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  • July 17, 2025

    No Default Secrecy For Judges' Criticism Of Bench Applicants

    The Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that sitting judges can continue to give feedback about applicants for judicial office but told the Judicial Appointments Commission it must weigh whether to disclose negative feedback to candidates in each case.

  • July 16, 2025

    Ward Hadaway Hires First Lawyers For Birmingham Office

    Ward Hadaway LLP has hired a seven-strong team, including three partners and a paralegal, with expertise in property development, employment and immigration law for a new office it has launched in Birmingham, as it looks to build a presence in central England.

  • July 16, 2025

    American Bar Association Beats Software Co.'s 'Aba' TM

    Abacus Research AG has lost its challenge to an earlier decision rejecting the Swiss software company's "Aba" trademark, after a European court on Wednesday upheld the finding that the sign's similarities to the American Bar Association's might lead to confusion.

  • July 16, 2025

    Latham & Watkins Hires PE Lawyer From White & Case

    Latham & Watkins has hired a private equity lawyer from White & Case to bolster its team in London.

  • July 16, 2025

    ENRC Bids To Overturn $128M Cut From SFO Claim

    ENRC fought at a London appellate court on Wednesday to overturn a decision blocking it from adding approximately $128 million in damages the mining company alleges it suffered from a Serious Fraud Office investigation, arguing that it had applied the incorrect legal principles.

  • July 16, 2025

    A&O Shearman Hires Finance Pro From Linklaters In Italy

    A&O Shearman has hired a leveraged finance specialist from Linklaters LLP in Italy to boost its private capital services for clients.

  • July 16, 2025

    Barrister Disbarred After Conviction For Sexual Offenses

    A disciplinary tribunal has barred a barrister from practicing after he was found by a criminal court to have committed sexual offenses when he was serving as a police officer, the Bar Standards Board said Wednesday.

  • July 16, 2025

    Kennedys Promotes US Finance Director To CFO

    Kennedys named its U.S. finance director as the new chief financial officer of the firm on Wednesday, a move that will allow her to helm its global financial strategy following a record year of growth.

  • July 16, 2025

    Ex-Pogust Goodhead Staffer Can't Revive Bias Case

    A tribunal has rejected a bid by a Pogust Goodhead employee to revive claims that the firm discriminated against her and fired her over her multiple sclerosis, ruling that she couldn't get a "second bite of the cherry" because she was disappointed over previous defeat.  

  • July 15, 2025

    Law Firm Beats Ex-Staffer's Bid To Revive Client Contact Case

    A former employee of a Yorkshire law firm has failed to persuade an employment tribunal to revisit its ruling rejecting her claims that the firm failed to safeguard her against abusive emails sent by her ex-partner to her work email.

  • July 15, 2025

    Ex-Cooley Paralegal Barred For Faking Client Signatures

    A former paralegal at Cooley LLP has been banned from working in the industry after he inserted fake signatures into a letter to conceal the fact that it had not been sent to a client.

  • July 15, 2025

    CILEX Names New Leaders Amid Drive To Boost Recognition

    The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has appointed a new president and chief executive as it continues efforts to raise the profile of its members across the legal profession.

  • July 15, 2025

    Gateley Revenue Ticks Up To £180M In Latest Results

    Gateley (Holdings) PLC reported Tuesday that the group's revenue has increased to almost £180 million ($241.3 million) and recorded a pre-tax profit, despite the challenges of current market and political "volatility."

  • July 15, 2025

    Female Staffer Accuses Firm's Exec of Sexual Harassment

    A female employee of a business advisory company has accused its director of sacking her because she rejected his sexual advances in his hotel room while the pair were on a business trip to France.

  • July 15, 2025

    Lawyer And Accountant Face 2027 Money Laundering Trial

    A solicitor who is a former political candidate and an accountant charged by the National Crime Agency with money laundering are set to face trial in 2027.

  • July 15, 2025

    Taylor Wessing Revenue Tops €600M Amid Growth Push

    Taylor Wessing said Tuesday that its global revenue has hit an all-time high of more than €600 million ($700 million) in its latest financial results, as it sets its sights on becoming a €1 billion firm within the next few years.

  • July 15, 2025

    Property Deals Remain Top Money Laundering Risk, SRA Says

    Property conveyancing is still the biggest money laundering risk in the legal sector, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday.

  • July 15, 2025

    UK Regulator Targets Law Firm Mergers, Financial Risks

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved a timeline that would implement regulatory reforms like tighter oversight of mergers and acquisitions and enhanced scrutiny of law firms' financial stability by late 2026.

  • July 15, 2025

    SRA Flags Concerns Over High-Volume Litigation Practices

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority has raised "serious" concerns about law firms engaged in high-volume litigation, disclosing more than 80 ongoing investigations into cases involving financial products, housing disrepair and cavity wall insulation.

  • July 14, 2025

    LegalFly, FromCounsel To Offer Barrister-Written AI Guidance

    LegalFly has joined forces with a provider of expert legal content to help legal professionals minimize the time they spend carrying out research and to get access to legal answers at the click of a button.

