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March 21, 2024
Ex-OneCoin Attorney Says 1 Year In Prison Is Enough
A Bulgarian woman who held the title of legal and compliance executive at the fraudulent OneCoin cryptocurrency exchange asked a Manhattan federal judge to credit her for the year she'd spent in prison in harsh conditions and not sentence her to any more jail time.
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March 28, 2024
White & Case Hires 2nd Funds Pro From Ropes & Gray
White & Case LLP has recruited a private funds lawyer from Ropes & Gray LLP — the second time it has hired a specialist as a partner from the London office of its U.S. rival in recent months.
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March 21, 2024
Watchdog Sanctions Judge Who Raised Voice In Court
A judge has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after an investigation found he had been "discourteous" to a barrister in court, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said Thursday.
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March 20, 2024
Health And Safety Top Risk For Directors, Global Survey Says
Health and safety is the top risk for directors and officers worldwide, according to a survey published Wednesday, in a "surprise" result partly attributed to the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses and increasing mental health considerations.
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March 20, 2024
Mayer Brown Draws Energy Deals Pro From Clifford Chance
Mayer Brown LLP has hired an energy transition and project finance expert, as the international firm looks to strengthen its energy transactions practice across Europe.
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March 20, 2024
SRA Closes Law Firm Run By Former Fashion Designer
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said it has closed a law firm that was run by a former fashion designer after it found a reason to suspect she had been dishonest.
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March 20, 2024
UK Gov't Dept And Lawyer Sued For 'Gender Critical' Network
A lawyer working for the British government has said she is being sued for making "gender critical" comments, including saying that "only women menstruate."
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March 20, 2024
Solicitors Watchdog Launches Second CILEX Consultation
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it has launched a second consultation on the regulation of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives members as the controversial plan continues to face strong opposition from solicitors and other groups.
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March 20, 2024
Law Firms Weathered Economic Storm In 2023, Report Finds
Despite steep increases in operating costs and reduced billable hours, law firms experienced only a slight decline in profits last year, as the sector continues to show resilience in the face of economic adversity, according to a Wednesday report.
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March 20, 2024
Eversheds Sutherland Plans To Stay Put In London
Eversheds Sutherland will keep its office in London for the foreseeable future after ruling out other alternatives in the city, the firm said Wednesday.
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March 20, 2024
Office Snapshot: Wilson Sonsini Debuts New London HQ
The antique-looking American flag and the collection of weathered baseball bats are impossible to ignore in the main conference room of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's new London offices.
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March 20, 2024
Clifford Chance Pulls Offers From Trainees Who Failed Exam
Clifford Chance LLP has withdrawn offers from U.K. trainees who failed to pass the solicitors' qualifying exam on their first attempt as the new system continues to prove challenging for aspiring lawyers.
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March 20, 2024
UK Gov't Launches Plan To Reverse Litigation-Funding Fallout
The government has published a two-clause bill designed to overturn a ruling by Britain's Supreme Court that threatened the status of many litigation-funding agreements, ending most of the speculation about how the effects of the decision will be nullified.
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March 20, 2024
Dentons AML Ruling Deals Blow To SRA's Enforcement Plans
The failure by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to secure a sanction against Dentons over the firm's handling of anti-money laundering checks on a former client is a blow to the regulator's enforcement ambitions which – if upheld – could prompt caution in future prosecutions, lawyers say.
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March 20, 2024
Slaughter And May Cuts Partner Promotions By Half In 2024
Slaughter and May said on Wednesday that it is adding to its bench of up-and-coming leaders by promoting five lawyers to its partnership — only half the number it elevated in 2023.
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March 19, 2024
Herbert Smith Names 4 Lawyers To Head Global ESG Team
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has appointed a senior associate in its office in London to one of four new roles leading its global environmental, social and governance practice as clients increasingly seek advice on areas including human rights and responsible investing.
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March 19, 2024
Firm Fights To Ax Property Investors' Joint Claim On Appeal
Williams & Co. Solicitors launched a fresh bid Tuesday to block 134 investors from jointly bringing negligence claims over failed property developments, arguing a lower court misinterpreted the rules on claimants bringing linked claims in a recent authority case.
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March 19, 2024
Financial Advisor 'Siphoned' Fees In Legal Fund Fraud Case
A former financial adviser allegedly siphoned £5.8 million ($7.4 million) from an investment fund via secret commission payments as part of a legal financing fraud, prosecutors told a London jury at the start of his criminal trial Tuesday.
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March 19, 2024
Crowell & Moring Hires Allen & Overy IP Litigator In Brussels
Crowell & Moring LLP has added a new partner to its Brussels office, strengthening its European intellectual property practice as clients increasingly seek advice to navigate rapidly changing liability regulations.
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March 19, 2024
Australian Disputes Funder's Profits Leap In First-Half Results
Litigation Capital Management Ltd. said on Tuesday that it recorded a net profit after tax of more than 7 million Australian dollars ($4.6 million) during the first half of its financial year as demand for financial backing of disputes continues to grow.
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March 19, 2024
UK Energy Co. Fights To Deduct £2.5M Deal Advice Fees
An investment holding company told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that £2.5 million ($3.2 million) it paid to Deutsche Bank and others for deals advice is tax-deductible because they were the "type of services procured all the time."
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March 26, 2024
DLA Piper Hires M&A Pro Carl Hotton From Freshfields
DLA Piper has hired mergers and acquisitions professional Carl Hotton as an insurance partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
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March 18, 2024
5 Women Attys Named Influential Legal Tech Leaders
Leaders from Crowell & Moring LLP, Gilbert & Tobin and Gowling WLG were among the five honored Monday by the International Legal Technology Association as part of its 2024 list of Influential Women in Legal Technology.
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March 18, 2024
Shearman's Chief In Europe And The Middle East To Retire
Shearman & Sterling LLP's regional managing partner in Europe and the Middle East is set to retire as its merger with Allen & Overy LLP edges closer to completion, the firm said Monday.
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March 18, 2024
Barrister Before Tribunal For Allegedly Dodging Practice Ban
An English legal regulator told a tribunal on Monday that a suspended barrister had continued to practice under the pretense of being a "solicitor's agent" in order to sidestep a ban for sending hostile emails and making false statements to a judge.