Howard Kennedy LLP has seen its pre-tax profit plunge by more than a fifth and turnover dip slightly to just over £68 million ($93 million) for the most recent financial year, attributing the performance in part to "subdued market conditions."
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Howard Kennedy Sees Profit Dip 22% In Slow Market

By Ashish Sareen

Howard Kennedy LLP has seen its pre-tax profit plunge by more than a fifth and turnover dip slightly to just over £68 million ($93 million) for the most recent financial year, attributing the performance in part to "subdued market conditions."

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Eversheds Sutherland's US AI Leader To Help Steer Global AI

By Emily Johnson

Eversheds Sutherland has elevated its U.S. head of artificial intelligence based in Atlanta to help lead the firm's global AI team, fortifying its efforts to serve clients in AI-related matters around the world as many companies across industries adopt the technologies.

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Slaughter And May Unveils Digital Regulation Practice

By Ashish Sareen

Slaughter and May said Wednesday that it has established a distinct practice focused on online regulation to help clients navigate the challenges of an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

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LITIGATION

Law Firm Sues AI Biz For Hijacking 'Wordsmith' TM

By Hanna Vioque

A law firm has accused a Scottish legal technology company of infringing its trademark over "Wordsmith," telling a London judge that the startup's use of an identical name to market artificial intelligence tools would "swamp" its own brand. 

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Solicitor Must Pay £22K To Unfairly Sacked Secretary

By Jamie Lennox

A Scottish tribunal has ordered a sole practitioner solicitor to pay his former secretary £21,500 ($29,000), ruling that he unfairly fired her before coughing up any redundancy pay.

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PEOPLE

Jones Day Appoints Senior Tax Vet As New Europe Leader

By Ashish Sareen

Jones Day has tasked a co-head of the law firm's global tax practice with leading the firm's operations in Europe.

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