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  SRA Defends Access To Privileged Files In Carter-Ruck Row

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The solicitors' watchdog told the High Court on Wednesday that it is not seeking unfettered power to override cl...(read more)

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  Clifford Chance Profits Top £1B As Dealmaking Rebounds

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Clifford Chance said Wednesday that partnership profits topped £1 billion ($1.3 billion) for the first time, hel...(read more)

• Lawfront Sues Slater Heelis Partners For £4.6M Over Sale

  By Jamie Lennox

  Legal services group Lawfront has filed a £4.6 million ($6.2 million) claim over its acquisition of Slater Heelis, arguing that five of the law firm's partners at the time made false promises about the value of its book of work during the purchase.

• Spy Tactic Costs Billionaire Asset Freeze In $415M Fraud Case

  By Eddie Beaver

  A London appeals court has lifted a worldwide freezing order on a man accused of defrauding a Mexican billionaire out of more than $415 million, ruling that Salinas had obtained privileged information from his opponent's solicitor by "unlawful as well as abusive" means.

• Norton Rose Says Turnover Hit £763.5M After Integration

  By Ashish Sareen

  Norton Rose said Wednesday that its turnover jumped to more than £763 million ($1.02 billion) after it integrated operations in Australia and Europe, the Middle East and Asia in 2025.

• Lloyd's Says Ex-CEO Breached Rules Over Undisclosed Ties

  By Martin Croucher

  Lloyd's of London said Wednesday that former chief executive John Neal had breached the market's conduct rules by failing to disclose a personal relationship with another senior executive.

• Santander Says £670M AXA PPI Indemnity Isn't Retroactive

  By Sophia Dourou

  Santander told an appeals court Tuesday it should not pay out £670 million ($896 million) AXA lost when dealing with mis-sold payment protection insurance claims, arguing an earlier judge wrongly found it was liable irrespective of when the policies were sold.

• Starmer's IP Policy Chief Picked For New AI Cabinet Role

  By Jamie Lennox

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has handed a cabinet role to artificial intelligence minister Kanishka Narayan, raising questions about the fate of intellectual property — previously part of Narayan's remit — within a reshuffled government.

• How Skadden Beat HMRC's First Sanctions Export Ban Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  Ryan Junck and Vanessa McGoldrick of Skadden talk to Law360 about the strategy behind the dismissal of the case against the Hauser & Wirth art gallery, the challenges of litigating a first-of-its-kind prosecution and what the judgment means for sanctions enforcement.

• Alex Norris Takes Justice Brief Amid Jury Trial Reform Fight

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  As Alex Norris becomes the first non-lawyer tasked with overseeing the Ministry of Justice in almost a decade, he inherits responsibility for a system strained by court backlogs and contentious reform fights.

• Carter-Ruck Fights SRA Bid For Privileged Client Files

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Carter-Ruck and businessman Mohamed Amersi urged the High Court on Tuesday to rule that the solicitors' watchdog cannot compel law firms to hand over documents protected by clients' legal professional privilege during misconduct investigations.

• New Chancellor Faces Pressure To Remodel Consumer Credit

  By Alex Davidson

  A trade association for British consumer lending businesses called Tuesday on newly appointed Chancellor John Healey to follow through with plans of his predecessor Rachel Reeves to revise the Consumer Credit Act to encourage more investment in the economy.

• Orrick Beats $74M Negligence Claim Over Carlyle Deal Advice

  By Eddie Beaver

  Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP defeated a Nigerian tourism company's $74 million professional negligence claim over legal advice on an investment deal with The Carlyle Group, as a London judge ruled Tuesday that the claim was time-barred.

• Travers Smith Posts Record £229M Turnover

  By Ashish Sareen

  Travers Smith reported on Tuesday that turnover has recovered to hit an all-time high of almost £230 million ($308 million) and that revenue per lawyer and partner profits also reached record levels, driven by growth across its operations.