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September 30, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Paralegal Barred After £11K Theft From Clients
A former paralegal sentenced to prison for stealing more than £11,000 ($14,785) from two vulnerable clients has been banned by the solicitors' regulator.
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September 30, 2025
Eversheds ALSP Adds Biz Professional From A&O Shearman
Eversheds Sutherland announced on Tuesday that the former U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's global flexible sourcing platform has joined the firm to lead the interim legal resourcing offerings of its alternative legal services provider, Konexo US.
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September 29, 2025
DWF Brings In New CFO From Medivet
DWF said Monday that it has appointed a new chief financial officer as the business looks to continue its growth trajectory after recently recording revenue of more than £460 million ($618 million) in its latest financial results.
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September 29, 2025
Legal Aid Lawyers Spend 25% Of Time On Unpaid Work
Legal aid lawyers spend about a quarter of their time on tasks for which they are not paid such as administration, management and compliance, according to a study published Monday — effectively subsidizing the state-funded legal aid system.
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September 29, 2025
Solicitor Fined £17K For Poor Oversight In Property Schemes
A solicitor has been fined for failing to adequately advise clients on the risk of putting their money into dubious property investment schemes and for not adequately training or supervising a part-time consultant, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Monday.
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September 29, 2025
Justice Secretary To Launch Panel Promoting English Law
Justice Secretary David Lammy unveiled plans on Monday to establish a new "panel" aimed at promoting English law on the global stage, marking his first speech as justice secretary.
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September 29, 2025
Withers Taps New CEO In 2nd Recent Leadership Shuffle
U.K.-based Withers LLP announced Monday that the firm has appointed a new CEO to take the reins from 25-year chief executive Margaret Robertson, following its appointment of a new chair earlier this year.
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September 26, 2025
Church Court Appoints First Female Head Of Chambers
Church Court Chambers said Friday that it has appointed a female silk as head of chambers for the first time since its founding in 2013.
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September 26, 2025
Squire Patton Keeps Up Finance Growth With Reed Smith Duo
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a pair of former Reed Smith LLP attorneys in the U.S. and U.K., marking the latest additions to a burgeoning finance bench.
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September 26, 2025
Kaplan Apologizes For False SQE Exam Cancellations
Training and testing company Kaplan apologized on Friday after a technical glitch caused more than 230 candidates to be wrongly notified that their booking to sit the second part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination assessment had been canceled.
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September 26, 2025
MoFo Settles Discrimination Claim Over Dropping Trans Client
Morrison Foerster has agreed to pay £25,000 ($34,000) to settle a discrimination claim that it dropped a trans man as a client amid the Trump administration's move against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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September 26, 2025
CAT Vet, Criminal Solicitor Among 4 New High Court Judges
A criminal defense expert who became the U.K.'s first service police complaints commissioner and a chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal has been appointed as a High Court judge, one of four new additions to the bench.
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September 26, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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September 26, 2025
The Revolving Door: Eversheds, Sullivan Make Big Hires
Over the past week, Eversheds Sutherland recruited McDermott Will & Emery's head of U.K. tax, Sullivan & Worcester expanded its trade finance practice with an expert from Squire Patton Boggs, and Mewburn Ellis appointed a patent and artificial intelligence specialist to help spearhead its AI strategy.
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September 26, 2025
SFO Fights To Secure £1M From Solicitor Convicted Of Fraud
A former solicitor serving a 14-year prison sentence for siphoning off investors' money through a fraudulent offshore "get-rich-quick" legal aid scheme is potentially facing a further five-year sentence for failing to pay back over £1 million ($1.3 million) to victims, court heard Friday.
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September 26, 2025
Japan Firm Mori Hamada To Open European Hub In London
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's Big Four law firms, is joining a growing number of outfits from the Asian country to establish a presence in the U.K., drawn by London's status as a leading legal and financial hub and a gateway to Europe.
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September 26, 2025
Litigation Conduct Ruling Sparks 'Major Fear' For Lawyers
A recent High Court decision that unqualified employees of law firms are prohibited from conducting litigation has caused "major fear" among lawyers and created uncertainty about firms' profitability, the training of new talent, access to justice and even the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice.
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September 25, 2025
Carter-Ruck Pro Tried To Stifle OneCoin Critics, SRA Says
A Carter-Ruck partner threatened to sue whistleblowers exposing the multibillion-dollar OneCoin crypto-scam to send "a strong PR message" and stifle criticism, according to recently disclosed court documents detailing a decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to prosecute her.
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September 25, 2025
Hogan Lovells Retains 67% Of Trainees In Autumn 2025
Hogan Lovells said Thursday that two-thirds of its trainees qualifying in the U.K. this autumn are staying on at the firm.
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September 25, 2025
Court Delays Soar As Backlogs Break Records
The backlog of criminal court cases in England and Wales reached a record of nearly 440,000 between April and June, as new cases continued to outpace final decisions and the justice system remained strained by chronic underfunding.
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September 25, 2025
Fladgate Says Founders Of Claims Biz Pocketed Tax Refunds
Fladgate LLP has told a London court that the founders of a claims management company swindled tax credits linked to the firm's work on group litigation involving property search companies.
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September 25, 2025
Hogan Lovells Adds Steptoe Trio To Boost EU Trade Team
Hogan Lovells has hired a team of three international trade experts from Steptoe LLP in Brussels amid a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape.
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September 24, 2025
Decaying Buildings Contribute To UK Court Case Logjam
Rundown court buildings riddled with asbestos, mold and maggots are among the factors causing a mounting backlog of cases in England and Wales and reflects chronic underfunding, the Law Society warned in a report published Thursday.
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September 24, 2025
Dentons Hires Dublin Disputes Partner From Maples Group
Dentons has added an experienced commercial litigator from offshore law firm Maples Group to its Dublin office, saying his arrival will strengthen its ability to advise both domestic and multinational clients on arbitrations, complex disputes and regulatory investigations.
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October 01, 2025
DWF Hires Senior Finance Pro From Eversheds In Belfast
DWF said Wednesday that it has recruited the head of Eversheds Sutherland's banking and finance practice in Belfast as it moves to expand its business in the Northern Irish capital.