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

Julian Assange's blockbuster plea deal, which allowed the WikiLeaks founder to walk free, the first fine imposed by Britain's sanctions enforcer over Russia and a landmark ruling on criminal liability in supply chains are a few of the key cases from 2024. https://lnkd.in/ew57Nhvj

The government has been laying the foundation throughout 2024 to encourage listings on the London Stock Exchange and pull equity investment into the economy — an initiative hampered by uncertainty and restrictions on financing caused by high interest rates. https://lnkd.in/edEs5Vkv

The legal sector can look back at 2024 as one of its busiest ever, one transatlantic merger completed, salaries for newly qualified lawyers hitting record highs, and the first enforcement action against the solicitors' watchdog over the Axiom Ince debacle. https://lnkd.in/eFtiB66S

The government has been laying the foundation throughout 2024 to encourage listings on the London Stock Exchange and pull equity investment into the economy, an initiative hampered by uncertainty and restrictions on financing caused by high interest rates. https://lnkd.in/edEs5Vkv

Julian Assange's blockbuster plea deal, the first fine imposed by Britain's sanctions' enforcer over Russia and a landmark ruling on criminal liability in supply chains are just a few of the key cases from 2024. https://lnkd.in/ew57Nhvj

The High Court and Court of Appeal resolved some landmark legal disputes in 2024 — the justices liberated the open-source cryptocurrency community from spats over IP protection and determined liability for the collapse of London Capital & Finance. https://lnkd.in/eSMWX8sx

The FCA shifted further toward results-based financial regulation in 2024 by requiring companies to comply better with its Consumer Duty, forcing managers to make interpretations of the regime's ambiguous requirements where more specific rules are missing. https://lnkd.in/eCKwTB8U

The U.K. Supreme Court in 2024 has looked into the enforcement of arbitration agreements, put an end to brand owners collecting broad trademark monopolies, galvanized climate activism and stressed the importance of solicitor-client costs agreements. https://lnkd.in/dEf62-uz

Julian Assange's blockbuster plea deal, which allowed the WikiLeaks founder to walk free, the first fine imposed by Britain's sanctions enforcer over Russia and a landmark ruling on criminal liability in supply chains are a few of the key cases from 2024. https://lnkd.in/ew57Nhvj