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July 03, 2025
Linklaters' Innovation Chief Exits As AI Role Evolves
Linklaters LLP said Thursday that its head of technology and AI will be leaving the firm, as legal outfits continue to refine their approaches to artificial intelligence amid rapid technological change.
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July 03, 2025
London Law Firm To Pay Ex-Staffer £64K In Lost Earnings
A London employment tribunal has ordered Linkilaw to pay its former senior solicitor almost £64,000 ($87,500) after the firm failed to pay her wages and other compensation.
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July 02, 2025
FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire
FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
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July 09, 2025
MoFo Bags HSF Kramer Leveraged Finance Partner In London
Morrison Foerster has hired a borrowing specialist as a partner to join its finance and private equity groups team in London as the firm responds to "building momentum" in the market.
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July 02, 2025
UK To Inject £20M Annually Into Legal Aid After 30 Years
The government said Wednesday that it will inject an additional £20 million ($27 million) a year into housing and immigration legal aid — the first major funding boost in nearly 30 years.
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July 02, 2025
Boodle Hatfield Hits Record Revenues Of £43M
Boodle Hatfield LLP said Wednesday that it has recorded its highest ever revenue total of more than £43 million ($58.5 million), fueled by strong performance across the firm, particularly in private client and tax.
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July 02, 2025
CCRC Chief Resigns Amid Criticism Over Justice Failures
The head of the body that investigates miscarriages of justice has resigned after 12 years following criticism over damning findings about the mishandling of historic convictions.
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July 02, 2025
Judge Fights 'Secret Soundings' In Judicial Selection
Failing to give aspiring judges a right of reply to anonymous comments made during the selection process undermines the fairness of the exercise and public confidence in the judiciary, a district court judge argued to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.
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July 02, 2025
London Partner Moves Surge 30% In 1st Half Of 2025
Partner moves in London's legal market surged by 30% in the first half of 2025, driven in part by the collapse of Memery Crystal and ongoing defections from A&O Shearman, according to data released Wednesday by a legal recruitment consultancy.
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July 02, 2025
Fletchers Acquires Shoosmiths' Serious Injury Practice
Private equity-backed Fletchers Solicitors said Wednesday it has bought the serious injury unit of rival Shoosmiths LLP, continuing a series of high-profile deals for the claimant law firm.
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July 02, 2025
Paralegal Wins £46K After Quitting To Avoid SRA Rules Breach
A paralegal has won more than £45,000 ($61,000) after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed by a London law firm, following months in which he felt pressured to work under the supervision of a solicitor banned by the profession's regulator.
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July 02, 2025
Freshfields To Equip Trainees For AI Era With Degree
Freshfields LLP said Wednesday that it is giving its next generation of lawyers the opportunity to study for a master's degree in law and technology, the first of its kind to be offered by a law firm.
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July 01, 2025
Judge's Case To Shine Light On Secretive Selection Process
A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.
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July 01, 2025
Charles Russell Speechlys Selects Harvey After 'AI Bake-Off'
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Tuesday that its lawyers and legal professionals will be using Harvey's artificial intelligence platform to support their work after the firm ran a "bake-off" to find a new AI provider.
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July 01, 2025
CILEX Says Equal Pay Rules Should Cover Race, Disability
The legal executives' trade group said Tuesday that employers should report pay gap data for race and disability as well as gender, offering an alternative to pursuing costly, lengthy and complex discrimination claims.
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July 01, 2025
LSB Chief Exec Departing After Less Than A Year In Role
The Legal Services Board said Tuesday that its chief executive will step down this summer for personal reasons — the second senior departure in four months following the sudden resignation of its chair in February.
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July 01, 2025
Crowell & Moring Hires IP Team From Dentons In London
Crowell & Moring said Tuesday it has hired a new U.K. intellectual property chief as part of a team of eight lawyers it has recruited from Dentons in London.
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July 01, 2025
Saudi Embassy Waived Immunity To Legal Claim, Staffer Says
A former worker at the Saudi Arabian embassy in London urged the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to overturn a finding that it had not waived its state immunity in an employment claim brought by the woman.
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July 01, 2025
Linklaters Continues US Growth With NY Capital Markets Atty
Linklaters LLP has brought on the former co-head of Proskauer Rose LLP's capital markets group as a capital markets and mergers and acquisitions partner in New York.
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July 01, 2025
Female, Minority Barristers Earn Far Less Than White Men
Female and ethnic minority barristers still earn significantly less than their white and male counterparts, even when practitioners of similar seniority and practice areas are compared, according to a report published Tuesday.
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July 01, 2025
Fieldfisher Sets Up In Portugal With Lisbon, Porto Offices
Fieldfisher said Tuesday that it has opened for business in Portugal with two offices and almost 70 staff members as it continues to strengthen its presence in Europe.
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July 01, 2025
HSF Kramer Sets NQ Pay At £145K In London After Merger
Newly qualified lawyers in HSF Kramer's London office have seen their base salaries increased to £145,000 ($199,420), one month after the merger between Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP went live.
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July 01, 2025
Ashurst's Revenue Tops £1B For First Time
Ashurst LLP said Tuesday that its revenue has passed £1 billion ($1.38 billion) for the first time in the firm's history and that partner profits have also hit a new high in a ninth consecutive year of growth.
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June 30, 2025
DWF, TLT Claim Spots On £35M Met Police Panel
DWF LLP and TLT LLP are among five law firms that have been approved to provide legal advice to police forces and other public organizations under a framework agreement worth up to £35 million ($48 million) over the next four years.
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June 30, 2025
Linklaters Extends Disputes Practice To Dubai
Linklaters said Monday that it has expanded its disputes practice with a new presence in Dubai, recruiting the team's chief from a project linked to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.