Pulse UK Archive » April, 2025

Pulse UK - April, 2025

157 articles

• DEI Champion Appointed Next City Law Society Chief Exec
• Morgan Lewis Expands Tax Practice With Milbank Hire
• Cyberattack Forces Co-op Legal Services To Restrict Access
• Clyde & Co. Picks Up Ex-Kennedys AI Partner
• Fried Frank Taps Sidley's UK Tax Head
• White & Case Hires Back PE Pro From Kirkland In London
• WFW, Stewarts Add 5 Partners Each In 2025 Promotions
• Clyde & Co. Adds Cross-Border Insurance Pro From Brazil
• Axiom Ince Execs Deny Fraud Charges Over Firm's Collapse
• Bird & Bird Appoints 17 To Partner In Latest Promotions
• Linklaters Hires Arbitration Pro From A&O Shearman
• Barrister's Suspension For Lie About Client Docs Overturned
• Trust In Legal AI Hinges On Human Oversight, Survey Says
• Solicitor Banned For Misleading Clients Over Failed PI Claims
• Solicitor Denies Deleting Emails To Cover Up Client Complaint
• Ex-Russells Partner Denies Role In Alleged Share Sale Plot
• Vardy Must Foot Rooney Costs In Lawyer Fee Challenge
• Clifford Chance Boosts Partnership With 31 New Partners
• Dentons Promotes 13 Lawyers To Partnership In Europe
• DLA Piper Hires New CFO From Knight Frank
• UK Targets Fake Immigration Lawyers With £15K Fines
• Mishcon De Reya Promotes 27 To Partnership
• Practice Leader Insights From Norton Rose's Paul Griffin
• Ex-Solicitor Barred For Misleading Law Firm About Caution
• The Revolving Door: Rosenblatt Law Adds Its First Silk
• Tycoon's Son Loses Challenge To £3M Howard Kennedy Bill
• SRA Shutters RBG Unit After Administration Falls Through
• UK Law, Accounting Bodies Queried On Poor SAR Records
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• What Rise Of AI Means For Future Of Junior Lawyer Careers
• DWF In Redundancy Talks With More Than 100 Employees
• SocGen Blames Clifford Chance For Failed $483M Gold Claim
• Lloyd Firth On SFO's New Energy And UK Regulatory Shift
• Clifford Chance Vet Heads To KKCG As New Legal Chief
• Simmons & Simmons Moves 9 Lawyers Up To Partnership
• DLA Piper Elevates 65 Lawyers In US-Heavy Partner Round
• Canfield Law Faces £4M Claim Over Alleged Property Fraud
• Ashurst Partnership Promotions Drop To 20 In Latest Round
• Legal Exec Banned For Misappropriating £219K Client Funds
• Rainer Hughes Founder Accused Of Laundering Fraud Funds
• Anexo Majority Owners Weigh Buying Out Minority Stake
• Orrick Taps London Partners For European Leadership
• Lawyers Face Misconduct Case For Letting Trainee Run Firm
• Qatari Exec Sues Ackroyd For £4.5M Over Botched Hotel Deal
• Aspiring Solicitor Defends 'Fraudster' Review Of Former Firm
• Ex-Met Officer Wins Bid To Add Gowling Emails To Claim
• Freshfields Names 25 New Partners, With London Dominating
• Ousted Allegion GC Earned $3.8M In 3 Months
• SRA Fines Law Firm £37K For AML Compliance Failure
• A&O, Linklaters Helped $324B In Fossil Fuel Deals In 5 Years
• CORRECTED: Paul Hastings Launches Energy Team In Paris
• Irwin Mitchell Sells 88-Strong Asset Management Team
• A&O Shearman Promotes 33 In Smaller Round After Merger
• Sidley Adds Former Latham Capital Markets Pro In London
• Practice Leader Insights From HFW's Michelle Chance
• Employers Must Answer Tribunal Claims Via Portal, Not Email
• Pillsbury Seeks Help Finding Ex-Solicitor In Prison
• Mishcon De Reya Must Pay £24K To Ex-Director For Dismissal
• Bar Council Urges Watchdog To Focus On Investigations
• The Revolving Door: Latham Corporate Head Moves To Sidley
• Law Firm Tolhurst Fisher Fined £120K Over AML Failures
• Criminal Defense Firm Loses Bid To Nix Unpaid Wages Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 84% Of M&A Pros Plan To Use GenAI By 2027, Study Finds
• Paul Weiss Adds 1st UK Fund Finance Pro From Proskauer
• Fieldfisher Hires Pinsent Masons Labor Chief In Spain
• Haynes Boone Launches Arbitration Rules Comparison Tool
• Law Firm Fined For Failing To Shield Client Data From Hack
• Clyde & Co. Promotes 25 To Partner In Enlarged Round
• Law Firm Scolded For SRA Threat In Race Discrimination Case
• William Fry, Freeths Boost Partnership Numbers
• Apple's Challenge To UK Class Action Funding Deal Fails
• PE-Backed Law Firms Outperform Large UK Outfits
• Clyde & Co. Must Face Bias Claim From Rejected Applicant
• ICC And Legal Tech Co. Opus 2 Release Arbitration Software
• White & Case Taps Latham AI Expert For Innovation Push
• Charity Worker Fights To Revive Fraud Whistleblowing Case
