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February 13, 2026
Fletchers Group said Friday that its U.S. private equity backer has extended its support for another four to five years and will not exit the investment within the typical timeframe, a sign of confidence in the personal injury specialist's performance.
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February 13, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred a former legal director at Kingsley Napley LLP to a disciplinary tribunal over allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior toward a more junior colleague.
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February 13, 2026
Over the past week, the long-time chair of Clyde & Co's global arbitration group joined Keystone Law, Sullivan & Cromwell continued to build out its City finance practice, Squire Patton Boggs hired a financial services veteran from K&L Gates, and Gateley lost a corporate specialist to Freeths.
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February 20, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has boosted its private capital services in London with the hire of two senior partners from Paul Hastings LLP, continuing the firm's expansion in the English capital.
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February 13, 2026
This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 12, 2026
A former legal secretary at Latham & Watkins LLP has been barred from working for another law firm after a criminal court convicted her of defrauding a partner at the firm of more than £50,000 ($68,105).
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February 12, 2026
A London tribunal has ruled that a law firm cannot undo a former paralegal's £45,600 ($62,200) unfair dismissal payout even though it had no idea about his claim, ruling that the firm's owner was at fault for failing to check his post.
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February 12, 2026
A former legal director at Cisco has accused the technology company of sex discrimination, asking a tribunal to award him almost £3.9 million ($5.3 million) over allegations that he was selected for redundancy because he was a man.
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February 12, 2026
Hill Dickinson LLP said on Thursday that it has moved to a new office in Birmingham as the firm added that it needs more space because of rapid expansion since it first opened for business in the central England city in 2024.
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February 12, 2026
Bird & Bird said Thursday that it has boosted its technology and communications team in London by recruiting a group of six professionals from Wiggin LLP.
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February 11, 2026
A law firm has accused a Scottish legal technology company of infringing its trademark over "Wordsmith," telling a London judge that the startup's use of an identical name to market artificial intelligence tools would "swamp" its own brand.
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February 11, 2026
Howard Kennedy LLP has seen its pre-tax profit plunge by more than a fifth and turnover dip slightly to just over £68 million ($93 million) for the most recent financial year, attributing the performance in part to "subdued market conditions."
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February 11, 2026
A Scottish tribunal has ordered a sole practitioner solicitor to pay his former secretary £21,500 ($29,000), ruling that he unfairly fired her before coughing up any redundancy pay.
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February 11, 2026
Jones Day has tasked a co-head of the law firm's global tax practice with leading the firm's operations in Europe.
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February 11, 2026
Eversheds Sutherland has elevated its U.S. head of artificial intelligence based in Atlanta to help lead the firm's global AI team, fortifying its efforts to serve clients in AI-related matters around the world as many companies across industries adopt the technologies.
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February 11, 2026
Slaughter and May said Wednesday that it has established a distinct practice focused on online regulation to help clients navigate the challenges of an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
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February 10, 2026
Data services company HaystackID, which helps corporations and law firms with legal and compliance events, announced Tuesday the hiring of a former director of forensic and integrity services at EY to oversee its European operations.
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February 10, 2026
Quinn Emanuel has signed up as the inaugural law firm for a new legal initiative that the Clooney Foundation for Justice has launched to protect the human rights of women and journalists across the globe, the foundation said on Tuesday.
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February 10, 2026
A London judge convicted a solicitor on Tuesday of stalking a legal blogger after he sent numerous, unwanted and "aggressive" emails proposing sex and threatening litigation if his advances were rejected.
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February 10, 2026
A former construction disputes partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP has been barred from working for another law firm in England and Wales after he was found to have lied to clients, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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February 10, 2026
The Law Society said on Tuesday that it is considering a judicial review and other legal options to prevent the Ministry of Justice from going ahead with plans to take a share of the interest lawyers earn on client funds.
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February 10, 2026
The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that it has launched a review of the Legal Services Board's role to ensure that its oversight of frontline regulators is still necessary following a series of scandals in the sector.
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February 10, 2026
An employment lawyer lost his appeal Tuesday for access to legally privileged correspondence he claimed will prove that counsel for the trade union that once employed him intentionally misled a lower tribunal in his whistleblowing case.
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February 10, 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP said Tuesday that it is planning to relocate to a new office in London in 2030 with a flexible deal that will let it take up to 360,000 square feet to combine its current City and Canary Wharf locations.
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February 10, 2026
Legal commentator Dan Neidle asked a court on Tuesday to use new powers to throw out an £8 million ($11 million) libel claim accusing the former Clifford Chance partner of engaging in a vendetta against a barrister, arguing that the claim was launched to silence him.