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September 03, 2024
Kirkland Hires German Restructuring Pair From Gleiss Lutz
Kirkland & Ellis LLP said on Tuesday that it has recruited two restructuring and insolvency specialists from German outfit Gleiss Lutz, as the firm continues to expand after unveiling plans to open a new office in Frankfurt.
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August 27, 2024
Pinsent Masons Trials Tech To Track Staff's Working Hours
Pinsent Masons LLP is testing a new system to help it manage the workload of its staff as the firm seeks ways to improve support after the death of a partner who suffered "an acute mental health crisis."
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August 26, 2024
Cleary Marks 75 Years In City Of Love With New Paris Office
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is celebrating its 75th anniversary in the City of Love by moving its Paris office to a new location in the Opera district, the firm announced Monday.
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August 24, 2024
Italian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Yacht Sinking
Italian prosecutors said Saturday that they have opened a criminal investigation into the sinking of a superyacht that claimed the lives of seven people including a partner at Clifford Chance LLP and his client, British technology mogul Mike Lynch.
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August 23, 2024
Labour Sacking After Antisemitism Leak Not Discrimination
The Labour Party's governing body did not unfairly dismiss or racially discriminate against a Muslim of South Asian heritage in the aftermath of a damning leaked report on how the body mishandled allegations of antisemitism, a tribunal has ruled.
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August 23, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen Google sue several Russian media outlets in response to challenges to the tech giant's response to international sanctions, easyGroup bring an intellectual property claim against delivery company Easycargo, and e-money business Nyavo challenge action by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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August 23, 2024
RPC To Bump Up Trainees' Salaries In London And Bristol
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP said on Friday that salaries of trainee solicitors in its London and Bristol offices will increase to new levels from September, after a pay rise for some of its newly qualified lawyers took effect in July.
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August 23, 2024
Irwin Mitchell To Keep 84% Of NQ Lawyers In 2024
Irwin Mitchell LLP said on Friday that it is retaining more than 80% of its newly qualified lawyers in 2024 as it continues to develop junior talent across its business.
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August 22, 2024
Ex-Partner Struck Off For Client Cash Put In Personal Account
A former partner at a regional law firm has been struck off after he gave his personal bank account details to clients and received £10,000 ($13,000).
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August 22, 2024
'Beloved By Everyone': Attys Recall Clifford Chance's Morvillo
Clifford Chance LLP partner Christopher Morvillo, who died this week after a luxury yacht he was on sank off the coast of Sicily, is being remembered not only as a lion of the legal community but also as an "extraordinary human being" and a "Renaissance man" who was devoted to his family.
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August 22, 2024
WilmerHale Adds Nonequity Partnership Tier
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP has become the latest BigLaw shop to create a nonequity partnership tier, the firm confirmed Thursday.
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August 22, 2024
Perkins Coie Leader On 'Bold' Rebrand And Strategic Growth
Perkins Coie LLP recently launched a new branding initiative, including a redesigned website, to better reflect its forward-looking and innovative reputation. Law360 Pulse spoke with Managing Partner Bill Malley about the rebranding strategy, its alignment with the firm’s goals, and its impact on future business development.
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August 22, 2024
Fieldfisher Adds Employment Law To Silicon Valley Office
Fieldfisher LLP has added employment law services to the offerings of its Silicon Valley office, the firm announced this week.
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August 22, 2024
Mike Lynch's Body Recovered From Yacht Wreck
Mike Lynch, founder of technology company Autonomy, died when a yacht he was aboard sank off the Sicilian coast, his family confirmed Friday, after a trip the entrepreneur had reportedly chartered with his legal team to celebrate their victory in a U.S. fraud case.
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August 22, 2024
Gateley Ends Hunt For Chairman, Names Edward Knapp
Gateley (Holdings) PLC named Edward Knapp on Thursday as chairman-designate of the group as the professional services giant looks to move forward after a previous appointee for the role said he was stepping down from the board.
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August 22, 2024
Dentons To Keep 78% Of Newly Qualified Lawyers In 2024
Dentons is set to retain almost 80% of its trainees and solicitor apprentices from the U.K. who applied for positions as newly qualified lawyers in 2024 in the expectation that they will help drive the business as their careers progress.
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August 28, 2024
Squire Patton Hires Disputes Partner From Curtis
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has recruited a dispute resolution partner in Geneva, Switzerland, from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP as it looks to grow its international arbitration arsenal.
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August 21, 2024
Solicitor Gets Tribunal Hearing Paused Amid Bias Claim
A solicitor who allegedly misled a client successfully managed to adjourn a tribunal hearing on Wednesday after arguing that there were concurrent civil proceedings accusing the Solicitors Regulation Authority of bias in prosecuting him.
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August 21, 2024
Lawyer, Firms Banned For Dishonesty Over Accounts Rules
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has stopped a lawyer and two connected firms from practicing for acting dishonestly, after a London court ruled in July that she had "warehoused" a counterclaim in a fees dispute.
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August 28, 2024
Construction KC Joins Newmans Row As Full-Time Arbitrator
David Brynmor Thomas KC has joined Newmans Row, a specialist arbitration set, from 39 Essex Chambers in a move the barrister said on Wednesday anticipates the growing appetite in the market for an independent arbitrator's services.
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August 28, 2024
Paul Weiss Hires TDR Capital's GC For Private Equity Team
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP said Wednesday that it has recruited a partner from private equity firm TDR Capital as it continues its expansion in London.
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August 21, 2024
Tribunal Lifts 21-Year Practice Ban, Praises Lawyer's 'Tenacity'
A tribunal praised a solicitor for her "tenacity" on Wednesday as it restored her to the profession 21 years after she was struck off for taking a loan from a client and paying clients' money into a personal account.
