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September 16, 2025
Pogust Goodhead Reshuffles Team Leading £36B BHP Case
Pogust Goodhead has had to reshuffle its team on the BHP class action trial after its lead lawyer on the £36 billion ($49 billion) claim moved to another case and the partner overseeing its Dieselgate litigation left the firm.
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September 16, 2025
Michelmores Adds Regulatory Disputes Pro In London
Michelmores LLP said it has strengthened its financial services and securities litigation capabilities with the hiring of commercial and regulatory disputes expert Jennifer Morrissey as a partner in its London office.
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September 16, 2025
Freeths Reports Record £166.8M Turnover, 13% Rise In Profit
Freeths LLP said on Tuesday that its turnover rose by almost 15% to £166.8 million ($227.4 million) in the last financial year as it pursues expansion and focuses on inclusive and sustainable business practices.
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September 16, 2025
Barrister Faces BSB Probe Over Fake Case From ChatGPT
A barrister who allegedly misled a tribunal by submitting a fictitious case generated by ChatGPT has been referred to the Bar Standards Board.
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September 15, 2025
Lawyer Ordered To Pay £20K For 'Delusional' Tribunal Claims
A London employment tribunal has ordered a lawyer to pay Medway Council £20,000 ($27,200) in costs for "vexatiously, abusively, disruptively and unreasonably" conducting meritless proceedings against the local authority.
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September 15, 2025
Firm Sues To Claw Back £1M Over Failed Property Sale
A law firm has launched legal action to force a woman to repay almost £1.1 million ($1.5 million) that it alleges she pocketed after convincing the firm to help her sell a property that she didn't own.
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September 15, 2025
Ex-Simmons Partner Sues Labour For Blocking Council Bid
A former Simmons & Simmons LLP tax partner has sued the Labour Party after it blocked his bid for election to a local council in south London, telling a court that the rejection of his candidacy was unlawful.
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September 15, 2025
Kingsley Napley Bags Private Client Pro To Head Tax Desk
Kingsley Napley LLP said Monday that it has hired Paul Davidoff to head its international tax desk as the firm deals with a surge in work connected with tax and trusts amid an exodus of high-net-worth individuals from Britain.
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September 15, 2025
IP Law Firm Powell Gilbert Launches Germany Office
Powell Gilbert LLP said Monday that its new office in the German city of Düsseldorf is now fully operational and will serve "as a continental European hub" for the European intellectual property law firm.
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September 15, 2025
HSF Kramer Eyes AI To Speed US Growth After Merger
Just over 100 days since it was created, HSF Kramer says the transatlantic merger is helping to boost its market share in the U.S. Here, the chair and senior partner of the firm talks to Law360 about investing in artificial intelligence as its use expands in the legal industry.
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September 12, 2025
The Revolving Door: 2 Exit Squire Patton For Fladgate, Crowell
Over the past week, Fladgate hired disputes partners from Withers and Squire Patton Boggs, Crowell & Moring brought on a finance pro, also from Squire, and CMS picked up an infrastructure partner from A&O.
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September 12, 2025
Inflated Hours Case Exposes Cracks In Firms' Billing Practices
The disbarment of a former Irwin Mitchell LLP lawyer for inflating billable hours exposes flaws in the model, lawyers say, as AI begins to undermine its relevance. Here, lawyers talk to Law360 about the shortcomings of the billable hour practice.
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September 12, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.
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September 12, 2025
Barrister Disbarred Over False Claims About Oxford Degree
A London legal disciplinary tribunal disbarred a King's Counsel barrister on Friday for falsely claiming that he had studied medicine at the University of Oxford when he applied for tenancy at a chambers in 2013.
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September 12, 2025
Travelers Sued For £5.8M Client Funds Lost In Axiom Collapse
A property buyer has sued Travelers for a £5.8 million ($7.9 million) insurance payout under its policy with Axiom Ince, telling a London court that the company had misappropriated his payment for an apartment before collapsing into administration.
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September 12, 2025
MoJ Seeks New LSB Chair Amid Leadership Shake-Up
The Ministry of Justice has launched a campaign to recruit a new chair of the Legal Services Board, more than six months after the last person in the position stepped down midway through his first term.
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September 12, 2025
UK Legal Revenue Soars 7.9% In July Despite Flat Economy
The U.K. legal industry generated £4.87 billion ($6.6 billion) in revenue in July — its second-highest monthly figure in 2025 — defying broader economic and services sector trends, according to official statistics published on Friday.
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September 11, 2025
Clifford Chance Hires Ex-Fried Frank PE Partner In NY
Clifford Chance LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a private equity partner in New York who spent the past two decades at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
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September 11, 2025
Mayer Brown Adds 6 To Projects And Infrastructure Team
Mayer Brown LLP announced Wednesday that it has welcomed six attorneys to its projects and infrastructure group, including two partners from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Vinson & Elkins LLP.
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September 11, 2025
Sullivan & Cromwell Leaders Eye Steady Growth In London
After adding two restructuring and corporate partners in London, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has no plans to slow down over the next few years as it continues to build its operations in the capital, two of the firm's leaders told Law360.
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September 11, 2025
Ex-Ashurst Partner Barred By SDT Over Sexual Misconduct
A London legal disciplinary tribunal has barred a former Ashurst Madrid partner from practicing at an English solicitors firm after finding that it had jurisdiction to make a ruling against him.
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September 11, 2025
SRA Fines Law Firms Over Absent AML Client Risk Checks
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a law firm £13,690 ($18,570) and another £4,282 over their eight-year-long failure to assess the money laundering risk of clients, damaging public trust in the solicitors' profession.
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September 11, 2025
British American Tobacco Names Regulatory Head New GC
British American Tobacco said Thursday that it was promoting its current director of corporate and regulatory affairs to the post of general counsel after 18 years at the company.
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September 11, 2025
Saudi Embassy Worker Wins Appeal Over State Immunity
An appeals court overturned on Thursday a ruling that the Saudi Arabian embassy in London is immune from a former worker's tribunal claim, holding that her role was not close enough to the exercise of sovereign authority.
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September 11, 2025
No New Judges As Employment Bill Nears Passage Into Law
The Ministry of Justice has admitted that it has so far drawn a blank in its push to recruit new employment judges in 2025, despite concerns that the Employment Rights Bill could trigger a surge in claims.