Top media litigator backs ‘naming and shaming’ oligarchs’ lawyers April 27, 2022 Naming and shaming lawyers who work for oligarchs is probably a more effective way of tackling lawfare than anything regulators are likely to do, a top media lawyer has said. Media litigator Adelaide Lopez said the “current PR campaign” against oligarch’s lawyers will likely have a more “powerful impact” than “anything the Solicitors Regulation Authority [...]
Bar Council experiences ‘technical difficulties’ after facing malicious cyber attack April 27, 2022 The Bar Council’s IT systems have come under attack by hackers, the barristers’ representative body said today. In a statement, the 128-year-old body said it had “suffered a malicious cyber attack,” as it said it had taken swift action to take its IT systems offline “in order to stop the attack and prevent any data [...]
Eversheds Sutherland strikes deal with Russian ‘relationship firm’ – made up of ex-employees April 27, 2022 Law giant Eversheds Sutherland has entered into an “exclusive” relationship with a newly-formed Russian law firm consisting entirely of its former employees just weeks after vowing to cut links with Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The London law firm said all of its Russian lawyers had transferred to its newly launched [...]
KPMG to cash in on tech fundraising boom via stake in venture capital advisor April 27, 2022 KPMG is seeking to capitalise on the UK’s booming technology startup ecosystem by acquiring a 50 per cent stake in venture capital fundraising advisor Acceleris. The Big Four accountancy firm is hoping to cash in on the booming market for tech startup fundraising by teaming up with the tech-focused venture capital firm. The deal, which [...]
Sanctions are having ‘profound’ impact on London insurers, expert tells MPs April 26, 2022 The sanctions imposed on Russia are having a “profound” impact on London’s insurance sector, a leading insurance expert has told MPs. London insurers are struggling to keep on top of complex sanctions legislation and have resorted to taking an extremely cautious approach, the insurance chief said. “The volume of the legislation that’s been coming [...]
Young accountant wins payout over insurance chief’s ‘demanding’ millennial comments April 26, 2022 A trainee accountant has won a case against employer, after his boss said she had made “the wrong decision in giving a dyslexic person the job” whilst firing him from his job at the Lloyd’s insurance broker. 26-year-old accountant Jay Patel is set to receive compensation for unfair dismissal, after an employment tribunal heard his [...]
Criminal solicitors weigh up strike plans over low paid legal aid work April 26, 2022 Criminal solicitors are weighing up plans to join barristers in launching a strike, by refusing to take on poorly paid legal aid work. At a conference hosted by the two of the UK’s biggest solicitors trade association, solicitors raised the prospect of taking industrial action, with a view to pressuring the government into boosting legal [...]
Former Citibank exec named head of City of London police force’s insurance fraud unit April 26, 2022 The City of London police has named a former Citibank exec as the head of its crack unit dedicated to tackling insurance fraud. Detective Chief Inspector Tom Hill, who joined the City of London police more than 15 years ago from his previous role as a project manager at Citibank, is set to lead the [...]
Asset manager Vontobel expresses shock at death of ‘highly respected’ young trader April 22, 2022 A young and “highly respected” trader at Swiss investment bank Vontobel has died at his desk, the asset manager has confirmed to City A.M. Vontobel said it had learnt with “great regret” that a young colleague died in its offices last week. The investment manager refused to comment on the cause of death and asked [...]
Senior lawyers saw their incomes boom during Covid as firms boosted profitability April 22, 2022 Law firm partners saw their incomes increase 8.3 per cent during the pandemic to heights of £825,331 in 2021, on the back of booming demand for legal services. Those working as equity partners in English and Welsh law firms saw their fee incomes rise from £761,981 in 2020 to more than £825,000 the following year, [...]