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TOP NEWS
By Jamie Lennox
The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.
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By Adele Redmond
The practice of eliciting responses from sitting judges about applicants for judicial office is lawful and must be kept confidential, the Judicial Appointments Commission told the Court of Appeal on Thursday, hitting back at claims that the process is opaque and unfair.
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By Ronan Barnard
A former solicitor and part-time judge admitted at a London criminal court on Thursday that he defrauded and stole from more than a dozen clients by appropriating at least £137,000 ($187,000) in payments to himself.
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ENFORCEMENT
By Ashish Sareen
A solicitor has been banned from practicing after he attempted to conceal from the Solicitors Regulation Authority that he had given misleading information to the seller's legal representative and failed to perform an undertaking in a £6.5 million ($8.9 million) property deal.
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LEGAL TECH
By Andrea Keckley
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced Thursday that its student mentees took home both the first-place and runner-up prizes during last month's LLM x Law hackathon at the University of Cambridge.
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LAW FIRMS
Brief
By Jamie Lennox
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP said Thursday that it is retaining 16 of its 18 trainees who are due to qualify in September at its offices in London and Bristol, hitting a retention rate of 89%.
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LITIGATION
By Jamie Lennox
A tribunal has thrown out a discrimination claim against the Crown Prosecution Service brought by a law graduate whose persistent legal action recently led a London judge to ban him from making further claims.
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Brief
By William Janes
A disputes partner at Travers Smith LLP has filed a personal injury claim against the firm, according to court records.
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Brief
By Tabitha Burbidge
A London employment tribunal has ordered Linkilaw to pay its former senior solicitor almost £64,000 ($87,500) after the firm failed to pay her wages and other compensation.
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PEOPLE
By Marialuisa Taddia
Linklaters LLP said Thursday that its head of technology and AI will be leaving the firm, as legal outfits continue to refine their approaches to artificial intelligence amid rapid technological change.
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By Ashish Sareen
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Thursday that an expert in private investment funds is returning to the firm in London from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as part of the Weil's growth plan.
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