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August 04, 2025
Hogan Exits ENRC Mandate As SFO Case Enters Final Stage
Hogan Lovells International LLP has ended its involvement representing ENRC in the Kazakh miner's long-running litigation against the Serious Fraud Office and Dechert LLP, court records show.
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August 04, 2025
VC Firm Beats Ex-Rosenblatt Firm's Legal Bill Appeal
A venture capital firm beat a City law firm's appeal over costs the firm claimed to be owed for its representation under a conditional fee agreement when a London judge ruled that the financial business could not be criticized for raising an argument late in its dispute about whether it was liable to pay the legal bill.
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August 11, 2025
Taylor Wessing Hires Patent Team From Simmons In Holland
Taylor Wessing has hired a team of five patent litigators from Simmons & Simmons in the Netherlands, the latest move by the law firm in Europe to boost its services in cases involving the Unified Patent Court.
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August 04, 2025
Solicitors' Firm Blames Dishonest Lawyers For Missing Funds
A law firm has denied misusing the funds of a dead individual's estate, arguing that alleged sham property purchases were carried out without its knowledge by a disbarred barrister and a former director of the outfit.
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August 01, 2025
The Revolving Door: Big PE Hires For MoFo, DLA Piper
Over the past week, a private equity veteran departed Decherts for DLA Piper, Morrison Foerster added a partner from HSF Kramer and Goodwin Procter tapped Travers' head of leveraged finance.
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August 01, 2025
Manufacturer Wins 5-Year Ban On Pro-Palestine Protesters
Twelve people who allegedly took part in protests in the name of Palestine Action have been barred from entering a manufacturer's sites for five years, as a London court found Friday there remains an imminent risk of further incidents.
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August 01, 2025
Senior President Of Tribunals Keith Lindblom Retires
Justice Keith Lindblom has stepped down as the senior president of tribunals and as a lord justice of appeal, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary said on Friday.
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August 01, 2025
Linklaters To Keep 83% Of London Trainees In Fall
Linklaters said on Friday that more than 80% of trainees from its London office who qualify as solicitors this fall will be staying on at the firm.
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August 01, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen several telco giants hit with a trademark claim, a collapsed hotel company sue a property investor in an ongoing dispute over a decades-old hotel sale, and two litigation funders square off against each other.
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August 01, 2025
BSB Agrees To Targets After Failing Performance Assessment
The Bar Standards Board has committed to ensuring it is on track to implement reforms and improve its regulatory performance after the legal industry's oversight watchdog reported that it had failed to meet the required standards in its annual assessment.
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August 01, 2025
UK Gov't Unveils AI Strategy To Cut Court Backlogs
The Ministry of Justice has laid out its plans to use artificial intelligence to address court backlogs and other longstanding issues facing the justice system.
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August 01, 2025
Barrister Fails To Overturn Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct
A former barrister has lost his bid to challenge his disbarment for sexual misconduct, with a court ruling that a tribunal was entitled to find that a lighter sentence would be inappropriate given his repeated offenses and lack of insight.
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August 01, 2025
Walker Morris Hits Record £84M Revenue As PE Work Grows
Walker Morris LLP said Friday that its revenue has hit an all-time high of more than £84 million ($111 million) and profits have also surged in the first year since its managing partner took office in May 2024.
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July 31, 2025
New Arbitration Act To Streamline UK Dispute Resolution
A suite of reforms to the U.K.'s arbitration laws aimed at attracting more business to the country's legal sector took effect Friday, as the government enacted the first updates to the almost 30-year-old law.
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July 31, 2025
Linklaters Hires Paul Hastings' Former London Co-Chair
Linklaters LLP announced Thursday that it has added the former co-chair of Paul Hastings' London office to its corporate and structured lending practice.
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July 31, 2025
Pogust Goodhead To Sue BHP For £1.3B Over Dam Litigation
Pogust Goodhead revealed plans on Thursday to sue BHP and Vale in London for £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in damages, accusing the mining companies of interfering in litigation over the collapse of a dam in Brazil and pressuring claimants into settling.
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July 31, 2025
Equality Watchdog Gets New Chair Amid Trans Controversy
The government appointed a controversial new chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday, despite accusations she had endorsed gender-critical views, as the commission fights a challenge to the legality of its guidance on toilet use for trans people.
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July 31, 2025
Chambers Offers Free Training After Legal Aid Cyberattack
The Barrister Group chambers said Tuesday it has won regulatory approval to provide public access training that it will offer for free to barristers struggling to make ends meet after a cyber attack halted legal aid payouts.
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July 31, 2025
Shoosmiths Hikes NQ Pay To £105K Amid Pay Crunch Worries
Shoosmiths LLP said Thursday that it is increasing the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in London to £105,000 ($139,000) while acknowledging concerns that rising rates could leave less room for distinction between junior solicitors and their more senior colleagues.
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July 31, 2025
SRA Warns Law Firms Over Handling Of Motor Finance Claims
The solicitors' watchdog warned law firms Thursday that they must tell prospective clients about possible cost-free ways to pursue their motor finance commission claims before agreeing to act on a case for a fee.
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July 31, 2025
Ex-GSK Lawyer Drops Probe Case After Losing Bid For Docs
A former lawyer for GSK has abandoned his claim that he was forced to quit by an unfair investigation into his alleged misconduct at a work event after an employment tribunal dismissed his bid to force greater disclosure from the pharmaceutical giant.
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July 31, 2025
Mayer Brown Hikes New Lawyers' Pay By 11% To £150K
Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that it is now paying newly qualified lawyers at its London office £150,000 ($198,000), putting it on a par with law firms in the Magic Circle.
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July 31, 2025
CMS' Global Revenue Hits €2B Driven By Corporate Work
CMS said Thursday that its global revenue has exceeded €2 billion ($2.3 billion) for the first time as it recorded growth in major practices in its latest financial results.
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July 30, 2025
Watson Farley Atty Will Lead Seward & Kissel Transpo Team
An 18-year veteran of London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams LLP, who worked with that firm's New York asset and structured finance group, has moved her practice to Seward & Kissel LLP, where she'll lead its transportation finance team, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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July 30, 2025
Spencer West Partner Rebuked After Drink-Driving Conviction
A lawyer at Spencer West LLP has been reprimanded after he was convicted for driving a motor vehicle while he had an excess amount of alcohol in his system, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday.