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August 01, 2025
The Revolving Door: Big PE Hires For MoFo, DLA Piper
Over the past week, a private equity veteran departed Decherts for DLA Piper, Morrison Foerster added a partner from HSF Kramer and Goodwin Procter tapped Travers' head of leveraged finance.
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August 01, 2025
Broadfield Law Firm Opens Its First US Office In New York
Broadfield, a new global law firm with offices in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, announced Wednesday that it is setting up its first U.S. office in New York with a team of five founding partners who previously worked for Venable LLP, Dentons, Otterbourg PC and Robinson & Cole.
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August 01, 2025
Manufacturer Wins 5-Year Ban On Pro-Palestine Protesters
Twelve people who allegedly took part in protests in the name of Palestine Action have been barred from entering a manufacturer's sites for five years, as a London court found Friday there remains an imminent risk of further incidents.
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August 01, 2025
Senior President Of Tribunals Keith Lindblom Retires
Justice Keith Lindblom has stepped down as the senior president of tribunals and as a lord justice of appeal, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary said on Friday.
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August 01, 2025
Linklaters To Keep 83% Of London Trainees In Fall
Linklaters said on Friday that more than 80% of trainees from its London office who qualify as solicitors this fall will be staying on at the firm.
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August 01, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen several telco giants hit with a trademark claim, a collapsed hotel company sue a property investor in an ongoing dispute over a decades-old hotel sale, and two litigation funders square off against each other.
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August 01, 2025
BSB Agrees To Targets After Failing Performance Assessment
The Bar Standards Board has committed to ensuring it is on track to implement reforms and improve its regulatory performance after the legal industry's oversight watchdog reported that it had failed to meet the required standards in its annual assessment.
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August 01, 2025
UK Gov't Unveils AI Strategy To Cut Court Backlogs
The Ministry of Justice has laid out its plans to use artificial intelligence to address court backlogs and other longstanding issues facing the justice system.
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August 01, 2025
Barrister Fails To Overturn Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct
A former barrister has lost his bid to challenge his disbarment for sexual misconduct, with a court ruling that a tribunal was entitled to find that a lighter sentence would be inappropriate given his repeated offenses and lack of insight.
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August 01, 2025
Walker Morris Hits Record £84M Revenue As PE Work Grows
Walker Morris LLP said Friday that its revenue has hit an all-time high of more than £84 million ($111 million) and profits have also surged in the first year since its managing partner took office in May 2024.
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July 31, 2025
New Arbitration Act To Streamline UK Dispute Resolution
A suite of reforms to the U.K.'s arbitration laws aimed at attracting more business to the country's legal sector took effect Friday, as the government enacted the first updates to the almost 30-year-old law.
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July 31, 2025
Linklaters Hires Paul Hastings' Former London Co-Chair
Linklaters LLP announced Thursday that it has added the former co-chair of Paul Hastings' London office to its corporate and structured lending practice.
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July 31, 2025
Pogust Goodhead To Sue BHP For £1.3B Over Dam Litigation
Pogust Goodhead revealed plans on Thursday to sue BHP and Vale in London for £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in damages, accusing the mining companies of interfering in litigation over the collapse of a dam in Brazil and pressuring claimants into settling.
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July 31, 2025
Equality Watchdog Gets New Chair Amid Trans Controversy
The government appointed a controversial new chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Thursday, despite accusations she had endorsed gender-critical views, as the commission fights a challenge to the legality of its guidance on toilet use for trans people.
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July 31, 2025
Chambers Offers Free Training After Legal Aid Cyberattack
The Barrister Group chambers said Tuesday it has won regulatory approval to provide public access training that it will offer for free to barristers struggling to make ends meet after a cyber attack halted legal aid payouts.
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July 31, 2025
Shoosmiths Hikes NQ Pay To £105K Amid Pay Crunch Worries
Shoosmiths LLP said Thursday that it is increasing the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in London to £105,000 ($139,000) while acknowledging concerns that rising rates could leave less room for distinction between junior solicitors and their more senior colleagues.
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July 31, 2025
SRA Warns Law Firms Over Handling Of Motor Finance Claims
The solicitors' watchdog warned law firms Thursday that they must tell prospective clients about possible cost-free ways to pursue their motor finance commission claims before agreeing to act on a case for a fee.
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July 31, 2025
Ex-GSK Lawyer Drops Probe Case After Losing Bid For Docs
A former lawyer for GSK has abandoned his claim that he was forced to quit by an unfair investigation into his alleged misconduct at a work event after an employment tribunal dismissed his bid to force greater disclosure from the pharmaceutical giant.
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July 31, 2025
Mayer Brown Hikes New Lawyers' Pay By 11% To £150K
Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that it is now paying newly qualified lawyers at its London office £150,000 ($198,000), putting it on a par with law firms in the Magic Circle.
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July 31, 2025
CMS' Global Revenue Hits €2B Driven By Corporate Work
CMS said Thursday that its global revenue has exceeded €2 billion ($2.3 billion) for the first time as it recorded growth in major practices in its latest financial results.
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July 30, 2025
Watson Farley Atty Will Lead Seward & Kissel Transpo Team
An 18-year veteran of London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams LLP, who worked with that firm's New York asset and structured finance group, has moved her practice to Seward & Kissel LLP, where she'll lead its transportation finance team, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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July 30, 2025
Spencer West Partner Rebuked After Drink-Driving Conviction
A lawyer at Spencer West LLP has been reprimanded after he was convicted for driving a motor vehicle while he had an excess amount of alcohol in his system, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday.
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July 30, 2025
Slater And Gordon Swings To Profit Despite Revenue Drop
Slater and Gordon Ltd. has swung back to recording a pretax profit even though revenue declined as it manages costs and repositions to focus on higher-value and more complex legal services.
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July 30, 2025
BigLaw Firms Ordered To Explain Leak Of PrivatBank Decision
Law firms including Hogan Lovells and Fieldfisher LLP will be required to provide witness statements after the High Court judge overseeing the long-running PrivatBank fraud case revealed on Wednesday that his judgment had apparently been leaked.
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July 30, 2025
Pharma Tech Co. Diaceutics Hires Former Sandoz Atty As GC
Pharmaceutical technology company Diaceutics PLC has hired a lawyer with in-house experience at Sandoz and Novartis as its general counsel.

AI Startup Legora Aims To Reshape Law Firm-Client Dynamics
In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.

Judge's Case To Shine Light On Secretive Selection Process
A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.

Incoming Law Society Leader Has Her Eye On Modernization
When Dana Denis-Smith launched her campaign to become president of the Law Society of England and Wales, her message was clear: the legal profession has changed dramatically over the past two decades — and must keep evolving.

AI-Driven Fake Evidence Could 'Play Havoc' In Legal Disputes
A recent High Court judgment exposed how nonexistent artificial intelligence-generated citations had been used in legal arguments — but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg for increasingly sophisticated fake evidence making its way into disputes.
Editor's Picks
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The Revolving Door: Sullivan & Cromwell Bags Finance Head
Over the past week, the head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's financial services group joined Sullivan & Cromwell, Baker McKenzie swiped an investment funds specialist from Latham & Watkins, and a cyber heavyweight exited Deloitte Legal for Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.
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The Revolving Door: Addleshaw Hires Cyber Chief From Bird
Over the past week, Addleshaw Goddard LLP hired a new director of cyber investigations from Bird & Bird LLP, Dechert LLP saw two experts in international capital markets transactions move to Baker Botts LLP, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP recruited an expert in secondaries transactions from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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AI-Powered Law Firm Sparks Debate On Legal Sector's Future
The country's first approved artificial intelligence law firm could be a turning point, making it easier for individuals and small businesses to get legal support. But the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the legal sector could also put considerable pressure on small firms and solo practitioners.
Expert Analysis
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Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams
Since the movement of lawyer teams from a competitor can bring legal considerations and commercial risks into play, both the target and recruiting firms should be familiar with the relevant limited liability partnership deed to protect their business, say lawyers at Fox & Partners.
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Practice Leader Insights: Travers Smith's Louisa Chambers
Louisa Chambers, head of technology and commercial transactions at Travers Smith, discusses the challenges of working on a series of deals under time pressure, why data subject access requests can be a disproportionate burden on businesses, and how a career in technology and intellectual property will suit a lawyer with energy and creativity.
