Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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SDT Upholds SLAPP Claim Against Osborne Clarke Partner Advising Nadhim Zahawi
By Molly G Smith | December 20, 2024
In the first case of a lawyer facing a tribunal over SLAPP correspondence, a claim against them has been upheld.
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Axiom-Ince: SFO Charges Five, Including Former Head, Following Investigation
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 20, 2024
The verdict comes just 15 months after the initial investigation was opened, making it one of its fastest to result in criminal charges.
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Ex-Ashurst Spanish Partner Referred to SDT Over ‘Inappropriate’ Behaviour Allegations
By Jack Womack | December 20, 2024
Meanwhile, a former Osborne Clarke employee has been prohibited by the SRA from working for any regulated bodies.
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The SLAPP Heard Around the World: SDT Hearing Draws Industry Attention
By Molly G Smith | December 18, 2024
It is the first time a lawyer has been referred to a tribunal over an alleged SLAPP, which former Clifford Chance tax partner Dan Neidle called "not only wrong, but shocking".
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Big Law Walks a Tightrope But Herbert Smith Freehills Refuses to Lose Its Footing
By Lisa Shuchman | December 15, 2024
Law firms must strike a balance to make sound decisions, even when politics come into play. Last week HSF demonstrated it would not fall off the high wire, writes The Global Lawyer.
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HSF Leadership Votes to Remove Partner Over ‘Deeply Offensive’ Tweets
By Jack Womack and Christopher Niesche | December 12, 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills voted to remove partner Damien Hazard over a tweet targeting a Jewish lawyer amid a synagogue arson investigation.
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Former US Law Firm Associate Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years in Prison
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 10, 2024
The lawyer spent time at Pillsbury, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft and Fried Frank in the U.K.
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Former Head of Finance at DLA Piper and Freshfields Quietly 'Struck Off'
By Molly G Smith | December 2, 2024
David Trott led Freshfields' global finance team between 2012-2016 and took over as the international head of DLA Piper's finance, projects and restructuring group in 2021 before leaving two years later.
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Doctors and Scientists Lead Climate Protests at Each Magic Circle Firm
By Jack Womack | November 29, 2024
A group campaigning for law firms to cut ties to the fossil fuel industry has said around 50 doctors and scientists took action at the London offices of Clifford Chance, A&O Shearman, Freshfields, Linklaters and Slaughter and May on Friday.
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‘Are You Not Profiting From Postmasters’ Misery?’—Politicians Grill HSF, Dentons on Post Office Conduct
By Jack Womack | November 26, 2024
The role of law firms in the Post Office Horizon scandal continues to be scrutinised.
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