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May 20, 2026
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Wednesday that it has moved to a larger office in Milan as it continues to expand its Italian practice.
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May 20, 2026
A senior tax barrister cheated the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) through a series of "elaborate arrangements," a prosecutor said on the first day of the lawyer's criminal trial on Wednesday.
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May 20, 2026
Knights said on Wednesday that it expects to report that revenue has exceeded £200 million ($268 million) for the first time and that profits have hit an all-time high when it releases its financial results later in 2026, driven by organic growth and acquisitions of other law firms.
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May 19, 2026
Italy-based Lexroom.ai, which offers an artificial intelligence-based legal research tool for civil law markets, announced Tuesday it has closed a $50 million Series B round, eight months after its Series A raise.
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May 19, 2026
Stilta, a Stockholm-based artificial intelligence company working in patent litigation, announced Tuesday the raising of $10.5 million in funding.
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May 19, 2026
A former criminal law specialist at a firm in northeast England has been barred from practicing after he deliberately directed a client to pay into his personal bank account more than £5,000 ($6,698) intended for his firm in legal fees.
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May 19, 2026
Boodle Hatfield LLP said Tuesday that its revenue has come close to the £50 million ($67 million) mark for the first time, reporting a 14.9% rise in annual turnover as its focus on private capital clients continued to fuel growth.
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May 19, 2026
Litigation funder Innsworth told the High Court on Tuesday that the distribution of a £200 million ($268 million) settlement from a U.K. mass claim against Mastercard is "illogical" and "flawed" in the first case to test a Competition Appeal Tribunal settlement decision.
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May 19, 2026
The Law Society warned Tuesday that the legal ombudsman's proposal to improve complaints handling standards across the sector risks failing to deliver meaningful change without a clear plan to get the weakest-performing firms to adopt its model.
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May 19, 2026
The Bar Standards Board said Tuesday that it has appointed four new members to join its board during 2026, including Sara Lawson KC, the former general counsel of the Serious Fraud Office.
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May 19, 2026
Minster Law has promoted its head of digital product delivery to the new role of director of technology and digital platforms, reflecting the part new tools will play in strengthening services to clients and supporting the future growth of the firm.
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May 18, 2026
The Law Society on Monday called for greater clarity on legal protections for lawyers sharing client information in connection with economic crime investigations, saying that solicitors have been cautious divulging details despite landmark reforms designed to combat dirty money.
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May 18, 2026
Kazakh miner ENRC urged a London judge on Monday to "adopt a tender approach" to decide how much compensation it should receive from the Serious Fraud Office and Dechert LLP after the agency's botched bribery and corruption probe.
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May 18, 2026
Kirkland & Ellis LLP said on Monday that it has boosted its antitrust team in London and Brussels with the appointment of four partners from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
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May 18, 2026
The City of London Law Society pushed back on Monday against plans by the solicitors' watchdog to raise fees by almost 30%, arguing that the regulator is asking solicitors to bankroll reforms after its own failings.
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May 18, 2026
An employment judge has been reprimanded after he refused to provide a breath sample when police stopped him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
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May 18, 2026
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP said Monday that it has hired a team of five lawyers from Dechert LLP in Paris to continue its international expansion in life sciences and healthcare technology.
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May 18, 2026
Womble Bond Dickinson has beaten claims that it gave negligent advice which caused a £126 million ($169 million) apartment redevelopment deal to collapse, as a London court ruled on Monday that the firm's guidance was "reasonable and accurate."
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May 18, 2026
Moore Barlow reported record revenue of almost £45 million ($60 million) in its latest financial results on Monday, as talks continue over the firm's potential acquisition by Knights PLC.
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May 18, 2026
The Bar Standards Board has become the first major legal services regulator in England and Wales to issue detailed guidance on lawyers' use of artificial intelligence, warning barristers on Monday to treat agentic AI systems as high risk and approach them with "absolute caution."
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May 15, 2026
The past week in London has seen singer Rita Ora be sued by her management company, the billionaire Gertner brothers file a part 8 claim and Stephenson Harwood lodge a debt claim against a member of the Bulgari jewelry dynasty. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 15, 2026
AmTrust persuaded a court Friday to allow it to challenge a decision capping its bid to hold an insurer of two defunct law firms liable for £15 million ($20 million) paid out under a failed litigation funding system.
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May 15, 2026
Irwin Mitchell LLP said Friday that it is winding down its volume wills service to focus on more complex private client matters, with "a small number" of partners exiting the firm as part of a broader shift to higher-value legal work.
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May 15, 2026
Several legal technology companies formed new partnerships across the industry this past week.
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May 15, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has recorded a 58% increase in misconduct reports over the last two years as it seeks higher fees to strengthen its capacity to regulate the profession and improve protection for consumers.