Former chair of UK firm’s global marine practice group also fined for due diligence failures unearthed in 2018
Sam Townend KC also prioritises making the profession more ‘resilient and sustainable’
Carson McDowell will examine “regulatory events” leading up to Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into firm
Regulator says it hopes to avoid additional levy on solicitors by prioritising claims
USPTO seeks to encourage “broader participation” in bar
Regulator says it uncovered ‘sophisticated’ suspected dishonesty including ‘falsified bank statements and letters’
More than 80 investigators involved in operation sparked by discovery of £66m hole in client accounts
Bill implementing reform to Arbitration Act 1996 praised by arbitration professionals, but Bar Council hits back over underfunding of court system
Solicitors Regulation Authority concedes additional levies are likely as law soc flags ‘atypical’ business model of collapsed firm
Headline speakers also include former OpenAI director Zack Kass and Meta oversight board co-chair Helle Thorning Schmidt
International lawyers’ group echoes ABA in calling on Israel to adhere to international legal standards in its response
Solicitors Regulation Authority makes what is expected to be the largest – and most costly – intervention into a law firm
Alison Kellett is also president of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Latest trade agreements affecting legal services ‘unrecognisable from the past’, says co-author
Christian Wisskirchen is taking a sabbatical after 20 years advising on international affairs
Independence of professional bodies to be tested as pro-democracy clampdown continues
Influential academic says best legal and technology minds are needed as AI race accelerates
Business lawyers barred from advising on deals that would benefit Russian economy
Kyiv-based IP lawyer Sergiy Barbashyn is the next president of the European Young Bar Association
High-level review heralds serious drive to boost India’s international status as arbitration seat, reports Ben Rigby