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October 22, 2024
Closed Law Firm Must Pay Ex-Staffer For Breach Of Contract
A tribunal has ordered a shuttered law firm to pay a former employee £2,400 ($3,100) after it breached their contract by dismissing them without notice.
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October 21, 2024
Former Unite Official Loses Tribunal Claim Amid Fraud Probe
A tribunal has concluded that a former legal chief at Unite the Union did not face a "baseless" disciplinary investigation in connection with a police raid over a £112 million ($145 million) construction project that has since been referred to the Serious Fraud Office.
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October 21, 2024
Howard Kennedy LLP Ex-Partner Can't Claim £176K
An employment tribunal has dismissed a former partner's claims that Howard Kennedy LLP owed him £176,725 ($230,238) in unpaid wages because he wasn't entitled to employment law protections.
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October 21, 2024
Kirkland Hires 2 Structured Finance Attys In NY, London
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is continuing the build-out of its structured finance and private credit practice, announcing on Saturday the lateral hiring of two partners in New York and London.
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October 21, 2024
Judge Sanctioned Over Speeding Conviction
Britain's judicial conduct watchdog has sanctioned a judge for misconduct after she received a speeding conviction last year, though it said it took into account the judge's claim that she was fleeing from an "aggressive" vehicle.
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October 28, 2024
Commercial Barrister Joins Monckton From 2 Temple Gardens
Monckton Chambers has recruited a new barrister from 2 Temple Gardens in a move that adds expertise to its ranks across a broad range of arbitration and commercial matters.
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October 21, 2024
Top UK Firms Boost Hourly Rates By 40% Over 5 Years
The top 10 U.K.-headquartered law firms have increased their hourly rates by nearly 40% over the past five years as global legal outfits reassess their international footprint and scale back in less-profitable countries, a report published Monday revealed.
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October 25, 2024
Sidley Hires Capital Markets Duo From Latham
Sidley Austin LLP has recruited two capital markets partners from Latham & Watkins LLP for its London office, further boosting its finance capabilities in the city after it recently snapped up a group of five partners from its U.S.-based rival.
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October 18, 2024
BigLaw Sees Rise In Partner Hires, Led By NY And London
Despite economic turbulence, partner lateral hires at BigLaw firms have held steady in the first three quarters of the year, with the New York and London markets seeing the most significant uptick, according to a recent report from legal search firm Macrae.
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October 18, 2024
Solicitor Must Pay For Suing Barrister Repping Ex-Firm
An employment tribunal ordered a solicitor to pay £3,000 ($3,914) to cover costs that his old law firm and its barrister incurred while fighting claims of victimization that the court had no jurisdiction to hear.
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October 18, 2024
Squire Patton Bumps Up NQ Pay In London To £110K
Squire Patton Boggs LLP said Friday it is increasing the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in its London office to £110,000 ($143,471), as it also posted a high trainee retention rate.
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October 18, 2024
Post Office GC Says Legal Strategy Flawed By Group Think
The Post Office's top lawyer told the inquiry into the Horizon accounting scandal on Friday that the organization's approach to litigation with wrongly convicted subpostmasters was "flawed" and its legal advisers fell victim to "group think."
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October 18, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Professor Cat Jarman, Earl Spencer's new girlfriend, sue his ex-wife, Bitcoin fraudster Craig Wright file a £911 billion ($1.18 trillion) claim against BTC Core, journalist Oliver Kamm hit novelist Ros Barber with a defamation claim, and a barrister at Cloisters face a claim from a former client. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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October 18, 2024
Osborne Clarke Pro Can't Block Zahawi SLAPP Case Evidence
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can argue that it was not common practice when a partner at Osborne Clarke LLP, who represented Nadhim Zahawi, warned a critic probing the former chancellor's tax affairs not to disclose a defamation threat, a tribunal ruled Friday.
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October 18, 2024
DLA Piper International Appoints New Executive Committee
DLA Piper International LLP said on Friday that it has appointed a new executive committee to help take its business forward under fresh leadership after electing a new managing partner earlier in the year.
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October 25, 2024
Mishcon Hires Employment Partner In London From BCLP
Mishcon has hired a new employment law partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to work in its London office, with the new arrival hinting on Friday that the move has been on the cards for some time.
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October 18, 2024
5 Questions For Leigh Day's Environment Team
Leigh Day's environment team has spoken to Law360 about their landmark victory at the U.K. Supreme Court, brought on behalf of climate activists fighting fossil fuel production plans across the county, and the implications of the ruling for future environmental litigation.
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October 17, 2024
A&O Shearman Opts For 3-Level Partnership Comp
A&O Shearman has moved its partnership to a three-level compensation structure using an all-equity model, sources close to the firm told Law360 on Thursday.
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October 17, 2024
Dentons Bolsters Africa Presence With 4 Leading Firms
Dentons said Thursday it has combined with four prominent African law firms to significantly expand its presence across the continent, in a move that stands in stark contrast to the trend of other law firms scaling back their operations in Africa.
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October 17, 2024
Law Society Backs AI, With A Focus On Ethics, Regulation
The Law Society said Thursday it would pursue a new strategy to encourage innovation with artificial intelligence while focusing on protecting law firms and the general public, as adoption of new technology rises across the profession.
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October 17, 2024
White & Case Promotes 37 New Partners In Latest Round
White & Case LLP said Thursday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to partnership in a slight dip from 2023, with women accounting for just a fifth of those who made the grade.
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October 17, 2024
Bailiff Loses Claim Over Emotional Support Dog
The Ministry of Justice was not obligated to let a court bailiff travel with her Yorkshire terrier, as an employment tribunal ruled that her anxiety levels on the job wouldn't have improved with an emotional support dog.
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October 17, 2024
Macfarlanes-Led Dignity To Acquire Farewill For £12.9M
Investment company Castelnau Group said Thursday that its funeral business Dignity has agreed to acquire its competitor Farewill Ltd. at an enterprise value of £12.9 million ($16.8 million).
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October 24, 2024
Weil Hires Private Funds Pro From Cleary
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has added a private funds expert to its London team, as the firm moves to bolster its offering in the growing private capital sector.
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October 17, 2024
Insurer Launches UK's 1st Cybercrime Recovery Service
Digital risk insurer Coalition has launched what it says is the U.K.'s first dedicated service for recovering cash stolen from cyberattacks — and has already recouped £1.4 million ($1.8 million) for a law firm.