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Practice Leader Insights From Bristows' Gareth Wadley
Gareth Wadley, head of the employment and immigration team at Bristows, discusses the challenges of resolving disputes where compensation is not the primary driver, why employment status law needs to better reflect the realities of modern work, and how neurodiversity is reshaping the workforce in a positive way.
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Practice Leader Insights From Linklaters' Julia Schönbohm
Julia Schönbohm, global head of technology, media and telecommunications and intellectual property at Linklaters, discusses the challenges of deciding patent validity in complex litigation cases, why the enforcement of standard essential patents is an area in need of reform, and how the advent of the Unified Patent Court is having a significant impact on patent litigation in Europe.
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Practice Leader Insights From Walker Morris' Andrew Rayment
Andrew Rayment, head of employment at Walker Morris, discusses the challenges of dismissing employees at a coal mine, how the proposed employment law reforms could create logistical burdens for businesses, and why prioritizing effectively is key for a lawyer.
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Practice Leader Insights From Kennedys' Matthew Poli
Matthew Poli, head of Kennedys' corporate M&A transactions team, discusses the challenges of rushing to close transactions ahead of possible budgetary changes, why reform is needed in the way a company's statutory books can be altered at Companies House, and that client service needs to be a lawyer's watchword.
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Practice Leader Insights From Broadfield's Caroline Yarrow
Caroline Yarrow, head of Broadfield's employment practice, discusses the challenges of analyzing huge volumes of data in a service provider transfer of 2,000 employees, why the employment tribunal system needs urgent review, and why being pragmatic and commercial when giving advice is important.
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8 Ways Law Firms Can Prepare For SRA's AML Offensive
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s recent plans to intensify anti-money laundering enforcement means firms need to concentrate on strengthening client matter risk assessments, policies and procedures, source of funds checks and firmwide risk assessments, says Harriet Holmes at Thirdfort.
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How Fostering Well-Being Can Drive Law Firm Profitability
To counter the common assumption that prioritizing lawyer’s well-being damages profitability, firms should look at the role itself and build strategies to reduce stress, especially with the current focus on delivering more billable hours in light of artificial intelligence tools creating new capacity, says Charlotte Clegg at The Mindful Business Charter.
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Practice Leader Insights From Bristows' Robert Burrows
Robert Burrows, joint head of patent litigation at Bristows, discusses the challenges of remote working when preparing cases, the need for reform in respect of second medical use patents, and whether recent European Union court decisions could mark the beginning of a shift in European litigation practice.
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Practice Leader Insights: Farrer & Co.'s Kathleen Heycock
Kathleen Heycock, leader of the employment practice at Farrer & Co., discusses why challenging cases foster a sense of achievement, how an increase in workplace investigations has affected her practice, and the importance of emotional intelligence when working on both positive and negative employment matters.
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Practice Leader Insights From Morgan Lewis' Timothy Corbett
Timothy Corbett, leader of Morgan Lewis' London corporate and business transactions practice, discusses the challenges of divesting a company of its Russia operations under wartime conditions, the need to align regional regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence across global businesses, and why junior lawyers should develop an area of special interest.
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Practice Leader Insights From Covington's Gregor Frizzell
Gregor Frizzell, head of the EMEA corporate group and vice chair of the global corporate practice at Covington, discusses the creative challenges of merger and acquisition document provisions, how modernizing the archaic stamp duty regime would be welcomed by tax lawyers, and the guidance offered by a recent case on the interpretation of material adverse clauses.
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Practice Leader Insights From Farrer & Co.'s Simon Ward
Simon Ward, leader of the private capital practice at Farrer & Co., discusses the challenges of coordinating an acquisition with lawyers from other practice areas, why finding ways to connect education institutions to regulators and decision-makers would be a positive shift, and why young lawyers should get involved in the business world early on.
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Practice Leader Insights From Morgan Lewis' Nick Bolter
Nick Bolter, leader of the London intellectual property practice at Morgan Lewis, discusses the challenges of acting in disputes where the other party is a lay person representing themselves, the need to refocus trademark law on consumer protection, and why IP is a challenging area of law.