Law360 UK

We are excited to release our 2024 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey diving into financial stress, work-life balance and job satisfaction across the UK. Today, Marialuisa Taddia looks at discontent in the industry despite rising salaries. https://lnkd.in/eUPzqbc6

Israeli private investigator Amit Forlit will face a hearing in January to determine whether he will be extradited to the United States for allegedly conducting illegal hacking campaigns aimed at tarnishing organizations involved in environmental litigation. https://lnkd.in/eEn5gwSp

The Insolvency Service leaked private details of an investigation into Lex Greensill, the founder of collapsed finance company Greensill Capital, to the national press, the government has admitted in court filings — but denied it caused him any harm. https://lnkd.in/e3agg8GU

A year on from the Supreme Court's landmark decision that upended the financing of class actions, and failing any immediate legislative solution, lawyers say litigation funding agreements will continue to face scrutiny. https://lnkd.in/eqmt5asD

A former SFO investigator accused of leaking information about a corruption investigation into mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. was subject to disciplinary proceedings for making disclosures about another matter to the media. https://lnkd.in/eitXkhE4

This past week in London has seen U.K. band The 1975 face action by Future Sound Asia after its performance in Malaysia resulted in a festival's cancellation. Law360 looks at this and other new claims in the U.K. https://lnkd.in/edJfUidp

The heir to the former owner of the Valderrama golf course in Spain lost his fight Friday for a slice of a €39.1 million sale as an appellate court rejected his interpretation of a profit-sharing agreement. https://lnkd.in/eQerT6Ta

Knights Group Holdings PLC has agreed to buy Thursfields Legal Ltd., an independent, full-service regional law firm, for £12.5 million, as the growing legal and professional services company moves to expand its presence in central England. https://lnkd.in/eqz4T5qy

Lenders in the eurozone still suffer from "shortcomings" in fighting against and recovering from a severe — but plausible — cyberattack, the European Central Bank said after it conducted a resilience stress test. https://lnkd.in/eqtRcMaH

The Royal Mint indirectly discriminated against a human resources director by denying her request to rescind the resignation that she submitted while grappling with mental health conditions, a tribunal has ruled. https://lnkd.in/etxPJbmS