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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.
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October 14, 2025
Labour Defends Denial Of Ex-Simmons Partner's Council Bid
The Labour Party has defended its rejection of the candidacy for election to a local council of a former partner at Simmons & Simmons, telling a London court that its decision was lawful under a longstanding selection process.
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October 14, 2025
Legora's AI Gains Ground With 1st Italian Law Firm Deal
Swedish legal AI provider Legora has signed its first Italian law firm, marking another step in its expansion across the emerging transatlantic legal AI market.
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October 21, 2025
MoFo Hires Wilson Sonsini Fintech Pro In London
Morrison Foerster LLP has added a financial services partner from Wilson Sonsini to its London office as it continues to expand its cross border fintech and regulatory capabilities.
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October 13, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Head Rebuked For £54K Client Fund Shortfall
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rebuked a former director of One Legal Services Ltd. over unpaid disbursements and a shortfall in a client account of approximately £54,000 ($72,000), the latest senior figure from the defunct law firm to be sanctioned.
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October 13, 2025
To Whom It May Concern: Law Society Bins 'Dear Sirs'
The Law Society has told lawyers to stop addressing people as "Dear Sirs" in correspondence because the gendered greeting is no longer appropriate or representative of today's diverse society.
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October 13, 2025
Excello, Freeths Join Leicester Uni's New Real Estate Panel
The University of Leicester has appointed Excello Law, Freeths and two other law firms to advise the academic institution on property matters, the first time it has established a dedicated real estate legal panel.
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October 13, 2025
Hamlins Pro Faces SDT For Contempt Threat Against Reporter
The solicitors' regulator accused a Hamlins LLP partner at a London tribunal on Monday of improperly threatening to bring contempt proceedings against a journalist in a case over alleged corruption.
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October 13, 2025
Paris Smith Denies £1.4M Negligence Claim Over Soured Deal
Paris Smith has denied allegations of negligence and breach of duty brought by a former client as the law firm said it could not have foreseen the property developer's change in plans for the development on which it advised them.
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October 13, 2025
LSB Looks At Who Can Litigate After Shock Mazur Ruling
England's legal oversight regulator said Monday that it is reviewing guidance issued by regulators and representative bodies before a shock ruling that has left law firms in limbo by casting doubt on what litigation work can be carried out by nonqualified employees.
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October 13, 2025
Irwin Mitchell Raises NQ Salaries To Up To £78K In London
Irwin Mitchell LLP has increased the salaries of its emerging talent, with newly qualified solicitors in its London office now earning up to £78,000 ($104,000), depending on their area of practice.
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October 12, 2025
Pogust Can't Step Back From Lead Role On Dieselgate Trial
Pogust Goodhead must continue co-leading claims made by millions of drivers of diesel vehicles against car manufacturers after a High Court judge refused to grant the firm's application to step aside from the case that heads to trial on Monday.
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October 10, 2025
Freshfields Unveils Risk Group To Tackle Client Challenges
Freshfields LLP said it has launched a global strategic risk management practice to help put its clients in the strongest position to exploit strategic business opportunities in a climate driven by geopolitical shifts, sustainability issues and the rise of new technology.
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October 10, 2025
Pogust's Turmoil Prompts Questions About Firm's Funding
Pogust Goodhead is grappling with an existential crisis that highlights the risks law firms face when relying on less traditional third-party funding, as it faces a high-stakes leadership transition, mounting financial pressures and uncertainty around its linchpin £36 billion ($48 billion) case.
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October 10, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Paddington Bear's creators and Studio Canal sue the company behind Spitting Image, Blackpool Football Club's former owner Owen Oyston bring a fresh claim against the club, and Mishcon de Reya sue a Saudi investment group.
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October 10, 2025
Injury Pro Barred For False Claim Over Client Records
A former solicitor at a law firm in central England has been banned from practicing after he failed to disclose crucial medical records and filed a misleading witness statement in a personal injury claim.
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October 10, 2025
Kennedys' Rekha Cooke On The FCA Senior Managers Regime
Rekha Cooke, a partner at Kennedys, talks about the Financial Conduct Authority's reforms of the senior managers regime, telling Law360 that businesses should treat the reforms as a reason to strengthen their internal controls.
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October 10, 2025
The Revolving Door: Pinsent Lures Ashurst Markets Head
Over the past week, Pinsent Masons strengthened its London office with Ashurst's head of capital markets, Mayer Brown hired a corporate and equity specialist from Goodwin, and Orrick appointed four partners from Cadwalader. Here, Law360 looks at these and more of the week's most notable lateral hires around the U.K.
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October 10, 2025
Burges Salmon, HSF, Pinsent To Aid Nuclear Waste Programs
Burges Salmon, HSF Kramer and Pinsent Masons have been appointed by a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to provide legal support on its infrastructure and development programs.
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October 10, 2025
Agent Blames Law Firm For Bungled £1.1M Property Sale
An agent has blamed a law firm for a bungled £1.1 million ($1.5 million) real estate deal that ended with the lawyers settling a negligence case, as she denied allegations that she intentionally tried to sell a property she did not have the rights to.
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October 09, 2025
Greenberg Traurig's Singapore Office Gains 6 More Attys
Greenberg Traurig LLP announced on Wednesday that its Singapore location has added the former leader of Simmons & Simmons LLP's Asian investment funds practice, along with five other attorneys.