/pulse-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pulse UK Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:30:27 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360891 In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:08:52 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360858 The Bar Standards Board has proposed that it will give staff broader powers to refer cases for disciplinary action and trimming tribunal panels under plans to modernize its enforcement system after recent criticism of its efficiency and transparency. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:41:56 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361253 The past week in London has seen the owner of Crystal Palace and the troubled Olympique Lyonnais football clubs sue its current chief executive John Textor, Fieldfisher faces a claim by Georgian businessman Zaza Okusahvili, and a dispute partner at Travers Smith file a personal injury claim against the firm. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:02:49 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361289 An employment tribunal has rejected an attempt by a member of Axiom's staff to boost her award after the firm failed to carry out a redundancy consultation before mass dismissals, ruling that her application for reconsideration was "misconceived."  Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:23:09 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361286?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361286 Over the past week, Cleary Gottlieb expanded its London tax capabilities with a Kirkland & Ellis hire, Fieldfisher recruited the founder of Carter-Ruck's sanctions practice and Charles Russell Speechlys added a WilmerHale partner to its disputes and investigations team. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:35:07 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361257 Holman Fenwick Willan LLP has hiked the salaries of newly qualified lawyers at its London office to £103,500 ($141,220), joining other law firms that have unveiled pay rises for those who have completed their training to become solicitors. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:12:26 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361263 A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:11:56 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360878?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360878 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:22:53 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360893 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:03:25 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360888?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360888 A disputes partner at Travers Smith LLP has filed a personal injury claim against the firm, according to court records. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:45:10 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360847?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360847 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:43:19 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360880 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%. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:04:31 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360862?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360862 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:57:56 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360868?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360868 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:23:49 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360825?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360825 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:01:06 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360311?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360311 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:38:54 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360822?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360822 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. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:40:48 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360313?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360313 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. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:07:10 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2359274?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2359274 FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:42:54 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2359627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2359627 Morrison Foerster has hired a borrowing specialist as a partner to join its finance and private equity groups team in London as the firm responds to "building momentum" in the market.