The disbarment of a former Irwin Mitchell LLP lawyer for inflating billable hours exposes flaws in the model, lawyers say, as AI begins to undermine its relevance. Here, lawyers talk to Law360 about the shortcomings of the billable hour practice.
The disbarment of a former Irwin Mitchell LLP lawyer for inflating billable hours exposes flaws in the model, lawyers say, as AI begins to undermine its relevance. Here, lawyers talk to Law360 about the shortcomings of the billable hour practice.
A property buyer has sued Travelers for a £5.8 million ($7.9 million) insurance payout under its policy with Axiom Ince, telling a London court that the company had misappropriated his payment for an apartment before collapsing into administration.
Over the past week, Fladgate hired disputes partners from Withers and Squire Patton Boggs, Crowell & Moring brought on a finance pro, also from Squire, and CMS picked up an infrastructure partner from A&O.
A London legal disciplinary tribunal disbarred a King's Counsel barrister on Friday for falsely claiming that he had studied medicine at the University of Oxford when he applied for tenancy at a chambers in 2013.
This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.
The U.K. legal industry generated £4.87 billion ($6.6 billion) in revenue in July — its second-highest monthly figure in 2025 — defying broader economic and services sector trends, according to official statistics published on Friday.
The Ministry of Justice has launched a campaign to recruit a new chair of the Legal Services Board, more than six months after the last person in the position stepped down midway through his first term.
