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 09, 2026
Defendants charged with economic crimes who are facing trial by a sole judge should be allowed to appeal for their case to be heard by a jury, British lawmakers said Wednesday in a pushback against the government's landmark criminal justice reforms.
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June 09, 2026
The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has been suspended from duty with immediate effect amid reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving a female staffer.
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June 09, 2026
DeepIP, a patent drafting tool that uses generative artificial intelligence, announced Tuesday that it would acquire the company PatentMaker, effectively expanding its reach across Germany and Europe.
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June 09, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rebuked the former owner of a London conveyancing firm for poor bookkeeping and continuing to handle client matters months after the firm's professional indemnity insurance expired.
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June 09, 2026
Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.
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June 09, 2026
Belgian legal technology startup Duely has raised €1.1 million ($1.3 million) to enhance its artificial intelligence-based platform, which it has built to streamline legal work associated with mergers and acquisitions.
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June 09, 2026
Uber urged a London court Tuesday to order Mishcon de Reya to surrender communications with a former litigation funder, arguing that the documents are not privileged and could prove claims worth £340 million ($455 million) have been brought out of time.
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June 08, 2026
The Ministry of Justice revealed Tuesday that it will develop artificial intelligence legal assistants for Crown Courts to support routine casework, legal research and case analysis, as part of efforts to reduce the growing backlog of criminal trials.
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June 08, 2026
A tribunal has thrown out a Black solicitor's discrimination claims against the Solicitors Regulation Authority and a legal journalist, ruling that the lawyer's claims have no chance of succeeding.
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June 08, 2026
Irwin Mitchell said Monday it hasn't decided to accept outside investment amid reports that it is looking at external funding to buy back shares held by former partners who own more than half of the business.
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June 08, 2026
The Legal Services Board said Monday that it has joined a government-backed initiative aimed at promoting the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence across the U.K. economy as it looks to support innovation in legal services while safeguarding consumers' interests.
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June 08, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority's proposed overhaul of its client-money rules has won support for restoring annual accountants' reports, but experts say the reforms also raise broader questions about the regulator's ability to act on the data it collects.
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June 08, 2026
Clifford Chance LLP said Monday that it has promoted seven lawyers across the firm to the role of local partner, a position that sits outside the global partnership.
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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.