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August 27, 2026
Shuttered firm Albright Kendrick was ordered by a London judge Thursday to hand over all of its client files to its legal regulator.
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August 27, 2026
A consultancy specializing in legal services regulation led by a former general counsel at the solicitors' watchdog has expanded into financial services regulation as investors target law firms and the Financial Conduct Authority takes on a greater role in anti-money laundering supervision.
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August 27, 2026
Financial institutions need to manage a practical legal risk arising from intensified enforcement of China's anti-foreign sanctions law, a trade body for the sector said Thursday.
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August 26, 2026
The latest warning from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on artificial intelligence suggests that law firms cannot assume the paid-for tools they use are a safe alternative to open AI systems, signaling a tougher approach to confidentiality risks than that taken recently by a tribunal.
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August 26, 2026
Administrators for the car finance litigation funder Woodville are investigating whether the company lied to investors over the protection offered by insurance bonds, they said Wednesday.
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August 26, 2026
A former government caseworker has been suspended from legal practice after he misused an internal database to access confidential visa records linked to individuals he knew personally while he was working as a trainee solicitor at a law firm.
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August 26, 2026
So far in 2026, judges at the High Court have narrowed extensive diesel emissions claims, determined how a landmark class action settlement should be divided and redrawn the boundaries of privilege.
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August 26, 2026
A London court ruled Wednesday that a group of property investors can't extend a limitation deadline to sue a formerly defunct law firm because they waited too long to act after it was restored to the public register.
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September 02, 2026
CMS has hired a new partner from Clifford Chance LLP in London amid growing demand for competition and regulatory advice in the technology sector.
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August 26, 2026
A solicitor has been reprimanded and ordered to pay £39,000 ($53,056) in costs after a tribunal found he had breached his duties as a compliance officer by submitting a number of inaccurate insurance forms for more than five years.
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August 25, 2026
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, which is behind the chatbot Claude, has appointed a new general counsel, with her predecessor moving into a role coordinating with international governments.
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August 25, 2026
McDermott Will & Schulte said Tuesday it has organized its first retreat for trainees in its European offices after holding a similar firmwide event for associates, a move to help them build relationships across the business.
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August 25, 2026
Legal artificial intelligence platform Legora said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google to bring its capabilities into the tech giant's newest AI assistant for legal practitioners.
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September 01, 2026
U.S. law firm Jones Day has said it expanded its corporate practice in Europe with the addition of a former Freshfields LLP mergers and acquisitions specialist in Munich, Germany.
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August 25, 2026
Regional law firm Gardner Leader LLP said Tuesday it is relocating to a larger office in Maidenhead to create additional capacity to expand its team amid a rise in demand.
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August 25, 2026
A former IT worker at Ashurst LLP has been barred from working for any firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority without the watchdog's permission after he took a laptop belonging to his former employer for personal use without the firm's consent.
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August 25, 2026
A solicitor struck off for dishonesty and practicing without valid insurance failed Tuesday in his bid to return to the profession, after a tribunal reasoned that he had not demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation or exceptional circumstances warranting his restoration to the roll.
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August 24, 2026
Mayer Brown International LLP said Monday that it appointed a new chief people and talent officer from Ropes & Gray LLP, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the sector a year after the firm launched a revamped hiring strategy.
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August 24, 2026
A technology specialist at the Ministry of Justice is set to become chief executive of England and Wales' court operator, after recently overseeing efforts to improve digital growth across the U.K. justice system.
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August 24, 2026
Freeths LLP has hired a new chief technology officer from global audit and consulting business Forvis Mazars LLP to advance its strategy around artificial intelligence and other technology as it looks to enhance its services to clients.
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August 24, 2026
A former DLA Piper employee will have to wait until 2028 for her harassment and discrimination claim to be heard, a London employment judge said Monday.
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August 24, 2026
Clarke Willmott LLP has expanded its services for corporate and private clients by acquiring Latitude Law, a specialist immigration firm in northwest England.
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August 21, 2026
Coty Inc., a publicly traded beauty company, has announced it will give its Chief Legal Officer Kristin Blazewicz a bonus of nearly $1.28 million, paying half in June 2027 and half in June 2028, subject to her continued employment.
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August 21, 2026
Fletchers Group said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Moore Barlow LLP's clinical negligence, personal injury and major trauma businesses, as the private equity-backed firm continues its acquisition-driven expansion across England and Wales.
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August 21, 2026
Landmark reforms that hand prosecutors powerful new artificial intelligence tools could ease the disclosure burdens on investigators in economic crime cases but will likely also shift the battlelines with defense lawyers, experts say.