In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.
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.
When Dana Denis-Smith launched her campaign to become president of the Law Society of England and Wales, her message was clear: the legal profession has changed dramatically over the past two decades — and must keep evolving.
A recent High Court judgment exposed how nonexistent artificial intelligence-generated citations had been used in legal arguments — but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg for increasingly sophisticated fake evidence making its way into disputes.
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In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.
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.
When Dana Denis-Smith launched her campaign to become president of the Law Society of England and Wales, her message was clear: the legal profession has changed dramatically over the past two decades — and must keep evolving.
A recent High Court judgment exposed how nonexistent artificial intelligence-generated citations had been used in legal arguments — but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg for increasingly sophisticated fake evidence making its way into disputes.
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June 05, 2026
Leah legal research chief Jeremy Coleman talks to Law360 about how his time at Norton Rose Fulbright prepared him for a role at a legal tech company, common misconceptions lawyers have about legal technology and what is holding back AI adoption within law firms.
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June 05, 2026
The Legal Services Board has appointed a former Ministry of Justice official to help influence its future direction as it grapples with rapid change in the legal sector.
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June 05, 2026
The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 05, 2026
Two insurers have said that the former executive chair of the failed Metamorph Group of law firms remains liable under two guarantees tied to professional indemnity insurance policies, even though he authorized the release of about £880,000 ($1.2 million).
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June 05, 2026
Over the past week, Mishcon de Reya strengthened its innovation department with a seasoned tech duo, Gowling hired a fraud partner from Signature Litigation, and a former investigations head at Brown Rudnick took the leap to Morgan Lewis.
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June 05, 2026
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has raised salaries for the most junior associates in its London office to £189,000 ($255,000), the highest confirmed figure in the English capital, having already boosted compensation for its U.S.-based lawyers.
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June 04, 2026
Duxton Hill Chambers, a set of independent practitioners based in Singapore, said it has added to its growing roster of London lawyers with a King's Counsel previously at Essex Court Chambers who brings broad experience in international disputes.
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June 04, 2026
DWF LLP said Thursday that Hilary Ross has retired from her position as managing partner for the U.K. and Ireland, with the firm yet to name a successor.
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June 04, 2026
Morrison Foerster LLP has become the latest of several firms to add a chief people officer to its C-suite, announcing Tuesday that it has hired a longtime executive from Mayer Brown LLP.
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June 04, 2026
Mishcon de Reya LLP is adopting a new bonus program for lawyers who exceed their billable hours targets as it looks to maintain a competitive edge in attracting and retaining talented employees.
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June 04, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said in a decision published Thursday that it had rebuked a senior paralegal at DWF because he attached a witness' signature to a version of a statement that they had not approved or signed.
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June 04, 2026
High Court Judge Joanna Smith has said that artificial intelligence could be used to decide straight-forward cases such as traffic or parking disputes, telling a London conference that there was "definitely scope" for using AI in decision-making.
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June 04, 2026
A district judge has been fired after an investigation found he engaged in inappropriate conduct toward court staff, including unwanted physical contact and sending a "highly-sexualized image."
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June 04, 2026
Midnight Labs, a Dublin-based artificial intelligence company focused on intellectual property enforcement, announced Thursday it received an investment from the Sony Innovation Fund to expand its software in the U.S. and Japanese markets.
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June 04, 2026
DLA Piper said Thursday that it has appointed an employment lawyer to serve as the managing partner of its office in Birmingham.
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June 04, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority's long-awaited motor finance redress scheme is on hold because a consumer group and three lenders have referred it to the Upper Tribunal for judicial review, claiming it is unfair.
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June 03, 2026
Harbor Global LLC, a legal industry consulting and technology services provider, announced Wednesday its acquisition of human resource consulting firm CE Global Partners, nearly a month after launching a new human capital management advisory practice.
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June 03, 2026
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday refused to let a former BDB Pitmans client challenge her fee agreement with the firm, ruling that the deal wasn't the kind of arrangement that would trigger statutory consumer protections.
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June 03, 2026
Jason Boehmig, co-founder and former chief executive of contract management software company Ironclad Inc., announced on Tuesday that he has joined OpenAI, the company behind the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, in a role leading products for its legal vertical.
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June 03, 2026
Now that Taylor Wessing has officially split from its U.K. arm, the firm's global co-chair is rethinking the international merger playbook, warning that the traditional U.S. and London model of high leverage and four‑figure hourly rates is "the wrong answer" to artificial intelligence.
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June 03, 2026
A king's counsel has sued a former football agent in London for breach of contract five years after representing him in a shareholder dispute involving a sports media rights business.
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June 03, 2026
Milbank LLP is increasing starting salaries of newly qualified lawyers in its London office to $235,000, as competition among elite firms for top junior legal talent continues to drive higher salaries in the City.
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June 03, 2026
Sidley Austin LLP has elevated 52 attorneys to partner from 11 offices in 23 practice areas.
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June 03, 2026
Wordsmith AI Ltd. has raised $70 million from outside investors and plans to "double down" on expansion in the U.S. as in-house legal teams increasingly use AI to automate routine tasks and maintain control of legal costs.
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June 03, 2026
A London appeals judge has upheld a ruling that a local council did not use allegations of bullying as an excuse to get rid of a former legal services employee who was a senior trade union representative.