Cases
• UK Gov't To Simplify Civil Claims For Child Sex Abuse Victims
• Womble Bond Names 'Fearless Leader' As Chair, CEO-Elect
• Legal Bodies Update Cybersecurity Checks For Law Firms
• Ex-Candey Partner Did Not Think Client Funds Were Criminal
• SRA Should Ditch Plans To Regulate CILEX, Law Society Says
• Fired Judge Loses Appeal Over Deleting Data During Probe
• 6 Questions For Sebastian Moore, HSF's IP Head In The UK
• Ex-RFB Partner Claims Ouster By Firm's 'Bullying' Boss
• Communications Panel Seeks Stiffer Fines On SLAPP Suits
• UK Gov't Rules Out NDA Ban In Harassment Cases
• Tech Biz Helm360 Launches Legal Partner Alliance Program
• Brodies, Pinsent Advise On £100M Loan For Green Port Project
• Perkins Coie Launches In London With PE Veteran
• London Law Firms Look Abroad As Home Market Stagnates
• UK Gov't Looking To Bolster Legal Tech Ties With Australia
• Candey, Ex-Partner Face Tribunal Over Alleged AML Breach
• Law Firm Beats Paralegal's COVID Whistleblower Claim
• Barrister May Have 'Dozed Off' For Medical Reasons, She Says
• Haynes Boone Makes UK Real Estate Debut With New Hire
• Temple Bright Launches Flexible Legal Business
• Gov't Tells Finance, Law Watchdogs To Improve AML Reports
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Former Akin Chairman R. Bruce McLean Dies At 77
• University Of Dundee Receives £1.1M For Legal Tech Center
• Quinn Emanuel Loses Co-Head Of UK Competition Group
• Quinn Emanuel NQs' Pay Hits £180K To Match City's Top Tier
• White & Case Pro Exits To Launch Boutique's London Office
• Osborne Clarke Lawyer To Face Tribunal Over Zahawi SLAPP
• Disciplinary Ruling Has Lessons For Lawyers On Social Media
• Court Staffer Wins Claim That Office Work Was Discriminatory
• Travers Smith's Latest Exodus May Be A Red Flag For Strategy
• Lord Chancellor Considers Review Of Legal Services Act
• Hill Dickinson Hires Marine Team From Clyde & Co.
• Chambers Won't Send Pupils To London Court After Assault
• ABA Will Study Rape Questions' Necessity For Bar Applicants
• RPC Hires New Competition Chief From MoFo
• CILEX Watchdog Doubles Down On SRA Regulation Concerns
• White & Case Grows Milan M&A Office With Ex-Shearman Pro
• Squire Patton Hires Partner Trio As UK Expansion Continues
• Solicitor Struck Off For Asking Client For Sexual Images
• Reed Smith's $13M Ask May Breach Sanctions, Barclays Says
• Top KC Denies Ignoring Post Office Prosecution Issues
• Linklaters Hires M&A Pro From Travers Smith
• White & Case, Linklaters Swap India Specialists
• Law Firm Considerations In Attracting And Retaining Talent
• Lawmakers Told To Fix 'Abusive' County Court System
• Solicitor Faces Tribunal Over Asking Client For Sexual Images
• Corlytics Acquires Deloitte UK RegTech Platform
• Charles Russell Recruits New Real Estate Partner
• Court Of Appeal To Hear Secret Judicial Appointment Case
• WFW Promotes 7 New Partners As 2024 Number Dips
• Plans To Expand Public Access To Court Docs 'Go Too Far'
• Orrick Adds 7-Atty M&A Team From Shearman Italian Arm
• HMRC Director Rejoins KPMG To Boost Tax Dispute Offering
• Gatwick Welcomes New GC As Runway Issue Rumbles On
• SRA Warns Law Firms On Improper Practices In Mass Claims
• Hogan Lovells Retains Over 90% Of Trainees
• Ex-Post Office Lawyer Denies Concealing IT Bug From Court
• Political Aide Asks Tribunal For Damages Over Unfair Sacking
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Questions For Mewburn Ellis TM Chief Andy King
• Freshfields' NQ Salary Outpaces A&O Shearman By 20%
• Financial Adviser Convicted In Axiom Legal Fund Fraud Case
• Ex-Clarke Willmott Lawyer Faces Hearing On Conduct Claims
• Some Pupillage Providers Are Risk Averse On Diversity
• If High Court Upends Jan. 6 Conviction, What Happens Next?
• Solicitor To Face Tribunal Over False Statements About Firm
• Travers Smith Loses Partner To Sidley's London Office
• Dentons Hires Disputes Partner With Green Expertise
• McDermott Names New Senior Partner, Office Head In London
• Court Staffer Wins Case Over Colleague's Grievance Lie
• Law Firm Manager Must Pay £6K Over Poor Bookkeeping
• PE-Backed Legal Group Buys Regional Firm Slater Heelis
• CMS Taps Corporate Veteran For Senior Partner At UK LLP
• Mantle Law Hires Construction Pro From Pinsent Masons
• Former A&O Vet Leaves As Shearman Megamerger Lifts Off
• Head Of Judiciary Sets Up Board For Open Justice Reform
• Ex-Cartwright King Lawyer Denies Post Office Stalling Tactic
• Kingsley Napley Adds 4 Lawyers To Its Partnership