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Pulse UK - March, 2025

168 articles

• LSB Defends Oversight Amid Watchdogs' Poor Ratings
• Telecom Manager Can't Use Privileged Exchange In Bias Claim
• Judge Sanctioned For Comments To Tribunal Members
• Boult Wade Atty Named Chief Of IP Group's UK Arm
• 'Still Early Days': A Litigation Funder Stays Optimistic
• DAC Beachcroft Hires 3 Real Estate Pros From Macfarlanes
• Vardy Accuses Rooney Lawyers Of Misleading Court On Costs
• Simmons & Simmons To Move To Bigger Office In London
• Practice Leader Insights From Broadfield's Sajjad Khan
• Akin Appoints White & Case Lawyer For Middle East Boost
• SRA Gets 1st Red Rating From Legal Services Board
• Freeths Joins 3-Firm Frasers Group Legal Panel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'We Didn't Have A Precedent': Lawyers Test New Regime
• The Revolving Door: Baker McKenzie Hires McDermott, Euclid Pros
• Baker McKenzie Boosts M&A Team With Ex-McDermott Pro
• Winston & Strawn Ups NQ Lawyers' Pay In London To £160K
• Oligarch's Ex-Wife Ends Payne Hicks Negligence Case
• 'A Challenge We Have To Rise To': Class Reps Take The Stage
• Key Moments That Formed The UK's Class Action Regime
• Court Backlog To Soar To 100K Cases By 2029, Gov't Warns
• Law Firm Fined £25K For Being 13 Years Late On AML Rules
• Excello Law Expands Into US With New Calif. Office
• TLT Names 7 New Partners In Promotion Round
• 5 Questions For Norton Rose's Global Head Of Corporate
• Covington Hires Ex-CJEU Judge In Brussels
• Cooley Revenue Up 6% Despite Dip In London
• 10 Years On, CPO Regime's Success Hinges On Payouts
• Jury's Still Out: Law360 Looks At Decade Of UK Class Actions
• Ex-Law Firm Boss Denies Conspiring To Steal Probate Clients
• Linklaters Promotes 34 To Partners
• Paralegal To Pay £20K Over 'Hopeless' Dismissal Claim
• Judge's Relative Can't Quash 'Merciful' Sentence On Appeal
• Civil Service Cuts Could Have 'Significant' Impact On MoJ
• Slaughter And May Promotes 6 Lawyers To Partnership
• Delayed Tribunal Center Project To Cost Gov't £67M
• Macfarlanes Paralegal Barred From Legal Work For Cheating
• Womble Bond Atty's Contempt Order Isn't Final, 4th Circ. Told
• Barrister Fails To Restore Full Harassment Claim Against BSB
• Law Firm PCB Fined £25K Over AML Failings On PEP Client
• McDermott Hires Skadden Partner To Lead London Tax Office
• Paul Hastings Plans UAE Launch With White & Case Attys
• Irwin Mitchell Eyes More Growth With Bigger Liverpool Office
• Kennedys' New Senior Partner Eyes Business In US, Australia
• Solicitor Failed To Cooperate With SRA Probe, SDT Says
• SRA Defends 'Inaction' In Wagner Group Case
• Dentons Hires Competition Pro From Travers Smith
• Macfarlanes Promotes 9 Partners In Larger 2025 Class
• Practice Leader Insights From Cleary's Gareth Kristensen
• Paralegal Unfairly Fired For Contempt After Dating Client's Ex
• The Revolving Door: Gibson Dunn, Edwin Coe Make Big Hires
• UK Firms Could Win Recruiting Edge From US DEI Crackdown
• Sheridans Denies Negligence In $11M PPE Commission Row
• Radcliffe Chambers Hires Former Landmark Chief As CEO
• Former BNP Paribas Solicitor Fined Over Offensive Nicknames
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Property Boss' Brother Faces Prison In Fraud Recovery Case
• Simmons & Simmons Hires 4 Insurance Pros From Kennedys
• Cahill Gordon Adds Euro Crypto Pro To London Office
• O'Melveny Rehires Antitrust Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Shoosmiths Introduces Bonus For Exceeding Billable Hours
• EY Weighs Job Cuts At UK Legal Arm Amid Strategic Shift
• Ashurst Reelects Global Chair, Aims For £1B Revenue
• Hogan Lovells Names New Office Leaders In Singapore, Dubai
• Vedder Price Hires A&O Pro To Launch UK Litigation Team
• MoFo Threatened With UK Claim For Refusing Trans Client
• Sidhu Ban Shows Tougher Takes On Sexual Misconduct
• Herbert Smith Fined £465K For Violating Russia Sanctions
• Clifford Chance Extends Partnership With Legal Tech Biz
• BT And Paralegal Co. Deny Conspiring In £8.75M Spat
• Ex-Postmaster Sues Post Office, Fujitsu Over Horizon Scandal
• CMS Promotes 56 Lawyers To Partnership Globally
• Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu Disbarred For Sexual Misconduct
• PR Perspectives: 3 Misconceptions Around Law Firm Brands
• Oligarch's Ex-Wife Can't Split Payne Hicks Negligence Trial
• Barrister Sued For Mishandling Whistleblower's Tribunal Case
• Staff Showing 'Dunkirk Spirit' At Struggling County Courts
• White & Case To Keep 87% Of Trainees On In March
• Lewis Silkin Hit With £8.7M Claim Over Dealership Sale Advice
• Litigation Capital Management Posts Loss Amid Volatility
• Companies House Opens Up For Corporate Service Providers
• Cleary Acquires AI Developer To Boost Its Legal Tech
