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March 20, 2025
MoFo Threatened With UK Claim For Refusing Trans Client
Morrison Foerster LLP is facing potential litigation in England after its London office allegedly failed to honor an agreement to represent a trans man, as the law firm is one of several facing scrutiny in the U.S. over its diversity policies.
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March 20, 2025
Sidhu Ban Shows Tougher Takes On Sexual Misconduct
The disbarment of the former head of the Criminal Bar Association is the latest example of professional disciplinary tribunals increasingly handing down the harshest penalties for sexual misconduct, even when the behavior in question does not cross the line into criminal conduct.
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March 20, 2025
Herbert Smith Fined £465K For Violating Russia Sanctions
The U.K.'s sanctions enforcer handed a fine of £465,000 ($600,000) to Herbert Smith Freehills CIS LLP on Thursday for breaching financial restrictions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine after finding that its Moscow office was responsible for paying out almost £4 million to three major Russian banks.
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March 19, 2025
Clifford Chance Extends Partnership With Legal Tech Biz
Clifford Chance LLP plans to continue to make the most of new artificial intelligence technology from Wexler following a pilot to free up lawyers' time on complex disputes, the two organizations confirmed Thursday.
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March 19, 2025
BT And Paralegal Co. Deny Conspiring In £8.75M Spat
A paralegal firm and British Telecommunications PLC have hit back at a retired real estate lawyer's £8.75 million ($11.4 million) London claim for allegedly conspiring to exclude him from a system he created to find real estate asset risks, saying it is "entirely speculative."
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March 19, 2025
Ex-Postmaster Sues Post Office, Fujitsu Over Horizon Scandal
A former sub-postmaster has become the first person to bring legal action against The Post Office and Fujitsu for withholding evidence about faulty software in the Horizon IT system, his lawyers at Simons Muirhead Burton LLP said Wednesday.
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March 19, 2025
CMS Promotes 56 Lawyers To Partnership Globally
CMS has promoted 56 lawyers from around the world to its partnership, nearly half of whom are women, the law firm said Wednesday.
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March 19, 2025
Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu Disbarred For Sexual Misconduct
A disciplinary tribunal disbarred the former head of the Criminal Bar Association, Jo Sidhu KC, on Wednesday after concluding that he was guilty of sexual misconduct toward a young aspiring lawyer who he invited to his hotel room during a mini-pupillage.
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March 18, 2025
Oligarch's Ex-Wife Can't Split Payne Hicks Negligence Trial
The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch lost on Tuesday her bid to have a split trial of her claim that Payne Hicks Beach LLP negligently failed to advise her to seize her ex-husband's $200 million superyacht in a divorce battle.
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March 18, 2025
Barrister Sued For Mishandling Whistleblower's Tribunal Case
A barrister at Cloisters Chambers has been sued by a junior doctor he represented in a whistleblowing claim against an NHS trust, after the whistleblower accused him of initiating settlement talks with his employer without his knowledge.
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March 18, 2025
Staff Showing 'Dunkirk Spirit' At Struggling County Courts
The chair of a parliamentary committee noted on Tuesday that workers are showing a "Dunkirk spirit" to deal with difficult circumstances at toiling county courts as the head of England and Wales' civil judiciary defended the service they were providing.
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March 18, 2025
White & Case To Keep 87% Of Trainees On In March
White & Case LLP said Tuesday that it is retaining almost 90% of the trainees in its London office who qualify in March across its disputes, transactions and corporate teams.
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March 18, 2025
Lewis Silkin Hit With £8.7M Claim Over Dealership Sale Advice
A property developer has accused Lewis Silkin LLP of causing him to lose millions of pounds because the firm advised him to sell a former car dealership quickly to avoid being forced to sell the property to the local council.
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March 18, 2025
Litigation Capital Management Posts Loss Amid Volatility
Litigation Capital Management Ltd. said Tuesday that it had lost money despite recording 50 million Australian dollars ($32 million) in revenue in the first half of its financial year, reflecting what it described as "the inherent volatility of litigation finance."
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March 17, 2025
Companies House Opens Up For Corporate Service Providers
Britain's executive government agency for maintaining the register of companies said Tuesday that it would now allow third-party accountants, legal professionals and company formation agents to register as authorized corporate service providers on its website.
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March 17, 2025
Cleary Acquires AI Developer To Boost Its Legal Tech
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said Monday that it has acquired Springbok AI, a developer of generative artificial intelligence products for the legal industry, to build custom tools in-house.
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March 17, 2025
7 Trainees Still Stuck In Limbo After RBG Collapse
The chair of a trade body representing law firms in the City of London has called on firms to step up to assist trainee solicitors left without contracts following the collapse of RBG Holdings PLC.
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March 17, 2025
Kirkland's Revenue Nears $9B In Latest Financial Results
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's gross revenue has surged to nearly $9 billion in its latest financial results as it became the latest U.S. law firm to report strong numbers.
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March 17, 2025
Probate Firm Sues Ex-Staffer For 'Fraudster' Online Reviews
A wills and probate firm has accused a former employee of posting defamatory online reviews labeling the firm's boss a "fraudster," telling a London court that the reviews have led clients to take their business elsewhere.
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March 14, 2025
Spencer West Hunts Growth Via 'Collaborative' Fee-Sharing
Spencer West LLP is pursuing growth through its fee-sharing model, enabling expansion across the pond and into far-flung jurisdictions where traditional law firms have struggled, all the while maintaining a collaborative ethos
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March 14, 2025
Birketts Rebuked Over Handling Of Property Charges
Birketts LLP has been "rebuked" for breaching binding promises it made to the buyers' solicitors to get lenders' charges lifted on properties it was helping a client sell, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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March 14, 2025
SRA Doubles Response Time Amid Spike In Complaints
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has doubled the time it takes to respond to reports made by the public against solicitors and firms it regulates due to an "unprecedented" number of complaints received in the past few months.
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March 21, 2025
Proskauer Adds UK Restructuring Pro From Akin
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired a restructuring and special situations specialist as a partner in its London office, as the U.S.-based firm continues to grow its global finance practice.
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March 14, 2025
The Revolving Door: Gibson Dunn Adds A&O Real Estate Pro
Over the past week, A&O Shearman lost a real estate pro to Gibson Dunn, Clyde & Co. snagged a white collar crime team from RPC, and Deloitte Legal's head of trademarks moved to Lewis Silkin.
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March 14, 2025
Legal Tech Biz Wrongly Fired Developer Over Web Issues
A tech lead at a legal technology platform won his claim that his employer unjustifiably sacked him over issues with the launch of a new website, with an employment tribunal ruling that he followed all instructions the company gave him.