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April 22, 2026
A lawyer has lost his bid to revive his disability discrimination claim against the chair of a Scottish inquiry into child abuse as an appellate tribunal ruled that he did his job too independently to be considered a worker.
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April 22, 2026
The Law Society said Wednesday that it will not challenge the Court of Appeal's recent landmark Mazur ruling, which allows non-solicitors to carry out litigation work under supervision.
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April 22, 2026
Addleshaw Goddard LLP has recruited a new real estate partner from DWF in Manchester, with the lawyer saying Wednesday that his "irresistible" new firm is the perfect place to build out his practice in northwest England.
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April 22, 2026
Osborne Clarke LLP said Wednesday that it has promoted six lawyers to partner across its three offices in England, with half of the newly elevated cohort having trained at the firm.
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April 22, 2026
Morgan Lewis has hired a new chief information officer with 15 years of leadership experience at major law firms to strengthen its technology and cybersecurity capacities.
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April 22, 2026
A solicitor found to have abetted a Ponzi scheme that siphoned off millions of pounds from British investors was banned from practicing on Wednesday after a disciplinary tribunal found that he had backdated documents to mislead auditors and regulators.
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April 22, 2026
London-based private equity house Sullivan Street Partners has announced the appointment of a former Hogan Lovells and Shoosmiths lawyer as its new general counsel.
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April 22, 2026
Ashurst named five new partners in London among a worldwide cohort of 18 promotions on Wednesday, marking a second consecutive year of shrinking partner elevations at the firm as it gears up to merge with U.S. outfit Perkins Coie LLP.
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April 21, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority hit back at claims from the now-defunct Axiom Ince that it was negligent in failing to spot the firm's leaders' alleged misappropriation of £65 million ($87.7 million) in client money early on.
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April 21, 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP named 25 new partners across its global network on Tuesday, with more than a quarter being based in the U.K.
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April 21, 2026
A Royal Air Force officer has lost her sex discrimination case over the military's assessment of her bid for a promotion with a tribunal finding she faced the same grading criteria as her male peers.
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April 21, 2026
LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced on Tuesday a strategic alliance with Luminance Technologies Ltd., a U.K. software company producing artificial intelligence tools for enterprise legal teams working primarily on contracts.
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April 21, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that the number of candidates who passed the qualification exam in 2024‑25 showed little movement, with stronger results in the second part of the test offset by largely flat figures in the first stage.
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April 21, 2026
The professional body for barristers in England and Wales said Tuesday it supports new rules which would require litigators to declare that they have not used artificial intelligence tools to prepare some witness statements.
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April 21, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it has uncovered a "sophisticated suspected fraud" at PM Law Ltd. involving £39.5 million ($53 million) in client funds allegedly removed and misused by the firm.
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April 21, 2026
The Serious Fraud Office and Dechert argued at trial on Tuesday that the $290 million claim brought by ENRC over a botched criminal investigation flies in the face of 30 years of legal precedent and simply "doesn't work."
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April 27, 2026
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April 21, 2026
A recent court ruling that expands legal advice privilege to cover some internal corporate communications gives companies greater scope for withholding sensitive material but is likely to prompt challenges over whether those documents meet the test for protection, lawyers say.
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April 20, 2026
United Kingdom-based distributed law firm Spencer West announced earlier this spring that it has officially launched a practice based in the United States with nearly 20 partners working in a wide range of major markets including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
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April 20, 2026
The English solicitors watchdog has hit a law firm with an almost £14,000 ($19,000) penalty and fined three others £750 in the latest round of sanctions over anti-money laundering compliance failings.
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April 20, 2026
An associate who falsified time records and billed clients for work he never completed has been struck off and ordered to pay £10,000 ($13,540), after admitting that he had created misleading billing entries for up to three years.
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April 20, 2026
An appeals court eased some pressure on high‑volume litigation firms when it cleared the way for paralegals and legal executives to resume conducting litigation, but firms still face a heavier compliance burden and lingering unease over a period of conflicting regulatory guidance.
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April 20, 2026
Taylor Wessing said this week that it has promoted four lawyers to its partnership across London and Europe, a smaller group than last year as the firm readies for a merger with U.S. firm Winston & Strawn.
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April 20, 2026
The prolonged investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into ENRC hammered the company's reputation, scared off lenders and ultimately drove up its borrowing costs, the miner's counsel said at the start of a $290 million trial on Monday.
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April 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.