Pulse UK

  • January 02, 2025

    Lib Dem Founder Loses Bid To Widen Claim Over Expulsion

    A founder of the Liberal Democrats on Thursday lost her bid to widen her case that she was unfairly expelled from the party, with a London court refusing to probe allegations that the complaints process used to oust her was not independent.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ex-Kennedys Manager Fined £27K For Due Diligence Failures

    A former manager with Kennedys Law LLP has been fined £27,500 ($34,000) for carrying out inadequate client due diligence surrounding a property development fraud that saw directors pocket over £6.5 million of their investors' money.

  • January 02, 2025

    Disbarred Solicitor Loses Bid To Sue BSB Over Inn's Rejection

    A tribunal has ruled that a disbarred solicitor cannot pursue disability discrimination claims against the Bar Standards Board, finding his High Court appeal over his rejection from an Inn of Court barred further tribunal proceedings.

  • January 02, 2025

    After Busy 2024, Law Firms Eye More Mergers In Year Ahead

    The popularity of U.S. law firm combinations surged in 2024, with announcements increasing by about a dozen year-over-year and approaching historic heights, according to data collected by Law360 Pulse, but law firm merger consultants say a robust pipeline of deal talks could mean a busier 2025.

  • January 02, 2025

    Mayer Brown Hires Structured-Finance Pro From White & Case

    Mayer Brown LLP announced on Thursday that it had hired a senior structured-finance lawyer from White & Case LLP in London to add to its strengths representing clients in the private capital market.

  • January 02, 2025

    Defunct Law Firm Must Pay Redundant Staff £41K

    An insolvent law firm must pay three former employees £41,060 ($51,057) after making them redundant and breaching their contracts as it showed them the door, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • January 02, 2025

    England's 1st Barrister-Partner Loses Harassment Claim Bid

    A self-employed barrister has been told she cannot sue the Bar Standards Board for racial harassment after she learned about "improper and damaging communication" between the regulator and her neighbors that sparked a 17-year dispute.

  • January 02, 2025

    Legal Expenses Insurer Restructures After DAS Acquisition

    British insurer ARAG PLC said Thursday it has now fully integrated DAS UK, the legal protection insurer that it bought a year ago amid a broader restructuring of the company's operations.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ex-Freshfields Senior Partner Knighted In New Year Honors

    A former senior partner from Freshfields, Edward Braham, has been awarded a knighthood, joining lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills and Linklaters who also feature in the 2025 New Year's honors list, the government has said.

  • January 02, 2025

    Elite Law Denies Fault In Lender's £1.9M Loan Fraud Case

    An English firm of solicitors has denied a claim that it cost a lender £1.9 million ($2.4 million) by failing to spot that the borrower of a property loan was allegedly a fraudster, telling a London court that it was not obliged to verify his identity.

  • January 01, 2025

    Legal Industry Prepares For Widespread Mergers In 2025

    A wave of mergers is expected to be the defining issue in the legal industry in 2025 as law firms in the U.K. and U.S. come together — and experts predict that tie-ups will not be limited to BigLaw but will happen across the sector.

  • January 01, 2025

    A Year Of Reckoning Beckons For Professional Regulation

    Regulation of the legal sector is likely to be in for a reckoning in 2025 after scandals at the Post Office and Axiom Ince shook the market in 2024, experts say.

  • December 23, 2024

    Walker Morris' First Information Chief Talks AI, Cloud Strategy

    In November, Walker Morris LLP hired its first chief information officer, Julia Elliott. Here, Elliott discusses how the legal field compares to other industries, the firm’s artificial intelligence projects, and her first six-month road map at Walker Morris.

  • December 23, 2024

    Rosenblatt Founder Calls For Removal Of Executives

    RBG Holdings PLC said on Monday that Ian Rosenblatt, the company's largest shareholder, has called for its current chief executive and two other directors to be removed amid continuing challenges with turning around the company's fortunes.

  • December 20, 2024

    Law Firm Accuses Employee Of Exaggerating Disability Claim

    Law firm Cartwright Cunningham Haselgrove & Co. accused a former employee of being untruthful in her disability discrimination claim on Friday, with lawyers for the firm alleging she had "exaggerated" her injuries from a car crash.

  • December 20, 2024

    Gov't Reveals Multimillion-Pound Boost In Legal Aid Funding

    The U.K. government has announced an additional £92 million ($115 million) in annual funding for legal aid, in a bid to address the ongoing crisis in the criminal justice system.

  • December 20, 2024

    Linklaters Sells Process Agency Biz To UK Investment Trust

    A U.K.-based investment trust has bought the process agency business of Linklaters LLP, as the Magic Circle firm focuses on its strategic goals, the companies said Friday.

  • December 20, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the University of Southampton sue a drone-maker over the rights to an uncrewed aircraft patent, Importers Service Corp. and its subsidiary ISC Europe take action against a former director who allegedly owes the company over £1.1 million ($1.4 million), and DAC Beachcroft face a fraud claim by a "prolific litigant." 

  • December 20, 2024

    SRA Report Reveals Sharp Increase In Comp Fund Payouts

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority paid out £41 million ($52 million) from its compensation fund for the period November 2022 to October 2023 — more than two and a half times the average of the previous six years, according to reports published by the watchdog on Friday.

  • December 20, 2024

    Barrister Loses Appeal Over 6-Month Suspension

    A London judge rejected a bid Friday by a barrister to overturn his six-month suspension for failing to comply with a court order to pay £64,000 ($80,593), ruling that the sanction was "neither wrong nor clearly inappropriate."

  • December 20, 2024

    Law Firm Awarded £4.2M For Co.'s Mishandled PPI Claims

    A London court awarded a specialist litigation law firm almost £4.2 million ($5.3 million) on Friday for the costs of a professional services company's botched handling of payment protection insurance claims.

  • December 20, 2024

    Pinsent Masons Hires Brabners' Head Of Pensions

    Pinsent Masons LLP has recruited the head of Brabners' pensions team to join its growing pensions practice in Manchester, as the firm looks to respond to the continued consolidation of the pensions market.

  • December 20, 2024

    5 Questions For 4 Brick Court's Bibi Badejo

    Bibi Badejo, a family law barrister at 4 Brick Court Chambers in London, told Law360 that her journey into becoming an advocacy coach began when she found during the first few years of her legal career that she was not performing as well as she wanted to in court.

  • December 20, 2024

    Kramer Levin's Paris Office Moves To Morgan Lewis

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is set to take on the entire Paris team from Kramer Levin at the start of the new year as it looks for a new home and prepares for its pending merger with HSF.

  • December 20, 2024

    Osborne Clarke Pro Fined £50K Over Zahawi Libel Letter

    A tribunal fined an Osborne Clarke LLP partner who represented Nadhim Zahawi £50,000 ($62,700) on Friday for trying to stop a blogger revealing that the former chancellor was contemplating libel action over allegations of dishonesty in his tax affairs.

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