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April 18, 2024
Law Firm Can't Block Investors From Group Negligence Claim
Williams & Co. Solicitors cannot block 134 property investors from bringing a joint negligence claim over failed property development projects because U.K. laws say "in plain English" that multiple parties can join a claim, a London appeals court ruled Thursday.
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April 18, 2024
A&O Taps Dubai M&A Head To Run META Region Post-Merger
Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP said on Thursday that they have appointed a corporate partner based in Dubai as regional managing partner for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, ahead of their planned merger.
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April 18, 2024
Womble Bond Told Post Office To Withhold Docs From Court
Womble Bond Dickinson advised the Post Office to "suppress" key documents from the court "for as long as possible" in a case brought by wrongly prosecuted sub-postmasters, according to correspondence disclosed at the inquiry into the scandal Thursday.
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April 18, 2024
BT Group Cuts Legal Panel From 15 Law Firms To 11
BT Group said Thursday it had cut four law firms from its legal panel and added Clifford Chance LLP to the mix alongside fellow Magic Circle giants Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and the soon-to-be A&O Shearman.
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April 18, 2024
Negligence Claims Against Law Firm May Go To Trial
A London court has ordered 35 investors to clarify their claims against a law firm that they say failed to properly advise them on the risks of sinking an estimated £2.7 million ($3.4 million) into a "worthless" property development.
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April 18, 2024
Head Of Chambers Accused Of Bullying By Expelled Barrister
A barrister told an employment tribunal on Thursday that the head of an English criminal chambers put him through "absolute hell" by bullying him and trying to end his career before expelling him from the chambers.
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April 18, 2024
Mathys & Squire Recruits New IP Partner To Munich Office
Mathys & Squire LLP has hired a new intellectual property partner in its Munich office from Müller Hoffmann & Partner in its latest move toward delivering all-German advice to clients in the nation.
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April 18, 2024
Keystone Law Sees Revenues Leap By 15% To £88M
Keystone Law Group PLC reported on Thursday that its revenues rose by 15% to nearly £88 million ($110 million) in its latest financial results, fueled by "sustained" demand from clients for advice across all practice areas of the business.
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April 18, 2024
Slater And Gordon Wins Bid To Rebut Ex-Analyst's Appeal
Slater and Gordon won permission on Thursday to challenge a former costs analyst's appeal that he was harassed for having mental illnesses after arguing that a lower tribunal's ruling suggests the accused individuals didn't know enough about his condition to have done so.
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April 18, 2024
SQE Debacle Puts Spotlight On SRA's Contract With Kaplan
The fiasco surrounding the solicitors qualifying exam has cast doubts on the future relationship between Kaplan and the watchdog for the profession, raising questions across the sector about the agency's contract with the testing giant.
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April 17, 2024
Dentons Names 12 New Partners In UK And Middle East
Dentons announced on Wednesday that 12 lawyers in the U.K. and the Middle East are being promoted to its partnership, the international law firm's second-highest figure for the region after 13 a year ago.
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April 17, 2024
Freshfields Promotes 23 New Partners In Reduced Round
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced Wednesday that it had promoted 23 lawyers to its partnership, with around a quarter coming from its London office, as it looks to continue taking its global business forward with a future generation of rising stars.
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April 17, 2024
Clyde & Co. Promotes 19 Lawyers To Partnership In Dip
Clyde & Co. LLP announced Wednesday that it has added 19 lawyers to its global partnership in what is its smallest promotions round since 2021.
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April 17, 2024
Fieldfisher Goes On German Media, Tech And IP Hiring Spree
Fieldfisher LLP has recruited 11 lawyers across its German offices, including several new partners, to boost its intellectual property offerings, and strengthen its position in the media sector.
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April 16, 2024
Law Firms Take Heat Over Pulled Offers After SQE Mishap
Law firms may bear the brunt of the blame for hastily rescinding job offers for trainees who didn't pass the solicitors' qualification exam after testing giant Kaplan admitted on Monday it mistakenly failed numerous aspiring lawyers.
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April 16, 2024
McDermott Hires 2 Partners For Global Tax Practice In Paris
McDermott Will & Emery is expanding its global tax practice group with two partners in Paris who have a track record of advising on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and tax controversies before France's tax authority, the firm announced.
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April 16, 2024
Womble Bond Sued Over Advice On £126M Real Estate Project
Two businessmen and a management company have sued Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in a London court after the law firm's allegedly negligent advice caused a £126 million ($157 million) property redevelopment project to fall through.
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April 16, 2024
Hill Dickinson Bolsters Disputes Team With New Partner
Hill Dickinson LLP has snapped up a partner from Teacher Stern LLP to join its commercial litigation team, bringing a wealth of dispute resolution and crisis management experience to the table.
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April 16, 2024
Hogan Lovells' Tech Unit Partners With ESG Compliance Biz
Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday that its new legal technology venture has entered into a strategic partnership with Daato, a sustainability management company, to help clients comply with their reporting requirements on environmental, social and governance.
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April 16, 2024
Legal Experts Uneasy About Post Office Convictions Law
Legal experts warned a parliamentary committee Tuesday that government plans to introduce legislation to quash the convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers could unintentionally set a precedent for other miscarriages of justice.
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April 16, 2024
Ex-Post Office Boss Says Lawyers Ignored Prosecution Risks
The Post Office's former chief executive said Tuesday that he was "surprised" that in-house lawyers who prosecuted sub-postmasters based on faulty IT data ignored the risk of failing to disclose certain key facts in court.
