/pulse-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pulse UK Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:58:34 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361739?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361739 Pinsent Masons LLP said Monday that it will adopt the automated legal assistant Leah from contract management software provider ContractPod Technologies Ltd., aka ContractPodAi, for use in its managed legal services offering. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:26:39 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361533?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361533 London-headquartered law firm Ashurst announced the hiring of a former executive director with the Centre for Legal Innovation at the College of Law Australia as director overseeing the firm's digital enablement team as part of its legal services division. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:09:23 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361432 Gide Loyrette Nouel has strengthened its restructuring team in Paris with the hire of a new partner from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:38:12 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361637?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361637 A London court struck out on Monday an energy company's £4.6 million ($6.3 million) claim against Benson Mazure LLP, because the law firm would have unreasonable difficulty understanding and responding to the "vague and confused" case. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:38:25 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2356669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2356669 A litigation funder has alleged that a property developer owes it more than £3.8 million ($5.2 million) for pocketing his real estate business' money for nothing in return and operating his company as a facade to renovate properties he owns without taking on liability for the work. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:22:49 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2308158?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2308158 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. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:28:01 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2359656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2359656 A writer and former fundraising executive has brought a legal claim against an English opera house and Loch Employment Law, alleging that both sides breached a legal settlement by repeating damaging allegations in a later court filing. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:52:41 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2359660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2359660 A waste haulage company has accused Trowers & Hamlins of negligently failing to protect a long-standing lease over its premises, telling a London court that its new arrangement does not have the same favorable terms. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:13:09 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361424?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361424 Holman Fenwick Willan LLP said Monday that its revenue has hit an all-time high of more than £270 million ($368 million) and that it has posted record profits as its strategy for growing the business shows success. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:30:27 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360891?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360891 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. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:08:52 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360858 The Bar Standards Board has proposed that it will give staff broader powers to refer cases for disciplinary action and trimming tribunal panels under plans to modernize its enforcement system after recent criticism of its efficiency and transparency. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:41:56 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361253 The past week in London has seen the owner of Crystal Palace and the troubled Olympique Lyonnais football clubs sue its current chief executive John Textor, Fieldfisher faces a claim by Georgian businessman Zaza Okusahvili, and a dispute partner at Travers Smith file a personal injury claim against the firm. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:02:49 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361289 An employment tribunal has rejected an attempt by a member of Axiom's staff to boost her award after the firm failed to carry out a redundancy consultation before mass dismissals, ruling that her application for reconsideration was "misconceived."  Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:23:09 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361286?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361286 Over the past week, Cleary Gottlieb expanded its London tax capabilities with a Kirkland & Ellis hire, Fieldfisher recruited the founder of Carter-Ruck's sanctions practice and Charles Russell Speechlys added a WilmerHale partner to its disputes and investigations team. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:35:07 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361257 Holman Fenwick Willan LLP has hiked the salaries of newly qualified lawyers at its London office to £103,500 ($141,220), joining other law firms that have unveiled pay rises for those who have completed their training to become solicitors. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:12:26 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2361263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2361263 A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:11:56 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360878?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360878 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Thursday that an expert in private investment funds is returning to the firm in London from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as part of the Weil's growth plan. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:22:53 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360893 Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced Thursday that its student mentees took home both the first-place and runner-up prizes during last month's LLM x Law hackathon at the University of Cambridge. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:03:25 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360888?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360888 A disputes partner at Travers Smith LLP has filed a personal injury claim against the firm, according to court records. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:45:10 +0000 /pulse-uk/articles/2360847?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse-uk/articles/2360847 The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.