• 7 Trainees Still Stuck In Limbo After RBG Collapse
• Kirkland's Revenue Nears $9B In Latest Financial Results
• Probate Firm Sues Ex-Staffer For 'Fraudster' Online Reviews
• Practice Leader Insights From Covington's Sonia Campbell
• Spencer West Hunts Growth Via 'Collaborative' Fee-Sharing
• Birketts Rebuked Over Handling Of Property Charges
• SRA Doubles Response Time Amid Spike In Complaints
• Proskauer Adds UK Restructuring Pro From Akin
• The Revolving Door: Gibson Dunn Adds A&O Real Estate Pro
• Legal Tech Biz Wrongly Fired Developer Over Web Issues
• Ex-Cooley Lawyer Hit With 6-Month Suspension For Stalking
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Struck-Off Lawyer Can't Lift Ban After Misleading HMRC
• Ex-Addleshaw Partner Fined For Corporate Client Overcharge
• Travers Smith Opens One Door In Europe, Closes Another
• Mishcon To Seek Pardon For UK's Last Hanged Woman
• Right To Switch Off May Not Provide Respite For Lawyers
• Solicitor Fined Over Disclosure Failure With Insurer
• UN Judge Convicted Of Modern Slavery Offenses In UK
• Ex-Timberland GC Takes Legal Reins At Perfect Moment
• Lewis Silkin Adds Deloitte Legal TM Head As Partner
• More Law Firms Fined Over Breaches Of AML Rules
• Small Law Firms Face Huge Hurdles In Era Of Big Pay
• Constantine Law's New White Collar Partner Brings SFO Edge
• Simpson Thacher Fined £300K For AML Compliance Failures
• AI Poised To Upend Law Firm Pricing, Training, Survey Says
• Ropes & Gray Opens Paris Office With Clifford Chance Trio
• Law Society To Launch Practical Support For In-House Lawyers
• DWF Taps Ex-Kennedys Managing Partner As Adviser
• Practice Leader Insights
• Pierson Ferdinand Hires Former Magistrate From Walkers
• The 2025 UK Lawyer Satisfaction Survey
• Are Lawyers In The UK Happy With Their Jobs?
• Bar Standards Board Chair To Leave In Latest Regulator Exit
• Clyde & Co Hires RPC White Collar Quartet
• SRA Calls Apprenticeship Funding Cuts 'Regressive'
• SRA To Consult Again On New Fining Powers
• Ex-Bevan Brittan Atty Appeals Antisemitic Tweets Strike Off
• Fieldfisher Launches Family Health Platform For UK Staff
• Dentons Must Face AML Allegations Again After Tribunal Error
• Latham's Revenue Rises To $7B Off M&A, Litigation Work
• SRA Launches Fund For Disadvantaged SQE Candidates
• Minority Groups Continue To Underperform On SQE
• Lennons Solicitors Enters Administration
• Solicitor Was Harassed By Manager's 'Chinese Law' Jibe
• Fieldfisher Elects Vivien Davies As Senior Partner
• Paul Hastings Reelects Chair, Managing Partner To 2nd Terms
• Partner Moves In London Hit Record Total In Jan. And Feb.
• Addleshaw Wins Bankruptcy Order Against Former LC&F Boss
• Practice Leader Insights: Bird & Bird's Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard
• Industry Divided On Funders' Oversight As CJC Review Closes
• Mauritius Government Lawyer Joins CMS Affiliate
• The Revolving Door: 4-5 Gray's Inn Hires 15-Barrister Team
• Solicitor Struck Off Over Immigration Application Lies
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gibson Dunn To Increase Number Of London Trainees
• BSB Suspends Barrister For Sexualized Conduct
• Fundamental Problems With AML Oversight, Charity Warns
• Barclays GC Helped Staley Respond To Epstein Controversy
• Lawmaker Says Regulators Need To Do More To Tackle SLAPPs
• Barrister Beats 'Backdoor Appeal' Negligence Claim
• Magistrate Faces Setback In Disability Bias Case
• Addleshaw Goddard Latest Firm To Adopt Legora AI Platform
• Blake Morgan Denies Botching Pensions Advice To Trust
• Private Prosecutions Face Reform After 'Catastrophic' Failures
• Hogan Lovells' Global Revenue Hits $3B In Record Year For UK
• LSB Moots Stricter Ethical Standards Regime For Lawyers
• Lewis Silkin Elects Employment Partner As New Chair
• RWK Goodman Hit For £5M Over Botched Company Buyout
• Law Firm Must Face Ex-Assistant's Brain Injury Bias Claim
• Law Firms' Earnings Grew 6.1% In 2024, Law Society Says
• PCB Byrne Adds Civil Litigation Pro In London
• Crown Courts Set To Oversee Record Number Of Cases
• Lawyers See Chance For Overhaul In LSB, SRA Exec Changes
• Firms Must Retain Control Of Client Cash, City Lawyers Say
• Judge Slams Lawyers For Bringing Welsh Injury Case At RCJ
• LSB Calls For Legal, Financial Oversight Of Litigation Funding
• Gov't Defends Decision To Pull Firm's Legal Aid Contract Offer
• Barclays Official Kept In Dark About Staley's Email To Epstein
• BNY Tries To Escape £93M Nationwide, A&O Negligence Case
• 2 Temple Gardens Co-Head Didn't Mislead Court, Judge Finds
• Orrick Hikes London NQ Salary To £160K
• Simmons & Simmons Elects New Managing Partner
• Knights Inks £30M Takeover Of Regional UK Law Firm
• Egyptian Tycoon Says Baker Botts Overcharged In $7M Claim
• Practice Leader Insights From Birketts' Maria Peyman