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November 28, 2025
Mishcon Trials AI Interview Recruitment Technology
Mishcon de Reya said Friday it will pilot a new artificial-intelligence screening tool for its 2026 U.K. graduate recruitment cycle amid the growing adoption of the technology in the legal sector.
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November 28, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the National Crime Agency target an Azerbaijan politician and a subsidiary of Withers over a disputed £50 million ($66 million) property portfolio, the eldest son of a British aristocratic family challenge the trustees of their multimillion-pound estate, and a sports lawyer suspected of dishonesty face action by the Solicitors Regulation Authority following his firm's closure.
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November 28, 2025
Bar Council, BSB Team Up To Enforce Anti-Harassment Rules
The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board have formed a joint steering group to implement recommendations from an independent review that found a culture of "impunity" and "collusive bystanding" around bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar.
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November 28, 2025
Solicitors Face Rising Threat Levels, Law Society Warns
Threats, abuse and intimidation against solicitors have surged over the past year, as half of legal professionals or their organizations have reported incidents, according to research by the Law Society published on Friday.
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November 28, 2025
Orrick Hires 4 Corporate Lawyers From Norton Rose In Munich
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired a group of four lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright in Germany to boost its services to clients in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
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November 28, 2025
UK Budget Lowers Apprentice Costs For Smaller Law Firms
Small and midsized law firms in England were given a welcome boost when the chancellor revealed in her Budget statement a new funding plan to make apprenticeships for under-25s "completely free" for smaller enterprises, although legal recruiters point to unresolved questions over age restrictions.
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November 27, 2025
Former Top Prosecutors Back Judge-Only Fraud Trials
Radical reforms dispensing with jury trials for complex fraud and many other criminal cases may be the only way to stop the justice system from collapsing under its own weight, former chief prosecutors have told Law360.
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November 27, 2025
Osborne Pro Fights To Reverse SDT's Zahawi SLAPPs Ruling
An Osborne Clarke partner urged a court on Thursday to overturn a ruling by a disciplinary tribunal that he had wrongly attempted to prevent a tax policy journalist from disclosing that he was being threatened with a defamation claim by former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi.
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November 27, 2025
Barrister Says Hacker's Negligence Claims Are Baseless
A barrister has denied claims that he negligently gave advice to a former chief technology officer who was found guilty of hacking a previous employer, arguing that the cyberattacker's arguments were simply bad law and weren't going to succeed.
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November 27, 2025
LSB Proposes Framework To Boost Diversity In Legal Sector
The Legal Services Board launched a public consultation on Thursday into a draft policy statement aimed at driving greater equality, diversity and inclusion within the legal sector.
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November 27, 2025
SRA Issues Scams Alert As Solicitors' Firm Hit By Fraud
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a warning after scammers used a law firm's name and credentials to set up a fraudulent website offering help with bringing claims over housing disrepair.
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November 27, 2025
Bar Council Flags AI Pitfalls After High Court Rebuke
The Bar Council has updated its ethics guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence at the bar after the High Court issued a sharp reminder earlier this year of the dangers of lawyers relying on the technology in court.
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November 26, 2025
Aston Bond Denies Negligence In £2M Property Deal Clash
A law firm has hit back against a £1.9 million ($2.5 million) negligence claim from two former clients, saying that it should not be held responsible for the clients' settlement decisions and that the claim was filed too late.
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November 26, 2025
Law Firms Spared Partnership Tax Grab In UK Budget
The absence of a rumored increase in national insurance contributions for limited liability partnerships in the chancellor's U.K. budget statement on Wednesday suggested that the proposal might have been quietly shelved after heavy lobbying from the legal sector.
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November 26, 2025
White & Case Promotes 14 Lawyers To Local Partner Roles
White & Case said Wednesday that it has elevated 14 lawyers from across the globe to local partner, a position that the law firm offers in certain regions and locations as a step toward admission into its partnership.
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November 26, 2025
Earnings Gap Between Male And Female Barristers Widens
The body that represents barristers has disclosed persistent and widening gender pay gaps across nearly all career stages and practice areas as it published its annual report for 2025 on gross earnings for self-employed lawyers.
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November 26, 2025
Weil Elects 17 New Partners In US, Europe
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has elected 17 lawyers to join its partnership as part of a wider round of promotions in which the firm has also boosted its counsel numbers.
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December 03, 2025
Morr & Co. Adds Private Client Services Pro From Bristol Firm
Morr & Co. has said it has hired a cross-border Spanish property and estates specialist as a partner, as it strengthens its international private client services team in the face of growing demand.
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November 26, 2025
Barrister Disbarred For Misleading Client In Fees Scheme
A tribunal has ordered a barrister to be disbarred after it found that he had deceived a client into paying fees for legal work to a bank account in his name, the Bar Standards Board said Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025
Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP has elevated 18 attorneys to partner, two shy of last year's class.
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November 25, 2025
NCA Files Claim Against Withers, Tycoon Over £50M Trust
The National Crime Agency has filed a High Court claim against a politician and tycoon and a subsidiary of Withers amid a dispute over his £50 million ($66 million) London property portfolio, which is held in trust by the law firm.
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November 25, 2025
Osborne Clarke Names Lara Burch As UK Senior Partner
Osborne Clarke LLP has appointed the head of its office in Bristol as senior partner in the U.K., a new high point in a career at the firm that has spanned almost three decades.
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November 25, 2025
CILEX Wins Permission To Challenge Mazur Ruling
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has won permission to appeal against the ruling known as Mazur, which affirmed that legal executives and other unauthorized law firm staff could not conduct litigation, even with the supervision of a solicitor.
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November 25, 2025
Law Society Warns Of Litigation-Funding Risks After SSB Case
The Law Society has urged the professional watchdog to conduct "robust checks" on the stability of law firm financing to help avoid another SSB Group-style collapse, warning of the risk posed by the third-party litigation-funding model.
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December 02, 2025
Littleton Names Adam Solomon KC As Head Of Chambers
Littleton Chambers said Tuesday that Adam Solomon KC has been elected as its new head of chambers, as the London-based employment and commercial set embarks on the next phase in its history under a new leader.