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  Scottish Gov't Not Liable In Judicial Officer's Assault Case

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  A female legal practitioner cannot hold Scotland's government vicariously liable for alleged assaults and harass...(read more)

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  CMS Expands Use Of Harvey AI Platform Across Firm

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  CMS said Wednesday that it is making Harvey's legal artificial intelligence platform available across the firm a...(read more)

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• SRA Looks To Boost Client Money Protections

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority on Thursday tabled new proposals to strengthen safeguards for protecting client money under the existing regulatory regime, after it shelved potentially longer-term changes to the system earlier this year.

• British Hacker Gets 2 Years In Prison For $9M Crypto Theft

  By Christopher Crosby

  A British man was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Wednesday in London for his part in an international hacking group that stole millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency from an American entrepreneur.

• Mishcon Accused Of Negligent Advice On Administration

  By Ashish Sareen

  The former directors of a brand development business have sued Mishcon de Reya LLP for negligence, claiming they would not have appointed administrators over two entities if they had been properly advised.

• King & Wood Mallesons To Break Up 14 Years After Merger

  By Ashish Sareen

  King & Wood Mallesons' partnerships in China and Australia said Tuesday that they are separating, after operating under the same banner for more than a decade.

• US Fund Loses $5.4M Bonus Battle With Fired London Trader

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court ordered a U.S. investment fund to pay $5.4 million to a sacked portfolio manager on Monday, ruling that the company had no right to withhold his discretionary bonus amid criminal probes into his trading.

• Simmons & Simmons Hires Capital Markets Pro From UBS

  By Ashish Sareen

  Simmons & Simmons LLP said Monday that it has hired a U.S. securities law expert from UBS Investment Bank to enhance its services in equity capital markets transactions.

• Addleshaw Goddard Moves To New HQ In The City

  By Ashish Sareen

  Addleshaw Goddard LLP has relocated to new headquarters in London, the latest step in the law firm's international growth strategy as it looks to boost revenue to £1 billion ($1.33 billion) by 2030.

• Lawyers In Crosshairs In New Anti-Corruption Crackdown

  By Christopher Crosby

  Corrupt lawyers, accountants and bankers "will be hunted down" under a new anti-corruption strategy unveiled by the government on Monday, which will crack down on enablers facilitating bribery and illicit finance in the U.K.

• Paul Weiss Promotes 28 Partners In Latest Round

  By Ashish Sareen

  Paul Weiss has named eight lawyers from its office in London as new partners, representing more than a quarter of a larger class that made the grade in its latest round of promotions.

• Hamlins Partner Cleared Of Journalist Blackmail Allegations

  By William Janes

  A disciplinary tribunal dismissed allegations on Monday that a Hamlins LLP partner blackmailed a journalist by improperly threatening to bring contempt proceedings in a case over alleged corruption.

• Quinn Emanuel Founder 'Open' To Private Equity Investment

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Quinn Emanuel's executive chair is "open" to bringing outside investors into the commercial disputes powerhouse he co-founded, he told Law360 in an exclusive interview.

• Firms Must Change After Mazur Or Risk SRA Crackdown

  By Ashish Sareen

  The solicitors' watchdog said Friday that it will be "sympathetic" toward law firms which disclosed that they allowed unqualified employees to conduct litigation before the High Court ruled in September that this was unlawful.