By Ashish Sareen

Kingsley Napley has appointed a former Mishcon partner to serve as its chief legal officer, a newly-created board-level position.

By Jamie Lennox

An appeals panel at the European Patent Office has said that lawyers can represent their firms in disputes, even if they are simultaneously managing the legal entity that they represent.

By Ashish Sareen

A group of 18 law firms including Addleshaw Goddard, BCLP and Pinsent will provide legal services to Transport for London and other bodies within the capital's local government authority under a contract worth up to £120 million ($159 million).

By Hanna Vioque

The Law Society has told lawyers to stop addressing people as "Dear Sirs" in correspondence because the gendered greeting is no longer appropriate or representative of today's diverse society.

By Ashish Sareen

The University of Leicester has appointed Excello Law, Freeths and two other law firms to advise the academic institution on property matters, the first time it has established a dedicated real estate legal panel.

By Ashish Sareen

Burges Salmon, HSF Kramer and Pinsent Masons have been appointed by a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to provide legal support on its infrastructure and development programs.