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February 16, 2026
A media lawyer who managed to overturn a conviction by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for allegedly trying to silence journalists has also won a costs order against the regulator, as the SRA was ordered to pay at least £400,000 ($545,000).
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February 16, 2026
Offshore law firm Walkers said Monday that it has appointed a co-head of its investment funds team in London to be the office's managing partner.
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February 23, 2026
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired three partners from Hogan Lovells to expand its private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions team in Paris.
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February 16, 2026
A new tribunal building will open for business in London in March, with 30 hearing rooms and 40 judges' chambers, three years later than initially planned after delays and rising costs.
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February 16, 2026
An employment tribunal has ordered the U.K. arm of a Chinese law firm to pay a former employee more than £35,000 ($48,000) after it unfairly dismissed her from her job, as the company winds down its British operations.
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February 16, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Monday that it is investigating missing client money at PM Law in the latest potential incident involving mishandling of clients' funds by a law firm.
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February 16, 2026
A solicitor who accused his former clients of breaching sanctions and trading with terrorists after a dispute over fees has been suspended for two years, a tribunal confirmed on Monday.
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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.