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April 16, 2024
Law Firm Denies Encouraging Consultant's Weak Case
Costigan King has denied owing a consultant £291,000 ($362,000) for allegedly advising he fight a claim to stop him providing legal services, saying that it never told him he had a strong case.
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April 16, 2024
Taylor Wessing Launches Ireland Tax Practice With New Hire
Taylor Wessing LLP has recruited its first tax partner in Ireland from Simmons & Simmons LLP to launch a new tax group in the country, continuing its expansion after initially setting up shop in Dublin three years ago.
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April 16, 2024
Cooley Hires Ex-Norton Rose Antitrust Chief In London
Cooley LLP has recruited Norton Rose Fulbright's London antitrust and competition chief to its London office as a partner in an effort to boost its ability to advise clients on competition disputes across the U.K. and the European Union.
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April 15, 2024
Allen & Overy Gains Another Milbank Atty In London
Allen & Overy announced Monday it added an attorney from Milbank to its London office, touting her in-demand expertise representing creditors in restructurings and special situations.
Expert Analysis
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More Remains To Be Done To Achieve Gender Parity In Law
Significant strides have been made over the years to improve gender diversity in the legal profession, but the pay gap, lack of workplace flexibility and uneven child care burden remain significant challenges to progress, says Caroline Green at Browne Jacobson.
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US And UK Law Firms Continue Trend Of EU Expansion
A broad spectrum of U.S. and U.K. law firms are now seeking fresh opportunities in Europe's fastest growing and constantly evolving sectors by opening offices in strategic locations across the continent, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.
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Legal Industry Can Help Steer UK Out Of Social Mobility Crisis
The legal industry has a responsibility to help mitigate the U.K. social mobility crisis highlighted by the recent State of the Nation report, and it can start to increase socioeconomic diversity in its ranks by focusing on reducing the educational barriers to entering the profession, says Jo-Anne Pugh at BPP University Law School.
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2024 Will Be A Busy Year For Generative AI And IP Issues
In light of increased litigation and policy proposals on balancing intellectual property rights and artificial intelligence innovation, 2024 is shaping up to be full of fast-moving developments that will have significant implications for AI tool developers, users of such tools and rights holders, say lawyers at Mishcon de Reya.
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How Businesses Can Prepare For Cyber Resilience In 2024
With cybersecurity breaches one of the biggest threats to U.K. businesses and as legislation tightens, organizations should prioritize their external security measures in 2024 and mitigate risks by being well-informed on internal data protection procedures, says Kevin Modiri at Nelsons.
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PR Perspectives: Taking Stock Of 2023, Preparing For 2024
As law firms and PR teams review their 2023 external communications output, it is a good moment to consider how to maintain a perfect profile in order to enhance, protect and advance a firm's reputation for the coming year, says Louise Beeson at Bell Yard Communications.
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PR Perspectives: How To Communicate A Law Firm Merger
Recent data shows a significant increase in law firm mergers and acquisitions in the U.K., and to ensure the deal goes without a hitch, both internal and external communications need to be carefully planned so that appropriate messaging aligns with the objectives of the deal, says Belinda Lewis at Birketts.
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Why Law Firms Should Heed Calls To Put ESG Over Profit
According to Deloitte’s recent survey, the majority of Gen Z and millennials remain unimpressed with businesses’ societal impact, and junior lawyers in particular are increasingly expecting the legal profession to shift to a business model that prioritizes sustainability above profitability, says Dana Denis-Smith at Obelisk Support.
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PR Perspectives: What Not To Do In Legal Public Relations
There is a wealth of advice about how to publicize a law firm, but what not to do is just as important, and ignoring a target audience, communicating without a strategy, or misusing social media are potentially risky and reputation-damaging practices, says Steve Rudaini at MD Communications.
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A Diverse Workforce Can Help Close The Legal Talent Gap
Recent reports from professional firms reveal that a diverse workforce is likely to close the talent gap and achieve better business outcomes, and for law firms, this needs to start with routes into the profession in order to make a real change, says Jody Tranter at Barbri.
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Navigating The Novel Challenges Facing The Legal Profession
The increasing prominence of ESG and AI have transformed the legal landscape and represent new opportunities for lawyers, but with evolving regulations and the ever-expanding reach of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, law firms should ensure that they have appropriate policies in place to adapt to these challenges, say Scott Ashby and Aimee Talbot at RPC.
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Key Lessons From The SRA's 2023 AML Report
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s recent anti-money laundering report conducted supervisory activities that revealed a variety of breaches, and with an increasingly regulated landscape, lawyers can play an important part in preventing criminal activity by taking responsibility for ensuring compliance, says Harriet Holmes at Thirdfort.
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How The Legal Sector Can Enhance Its Data Resilience
In view of the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre’s recent report shedding light on the legal sector’s increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, law firms need not only establish robust defenses, but also to redefine their approach to data security by fostering a culture of continuous learning, adaptability and vigilance, says Katie McCullough at Panzura.
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Building Strong Relationships At All Stages Of A Legal Career
Whether a junior attorney seeks to lay the foundation for a path to partnership, or a seasoned practitioner aims to leverage an extensive network, the road to legal industry success often involves cultivating sincere relationships, say Kathleen Hilton and Megan Senese at Stage.
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How Mentoring Can Increase Black Representation In Law
U.K. Black History Month is a good time to look at the importance of Black representation in the legal profession, and how mentorship can make a big difference in empowering Black lawyers, including by offering career coaching and building valuable relationships, says Christianah Babajide at Keating Chambers.