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  Mishcon Can't Assert Privilege Over Funder Docs In Uber Row

  By Eddie Beaver

  Mishcon de Reya LLP must review communications with a former litigation funder after a London judge ruled Friday...(read more)

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  SRA Tells Firms To Match Oversight To Risk After Mazur

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that solicitors overseeing unauthorized staff in litigation migh...(read more)

• The Revolving Door: Simmons Ups Senior Leadership Team

  By Megan Norcott

  Over the past week, Morgan Lewis continued its expansion into the European private equity market by hiring Goodwin's London office co-chair, Cadwalader lost its first private wealth partner to rival U.S. firm Pillsbury, and Simmons & Simmons brought in a new general counsel and chief client officer.

• Squire Patton Settles £3.7M Claim Over Advice On Tech Deal

  By Jamie Lennox

  Squire Patton Boggs LLP has settled a claim in a London court that it caused a software company to lose £3.7 million ($4.9 million) through faulty advice on intellectual property ownership in a buyout of a rival.

• KC Says HMRC Tried To 'Cancel' Him In £2M Evasion Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  A senior tax barrister told a court Wednesday that HM Revenue and Customs prosecuting him for evading almost £2 million ($2.7 million) in tax was its way of "canceling" a person the tax authority found "extremely inconvenient."

• Kennedys Hits £457M As North America Revenue Surges

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Kennedys said Wednesday that revenue in North America grew by more than 22% in its latest financial year, driven by strategic lateral partner and group hires as the firm remains open to more merger opportunities in the world's largest legal market.

• Failure To Reform Funding Rules May Cost UK Courts

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The government's continued failure to adopt recommendations to reform the litigation funding market is driving potential claimants away from the U.K. and pushing investment toward rival jurisdictions, lawyers and funders have warned.

• Healys Accused Of Botching Saudi CEO's Property Investment

  By Hanna Vioque

  The chief executive of a Saudi construction firm has accused Healys LLP of negligently releasing funds to buy properties in Cyprus before the building works were completed, causing him to lose out on €2 million ($2.3 million) and the Cypriot citizenship relying on his investment. 

• Simmons Boosts Leadership Team With DLA, Simpson Hires

  By Ashish Sareen

  Simmons & Simmons LLP said Wednesday that it has recruited two new partners to bolster its senior leadership team in London — one from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and the other from DLA Piper.

• Innsworth Loses Bid To Up Slice Of £200M Mastercard Deal

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A London court rejected Innsworth's bid on Wednesday to challenge the distribution of a £200 million ($268 million) settlement with Mastercard, backing the finding of an appeals tribunal that a greater return for the funder would have been "excessive."

• Legora To Expand In Europe With 3 New Offices, London Hub

  By Ashish Sareen

  Legal AI platform Legora said Wednesday that it will open three new offices in Continental Europe and establish an engineering hub in London as its international expansion continues to gain momentum.

• ICC Prosecutor Suspended Amid Misconduct Allegations

  By Ashish Sareen

  The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has been suspended from duty with immediate effect amid reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving a female staffer.

• Burford Sees Growing Market For Stakes In Elite Firms

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.

• Irwin Mitchell Weighs PE Funding To Buy Out Ex-Partners

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Irwin Mitchell said Monday it hasn't decided to accept outside investment amid reports that it is looking at external funding to buy back shares held by former partners who own more than half of the business.