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

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

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

Courts across Britain and Europe handed down some of the highest-profile IP decisions in years in 2024, as the U.K.'s top court settled a big trademark case and the lower courts weighed in on unfair advantage and fair licensing for essential patents. https://lnkd.in/eMqEfDsC

Courts across Britain and Europe handed down some of the highest-profile IP decisions in years in 2024, as the U.K.'s top court settled one of the biggest trademark cases in recent times. https://lnkd.in/eMqEfDsC

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is set to take on the entire Paris team from Kramer Levin at the start of the new year as it looks for a new home and prepares for its pending merger with HSF. https://lnkd.in/es4K8EE9

The blockbuster fines imposed by the FCA on banks Starling and Metro for anti-money laundering failures, its notable penalties against Barclays and its conviction of a former Goldman Sachs banker for insider dealing are just a few key cases from 2024. https://lnkd.in/eNX7mWWH

The Labour Party's victory at the general election and its introduction of the biggest overhaul of the country's employment rights in decades dominated the employment law landscape in 2024. https://lnkd.in/eF4x-Akx