Pulse UK Archive » February, 2025

Pulse UK - February, 2025

156 articles

• Tribunal 'Impressed' After Lawyer Admits Touching Co-Worker
• The Revolving Door: Skadden's McCarney Returns To Eversheds
• Freshfields Taps Paul Hastings Energy And Infrastructure Duo
• SRA Says It Has Completed SSB Investigation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bates Wells Elects 1st Part-Time Managing Partner
• LSB Chair Steps Down Halfway Through 1st Term
• Court Clerk Can Keep Most Of £226K Retirement Payout
• Group Claims Firm Opens 2nd UK Office In London
• Paul Weiss Revenue Grows By More Than 30%
• Gibson Dunn Atty Wins Exit From Amazon Worker Dispute
• Lib Dem Founder Loses Fight Against Expulsion From Party
• SRA Chief Exec To Retire Amid Torrid Times For Watchdog
• Law Commission Unveils Plan To Overhaul Criminal Appeals
• PE Investment In UK Law Firms Nears £1.2B Since 2019
• Lawyer's Age Bias Win Is A Cue To Revisit Retirement Norms
• Orrick Sued For £21M Over Debt Enforcement Advice
• Litigation Funder, Investor Settle £16M Arbitral Award Claim
• Law Firm Denies Botching Advice On Failed Flat Purchases
• Solicitor Must Pay £20K To SRA For Baseless Bias Claims
• Axiom Ince Crash Sparks Tougher SRA Action Against Firms
• Fladgate Boosts Private Equity Team With Avonhurst Hire
• Lawyer Suspended For Improper Use Of Client Account
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Bird & Bird Equips Lawyers With Legora Generative Tool
• Why DeepSeek Is A Turning Point For Some Legal AI Vendors
• Half Of Judges Considering Early Exit Over Workload, Pay
• BCLP Reports Double-Digit Growth In UK Revenue
• Law Firm Sues Ad Agency For £200K Over Failure To Bring Biz
• Gunnercooke Opens In Chicago With Ex-FisherBroyles Team
• AI Models Improving, But Still Require Oversight, Report Says
• Mishcon Wants To Boost AI Uptake With Pilot Program
• Squire Patton Boggs Promotes 17 To Partnership
• Freshfields Launches In Boston, Led By Ex-Latham Partner
• Practice Leader Insights: Mishcon de Reya's Daniel Naftalin
• WilsonAI Raises $1.7M For 'AI Paralegal'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DWF Hires 4 Marine Insurance Pros From Kennedys
• The Revolving Door: Memery Crystal Exodus Continues
• Jenner Offers Global Team To Clients In Lawmakers' Sights
• Latham Promotes 19 Counsel To Partner In US, Europe & Asia
• Manchester Law Firm Avoids Closure Over £590K Debt Claim
• Saudi Royal Wins Bid To Access Ex-Linklaters Pro's Accounts
• Ex-Walker Morris Pro Wins Bias Case Over Retirement Policy
• SFO's Top Lawyer Says IT Glitch Won't Threaten Convictions
• Barristers' Watchdog Set To Bring Cases Over Post Office IT
• Mastercard Wins Green Light For £200M Swipe Fee Settlement
• Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
• Weil Says Executive Partner To Retire, Adds Global Committee
• Solicitor Struck Off After Using Fake Name For Medical Info
• Simmons & Simmons To Target Lawyers From Working Class
• Baker Botts Hires White & Case's Ex-Project Finance Chief
• Conflicts Should Block Mastercard Settlement, Innsworth Says
• Skadden Hikes London NQ Pay To £177K In Battle For Talent
• Swedish Legal AI Co. Leya Rebrands To Legora
• Freeths Hires Pro For Launch Of Family Practice In Leicester
• Former Latham Secretary Accused Of Defrauding Partner
• CMS Cashier Barred From Law Firms For Stealing Funds
• Warwick Uni Blocks Fired Law Prof From Lodging More Cases
• Axiom Predecessor Settles COVID Coverage Fight With Aviva
• Barrister Denies Owing Duty To Flag Law Firm's Negligence
• Law Firms Slow On AI May Drive Lawyers Away, Study Says
• Solicitor Cleared Of Encouraging Bogus Asylum Claims
• Eversheds Launches Consulting Service In Middle East
• Gunnercooke's New Sports Chief Is Ready To Take The Field
• Addleshaw Set To Expand Into Warsaw With Linklaters Office
• Squire Patton Adds LA, London Partners To Global Board
• Compliance Software Provider Augmetec Raises £2M
• Cleary To Merge Beijing Office Into Hong Kong This Summer
• Solicitor Caught In Daily Mail Sting Accused Of Dishonesty
• Linklaters Hires Top CMA Lawyer For Competition Group
• SRA Urged To Keep Client Money In Hands Of Law Firms
• Environmental Campaigners Target A&O Shearman, Akin
• Magistrate Warned For Calling Peer A 'Trolley Dolly'
• Ward Hadaway Ponders Merger With Regional Law Firm
• UK Appoints New And Old Faces To Trio Of Labor Bodies
