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August 26, 2025
Ashurst Leverages AI, London Growth To Court US Market
Ashurst LLP is strengthening its London office with increased hiring and deeper integration of generative artificial intelligence as it considers a merger to accelerate its growth in the U.S. market, the firm's new managing partner in the English capital told Law360.
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August 26, 2025
Law Firm Sued For £1M After Fraudster Hijacks Property Deal
A regional law firm is being sued for up to £1 million ($1.35 million) for allegedly helping a fraudster impersonate the owner of a London property, which prevented a sale being completed.
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August 26, 2025
Ex-Axiom Pro Barred For Diverting £77K To Personal Account
A former lawyer at Axiom DWFM has been banned from working as a solicitor after he misappropriated approximately £77,000 ($104,000) into his personal bank account for carrying out client work on behalf of the firm, a tribunal has said.
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August 26, 2025
Ex-Irwin Mitchell Lawyer Barred For Inflating Billable Hours
A former senior associate at Irwin Mitchell LLP has been barred from practicing for claiming she had spent more time on client work than she actually did as she said she was struggling to hit targets for billable hours.
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August 22, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen football manager Bruno Lage sue the owner of Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo football clubs, luxury fashion brand Christian Dior Couture target a jewelry business trading under the same name, and a Russian motorsports promoter take action against Formula One after it canceled its Russian Grand Prix in 2022.
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August 22, 2025
Ex-Clarke Willmott Lawyer Barred Over Deleted Email
A former solicitor at Clarke Willmott has been banned from practicing after he admitted that he had deleted an email from a client to cover up the fact that he hadn't dealt with it and then lied about receiving it, a London tribunal ruled.
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August 22, 2025
SRA Turns Up Heat On Firms Over High-Volume Claims
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is requiring law firms that handle high-volume consumer claims to confirm that they understand its ethical behavior standards and codes of conduct, after a review found that some outfits were failing to consider clients' interests when inking funding deals among other issues.
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August 22, 2025
Magic Circle Firms Make Inroads In US With Record Revenues
Magic Circle firms might finally be gaining meaningful traction in the U.S. market after years of slow progress and false starts, if their latest financial disclosures are any indication.
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August 22, 2025
Solicitor Cleared Of Misconduct Over Misleading Clients
A solicitor accused of misleading clients for months about the outcome of a hearing he had lost was cleared of misconduct by a tribunal Friday.
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August 21, 2025
Law Firms Underprepared For New Pay Gap Reporting Rules
Law firms are ahead when it comes to reporting data on their ethnicity pay gaps — but they might not be prepared for new measures that the government is planning to introduce, experts warn.
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August 21, 2025
UPC's Arbitration Center Gears Up For 2026 Launch
The Unified Patent Court's alternative dispute resolution arm has invited interested candidates to apply to serve as mediators, arbitrators and expert determinators as it aims to become fully operational early next year.
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August 21, 2025
'Exceptionally Lucky' Fake London Solicitor Avoids Prison
An unlicensed legal professional who admitted to impersonating a practicing solicitor was handed a suspended sentence on Thursday after a London judge said he was "exceptionally lucky" the prisons were in crisis.
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August 21, 2025
Solicitor Denies Intentionally Misleading Clients About Case
A solicitor accused of misleading clients for months about the outcome of a hearing he had lost told a tribunal on Thursday that he genuinely believed there had not been a final decision on the case.
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August 21, 2025
Kirkland Mandates 4 Days In The Office In London
Kirkland & Ellis LLP said Thursday it will require all lawyers and staff in London to attend the office four days per week from September onward ahead of its move to a new office in the City.
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August 21, 2025
A&O Shearman's Revenue Hits £3B In 1st Year After Merger
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has reported almost £3 billion ($4 billion) in revenue in its first full financial year since being created in a merger, with average profit per equity partner reaching £2 million.
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August 21, 2025
Law Partners' Income Soars Past £300K But Barristers See Dip
The earnings of partners at U.K. law firms have rocketed by more than 40% in five years amid strong demand for their services, but barristers are not enjoying the same growth in income, research by a wealth management specialist has revealed.
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August 21, 2025
Prosecutors Can Hunt Lawyer's Assets In Castle Fraud Case
A London court ruled Thursday that prosecutors could go ahead with efforts to claw back money from a former lawyer who was imprisoned for more than a decade for defrauding an American property developer out of £10.5 million ($14 million.)
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August 21, 2025
Travers Smith's Turnover Dips To £210M After Record High
Travers Smith said Thursday that its provisional financial results show turnover has dipped slightly to £210 million ($282 million) and its profits have decreased, against a backdrop of "choppy" economic and market conditions.
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August 20, 2025
Female Leadership May Narrow Pay Gaps But Isn't A Cure-All
Law firms led by women might be more likely to pursue initiatives that help to close the gender pay gap and encourage junior females to strive for partnership — but this is not a solution for pay inequality.
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August 20, 2025
Pogust Gives Gramercy Claim To Assets On $617M Funding
Pogust Goodhead has signed a security agreement that gives U.S. hedge fund Gramercy the right to sell the firm's assets if it defaults, following a fresh injection of capital from the American company.
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August 27, 2025
Perkins Coie Hires Tech Pro From Clifford Chance
Perkins Coie LLP has hired a senior technology lawyer from Clifford Chance LLP to boost its capabilities in its relatively new operation in London.
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August 20, 2025
Judge Warned After Having Sex In Judicial Chambers
A judge has been sanctioned after he fell short of the standard of conduct expected from an office-holder by having sex in his judicial chambers, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said Wednesday.
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August 20, 2025
HSF Kramer Unveils Neurodiversity Mentoring Program
HSF Kramer said Wednesday that it has developed a new mentoring program to support neurodivergent individuals who work in the legal sector as they look to make progress in their careers.
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August 20, 2025
Prosecutors Want £10.5M From Lawyer In Castle Fraud Case
A lawyer imprisoned for more than a decade for misappropriating money sent by an American property developer to buy a castle in Scotland owes his victims £10.5 million ($14 million), prosecutors told a London judge on Wednesday.
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August 20, 2025
Knights Expands To Wales As Deals Spree Continues
Knights has acquired a Welsh law firm as it prepares to open an outpost in Cardiff later in 2025, its first permanent base outside England.