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  SRA Calls For Merger Notifications After Series Of Scandals

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority set out proposed rules on Friday that would require law firms to notify it o...(read more)

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  AI Uncertainty Cools PE Appetite For UK Law Firms

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Investors are increasingly cautious about U.K. law firms because of billing uncertainty driven by artificial int...(read more)

• IP Firm Mathys & Squire Promotes 3 To Partner

  By Ashish Sareen

  Intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire LLP said Friday that three people in its Birmingham and London offices have been elevated to the role of partner as part of a wider promotions round that also includes six new managing associates.

• ​​​​​​​The Revolving Door: Steptoe Lands Arbitration Pro From Clyde

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  Over the past week, a data security lawyer joined K&L Gates from Hunton Andrews Kurth, Steptoe hired an international arbitration specialist and professor from Clyde & Co. and Orrick recruited a structured finance pro from McDermott.

• Boies Schiller Adds London Partner To Executive Committee

  By Ashish Sareen

  U.S. law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has elected a senior arbitration partner in its London office to a place on its executive committee, which has expanded from nine seats to 10.

• Kennedys Hires New Global GC From Trowers

  By Ashish Sareen

  Kennedys said Thursday that it has appointed a new global general counsel from Trowers & Hamlins LLP to a position that will see her lead the firm's risk and compliance function.

• AI-Driven Spike In Complaints May Not Mean More Sanctions

  By Jamie Lennox

  Complaints against lawyers in England and Wales have soared over the past year as artificial intelligence equips clients to sound the alarm over potential misconduct that might have previously gone unreported — but as regulators struggle to keep up, experts say the flood doesn't necessarily herald more penalties.

• Barrister Disbarred For Sexual Comments To Juniors

  By Ashish Sareen

  A legal watchdog said Wednesday that it has disbarred a barrister over sexual comments he made while on a work-related trip and a series of inappropriate messages he sent to a junior colleague via WhatsApp.

• Pinsent Masons Boosts Tribunal Service With Generative AI

  By Ashish Sareen

  Pinsent Masons LLP said Wednesday that it has enhanced its employment tribunal service with artificial intelligence and lawyers from its employment and alternative legal services teams to help clients tackle a rise in claims.

• Barrister Disbarred After Failing To Report DUI Convictions

  By Ashish Sareen

  A barrister has been disbarred after he failed to disclose to the Bar Standards Board that he had been convicted of driving while disqualified and driving over the legal alcohol limit, the regulator said Wednesday.

• KC Defends Gardener Trust Deal In £2M Evasion Trial

  By Sophia Dourou

  A senior barrister accused of cheating the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) argued Tuesday that his former gardener perfectly understood that an agreement to be compensated for his services via a trust was not binding.

• Travers Smith Names 3 New Partners As Promotions Dip

  By Ashish Sareen

  Travers Smith LLP named three lawyers on Tuesday who have made the grade to become partners at the firm, the smallest promotions round in more than a decade. 

• Fieldfisher Fights Unfair Dismissal Ruling Over Assault Probe

  By William Janes

  Fieldfisher urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that it unfairly dismissed an associate after an internal investigation into sexual assault allegations, arguing that a judge impermissibly found that the woman who accused the lawyer had lied.

• Family Lawyer Fined For Using PI To Get Litigant's Info

  By Ashish Sareen

  A solicitor has been fined after a tribunal ruled that he hired a private investigator to obtain the contact details of a litigant-in-person while he was representing her former partner in family court proceedings.