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Women and Diversity in Law Awards extend nominations deadline
There is still time to nominate those helping to make UK legal profession more diverse, equitable and inclusive
Regulator takes control of Axiom Ince to protect clients’ interests
Solicitors Regulation Authority makes what is expected to be the largest – and most costly – intervention into a law firm
Kirkland & Ellis unveils latest record partner promotions round
Chicago giant promotes 205 to partnership, up from 193 last year
Long-awaited Law Commission report suggests only minor tweaks to ‘gold standard’ of arbitration
Review finds Arbitration Act still fit for purpose, but could benefit from minor improvements, write Faegre Drinker lawyers Robert Campbell, Christopher Jefferies and Emily Evans
Axiom Ince to close as regulator ponders intervention
Firm applies for notice to appoint administrators; team departures continue
London claimant firm secures landmark $552m financing deal
Pogust Goodhead, which is taking on BHP and Mercedes, secures ‘watershed’ deal with investment manager Gramercy
Cooley hires Jenner & Block’s global arbitration practice chair in London
Charlie Lightfoot’s arrival underscores Cooley’s growing arbitration ambitions
UK ethics institute sets up taskforce examining legal profession’s work for oligarchs and kleptocrats
City law firms are facing scrutiny for their relationships with such individuals in non-criminal matters
Axiom Ince feared on brink of closure as fate of trainees and support staff uncertain
Ince & Co website unavailable and most phone lines down, while City of London Law Society says it will support impacted trainees
Patents and the automotive industry – an explosion of litigation could be coming
Car manufacturers need to be wary of potential IP infringements as they increasingly rely on non-traditional tech suppliers, write RPC lawyers Matthew Jones and Ricky Cella
Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons
Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham
BCLP names Segun Osuntokun as new global senior partner
Leading litigator to step up from UK managing partner role in January to work alongside new global CEO Steve Baumer
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval
Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after
Around the house: LGBTQ social app Grindr hires first GC, ONEOK replaces retired GC with energy industry veteran
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at PensionBee, Faraday Future, WSFS Bank and Nixon Peabody
Axiom Ince suffers further partner defections as future of firm in doubt
Latest losses include exits to Birketts, HF and Wikborg Rein
Axiom Ince set to close as departures intensify
Partner exits continue apace from troubled firm as SRA says it has told regulator it cannot continue “in its current format”
Clifford Chance makes twin energy partner hire from Latham & Watkins
New recruits Craig Nethercott and Chirag Sanghrajka will be based in London and Dubai respectively
Greenwoods snaps up nine-strong private client team from Ince & Co as exits continue
Team is led by Ince’s former head of private client and tax Matthew Biles
Fifth Day set to continue founder’s legacy
Charity founded by late Fred Banning to continue promoting pro bono opportunities for ‘non-lawyers’
Private client quartet launch MEUM Group in London to cater for the ultra wealthy
Firm will provide legal advisory and financial management services under one roof