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December 18, 2025
Mazur Appeal Brought Forward To February 2026
The Court of Appeal will hear a major case over whether legal executives and other unauthorized staff at law firms can conduct litigation under a solicitor's supervision in February, expediting a claim that has caused upheaval in the sector.
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December 18, 2025
SFO Can Seize £928K From Ex-Adviser Over Legal Fund Fraud
The Serious Fraud Office got the go-ahead on Thursday to seize almost £1 million ($1.3 million) from a former financial adviser convicted of siphoning £5.8 million in covert commission payments from a legal financing fund.
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December 18, 2025
Ex-Stephenson Harwood Pro Barred For Office Attendance Lie
The solicitors' watchdog has hit a former compliance officer at Stephenson Harwood LLP with restrictions that prevent him from working for another law firm after he made false claims about his office attendance.
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December 18, 2025
Fox Williams Hires Apple Compliance Chief
Fox Williams LLP said Thursday that it has recruited a senior lawyer at Apple to boost its financial services and financial technology capability.
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December 18, 2025
White & Case Partners With Legora for Global AI Rollout
White & Case said Thursday that it will adopt Legora's artificial intelligence platform across its global network, becoming the latest major law firm to work with the fast‑growing Swedish legal technology company as competition in the sector intensifies.
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December 18, 2025
Gender-Critical Barrister Loses Stonewall Appeal Over Probe
Barrister Allison Bailey has lost her appeal to hold Stonewall liable for a discriminatory probe into her online activity as a court ruled Thursday that a complaint by an employee at the LGBT+ charity about her gender-critical tweets was not the cause of her mistreatment.
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December 17, 2025
Gibson Dunn Names Largest Partner Class In Firm History
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has promoted its largest partner class in history, promoting 42 attorneys in 17 offices across the globe, effective Jan. 1, the firm announced Wednesday.
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December 17, 2025
Clifford Chance's Legal Tech Head Jumps To Slaughter & May
Slaughter and May has hired Clifford Chance LLP's director of legal technology solutions as head of innovation to spearhead its artificial intelligence and legal tech strategy, the Magic Circle firm said Wednesday.
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December 17, 2025
BHP Hit With £189M Legal Costs Bill Over Dam Collapse Case
Lawyers for more than 640,000 individuals argued at court Wednesday that BHP should pay out £189 million ($254 million) of their legal costs after the mining giant was found liable for a dam collapse that triggered Brazil's worst environmental disaster.
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December 17, 2025
Ex-Reed Smith Pro Struck Off For Faking Cancer Diagnosis
A former Reed Smith LLP associate was struck off on Wednesday after he admitted that he lied about being diagnosed with cancer and gave a forged doctor's report to the firm to back up his false claim.
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December 17, 2025
Law Society Opposes Single UK AML Supervisor Plan
The Law Society said Wednesday that it remains "strongly" opposed to plans by the government to create a single anti–money laundering watchdog for lawyers, accountants and other professionals, urging ministers to consult further before implementing the changes.
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December 17, 2025
BCLP Moves To New Office In Manchester
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP said Wednesday that it has relocated to a new office in Manchester, a move that it said reflects its "commitment to growing" in the city.
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December 17, 2025
Shoosmiths Reaches AI Goal Early To Unlock £1M Bonus
Shoosmiths LLP has added £1 million ($1.33 million) to its firmwide bonus pool after it hit a target on use of artificial intelligence by its workforce more than four months ahead of schedule.
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December 17, 2025
Legal Services Board Eyes Smarter Regulation In 2026
The Legal Services Board opened a consultation on Wednesday on plans to revise how it oversees the performance of the solicitors' watchdog and the seven other front-line legal services regulators, in a move aimed at sharpening its effectiveness and delivering better value for money.
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December 16, 2025
UK Government Will Legislate To Reverse PACCAR
The U.K. government announced plans Wednesday to introduce legislation to resolve the uncertainty around third-party litigation funding in the aftermath of the U.K. Supreme Court's PACCAR decision, ending months of speculation.
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December 16, 2025
Legal Ombudsman Faces Backlash Over Budget Increase
The Law Society said Tuesday it had urged the legal ombudsman to focus on tackling its existing backlog instead of trying to do a full overhaul of its system in a consultation on budget proposals that closed on the same day.
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December 16, 2025
Taylor Wessing Plans Growth After Alliance Changes
Taylor Wessing's European offices left out of the firm's planned merger with Winston & Strawn LLP said they would work with the future American‑British firm as part of a push to become a "European legal services powerhouse."
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December 23, 2025
Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Kirkland Pair For London Office
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP said Tuesday that it has hired two new partners from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in London, boosting the firm's private equity and tax capabilities as it continues to expand in the City.
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December 16, 2025
Employment Tribunal Case Backlog Tops Half A Million
The backlog of open cases at the Employment Tribunal rose nearly 12% over the past year after it hit 515,000 in the third quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.
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December 16, 2025
5 Questions For Clyde & Co.'s James Roberts
James Roberts' father was a Red Arrows pilot, but the Clyde & Co. LLP team leader says that he wanted a career for himself that was more down to earth, particularly given his fear of heights. Roberts has instead climbed to head up the professional practices group of the law firm.
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December 16, 2025
Haynes Boone Moves To Larger London Office To Fuel Growth
Haynes Boone said Tuesday that it has relocated to a bigger office in London's financial district to support further growth of the business as it prepares to enter its 10th year in the capital.
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December 16, 2025
Gannons Sued Over Advice To Advertising Biz On Settlement
An advertising business has sued Gannons at a London court, alleging that its dispute with a shareholder escalated to arbitration after the law firm failed to help properly exercise an option to buy shares under a settlement deal.
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December 15, 2025
Cadwalader Promotes 7 To Partner In London, NY
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership, with those from its offices in London and New York representing the latest class of newly minted partners.
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December 15, 2025
Winston, Taylor Eye Spring Launch For $1.75B Merged Firm
Taylor Wessing said Monday it has agreed to merge with U.S. firm Winston & Strawn to form a new transatlantic business with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion.
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December 15, 2025
Broadfield Denies Liability For Botched £10M Property Deal
Broadfield Law has hit back against a £10 million ($13.4 million) negligence claim over a botched property transaction, arguing it cannot be held liable for the actions of its predecessor.