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December 11, 2025
Microsoft Battles Proposed £2.1B Server License Abuse Claim
A competition lawyer argued at a London antitrust tribunal Thursday that she should be allowed to bring a case potentially worth £2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) on behalf of thousands of businesses against Microsoft for allegedly charging abusive license fees for Windows Server, its server operating system.
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December 11, 2025
Debevoise Launching AI Decathlon For All Attorneys In 2026
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is planning to hold a decathlon featuring 10 monthly in-person events where attorneys can learn advanced artificial intelligence skills starting in January, building off the success of its AI hackathon for first-year associates.
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December 11, 2025
Bar Council Appoints Another Military Veteran As CEO
The Bar Council has appointed a former senior officer in the U.K.'s Armed Forces as its next chief executive, a move in which he will succeed another military veteran in the position.
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December 11, 2025
Ex-Druces Pro Rebuked For Telling Trainee To Backdate Deed
A former partner at Druces LLP has been sanctioned by the solicitors' watchdog after she instructed a trainee to backdate a deed, although the regulator acknowledged that she hadn't been dishonest or caused harm through what she said was an error of judgment.
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December 11, 2025
Carter-Ruck Pro Says She Was Bound To Defend Crypto Scam
A Carter-Ruck partner was professionally "bound" to threaten a whistleblower with legal action on behalf of Ruja Ignatova because she did not know that the "Crypto Queen" was actually running a multibillion-dollar scam, the solicitor's counsel told a disciplinary tribunal on Thursday.
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December 10, 2025
City Trainees Accept Trade-Off Between Hours And Salaries
Most trainees at law firms in London are prepared to work long hours in the expectation that they will earn lucrative salaries once they qualify amid stark differences in earnings with other parts of the U.K., new research from Chambers and Partners revealed Wednesday.
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December 10, 2025
Scottish Gov't Not Liable In Judicial Officer's Assault Case
A female legal practitioner cannot hold Scotland's government vicariously liable for alleged assaults and harassment committed by a senior judge in 2018, even though two had occurred within the court environment, the U.K.'s top court ruled Wednesday.
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December 10, 2025
Brodies Expands Into Leeds With New Construction Team
Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has recruited a team of nine lawyers for a new office in Leeds, its sixth in the U.K., as it looks to build a construction practice in northern England.
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December 10, 2025
Digitalization Risks Restricting Access To Legal Services
The U.K.'s accelerating shift toward digital-only legal services risks leaving behind consumers who lack internet access or the skills necessary to navigate online systems, legal watchdogs have warned in a recent poll.
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December 10, 2025
CMS Expands Use Of Harvey AI Platform Across Firm
CMS said Wednesday that it is making Harvey's legal artificial intelligence platform available across the firm as it looks to deliver legal services at scale to boost productivity and enhance client satisfaction.
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December 10, 2025
AML Reforms Could Threaten Legal Privilege, Lawyers Fear
Most legal professionals in the U.K. fear that a government proposal to make the Financial Conduct Authority the sole supervisor of the professional services industry could threaten the protection of confidential communications in the sector, a survey published Wednesday suggests.
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December 09, 2025
US, UK Duo Named Cadwalader Restructuring Chairs
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced Tuesday that it has named a pair of experienced partners based in London and in New York and Washington, D.C., to lead the firm's financial restructuring practice.
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December 09, 2025
Mishcon Accused Of Negligent Advice On Administration
The former directors of a brand development business have sued Mishcon de Reya LLP for negligence, claiming they would not have appointed administrators over two entities if they had been properly advised.
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December 09, 2025
King & Spalding Promotes 27 Attys To Partner Across Globe
King & Spalding LLP is elevating 27 lawyers to partner in 2026, the firm announced on Tuesday, a smaller class than the 37 attorneys who were promoted this year in the firm's largest class of partners.
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December 09, 2025
Online Dispute Resolution Edges Closer With Draft Rules
One of England's most senior judges has confirmed that a new platform is being built for possession and property claims alongside the publication of draft online procedure rules, the next step in ambitions to move most civil claims onto online dispute resolution platforms.
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December 09, 2025
King & Wood Mallesons To Break Up 14 Years After Merger
King & Wood Mallesons' partnerships in China and Australia said Tuesday that they are separating, after operating under the same banner for more than a decade.
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December 15, 2025
Simmons & Simmons Hires Capital Markets Pro From UBS
Simmons & Simmons LLP said Monday that it has hired a U.S. securities law expert from UBS Investment Bank to enhance its services in equity capital markets transactions.
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December 08, 2025
Addleshaw Goddard Moves To New HQ In The City
Addleshaw Goddard LLP has relocated to new headquarters in London, the latest step in the law firm's international growth strategy as it looks to boost revenue to £1 billion ($1.33 billion) by 2030.
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December 08, 2025
Lawyers In Crosshairs In New Anti-Corruption Crackdown
Corrupt lawyers, accountants and bankers "will be hunted down" under a new anti-corruption strategy unveiled by the government on Monday, which will crack down on enablers facilitating bribery and illicit finance in the U.K.
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December 08, 2025
Paul Weiss Promotes 28 Partners In Latest Round
Paul Weiss has named eight lawyers from its office in London as new partners, representing more than a quarter of a larger class that made the grade in its latest round of promotions.
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December 08, 2025
Hamlins Partner Cleared Of Journalist Blackmail Allegations
A disciplinary tribunal dismissed allegations on Monday that a Hamlins LLP partner blackmailed a journalist by improperly threatening to bring contempt proceedings in a case over alleged corruption.
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December 08, 2025
Mazur Ruling Will Spark Increase In Costs Disputes
Costs lawyers said Monday that they predict a rise in the number of costs disputes after the ruling known as Mazur, which clarified that unauthorized law firm staff cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision from a qualified solicitor.
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December 05, 2025
Dropping Juries Will Upend Defense Lawyers' Strategies
The government's decision to drop jury trials for some criminal cases that involve complex financial crime could reshape the approach of lawyers to plea decisions, appeals and advocacy, as well as prompt a shift toward more open justice, experts say.
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December 05, 2025
Quinn Emanuel Founder 'Open' To Private Equity Investment
Quinn Emanuel's executive chair is "open" to bringing outside investors into the commercial disputes powerhouse he co-founded, he told Law360 in an exclusive interview.
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December 05, 2025
The Revolving Door: Kirkland Bolsters Competition Bench
Over the past week, Kirkland & Ellis recruited a competition duo from Weil Gotshal & Manges, Arnold & Porter bagged a corporate and finance partner from Covington & Burling and DLA Piper bolstered its investment management and funds bench with a finance pro from Pinsent Masons.