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October 17, 2025
5 Questions For Excello Law COO Jo Losty
London law firms are chasing talent with seemingly ever-increasing salaries, and here Excello Law's Jo Losty tells Law360 that there is room in the legal profession for an alternative to the traditional partnership model.
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October 17, 2025
The Revolving Door: US Firms Swap London Heavyweights
Over the past week, Morgan Lewis expanded its life sciences and regulatory practice with a senior hire from Arnold & Porter, Paul Hastings lost top lawyers to White & Case and Milbank, and Gibson Dunn strengthened its energy and infrastructure M&A team with the addition of a partner from Latham & Watkins.
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October 16, 2025
UK Firm Macfarlanes Hires Ex-Mayer Brown Innovation Lead
London-based law firm Macfarlanes LLP announced on Wednesday the hiring of Mayer Brown LLP's former head of innovation in Europe to lead its software-developing lawtech department.
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October 16, 2025
White & Case Names 45 New Partners In Promotions Round
White & Case LLP said Thursday that it has promoted 45 lawyers from across the globe to its partnership, with its office in London accounting for a fifth of the cohort.
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October 16, 2025
Dentons Introduces Domestic Abuse Policy To Aid Employees
Dentons has unveiled a new policy to extend support to staff who are experiencing domestic abuse.
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October 16, 2025
SRA Knew Of SSB Risks Years Before Firm's Fall, Report Says
The Solicitors Regulation Authority was aware of risks to consumers connected with SSB Group Ltd.'s bulk cavity wall insulation claims as early as January 2019, yet only deemed the firm financially distressed in October 2023 — just months before its collapse.
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October 16, 2025
EPO Says Lawyers Can Act In Disputes For Firms They Lead
An appeals panel at the European Patent Office has said that lawyers can represent their firms in disputes, even if they are simultaneously managing the legal entity that they represent.
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October 16, 2025
Barrister Gains Chance To Revive Disability Claim
A barrister who accused the head of an English criminal set of bullying in a disability discrimination claim was granted a chance on Thursday to challenge the ruling that he cannot sue because he was not disabled.
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October 23, 2025
White & Case Hires 2 Tax Pros From Paul Hastings In London
White & Case has boosted its global tax practice by hiring two new partners from Paul Hastings in London.
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October 16, 2025
UK Monthly Legal Industry Revenue Hits 2nd Lowest In 2025
The U.K. legal industry posted in 2025 the second-lowest monthly revenue figure it has recorded amid a typical seasonal performance and sluggishness in the country's economy, official statistics revealed Thursday.
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October 16, 2025
Broadfield Rolls Out AI Platform Harvey Across Global Offices
Broadfield revealed Thursday that it selected the legal platform Harvey to power its technology-services delivery model, becoming the latest law firm to adopt the growing artificial intelligence tool.
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October 15, 2025
SRA Faces Sanctions Over Mishandling Of Law Firm Collapse
The Legal Services Board launched enforcement action Thursday against the solicitors' watchdog for allegedly mishandling serious complaints about SSB Group Ltd., which collapsed in 2024 leaving many clients to face thousands of pounds in legal costs.
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October 15, 2025
King & Spalding Opens In Sydney With Int'l Employment Pro
King & Spalding LLP announced Wednesday that it is opening an office in Australia under the leadership of its global human capital and compliance practice head, supported by a team of attorneys who advise on corporate transactions, energy and infrastructure projects, complex global workforce matters and high-stakes disputes.
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October 15, 2025
Football Association Taps Meena Botros As New GC
The English Football Association has taken on a senior lawyer from the England & Wales Cricket Board to oversee legal affairs as its new general counsel.
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October 15, 2025
Clifford Chance Looks To Go West With California Office
Clifford Chance LLP is exploring further expansion in the U.S., including potential new offices in California and North Carolina, as it aims to increase its revenue from the world's largest legal market.
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October 15, 2025
Ex-Clerk Must Repay £220K For Role In Legal Aid Fraud
A London judge on Wednesday ordered a former legal clerk to hand over more than £220,000 ($294,000) following his convictions for leading a scheme to make bogus legal aid claims for criminal defense costs worth over £12.5 million.
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October 15, 2025
Ex-Trainee Barred For Helping Brother Flee Murder Rap In UK
A former trainee solicitor at a law firm in northwest England has been barred from working for another legal business after she helped her brother flee the U.K. so that he could avoid being prosecuted for the murder of a teenager, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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October 15, 2025
Tokyo Office Shake-Ups For O'Melveny, A&O Shearman
O'Melveny & Myers LLP is in the process of closing its Tokyo office as its only Japan partner prepares to retire.
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October 15, 2025
Axiom Ince Staffer Wins £21K For Unfair Dismissal
A former executive assistant at Axiom Ince is entitled to claim more than £21,000 ($28,060) in compensation, a tribunal has ruled, as it said that the law firm breached his employment contract by firing him without giving him three months' notice.
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October 14, 2025
Email Warning Provides Rare Sight Into SFO Record-Keeping
Revelations that a Serious Fraud Office official instructed investigators to be wary of putting their concerns about a case in email illustrates how attritional fights over disclosure shaped the agency's approach at a time when it was under intense scrutiny over its handling of evidence.
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October 14, 2025
Burford Targets Spanish Firms With Madrid Expansion
Burford Capital said Tuesday that it has hired a senior arbitration professional to drive its expansion in Spain and beyond, as it pursues minority investments in Spanish law firms to meet rising demand for legal financing.
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October 14, 2025
Ex-Mishcon De Reya Partner Can't Save Whistleblowing Claim
A former partner at Mishcon de Reya LLP has failed to revive his whistleblowing claim, as a London tribunal ruled there was no prospect of overturning its earlier decision that the claim could not be brought under British employment law.
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October 21, 2025
Bird & Bird Hires 1st Damages Head From FTI
Bird & Bird LLP has hired its first head of valuations and damages in its London office from FTI Consulting, a new role to help clients make assessments about awards and payouts at an early stage of intellectual property litigation.
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October 14, 2025
Pinsent, BCLP Among 18 Firms On TfL's £120M Legal Panel
A group of 18 law firms including Addleshaw Goddard, BCLP and Pinsent will provide legal services to Transport for London and other bodies within the capital's local government authority under a contract worth up to £120 million ($159 million).
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October 14, 2025
Apple Can't Appeal £853M CPO Funding Deal At UK Top Court
The U.K.'s top court has refused Apple permission to challenge the approval of an £853 million ($1.1 billion) collective action against the technology giant alleging it concealed problems with iPhone batteries.