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  SRA Looks To Boost Client Money Protections

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority tabled new proposals on Thursday to strengthen safeguards for protecting cli...(read more)

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  Carter-Ruck Pro Says She Was Bound To Defend Crypto Scam

  By Christopher Crosby

  A Carter-Ruck partner was professionally "bound" to threaten a whistleblower with legal action on behalf of Ruja...(read more)

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• SRA Disqualifies Ex-SSB Managers For Dishonesty

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority said on Friday it has disqualified two former directors at SSB Group Ltd., holding them to account for "multiple, serious failings over an extended period of time" before the law firm collapsed.

• Carter-Ruck Pro Cleared Over Alleged OneCoin SLAPP

  By Sophia Dourou

  A disciplinary tribunal on Friday dismissed allegations that a Carter-Ruck partner improperly threatened to sue a whistleblower who exposed the multibillion-dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, ruling that the case against her "was based on hindsight" rather than misconduct.

• Sidley Promotes 29 Lawyers To Partner, 15 To Counsel

  By Ashish Sareen

  Sidley Austin LLP has elected 29 lawyers to its partnership and named more than a dozen new counsel, with all the newly promoted individuals being based in offices in the U.S. and Europe.

• The Revolving Door: Eversheds Bags MoFo M&A Pro

  By Max Austin

  Over the past week, Eversheds Sutherland hired a corporate finance partner from Morrison Foerster, Clyde & Co. lost an infrastructure specialist to Addleshaw Goddard and Brodies expanded its construction practice with a team of nine lawyers as it prepares to open its new office in Leeds.

• Legal Sector Defies Economic Trends With 8% Revenue Surge

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Revenue generated by the U.K. legal industry hit a record high in October, growing by 8% and bucking the wider economic trend, according to official statistics published on Friday.

• Scottish Gov't Not Liable In Judicial Officer's Assault Case

  By Hanna Vioque

  A female legal practitioner cannot hold Scotland's government vicariously liable for alleged assaults and harassment committed by a senior judge in 2018, even though two had occurred within the court environment, the U.K.'s top court ruled Wednesday. 

• Mishcon Accused Of Negligent Advice On Administration

  By Ashish Sareen

  The former directors of a brand development business have sued Mishcon de Reya LLP for negligence, claiming they would not have appointed administrators over two entities if they had been properly advised.

• King & Wood Mallesons To Break Up 14 Years After Merger

  By Ashish Sareen

  King & Wood Mallesons' partnerships in China and Australia said Tuesday that they are separating, after operating under the same banner for more than a decade.

• US Fund Loses $5.4M Bonus Battle With Fired London Trader

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court ordered a U.S. investment fund to pay $5.4 million to a sacked portfolio manager on Monday, ruling that the company had no right to withhold his discretionary bonus amid criminal probes into his trading.

• Simmons & Simmons Hires Capital Markets Pro From UBS

  By Ashish Sareen

  Simmons & Simmons LLP said Monday that it has hired a U.S. securities law expert from UBS Investment Bank to enhance its services in equity capital markets transactions.

• Addleshaw Goddard Moves To New HQ In The City

  By Ashish Sareen

  Addleshaw Goddard LLP has relocated to new headquarters in London, the latest step in the law firm's international growth strategy as it looks to boost revenue to £1 billion ($1.33 billion) by 2030.

• Lawyers In Crosshairs In New Anti-Corruption Crackdown

  By Christopher Crosby

  Corrupt lawyers, accountants and bankers "will be hunted down" under a new anti-corruption strategy unveiled by the government on Monday, which will crack down on enablers facilitating bribery and illicit finance in the U.K.