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  • October 01, 2025

    Legal Sector Risks Talent Loss Amid Mental Health Crisis

    Nearly six in 10 lawyers and other professionals in the legal sector are affected by poor mental health, with a large majority reporting that they regularly work beyond their contractual hours, according to a report published Wednesday by a leading mental health charity.

  • October 01, 2025

    Taylor Wessing Taps London Veteran To Drive IP Expansion

    Taylor Wessing LLP has appointed a longtime partner based in its London office to take on a newly-established role as the law firm's head of intellectual property in the U.K., Ireland and Middle East.

  • October 01, 2025

    Law Firm Denies Liability Over Fraudulent Property Deal

    A regional law firm said it should not be liable to pay nearly £1 million ($1.35 million) to a property developer for representing a fraudster posing as the owner of a London property, saying it believed the sale was a genuine transaction.

  • October 01, 2025

    UK Seeks To Recoup Money From Judges' Pensions Errors

    The government has proposed new rules that will allow it to bill members of the judiciary in England and Wales for pension contributions that it failed to collect through administrative errors.

  • October 01, 2025

    Kirkland Hires GC From BCLP For International Legal Role

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a veteran legal and risk management expert from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to take up a position as international general counsel.

  • September 30, 2025

    Paris Boutique Firm Launches With Ex-Weil, Willkie Pros

    A group of three lawyers from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and French law firm Viguié Schmidt & Associés have joined forces to launch a new corporate and tax boutique in Paris.

  • September 30, 2025

    Privacy Fears Loom Over Court's Transparency Initiative

    A new pilot program in the Commercial Court that would push more key case documents into the public eye could drive privacy-conscious companies and individuals to opt for arbitration over conventional litigation, disputes lawyers say.

  • September 30, 2025

    German Law Firm Beats Chinese Rival In 'CNH' TM Row

    German law firm CNH Anwälte has persuaded European trademark officials to block a Chinese firm from registering the trademark "CNH" as the addition of "Anwälte" is not enough for the public to differentiate the two firms. 

  • September 30, 2025

    Ex-Law Firm Paralegal Barred After £11K Theft From Clients

    A former paralegal sentenced to prison for stealing more than £11,000 ($14,785) from two vulnerable clients has been banned by the solicitors' regulator.

  • September 30, 2025

    Eversheds ALSP Adds Biz Professional From A&O Shearman

    Eversheds Sutherland announced on Tuesday that the former U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's global flexible sourcing platform has joined the firm to lead the interim legal resourcing offerings of its alternative legal services provider, Konexo US.

  • September 29, 2025

    DWF Brings In New CFO From Medivet

    DWF said Monday that it has appointed a new chief financial officer as the business looks to continue its growth trajectory after recently recording revenue of more than £460 million ($618 million) in its latest financial results.

  • September 29, 2025

    Legal Aid Lawyers Spend 25% Of Time On Unpaid Work

    Legal aid lawyers spend about a quarter of their time on tasks for which they are not paid such as administration, management and compliance, according to a study published Monday — effectively subsidizing the state-funded legal aid system.

  • September 29, 2025

    Solicitor Fined £17K For Poor Oversight In Property Schemes

    A solicitor has been fined for failing to adequately advise clients on the risk of putting their money into dubious property investment schemes and for not adequately training or supervising a part-time consultant, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Monday.

  • September 29, 2025

    Justice Secretary To Launch Panel Promoting English Law

    Justice Secretary David Lammy unveiled plans on Monday to establish a new "panel" aimed at promoting English law on the global stage, marking his first speech as justice secretary.

  • September 29, 2025

    Withers Taps New CEO In 2nd Recent Leadership Shuffle

    U.K.-based Withers LLP announced Monday that the firm has appointed a new CEO to take the reins from 25-year chief executive Margaret Robertson, following its appointment of a new chair earlier this year.

  • September 26, 2025

    Church Court Appoints First Female Head Of Chambers

    Church Court Chambers said Friday that it has appointed a female silk as head of chambers for the first time since its founding in 2013.

  • September 26, 2025

    Squire Patton Keeps Up Finance Growth With Reed Smith Duo

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a pair of former Reed Smith LLP attorneys in the U.S. and U.K., marking the latest additions to a burgeoning finance bench.

  • September 26, 2025

    Kaplan Apologizes For False SQE Exam Cancellations

    Training and testing company Kaplan apologized on Friday after a technical glitch caused more than 230 candidates to be wrongly notified that their booking to sit the second part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination assessment had been canceled.

  • September 26, 2025

    MoFo Settles Discrimination Claim Over Dropping Trans Client

    Morrison Foerster has agreed to pay £25,000 ($34,000) to settle a discrimination claim that it dropped a trans man as a client amid the Trump administration's move against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

  • September 26, 2025

    CAT Vet, Criminal Solicitor Among 4 New High Court Judges

    A criminal defense expert who became the U.K.'s first service police complaints commissioner and a chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal has been appointed as a High Court judge, one of four new additions to the bench.

