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August 20, 2025
Knights Expands To Wales As Deals Spree Continues
Knights has acquired a Welsh law firm as it prepares to open an outpost in Cardiff later in 2025, its first permanent base outside England.
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August 19, 2025
Law Firms Silent As They Struggle To Close Partner Pay Gap
Half of the U.K.'s highest-earning law firms don't report on gender pay gaps among their partners, despite calls for them to do so since the regime was established eight years ago.
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August 19, 2025
Pogust Goodhead Secures New Funds Amid CEO Shift
Pogust Goodhead has secured additional money from Gramercy Funds Management LLC as its co-founder and chief executive has taken a leave of absence amid a fierce battle with BHP Group over a sprawling environmental class action.
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August 19, 2025
Nordic Private Equity Firm Axcel Unveils Swedish Legal Group
Nordic private equity firm Axcel said Tuesday that it has established a new legal services group with the acquisition of six Swedish business law firms.
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August 19, 2025
London Law Firm Fined Over 7-Year AML Oversight Failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a London law firm more than £8,600 ($11,600) for failing to properly document over seven years the level of risk of money laundering posed by clients.
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August 19, 2025
Bridgehaven Pens Deal To Support Solicitor Indemnity Market
British specialty insurer Bridgehaven has said it will support managing general agent Pen Underwriting and its solicitors' professional indemnity portfolio under a new partnership.
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August 19, 2025
Rosenblatt CEO Exits To Launch PE-Focused Advisory Firm
The chief executive of Rosenblatt Law Ltd. has stepped down to launch an advisory firm specializing in private equity investment in the legal industry, as deals-making momentum in the sector grows.
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August 19, 2025
Addleshaw Goddard's Revenues Top £500M For First Time
Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Tuesday that it has delivered record revenue of more than £500 million ($676 million) following contributions from all areas of the business.
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August 18, 2025
Opaque Bonus Policies Widen Gender Pay Gap In Law Firms
Opaque bonus processes and a tendency for women to specialize in lower-earning practices are hampering progress by law firms as they seek to close the more than 31% bonus pay-gap, experts say.
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August 18, 2025
Litigation Funder Burford Eyes Investments In US Law Firms
Burford Capital LLC, the world's largest litigation funder, is eyeing an investment model to put money directly in U.S. law firms after years of investing in U.S. lawsuits, its chief development officer told Law360 Pulse.
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August 18, 2025
Law360's 2025 UK Law Firm Gender Pay Gap Report
Law360 has collected and analyzed the gender pay-gap reports from more than 100 top law firms in the U.K. and compiled that data into a new tool, revealing that male employees typically earned 26% more than their female colleagues in 2024. Check out our analysis of the findings in the coverage below.
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August 18, 2025
Litigation Funder Burford Eyes Minority Stakes In UK Firms
A leading third-party litigation funder is seeking minority investments in U.K. law firms, as organizations look to grow without giving up control to private equity investors.
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August 18, 2025
Magistrate Reprimanded For Delayed Case Disclosure
A magistrate has been sanctioned after he delayed reporting his personal involvement in court proceedings, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has said.
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August 18, 2025
Magistrate Ousted For Sharing Info In Abuse Case
A magistrate has been dismissed after he exposed an alleged victim of sexual abuse to the risk of being identified by disclosing information to another party, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has said.
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August 17, 2025
Law360's 2025 Review Of Gender Pay Gaps At UK Law Firms
The gender pay gap at the U.K.'s highest-earning law firms is 26% on average — but disparities within a single firm can vary from zero to more than 100%. Law360 has collected and analyzed gender pay-gap reports from over 100 firms and compiled that data into a new tool.
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August 17, 2025
Women At UK Law Firms Earn 26% Less Than Men
The U.K.'s highest-earning law firms are making fractional progress in closing the gender pay gap. In a new project, Law360 dives deep into what's behind the inequality at British firms — and what it will take to close the gap.
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August 15, 2025
Michelle Mone Lawyer Fails To Throw Out Complaint
A lawyer who acted for Michelle Mone has failed to challenge a complaint to the Scottish solicitors' watchdog over his conduct in response to reporting on the Conservative peer's connection with a company that supplied the U.K. government with COVID-19 protective equipment.
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August 15, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Transport for London hit with a procurement claim by the operator of Oyster card, while Mastercard and Visa face claims from the Rocco Forte Hotel Group, and Liverpool Football Club lobbed a claim against a security company.
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August 22, 2025
Proskauer Hires Leveraged Finance Pro From White & Case
Proskauer Rose LLP has boosted its ability to represent clients in leveraged finance transactions by hiring an expert from White & Case in London.
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August 15, 2025
Patent Law Firm Beck Greener Buys UK Rival Graham Watt
U.K. intellectual property legal specialist Beck Greener LLP has acquired rival specialist Graham Watt & Co. LLP in order to expand its business.
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August 15, 2025
SRA Bars Apprentice Over Forged Supervisor's Signatures
A solicitor apprentice has been banned from working in the legal profession by a legal watchdog for allegedly falsifying the signature of his supervisor.
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August 15, 2025
Law Among Top 3 Fastest-Growing UK University Courses
Law has emerged as one of the top three academic courses in the U.K., with a 10.4% rise in students securing places in 2025, according to the latest figures published by the provider of university educational support services.
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August 15, 2025
SRA Fines Regional Law Firm Over AML Failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined an English law firm £2,809 ($3,800) after finding it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations for almost eight years.
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August 15, 2025
Macfarlanes Retains 86% Of Trainees In Latest Cohort
Macfarlanes has said it is set to retain 86% of its trainees when they qualify as solicitors in the autumn as they start out in their legal careers.
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August 14, 2025
UK Lawyers For Israel Accused Of Using SLAPP To Intimidate
Two legal advocacy organizations have filed a complaint with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, accusing UK Lawyers for Israel of using legal threats to intimidate and silence those who express solidarity with Palestinians.