Tag: Russia-Ukraine

ULaw offers careers support to displaced Ukrainian lawyers
Lectures, mentoring and networking

Human rights lawyer cycles 1,250 miles back to UK after delivering aid to Ukraine
From Lviv to Edinburgh

UK law firms banned from doing transactional work for Russian clients
Latest escalation in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions

Inner and Middle Temple come together to help Ukrainian lawyers find UK legal work
Scheme matches candidates with suitable employment opportunities

Eversheds’ Russia lawyers launch new firm
Move follows global outfit's exit in response to Ukraine invasion

Top London lawyers reject US congressman’s accusation of ‘enabling malign activities of Russian oligarchs’
Carter-Ruck, CMS and other top firms hit back at representative Steve Cohen

Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech
Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'

UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia
Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Legal recruiters help displaced Ukrainian lawyers find jobs
Fides Search operates new initiative on 'no fee' basis

Taylor Wessing lawyer delivers aid to Ukraine border
London partner James Goold makes trip in supply-laden van

More law firms exit Russia as Dentons and Bakers keep offices open
White & Case donates $1 million to Ukraine aid

A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion

Freshfields, BCLP, HSF, Latham and Squires join flood of firms to quit Moscow
Russia exodus continues

Eversheds and Gowling become latest to cut Russia ties as Cleary ‘temporarily’ closes Moscow outpost
Invasion response continues

Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow
Ivan Mishchenko swaps robes for rifle

Linklaters and NRF to shutter Moscow offices in response to Ukraine war
City firms continue to take action

Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees
Away from national headlines, a corner of the legal profession is doing extraordinary things not in lucrative defence of oligarchs, but in unpaid support for those fleeing

LinkedIn removes lawyer’s post calling for ‘pre-emptive nuclear attack on Russia’
Widespread shock at Sham Uddin’s comments

Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues

Ukraine president is a law graduate
From lawyer to war hero

Legal Twitter defends law firms called out by MP over alleged Russian links
As Carter-Ruck says Bob Seely got it wrong