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Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures
Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm
US legal services business Harbor acquires UK legaltech firm Ascertus
Deal is the second UK legaltech acquisition this year for the Chicago-based firm
Five top tips for moving to the cloud
In the first in a short series on cloud deployment and customisation, 3Kites consultant Luke Axon gives his top tips for firms that are preparing to migrate to the cloud
Procedural insights from the latest twist in the CRISPR patent saga
The long-running IP dispute related to the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology CRISPR rumbles on and now extends beyond ownership, write HSF lawyers Emily Bottle and Dylan Churchill
Keidan Harrison co-founder in dispute with insurers over treatment for ultra-rare cancer
AXA PPP Healthcare has turned down Luke Tucker Harrison’s claim for the cost of innovative treatment
Boldyn Networks adds former O2 GC as UK and Ireland legal head
Edward Smith resumes in-house career after three years in private practice at Shoosmiths and DLA Piper
AI governance among top data law trends shaping business strategies, study shows
New Freshfields report outlines key data law changes that companies must adapt to
CRM – has the time come to invest?
The next generation of CRM systems can give firms much greater insights into their client relationships and opportunities, writes 3Kites consultant Michele Asbury
Cooley recruits Gowling’s London life sciences head
Jenny Davies joins as a partner in Cooley’s London life sciences partnering and licensing practice
Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry
In the first of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry, and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
Raft of firms called in for $14.5bn Nord Anglia acquisition
Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium
Kirkland marks first structured finance hire in London
Chicago giant replenishes London ranks following raids by Paul Weiss; also hires structured credit partner from Milbank in New York
European Law Institute calls for ‘light-touch’ litigation funding regulation
Excessive regulation could lead to funders exiting the market, potentially reducing access to justice, ELI study suggests
Paul Weiss raids Kirkland’s London funds team again for latest partner hire
Revathi Raghavan is fifth partner to join Paul Weiss this year in London from Kirkland’s investment funds team
4 Stone Buildings rings changes with new leadership and clerking co-heads
Shake-up will see hugely respected senior clerk David Goddard take consultancy role
UK government unveils long-awaited Employment Rights Bill – what next?
The Bill will ring in seismic shifts that substantially raise the bar for employers, write Ashurst’s Crowley Woodford and Ruth Buchanan
GSK sues Moderna over Covid and RSV vaccines
Latest lawsuits in mounting patent litigation over vaccines against the two viruses
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi to open in London and Brussels
Offices set to open early next year with mix of Japanese and local lawyers
‘A brilliant lawyer with vast experience’ – Brick Court mourns death of leading competition barrister
James Flynn KC died on 10 October after a short illness
Covington recruits ICO general counsel in London
Claudia Berg latest in string of senior hires by US firm in the City in recent months