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June 04, 2025
SFO Reveals £21M Spent On Lawyers In ENRC Court Battles
The Serious Fraud Office has spent more than £21 million ($28 million) on lawyers fighting its legal battle against Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. over the prosecutor's alleged abuse of its authority during an ill-fated criminal probe of the mining giant.
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June 04, 2025
Hill Dickinson Promotes 4 To Partnership In Smaller Round
Hill Dickinson LLP said Wednesday that it has elevated four lawyers to the partnership in an all-female round of promotions.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Director Denies Misusing Loan Amid Insolvency
A former director of defunct law firm One Legal Services Ltd. denied claims on Wednesday that he had unlawfully paid himself up to £101,000 ($88,300) in director's loans after the firm collapsed, saying he acted on the advice of an administrator.
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June 04, 2025
Law Firm Fined £78K For 'Basic' AML Failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a law firm just under £78,000 ($106,000) after it admitted that it had "failed in its basic duties" to comply with anti-money-laundering laws.
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June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Hires Structured Finance Pro From Latham
King & Spalding LLP has added a lending and securitization expert as a partner to its finance and restructuring practice group, as the firm looks to boost the strength of its London transactions team.
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June 03, 2025
Kennedys' Revenues Top £400M In New Record For Firm
Kennedys said Wednesday that it has posted revenues of more than £400 million ($540.8 million), a figure that smashed the previous year's total as the firm recorded growth for the 11th consecutive year.
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June 03, 2025
Lawyer Given Suspended Sentence In Germany Over Cum-Ex
A business lawyer who was partly responsible for running a €428 million ($488 million) tax fraud scheme was issued a suspended sentence of almost two years, according to a verdict Tuesday in a Bonn court.
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June 03, 2025
Linklaters Taps Former Shearman Co-Head As Americas Chair
Linklaters LLP announced Tuesday that it has appointed George Casey, its global chairman of corporate, as chairman of the Americas.
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June 03, 2025
3 Key Takeaways From The UK's Litigation Funding Review
A government-backed review has set out 58 recommendations to reform the litigation funding sector in England and Wales, in a move that could deliver a significant boost to third-party funders after two years of uncertainty.
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June 03, 2025
SRA Accuses Solicitor Of 'Antisemitic' And 'Offensive' Tweets
The solicitors' watchdog accused a lawyer on Tuesday of making comments on social media that were "offensive" and "antisemitic" and which undermined the public trust in the legal profession.
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June 03, 2025
Ex-Managing Partner Loses Appeal To Ax £210K Costs Bill
The former managing partner of a Yorkshire law firm on Tuesday lost his appeal against a £210,000 ($284,000) costs bill stemming from an earlier ruling that he hid information while off work with cancer to inflate his income.
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June 03, 2025
Travers Smith Promotes 9 To Partnership In Expanded Round
Travers Smith LLP said Tuesday that nine lawyers across its practice groups are being promoted to the partnership, a move that expands the firm's leadership in areas such as financial regulation and transactional work amid ongoing efforts to deepen its bench following recent departures.
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June 03, 2025
Pogust Goodhead Fired Staffer Over Conduct, Tribunal Finds
An employment tribunal has ruled that Pogust Goodhead fired a client services supervisor because of her "extraordinary and alarming" behavior during a meeting rather than as a result of her multiple sclerosis condition, rejecting her discrimination claim.
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June 03, 2025
Vera Baird KC To Lead CCRC Amid Calls For Reform
Vera Baird KC will take over as the interim head of the troubled government body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice, filling a role that has been vacant since January, the Ministry of Justice revealed Tuesday.
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June 03, 2025
Legal Tech Biz Wordsmith AI Raises $25M To Fuel Expansion
Scotland-based legal technology startup Wordsmith AI Ltd. said Tuesday that it has taken on an additional $25 million in funding from investors as it looks to expand its operations and scale up its infrastructure.
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June 03, 2025
Herbert Smith Partner Seconded To Takeover Panel
The U.K.'s Takeover Panel has appointed a corporate partner from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP to serve as its secretary starting in September.
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June 03, 2025
Ex-Pandora Boss To Blame For His Own Tax Bill, Adviser Says
A tax adviser has denied exposing the former president of jewelry giant Pandora, Peter Andersen, to significant liabilities tied to a €2.2 million ($2.5 million) French property deal, saying that any losses were caused by the ex-chief's deliberate and independent decisions.
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June 03, 2025
Birkett Long Staff Face Redundancy Risk After Knights Deal
Legal and professional services group Knights confirmed on Tuesday that it is considering some staff cuts at Birkett Long after revealing plans in May to buy the company's law firm and financial advisory business.
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June 03, 2025
UK Gov't Backs Legal Tech To Modernize Dispute Resolution
The government is committed to investing in legal technology as part of its growth agenda and to help ensure that dispute resolution "evolves with the times,"Â a minister told a legal conference in London on Tuesday.
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June 02, 2025
Crowell & Moring Opens In Boston With Faber Daeufer Tie-Up
Crowell & Moring LLP and Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC announced Tuesday they have combined, allowing Crowell & Moring to open an office in Boston that builds on Faber Daeufer's strong presence in the city's life sciences community.
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June 02, 2025
Ex-Irwin Mitchell Lawyer Suspended Over Complaint Deletion
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has suspended a former Irwin Mitchell lawyer for a year after she deleted emails related to a client complaint but ultimately opted not to strike her off the register because of her "hitherto unblemished record."
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June 02, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Boss Loses 2nd Bid For Solicitor Reinstatement
A former law firm owner and equity partner has lost a second attempt to regain authorization to work as a solicitor after he was struck off for being dishonest and failing to spot fraud, with a tribunal ruling on Monday that his latest bid was "premature."
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June 02, 2025
Latham Takes A Team Of 11 From A&O Shearman
Latham & Watkins LLP said Monday it has significantly bolstered its structured finance transactions practice by taking on a team of 11 lawyers from A&O Shearman in London.
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June 02, 2025
Staff Win 90 Days' Pay Over Law Firm's Sudden Closure
A tribunal has awarded 90 days' worth of wages to 65 former staff at shuttered law firm BPS Solicitors, ruling in a decision released on Monday that the firm failed to properly warn the staff before closing its doors.
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June 02, 2025
Ward Hadaway Opens In Birmingham To Tap Midlands Market
Ward Hadaway LLP opened its doors in Birmingham on Monday, its first new office launch in more than a decade as it looks to tap into more opportunities to provide legal services to clients in central England.