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October 25, 2024
London Firm Referred To Tribunal Over AML Failings
A law firm in London has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal over its alleged failure to comply with anti-money laundering laws, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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October 25, 2024
Chambers Assistant Can Pursue Disability-Related Claims
An employment tribunal has ruled that an assistant practice manager at 3 Bolt Court Chambers suffered from severe anxiety and depression when she was fired, allowing her to bring disability-related claims against her bosses.
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October 25, 2024
Baker McKenzie Lawyer Fined For Refusing Breathalyzer Test
A Baker McKenzie lawyer who was convicted for refusing to take a roadside breath test after being pulled over by the police was fined £2,500 ($3,250) by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on Friday.
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October 25, 2024
Fraud Lawyers Take On Bullying Cases As Complaints Surge
White-collar criminal lawyers are picking up more and more work investigating allegations of non-financial misconduct inside the world's biggest companies, amid a sharp rise in incidents reported by the City watchdog ahead of an impending crackdown.
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October 25, 2024
Fried Frank PE Pro Goes In-House At Vet Chain
IVC Evidensia has recruited a former private equity partner at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP in London to further boost its in-house legal capability after the global veterinary care business hired a new group general counsel earlier this year.
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November 01, 2024
Ropes & Gray Adds Property PE Pro From Clifford Chance
Ropes & Gray LLP has hired a real estate finance specialist from Clifford Chance LLP as counsel to its London office, to add firepower to its practice in the growing private equity M&A market.
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October 24, 2024
Associates Say They're Burnt Out — And It's Costing Firms
Three-quarters of associates cite burnout and mental health as reasons for leaving law firms amid a higher exposure to stress than colleagues in other roles — and firms are suffering the financial costs, according to a study of U.S. and U.K. firms released Thursday.
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October 24, 2024
Judiciary Won't Make Panels The Exception For Bias Cases
Most discrimination and whistleblowing cases will continue to be heard by a full panel after the judiciary backed away from a plan to tackle the employment tribunals' crippling backlog by making it the default for judges to hear cases alone.
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October 24, 2024
Dentons Taps Amsterdam Real Estate Pro As Europe CEO
Dentons announced Thursday that it has elected Wendela Raas to lead the firm in Europe and Central Asia, adding another woman to its top leadership ranks after it recently picked a former senior executive at accounting giant EY as its new global chief.
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October 24, 2024
Addleshaw Goddard Names Tech Companies For Mentorship
Addleshaw Goddard LLP announced on Thursday that it has awarded more than a dozen start-up tech companies places on a legal mentorship and advisory program that it runs each year to help innovative businesses overcome their legal challenges.
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October 24, 2024
Charles Russell Brings On Tax Specialist From Sheridans
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP hired a partner from Sheridans as part of expanding its London tax practice to support its strategy focused on private capital, the firm said.
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October 24, 2024
Kennedys Turns To US For New Global Managing Partner
Kennedys named the firm's regional chief in the U.S. as its second global managing partner on Thursday as it looks poised to go from strength to strength after it recently recorded revenues of more than £380 million ($493 million).
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October 31, 2024
Bird & Bird Taps Dutch Financial Regulation Pro
Bird & Bird LLP has hired an experienced financial regulation expert as a partner in The Hague, as the law firm looks to bolster its finance practice in the Netherlands and across Europe.
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October 24, 2024
CMS Partner To Lead IP Committee At City Law Society
The City of London Law Society has named a CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP partner as the chair of its new intellectual property law committee.
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October 30, 2024
Cooley Hires Gowling Life Sciences Chief In London
Cooley LLP announced Wednesday that it has recruited a senior life sciences and patent specialist at Gowling WLG as it looks to continue expanding its legal services offerings in London.
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October 23, 2024
Mitsubishi Bank's Co-GC Talks Tackling The Legal Pay War
James Morgan is using his financial clout at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. to help the Japanese megabank tackle a spiraling pay war in the legal sector.
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October 23, 2024
Travers Smith Launches AI Training Program For Staff
Travers Smith LLP announced on Wednesday that it has launched an internal training program to improve literacy on artificial intelligence across the business as more and more firms make use of new technology for client work.
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October 23, 2024
UK Top Court Clarifies Solicitor Payment Rules In Fee Dispute
The U.K.'s highest court ruled Wednesday that a crash victim should be able to challenge solicitors fees because he had not been given an opportunity to question the costs, meaning the time limit for reassessment did not apply.
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October 23, 2024
Consumers Trust Regulation Despite Scandals, SRA Says
About three-quarters of consumers and small and medium-sized businesses in England and Wales think legal services are well regulated — despite recent scandals in the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday recent research found.
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October 23, 2024
SRA Taps New AML Director As Regulatory Uncertainty Looms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it has appointed a new director of anti-money laundering, as the watchdog awaits a decision from the government on whether it will continue to supervise the industry in this area.
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October 22, 2024
Real Estate Co. Hits Back At Taylor Wessing's Fees Claim
A real estate company owned by Southend United Football Club's former chair has fought Taylor Wessing LLP's claim to recoup unpaid fees and expenses, saying the company is not liable to pay the football club's legal bills.
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October 22, 2024
Norton Rose Names Atty Duo As Global Arbitration Leaders
Norton Rose Fulbright has elevated the firm's U.S. arbitration team leader and a London-based partner to co-lead its global international arbitration practice, shaking up the group's leadership for the first time in over a decade, the firm announced Tuesday.
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October 22, 2024
Tribunal Judge Reprimanded For 17-Month Delay In Decision
The U.K.'s judicial conduct watchdog said Tuesday that it had issued formal advice to a tribunal judge after a member of the public complained that she had taken more than a year to deliver a judgment.
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October 22, 2024
Firm Says Client Knew Risks In Historical Sex Abuse Case
Hugh James has said that a former client knowingly accepted the risk of being undercompensated when he followed the law firm's advice to accept an offer to settle a claim over alleged historical abuse at a Catholic school where he was a pupil.
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October 22, 2024
Kingsley Napley Doubles Down On AML Amid SRA Uncertainty
The recent departure of the anti-money laundering director at the solicitors' watchdog has put the spotlight on the regulator's role as an AML supervisor for the legal sector, as Kingsley Napley LLP capitalizes on this opportunity to boost its advisory services in this area.