/pulse-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pulse UK Copyright 2026 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:33:33 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428308?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428308 A tribunal has fined two individuals a total of more than £41,000 ($55,000) for allowing a trainee to run a firm for nine months, but didn't sanction two others involved after concluding that they were misled about who would be in control.  Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:23:42 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428293?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428293 Ropes & Gray LLP said Friday that it has extended a program to its European offices that allows junior lawyers to spend time experimenting with artificial intelligence, empowering them to develop competency and to help drive the firm's strategy for integrating the new technology. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:03:37 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427791?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427791 The start of a new court term on Monday will usher in a pilot program designed to increase the transparency of court documents, but there are unanswered questions about whether it will fulfill a stated aim of informing public understanding of court proceedings. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:57:18 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428104?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428104 Johnson Law Group has added five new partners from Pogust Goodhead amid doubts over the litigation boutique's future viability. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:51:13 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428424?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428424 Jones Day's charitable foundation will help to restore the childhood home of musical icon David Bowie before it opens to the public in late 2027, the historical trust leading the project said Friday. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:45:40 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428312 A tribunal has tossed out part of a barrister's race discrimination claim against her professional regulator, ruling that the claim was a "fishing expedition" because it was based on speculation and had no realistic prospect of success Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:25:14 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428318 This past week in London has seen a collapsed investment firm revive a $15 million dispute with a hedge fund, major Hollywood studios bring an IP claim against the U.K.'s largest internet providers over illegal streaming, and the Department of Health and Social Care sue the law firm and barrister representing it in a pharma competition damages case. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:10:35 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428294 A barrister who was recently called was disbarred by a London legal disciplinary tribunal panel Friday after it found that he had copied another student's work and submitted it for his law master's degree dissertation. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:57:22 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2428289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2428289 Over the past week, Latham & Watkins recruited a finance trio from A&O Shearman, Morgan Lewis & Bockius bolstered its employment bench with an expert from DLA Piper, and DAC Beachcroft lost a commercial disputes veteran to Shoosmiths.  Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:02:02 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427766?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427766 After more than 25 years as a general counsel handling some of the direst corporate crises imaginable, former UnitedHealth Group general counsel Rupert Bondy is returning to London to co-lead WilmerHale's crisis management and strategic response group. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:59:46 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427400?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427400 Alston & Bird LLP has elected 22 attorneys in Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as London, to its partnership, with litigators comprising the bulk of the new partners, a move that comes after the firm promoted 20 partners in 2025. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:33:52 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427813 The Bar Standards Board said Thursday that its director general has moved his planned retirement ahead to March as recruitment is underway for a new chief operating officer. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:30:29 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427910 The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday it is investigating a London lawyer accused of bullying and threatening leaseholders into buying freeholds from him at inflated prices. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:07:58 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427273?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427273 Pinsent Masons has hired a senior in-house solicitor from Close Brothers to boost its services to companies and financial services institutions in complex litigation. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:27:21 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2426938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2426938 U.S. law firms continue to lead the way on the salaries paid to newly qualified solicitors in London, offering as much as £180,000 ($242,000) for lawyers who are starting out in their careers after completing training. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:57:15 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427775?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427775 A solicitor faces being prosecuted before a tribunal over allegations that she made a series of misleading statements to the court and defense counsel when she represented a client in a personal injury matter, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:43:47 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427361?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427361 International arbitration law firm Three Crowns LLP has expanded its global footprint with a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre, saying it now operates out of offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Madrid and Washington, D.C., as well as in its new DIFC locale. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:02:15 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427362?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427362 Burges Salmon LLP sad Wednesday that it is increasing the space it occupies at its headquarters in Bristol, southwest England, and has renewed its lease in what it says is the city center's largest-ever office letting. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:41:52 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2426262?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2426262 Goodwin Procter LLP has hired a patent expert from Cooley LLP as a partner in London, bolstering its life sciences team with expertise in complex European intellectual property matters. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:17:45 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2427269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2427269 Law firms would have to hand over 75% of the interest earned on pooled client accounts under plans unveiled by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday to help fund the justice system.