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August 21, 2024
Thomson Reuters Buys AI Biz Started By A&O Trainee
Thomson Reuters said on Wednesday that it has acquired an artificial intelligence company which was founded by a trainee solicitor at Allen & Overy LLP more than two years ago.
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August 20, 2024
Sole Practitioner Accused Of Misleading Insurers Over AML
A sole practitioner must face a disciplinary tribunal after the Solicitors Regulation Authority accused him of giving false information to prospective insurers about anti-money laundering training at his firm, the solicitors watchdog has said.
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August 20, 2024
IP Firm Marks & Clerk Promotes 6 New Partners
Marks & Clerk said Tuesday that it has elevated six lawyers to partnership across its patent and trademark teams.
Expert Analysis
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A Breakdown Of The SRA's Proposed New Fining Powers
Thanks to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's pending new fining framework, which includes guidance on unsuitable fines and a fixed penalties scheme for low-level breaches, firms can expect to see more disciplinary findings leading to an SRA fine rather than referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, say Graham Reid and Shanice Holder at RPC.
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Russian Bank Ruling Clarifies UK Sanctions Regime
The recent U.K. High Court judgment of PJSC National Bank Trust v. Mints, a case brought by two Russian banks, is significant in clarifying that the U.K. sanctions regime does not deprive designated persons of their fundamental common law right to bring a claim in an English court, despite their assets being frozen, says Zoe O’Sullivan KC at Serle Court.
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Preparing For EU's Pay Gap Reporting Directive
An agreement has been reached on the European Union Pay Transparency Directive, paving the way for gender pay gap reporting to become compulsory for many employers across Europe, introducing a more proactive approach than the similar U.K. regime and leading the way on new global standards for equal pay, say attorneys at Lewis Silkin.
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Has The Liberalization Of Legal Services Achieved Its Aims?
Although there is still some way to go, alternative business structures are now an increasingly prominent feature of the legal services landscape, and clients can expect greater choice, improved quality and more manageable costs, as was intended by this shake-up of the profession's regulatory frameworks 15 years ago, says Dana Denis-Smith at Obelisk Support.
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How Overseas Property Verification Poses Risks To Attorneys
The recently launched register of overseas entities, requiring verification of foreign owners hoping to purchase U.K. property, could expose attorneys to criminal prosecution, professional negligence claims and reputational damage if they do not complete these checks to the required standard, which nevertheless remains murky, says Harriet Holmes at Thirdfort.
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What To Expect From UK's New Economic Crime Bill
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill, if passed, will reform aspects of Companies House and strengthen government anti-money laundering efforts, but it is also raising questions about how new information sharing requirements will affect businesses, say attorneys at Signature Litigation.
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A Trusted Cybersecurity Framework Is Imperative For Lawyers
The recent increased risk of cyberattacks has a number of profound implications for law firms, and complying with government guidance by embedding a cyber-savvy culture and adhering to a security framework will enable lawyers to add extra layers of defense and present their clients with higher levels of protection, says Marion Stewart at Red Helix.
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Opinion
Law School Admissions Shouldn't Hinge On Test Scores
The American Bar Association recently granted law schools some latitude on which tests it can consider in admissions decisions, but its continued emphasis on test scores harms student diversity and is an obstacle to holistic admissions strategies, says Aaron Taylor at AccessLex.
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New FCA Listing Rules May Start Regulatory Shift On Diversity
Listed companies that fail to meet new Financial Conduct Authority rules for minimum executive board diversity currently risk reputational damage mainly through social scrutiny, but should prepare for potential regulatory enforcement actions, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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What UK Professional Regulation Looks Like In A #MeToo Era
Two recent rulings from U.K. courts and tribunals reveal the increasingly shifting line between professional misbehavior and bad actions that would previously have been considered outside the scope of professional regulators, says Andrew Katzen at Hickman & Rose.
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How Immune Are State Agents From Foreign Courts?
The ongoing case of Basfar v. Wong is the latest to raise questions about the boundary between commercial or private activity and the exercise of sovereign authority that shields state agents from foreign judicial scrutiny — and the U.K. Supreme Court's upcoming decision in the matter will likely bring clarity on exceptions to the immunity doctrine, say Andrew Stafford QC and Oleg Shaulko at Kobre & Kim.
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Opinion
Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
Current restrictions on how lawyers structure their businesses stand in the way of meaningful access to justice for many Americans, so states should follow the lead of Utah and Florida and test out innovative law firm business models through regulatory sandboxes, says Zachariah DeMeola at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.
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Opinion
New NJ Fed. Rule On Litigation Funding Should Be Welcomed
The District of New Jersey's new local civil rule on litigation funding disclosure has faced exaggerated criticisms when it is a logical extension of the current practices in many U.S. jurisdictions, leads to greater transparency for the parties and the court without unduly burdening the parties, and is a positive development particularly in product liability cases, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
Alex Oh’s abrupt departure from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and admonishment by a D.C. federal judge over conduct in an Exxon human rights case demonstrate three major costs of incivility to lawyers, and highlight the importance of teaching civility in law school, says David Grenardo at St. Mary's University.
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Rebuttal
US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
Contrary to claims made in a recent Law360 guest article, nonlawyer ownership has incrementally improved the England and Wales legal system — with more innovation and more opportunities for lawyers — and there is no reason why those outcomes cannot also be achieved in the U.S., say Crispin Passmore at Passmore Consulting and Zachariah DeMeola at the University of Denver.