  • September 26, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • September 26, 2025

    The Revolving Door: Eversheds, Sullivan Make Big Hires

    Over the past week, Eversheds Sutherland recruited McDermott Will & Emery's head of U.K. tax, Sullivan & Worcester expanded its trade finance practice with an expert from Squire Patton Boggs, and Mewburn Ellis appointed a patent and artificial intelligence specialist to help spearhead its AI strategy. 

  • September 26, 2025

    SFO Fights To Secure £1M From Solicitor Convicted Of Fraud

    A former solicitor serving a 14-year prison sentence for siphoning off investors' money through a fraudulent offshore "get-rich-quick" legal aid scheme is potentially facing a further five-year sentence for failing to pay back over £1 million ($1.3 million) to victims, court heard Friday.

  • September 26, 2025

    Japan Firm Mori Hamada To Open European Hub In London

    Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's Big Four law firms, is joining a growing number of outfits from the Asian country to establish a presence in the U.K., drawn by London's status as a leading legal and financial hub and a gateway to Europe.

  • September 26, 2025

    Litigation Conduct Ruling Sparks 'Major Fear' For Lawyers

    A recent High Court decision that unqualified employees of law firms are prohibited from conducting litigation has caused "major fear" among lawyers and created uncertainty about firms' profitability, the training of new talent, access to justice and even the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice.

Expert Analysis

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    Practice Leader Insights From Walker Morris' Andrew Rayment

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    Andrew Rayment, head of employment at Walker Morris, discusses the challenges of dismissing employees at a coal mine, how the proposed employment law reforms could create logistical burdens for businesses, and why prioritizing effectively is key for a lawyer.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Kennedys' Matthew Poli

    Matthew Poli, head of Kennedys' corporate M&A transactions team, discusses the challenges of rushing to close transactions ahead of possible budgetary changes, why reform is needed in the way a company's statutory books can be altered at Companies House, and that client service needs to be a lawyer's watchword.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Broadfield's Caroline Yarrow

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    Caroline Yarrow, head of Broadfield's employment practice, discusses the challenges of analyzing huge volumes of data in a service provider transfer of 2,000 employees, why the employment tribunal system needs urgent review, and why being pragmatic and commercial when giving advice is important.

  • 8 Ways Law Firms Can Prepare For SRA's AML Offensive

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    The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s recent plans to intensify anti-money laundering enforcement means firms need to concentrate on strengthening client matter risk assessments, policies and procedures, source of funds checks and firmwide risk assessments, says Harriet Holmes at Thirdfort.

  • How Fostering Well-Being Can Drive Law Firm Profitability

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    To counter the common assumption that prioritizing lawyer’s well-being damages profitability, firms should look at the role itself and build strategies to reduce stress, especially with the current focus on delivering more billable hours in light of artificial intelligence tools creating new capacity, says Charlotte Clegg at The Mindful Business Charter.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Bristows' Robert Burrows

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    Robert Burrows, joint head of patent litigation at Bristows, discusses the challenges of remote working when preparing cases, the need for reform in respect of second medical use patents, and whether recent European Union court decisions could mark the beginning of a shift in European litigation practice.

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    Practice Leader Insights: Farrer & Co.'s Kathleen Heycock

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    Kathleen Heycock, leader of the employment practice at Farrer & Co., discusses why challenging cases foster a sense of achievement, how an increase in workplace investigations has affected her practice, and the importance of emotional intelligence when working on both positive and negative employment matters.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Morgan Lewis' Timothy Corbett

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    Timothy Corbett, leader of Morgan Lewis' London corporate and business transactions practice, discusses the challenges of divesting a company of its Russia operations under wartime conditions, the need to align regional regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence across global businesses, and why junior lawyers should develop an area of special interest.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Covington's Gregor Frizzell

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    Gregor Frizzell, head of the EMEA corporate group and vice chair of the global corporate practice at Covington, discusses the creative challenges of merger and acquisition document provisions, how modernizing the archaic stamp duty regime would be welcomed by tax lawyers, and the guidance offered by a recent case on the interpretation of material adverse clauses.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Farrer & Co.'s Simon Ward

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    Simon Ward, leader of the private capital practice at Farrer & Co., discusses the challenges of coordinating an acquisition with lawyers from other practice areas, why finding ways to connect education institutions to regulators and decision-makers would be a positive shift, and why young lawyers should get involved in the business world early on.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Morgan Lewis' Nick Bolter

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    Nick Bolter, leader of the London intellectual property practice at Morgan Lewis, discusses the challenges of acting in disputes where the other party is a lay person representing themselves, the need to refocus trademark law on consumer protection, and why IP is a challenging area of law.

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    Practice Leader Insights From Mayer Brown's James West

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    James West, co-leader of Mayer Brown's private equity practice, discusses the challenges of conducting complex deals at pace, the benefits of maintaining a relatively light regulatory framework in the private equity arena, and why the current economic climate has led to a need for the industry to be more flexible in its approach to dealmaking.

  • Practice Leader Insights From Norton Rose's Paul Griffin

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    Paul Griffin, head of employment and labor for Europe, Middle East and Asia at Norton Rose, discusses the challenge of litigating a whistleblowing case with a CEO remaining in post, why the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal should be reviewed, and the importance of retaining one's authenticity as a lawyer.

  • 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.

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