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The Gross Law Firm Notifies GrafTech International Ltd. Investors of a Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline

NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of GrafTech International Ltd..

Shareholders who purchased shares of EAF during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to take part in any recovery.

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GrafTech Loss Submission Form

CLASS PERIOD: February 8, 2019 to August 3, 2023

ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) GrafTech’s manufacturing operations in Monterrey, Mexico had for decades chronically contaminated neighboring communities with harmful carcinogenic gasses and particulate matter; (b) GrafTech had signed agreements with local authorities acting itself to improve the environmental performance of its Monterrey facility, but repeatedly failed to honor these commitments; (c) GrafTech has been repeatedly warned over an approximately 30-year period regarding its wanton disregard for the environment and health and well-being of people near its operations in Monterrey, Mexico; (d) GrafTech’s operations in Monterrey, Mexico were not in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations; (e) the Company had failed to remediate the environmental problems caused by the

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CMS and Slaughters latest firms to withdraw TC offers

SQE fallout continues


CMS and Slaughter and May have become the latest law firms to rescind the training contract offers of future trainees who failed to pass the SQE at the first time of asking. It comes just days after we revealed Clifford Chance had let go of around four offer holders under similar circumstances.

CMS, which takes on 95 trainees each year on a starting salary of £50,000 in London, has confirmed a number of training contracts offered have been revoked following the most recent batch of SQE1 results.

A spokesperson for the firm told Legal Cheek:

“While we hold the hope for successful completion of the SQE examinations on the first attempt, we understand that occasional setbacks may occur. Considering the recent SQE1 results, we have regretfully withdrawn certain training contract offers; however, we have diligently evaluated each circumstance individually. We maintain ongoing communication with all our students to ensure they are informed about and utilizing the additional support resources at their disposal, should the need arise.”

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Meanwhile it’s understood that Slaughters have also taken similar action.

A spokesperson for the firm, which also recruits around 95

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City Law Society training chief urges law firms to support trainees struggling with SQE

Clifford Chance revoked TC offers while Macfarlanes has ‘pass first time’ policy


In the same week that Clifford Chance revoked training contract offers of students who didn’t pass the SQE at the first attempt, the chair of the City of London Law Society’s training committee has repeated his call for law firms to adopt a more supportive approach towards aspiring lawyers sitting the “extremely challenging” exam.

“I’d urge all law firms to engage with their future talent who need to take their first attempt at SQE1.” Patrick McCann told Legal Cheek. “SQE1 is an extremely challenging assessment, testing against NQ knowledge criteria (with most sponsored students undergoing the assessment more than two years before solicitor qualification), with a pass rate only just above 50%, very significantly below the pass rates for LPC, which SQE replaces.”

Earlier this week Legal Cheek exclusively revealed that Clifford Chance terminated the training contract offering of around four future trainees who recently failed to pass SQE1 on the first attempt. Macfarlanes also has a similar ‘must pass first time’ rule, but it is understood that it is yet to make any final decisions regarding the future of trainees who failed.

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