• Lawyer Struck Off For Taking Money From Client Account
• Former Entain Execs Sue Addleshaw For Privileged Docs
• Armstrong Teasdale UK Rapped Over Client Account Misuse
• RBG To Wind Down After Failing To Find Administrator
• Practice Leader Insights From Baker McKenzie's David Scott
• Brown Rudnick Bolsters Firm With Tax Pro From Fieldfisher
• The Revolving Door: Dentons, Akin Snag Big Hires
• A&O Shearman Loses IP Litigators In London, Paris
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ENRC Can't Directly Appeal $120M Cut From SFO Claim
• 5 Questions For Spencer West Partner Karl Foster
• Cadwalader Adds 3 Fund Finance Pros In London
• Former ICJ President Joins London's Twenty Essex
• Patent Court Rules Out DIY Defense For Attys Party To A Case
• Norton Rose Fulbright Hikes NQ Pay To £135K
• Gunnercooke Taps Ex-Millwall FC Chief To Lead Sports Division
• Mishcon Hires Sports Pro To Its Disputes Resolution Team
• Clifford Chance Adds 2 PE Pros From KKR, Blackstone
• Former SFO HR Boss Loses Claim He Was Forced Out
• Radical Reform A Must To Save Courts, Ex-CPS Chief Says
• Mishcon De Reya Invests In Legal Tech Startup Ctrl AI
• AIG Largely Beats Claim Over Failed Italy Property Scheme
• Barrister Suspended Over Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
• UPC Cracks The Door Open For In-House Counsel To Appear
• Law Firms Team Up To Fund $5M Climate Action In Kenya
• Axiom Ince Execs' Fraud Trial Over Collapse Set For 2027
• Haynes Boone Hires 7-Lawyer Team From Memery Crystal
• Transatlantic Law Firm Mergers Are Transforming UK Market
• BonelliErede Snaps Up Arbitration Partner From Cleary 
• Met Office Process For Tackling Sexual Misconduct Upended
• ETSI Picks IP Law Pro For New Chief Policy Officer
• Dechert Hires PE Pro From Gibson Dunn In London
• Bristows Hires New UPC Chief In Dublin
• Pinsent Masons Cuts Jobs In Germany Amid Strategic Review
• Milbank's Revenue Soars, London Office Sees Big Gains
• Herbert Smith Unveils Career Program For Black Lawyers
• DLA Piper Trims UK Innovation Team, IT Could Be Next
• SSB Group Ltd. Administration Extends To 2026
• Solicitor Struck Off For Secretly Working For Multiple Firms
• Proskauer Hires Tax Pro In Paris From Addleshaw Goddard
• Willkie Boosts New Lawyers' Pay In London To £170K
• Practice Leader Insights: Taylor Wessing's Paul Callaghan
• Property Boss' Brother Denies Dodging £13M Fraud Recovery
• Fladgate Picks Up 25 Memery Crystal Pros Amid Turmoil
• HFW Hires New COO From Deloitte With An Eye On Expansion
• UAE Prisoner Subpoenas Ex-Dechert GC Over Torture Claims
• Lawyer Struck Off For Misleading Clients In Property Dispute
• Willkie Hires 3 Pros To Continue Expansion In Germany
• The Revolving Door: Clifford Chance, Travers Make Key Moves
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• A&O Shearman Retains 84% Of London Trainees For Spring
• Mental Health Calls From Lawyers Hit New High In 2024
• Two-Thirds Of Legal Pros Harassed On LinkedIn, Survey Finds
• Claims Firm Files For Administration
• Ex-Bank Exec Fired For Hotel Spend Can't Sue CEO, GC
• HSF To Keep 88% Of London Trainees, Linklaters 75% Overall
• Hill Dickinson Sets Ball Rolling On New Manchester Office
• Solicitor Fined £15K Over Law Firm's AML Failings
• Mastercard Deal Battle Goes Through The Looking Glass
• Slaughter And May Appoints New Managing Partner
• Litera Buys Microsoft Ind. Software Vendor Peppermint
• White & Case's PEP Earnings Hit Record $4M In 2024
• UK Gov't Data Shows Rise In Legal Sector Data Breaches
• Fieldfisher Hires Corporate Pro From Withers
• Large Orgs Facing 20 Employment Tribunal Claims Per Year
• Guardian Beats Actor's Claim Reporters Faked Libel Evidence
• Law Society Launches Scholarship Program For 2025
• Mishcon Consults On Redundancies Among Business Staff
• HSF Posts $6.3M US Loss As Kramer Levin Merger Looms
• TLT To Take On 29 Lawyers From Broadfield In 2025
• Black Candidates Underperform On Bar Training Course
• 5 More Law Firms Fined For Noncompliance With AML Rules
• Lawfront Firms Continue Expansion With UK Purchase
• The Top In-House Hires Of January
• White & Case Gets Tax Pro From Latham
• Pillsbury Hires Ex-McDermott London Office Chief
• Gov't Unveils £12.5M Extra Funding For Family Courts
• Freshfields' Revenue Hits Record-Breaking £2.1B
• Practice Leader Insights From BCLP's Benjamin Lee
• Lawfront To Pass £100M After Buying Fifth UK Regional Hub