  • July 14, 2025

    UAE Prisoner Voluntarily Drops Suit Against Ex-Dechert GC

    A Jordanian lawyer imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates has permanently dropped a Philadelphia civil suit seeking discovery against Dechert LLP's former general counsel in the U.S. over what the law firm's leadership knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner.

  • July 14, 2025

    Travers Smith's Longtime Corporate Head Retires

    The longtime head of corporate at Travers Smith LLP has retired from the firm's partnership after almost 30 years, the firm said Monday.

  • July 14, 2025

    SRA Shuts Down Law Firm Tied To Labour Councillor

    A London law firm that had a Labour Party councillor as one of its managers has been shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the solicitors' watchdog has said.

  • July 14, 2025

    Solicitor Sues Law Firm £423K For Misusing Estate Proceeds

    The solicitor for a deceased individual's estate has sued a law firm for £423,000 ($568,000), accusing it of using money from the sale of a house from the estate to carry out sham property purchases.

  • July 14, 2025

    Mathys & Squire Elevates 4 In London Office Promotions

    Mathys & Squire LLP has promoted four lawyers in its London office, the firm said Monday, including two new partners and two managing associates as part of its latest round of internal appointments.

Expert Analysis

  • What Rise Of AI Means For Future Of Junior Lawyer Careers

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    While artificial intelligence is reshaping law firms’ approach to core tasks, it is unlikely to eliminate the need for human oversight, and if junior lawyers can embrace new technologies with integrity, they can focus on more meaningful work and add greater value to their teams, says Valeriya Zinchenko at Teacher Stern.

  • Practice Leader Insights From HFW's Michelle Chance

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    Michelle Chance, head of HFW's London employment practice, discusses the challenges of defending a high-profile race discrimination class action in the civil courts, the need for male employees to take shared parental leave, and the significance of the new employer duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees.

  • Series

    Practice Leader Insights From Cleary's Sebastian Sperber

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    Sebastian Sperber, leader of Cleary's EMEA capital markets and debt finance practice, discusses the challenges of working on complex transactions in pre-internet days, why regulators should think carefully before imposing additional disclosure burdens on corporations, and his hope that the recent U.K. listing reforms will encourage more companies to choose to list in London.

  • What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies

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    The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

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    Practice Leader Insights From HFW's Christopher Foster

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    Christopher Foster, global head of insurance and reinsurance at HFW, discusses the challenges of conducting complex arbitration, why arbitration rules should be amended, and how learning about the market makes working in insurance law easier.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Broadfield's Sajjad Khan

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    Sajjad Khan, head of Broadfield's intellectual property practice, discusses how trademark matters that appear to be simple can end up being complex, why the regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and copyright is in clear need of reform, and how junior lawyers should persevere if interested in this competitive area of law.

  • Series

    Practice Leader Insights From Cleary's Gareth Kristensen

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    Gareth Kristensen, head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa intellectual property practice group at Cleary, discusses the challenges when data laws are not adapted to frontier artificial intelligence, why IP rights can have such significant value, and how nothing beats a deep understanding of what you enjoy within the realm of tech, IP and data.

  • Series

    PR Perspectives: 3 Misconceptions Around Law Firm Brands

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    Despite an implicit understanding of the value of brand, misconceptions around logo and financial value have resulted in law firms being slow to manage and build this valuable asset, without which it becomes difficult to attract the same caliber of client or recruit the best lawyers, says Daniela Conte at Gibson Dunn.

  • Series

    Practice Leader Insights From Covington's Sonia Campbell

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    Sonia Campbell, head of the U.K. insurance recovery practice at Covington, discusses the challenges of working during the COVID-19 pandemic, why cyber underwriting risk will be critical for sector reform, and how junior lawyers need to be resilient and tenacious.

  • Roundup

    Practice Leader Insights

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    In this Law360 U.K. Expert Analysis series, leaders of employment, intellectual property, insurance and transactions practice groups share thoughts on keeping the pulse on legal trends, tackling difficult cases and what it takes to make a mark in their area.

  • Series

    Practice Leader Insights: Bird & Bird's Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

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    Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard, who co-heads Bird & Bird's international copyright group, discusses the challenges of working on long cases with complex issues, whether current copyright law is fit for purpose in light of artificial intelligence, ​​​​​​​and why understanding technology makes it easier to argue the nuances of the law.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Birketts' Maria Peyman

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    Maria Peyman, who heads Birketts' intellectual property team, discusses the challenges of cases involving multiple patents, the need to reform legislative provisions in light of artificial intelligence, and why junior lawyers should take opportunities to get a broad range of experience before specializing.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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    Practice Leader Insights: Mishcon de Reya's Daniel Naftalin

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    Daniel Naftalin, who chairs the employment practice at Mishcon de Reya, discusses the challenges of working on multijurisdictional litigation, the need to show consideration for lawyers' well-being, and why employment law offers unique opportunities to specialize in a commercial field with a high degree of human interest.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Baker McKenzie's David Scott

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    David Scott, head of the London mergers and acquisitions practice at Baker McKenzie, discusses the excitement of working on a highly complex transaction, the need for a harmonized approach to deal regulatory scrutiny, and why deal work can become addictive.

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