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Pulse UK
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November 06, 2023
Stewarts Hires Norton Rose's Head Of Arbitration
Stewarts Law LLP has recruited Norton Rose Fulbright's head of international arbitration in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, just as the international law firm faces losing two top executives from its global executive committee.
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November 06, 2023
Travers Smith Appoints Andrew Gillen As New Senior Partner
Travers Smith LLP said Monday that it had elected corporate lawyer Andrew Gillen as the firm's new senior partner, as the City stalwart seeks to turn the page on a turbulent period.
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November 06, 2023
Eversheds Hires 23 From KWM's London Office
Eversheds Sutherland said on Monday that it has taken on the majority of King & Wood Mallesons' staff in London following a formal cooperation agreement between the two law firms.
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November 06, 2023
Haynes Boone Adds Insolvency Partner From Kingsley Napley
Haynes and Boone LLP said it has added an insolvency partner to its London office from Kingsley Napley LLP with extensive experience in commercial litigation who will join the restructuring practice group and litigation department.
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November 03, 2023
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen Skyscanner ready for takeoff in a trademark dispute against rival flight comparison site e-SKY, the company behind hit kids YouTube channel CoComelon bring a contracts claim against the show's live touring company, and late singer Amy Winehouse's father accuse two of her friends of taking profits from a charity auction of her belongings. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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November 03, 2023
More Firms Urge Law Schools To Combat Antisemitism
Dozens more U.S. law firms have signed a letter urging law school deans to take action on campus antisemitism in the weeks since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, with the most recent version obtained by Law360 Pulse featuring more than 100 signatories.
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November 03, 2023
MoJ Hits Back At Suit Over Procurement Failings
The Ministry of Justice has denied that it made mistakes when it decided not to renew a court reporting company's contract for transcription services, saying that it followed the criteria for judging bids and then correctly awarded scores during the procurement process.
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November 03, 2023
Law Firm Fights Negligence Claim Over Failed GSK Drug Case
A law firm has hit back at a litigation funder that accused one of its lawyers of professional negligence for failing to warn that claimants it backed were likely to lose their case against GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd., claiming the case was "reasonably arguable."
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November 03, 2023
Paul Hastings Hires Financial Restructuring Pro From KKR
Paul Hastings LLP is about to add an expert in the restructuring of distressed businesses as a partner in its London office from global investment firm KKR & Co. Inc., a person with knowledge of the move has said.
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November 03, 2023
K&L Gates Hires Funds Pro From Arthur Cox In Dublin
K&L Gates LLP has recruited a specialist in investment funds from Arthur Cox LLP for its newly-opened office in Ireland, amid growth in the market for exchange traded funds.
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November 03, 2023
Ex-Counsel's Blunder Shrinks Claims In Abuse Inquiry Fallout
The Scottish Employment Tribunal has pared back a former Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry counsel's claims that two barristers victimized him after he sued the chair of the inquiry, finding he had accidentally withdrawn part of his case against one of the barristers.
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November 03, 2023
CILEX's SRA Switch 'Seriously Misguided,' Law Society Says
The Law Society on Friday attacked proposals to merge the regulation of solicitors and legal executives, saying that the two professions are "not equivalent."
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November 03, 2023
Hogan Lovells Hires Energy Transition Lawyer From CMS
Hogan Lovells has appointed an energy transition specialist as a partner based in its corporate and finance practice group in London, a move the firm described as "timely" as it strengthens its services in the sector.
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November 02, 2023
Norton Rose Loses 2 Members Of Global Executive Committee
Two of the top executives on Norton Rose Fulbright's global executive committee will be leaving the firm by the end of the year.
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November 02, 2023
BCLP Joins Law Firms Adopting Generative AI Tools
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is testing and deploying legal tech startup Orbital Witness' generative artificial intelligence assistant Orbital Copilot across its real estate practices in the U.S. and U.K., joining other law firms that have adopted generative AI tools.
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November 02, 2023
Barrister Loses Appeal Over Holiday Resort Ownership Duties
A barrister and a group of members of a timeshare holiday resort lost their bid Thursday to challenge the takeover and later dissolution of the club, with the court saying an original arbitration award in favor of the club's new owners was binding.
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November 02, 2023
Over 2 Dozen Firms Urge Law School Action On Antisemitism
More than two dozen top U.S. law firms urged the deans of law schools in the U.K. and the U.S. to confront the antisemitic incidents in the weeks since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, reminding recipients that they recruit from their schools.
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November 02, 2023
Axiom Ince Chief's Brother Denies Knowing About Client Cash
The brother of the former managing director of Axiom Ince has told a London court he did not know if the ex-chief used part of £64.4 million ($78 million) taken from a client account to buy properties.
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November 02, 2023
Debevoise Names Ex-Prosecutors As White Collar Co-Chairs
Former assistant U.S. attorney Helen Cantwell and former U.S. Department of Justice attorney David O'Neil have been appointed as co-chairs of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's white collar and regulatory defense group, taking over for Bruce Yannett, who has served as the group's chair for over a decade.
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November 02, 2023
High-Flying Double Act At Top Help HFW Take Off
The philosophy of Holman Fenwick Willan LLP is one of collaboration. Here, the firm's leaders, Jeremy Shebson and Giles Kavanagh, explain how a positive ethos and culture of collaborative leadership from the top down is contributing to its success.
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November 02, 2023
Axiom Ince Collapse Contributes To Boom In Partner Moves
Partner moves in London hit record levels in September and October, partly boosted by the collapse of Axiom Ince, even though the legal market has weakened amid challenging economic conditions, an industry report revealed on Thursday.
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November 01, 2023
Legal Tech Co. Morae Acquires Exigent Group
Legal technology provider Morae Global Corp. announced Wednesday it purchased global legal services and tech firm Exigent Group Ltd., broadening its footprint across five continents and 1,000 clients.
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November 01, 2023
Linklaters Sues Finablr Unit Over £2M Fee Debt
Linklaters LLP told a court Wednesday that a subsidiary of Finablr should be on the hook for part of its parent company's £2 million ($2.4 million) legal bill concerning the financial woes of the struggling United Arab Emirates-based financial technology business.
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November 01, 2023
Mishcon De Reya Is Latest Large Law Firm To Plan Riyadh Site
United Kingdom-based international law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP has applied to open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following moves by a number of other large law firms this year as the kingdom's government relaxes regulations to allow foreign legal firms to consult on Saudi law.
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November 01, 2023
Gender Pay Gap Widens Over Time, Barristers' Group Says
Male barristers outearn their female colleagues on average in every practice area and at all levels of seniority — and the gap quickly increases after men and women begin their careers in the profession, the Bar Council warned Wednesday.