• HSF Promotes 19 To Partnership Ahead Of Merger
• Tribunal Judge Sanctioned Over Solicitor Restraint Incident
• Firm Owner, Consultant Sanctioned Over Misled Insurer
• Shoosmiths Appoints Sustainability Steering Committee
• Law Firm Owner Suspended For Conflict In Investment Plan
• Gowling WLG Promotes 5 Lawyers To Partnership In UK
• Practice Leader Insights From Cleary's Sebastian Sperber
• Eversheds Sutherland International Names 23 New Partners
• Gowling Partner Revives Claim Against Ex-Boss At Credit Firm
• Mayer Brown Brings Dechert Cap Markets Atty To Dubai Office
• Latham's London Head Remains 'Restlessly Ambitious'
• Teacher Loses Racial Bias, Harassment Claim
• Microsoft To Embed Legal AI Tool In Copilot
• UK Legal Sector Trails Economy Again In February
• HSF London Partner Joins Jones Day's NY Office
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Revolving Door: HCR Law Hires White Collar Crime Pro
• Law Firm Can't Dodge Penalty For 'Incoherent' Costs Budget
• Magic Circle Hiring Surges In New York's M&A Market
• Litigation Funder Nera Capital Hires Banking Expert As GC
• Irwin Mitchell Promotes 14 Women To Partner Roles
• King & Spalding Hires Squire Patton's EU Privacy Chief
• Rooney's Lawyers Didn't Mislead Court On Vardy Libel Costs
• Ex-Axiom DWFM Lawyer Accused Of Diverting Client Funds
• Orrick Denies Neglecting Hedge Fund Unit's €21M Debt Claim
• Freshfields Partners With Google For Gemini AI Integration
• Kingsley Napley Pilots AI Tool To Help Train Junior Lawyers
• Taylor Wessing Promotes 10 Lawyers To Partnership
• Excello Law Hires RE Pro To Launch In Northern Ireland
• Dentons Launches Sandbox For New Technology
• Taylor Wessing Hires Finance Pro From DWF
• Debevoise's Revenues Top $1.6B As London Earnings Soar
• Legal Advice No Shield For Ex-Metro Bank Execs, FCA Says
• What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies
• Ex-SFO Official Joins BNY Mellon As Senior Counsel
• Law Firm And Gov't Settle Axed Legal Aid Contract Dispute
• Proskauer Hires Private Fund Partner From Paul Hastings
• A&O Shearman Loses Structured Finance Duo To Latham
• 1 In 3 Criminal Barristers Report Bullying, Harassment
• Milbank Hires 3 White & Case Infrastructure Lawyers
• Linklaters Names New Global Financial Regulation Boss
• Employment Lawyers Warn Against Ditching DEI
• Hospitality Exec Sues Law Firm Curwens For Botching Claim
• Practice Leader Insights From HFW's Christopher Foster
• Leigh Day Promotes 12 Lawyers To Partner
• UK Gov't Reviews £820M Legal Roster
• Bar Council Backs ABA Against 'Abhorrent' Political Attacks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jones Day Hires 4 Pros In Madrid For Financial Markets Team
• HSF Hires Patent Litigator From EIP In Germany
• BCLP Increases NQ Pay In London To £115K
• HSF Private Equity Pro Moves To Dechert As Merger Looms
• The Revolving Door: Travers Smith Bags Restructuring Head
• HSF, Kramer Levin Partners Vote In Favor Of Merger
• International Disputes And Trade Lawyer Heads To Foley Hoag
• 4 Questions For Mishcon De Reya IP Chief David Rose
• Diageo GC Resigns For Top Legal Role At Thermo Fisher
• Trump Must Pay £626K Legal Costs In Steele Dossier Case
• Gowling, Police Team Up To Recoup Fraud Victims' Assets
• Co-op Legal's Revenues Top £80M In Financial Results
• New Corker Binning Partner Hails Firm's 'Good Bones'
• Pinsent Masons Promotes 24 Partners In Latest Global Round
• Charles Russell Boosts Partnership With 11 Promotions
• All SQE Exams 'Equally Challenging,' SRA Test Body Says
• Ex-Metro Bank CFO Followed Legal Advice Over £900M Error
• Law Firms Urged To Turn Up Client Wealth Scrutiny
• Fladgate Promotes Corporate Duo To Partner
• Shoosmiths Launches £1M Staff Bonus To Boost AI Use
• Corporate Pro Appointed To Lead Squire Patton In Manchester
• Travers Smith Hires Restructuring Pro From Fried Frank
• Developer Sues Law Firm For £5M Over Failed London Project
• DLA Piper Hires Insurance Heavyweight From Keystone
• DWF Avoids Doc Request In Health Data Breach Claim
• Simmons' Senior Partner Sees Opportunities Left By BigLaw
• Jones Day Hires Energy Pro From Addleshaw Goddard
• Kingsley Napley, Other Firms Announce Senior Promotions
• Ex-SFO Bribery Chief Rappo Exits Reed Smith After 21 Months
• Fieldfisher Promotes 13 Partners Amid European Expansion
• Candey Denies Mishandling Client's Funds In Libel Dispute
• Birketts Promotes 5 Lawyers To Partnership