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• Ex-Freeths Partner Accused Of False Property Reports

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former partner at Freeths LLP has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal over allegations of misconduct while carrying out legal work at the firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

• Hargreaves Lansdown Hires New GC From Direct Line

  By Ashish Sareen

  Hargreaves Lansdown said Wednesday that it has hired a new chief legal officer and company secretary from insurer Direct Line Group, months after the wealth manager was acquired by a private equity consortium.

• Cooley Names Largest Partner Class In 4 Years With 23 Attys

  By James Mills

  Cooley LLP will add 23 lawyers to the firm's partnership when the new year starts, up slightly from the number of new partners added last year.

• TLT To Relocate To New Office In Birmingham Amid Expansion

  By Ashish Sareen

  TLT LLP revealed plans on Wednesday to relocate to a new office in Birmingham as it continues to expand in the central English city, just over a year after it said that its existing base had more than doubled in size.

• Lawyers Condemn 'Unprincipled' Plan To Scrap Jury Trials

  By William Janes

  The U.K. government's plan to end jury trials for some criminal cases has been subjected to withering criticism from criminal defense lawyers who warn the reforms could undermine the foundations of the justice system without even speeding up proceedings.

• BHP Fails To Block US Testimony In Pogust Goodhead Row

  By Joanne Faulkner

  BHP failed Wednesday to block Pogust Goodhead from pursuing deposition testimony from a U.S-based witness for potential use in English legal proceedings arising from compensation agreements with victims of the Fundão dam disaster in Brazil.

• Birketts Denies Sinking Development Deal With Faulty Advice

  By Jamie Lennox

  Birketts LLP has denied wrecking a property development deal by allowing third parties to buy plots of farmland that included a legal right to block future building works, arguing in a London court that outsiders cannot enforce the covenant.

• Ex-CBA Head Sidhu Fights Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct

  By Sophia Dourou

  The former head of the Criminal Bar Association asked a court on Tuesday to overturn his disbarment for sexual misconduct toward a young aspiring lawyer, arguing that a long suspension would be a more appropriate sanction.

• Gov't Will End Jury Trials For Complex Financial Crime Cases

  By William Janes

  The government confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to get rid of jury trials for the most complex fraud and financial crimes, part of a battery of changes designed to cut soaring court backlogs.

• Ashurst Opens 1st Office In Africa With Clifford Chance Team

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ashurst LLP said Monday that it has opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, the international law firm's first outpost on the African continent.

• AmTrust Fights Sompo For £59M At Trial Over Legal Funding

  By Sophia Dourou

  AmTrust argued on the first day of trial on Monday that the insurer of two defunct law firms is liable to pay it £59 million ($78 million), in the latest development in the battle of who should cover the costs of a failed litigation-funding scheme.

• Brett Wilson Denies Mishandling Ex-IT Exec's Defense

  By Hanna Vioque

  Brett Wilson has rejected claims that it provided negligent advice and failed to properly defend a former chief technology officer in criminal and civil proceedings over a cyberattack at his employer.