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  • June 13, 2025

    Bar Council Pushes Back On LSB's Ethical Conduct Proposals

    The Bar Council has urged the sector's oversight watchdog not to be overly prescriptive as it looks to combat poor ethical conduct by lawyers in the wake of high-profile scandals.

  • June 13, 2025

    Solicitors Owe SRA 拢1M+ In Fines Amid Financial Struggles

    Solicitors and law firms regulated by the solicitors' watchdog owe more than 拢1 million ($1.35 million) in unpaid fines, which experts say is linked to financial pressures across the profession.

  • June 13, 2025

    Law Society Says UK Must Act As Employment Claims Grow

    The Law Society urged the government on Friday to ensure that employment tribunals are funded to handle an anticipated deluge of new claims once the Employment Rights Bill becomes law, as official figures show a worsening backlog of unresolved cases.

  • June 13, 2025

    Ashurst Raises NQ Pay To 拢140K Amid Legal Sector Pay Race

    Ashurst LLP said Friday that it has raised the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers in London by 12%, as leading law firms in the capital continue to offer inflation-busting pay increases amid intensifying competition in the legal sector.

  • June 12, 2025

    TLT Names Financial Services Chief As Senior Partner

    TLT LLP said Thursday that it has elected its head of financial services as its next senior partner.

  • June 12, 2025

    UK Legal Sector Revenue Dips 9% As Economy Contracts

    The U.K. legal industry posted revenues of approximately 拢4.7 billion ($6.4 billion) in April as performance took a dip amid broader contraction in the economy, official statistics showed Thursday.

  • June 12, 2025

    Reed Smith Appoints New Head Of Its Frankfurt Office

    Reed Smith LLP said Thursday that it has appointed debt finance specialist Oliver Hahnelt as the managing partner of its office in Frankfurt following the departure of its previous incumbent.

  • June 12, 2025

    PI Law Specialist Fletchers Buys Clinical Negligence Biz

    Fletchers Group, which specializes in personal injury, said Thursday it has acquired the clinical negligence business of Sheldon Davidson Solicitors, a boutique law firm in Bury in northwest England.

  • June 12, 2025

    DLA Hikes London NQ Pay By Inflation-Busting 18% To 拢130K

    DLA Piper said Thursday that it has raised salaries for its newly qualified lawyers in London to 拢130,000 ($177,000) per year, as part of what it describes as a "significant investment" in its U.K. workforce.

  • June 12, 2025

    Consumer Panel Calls For Reform Of Legal Complaint Process

    The Legal Services Consumer Panel on Thursday urged providers and regulators to "step up efforts" to address consumer complaints, after research revealed that only about a quarter of legal services' users knew the first step to take to complain about poor service.

  • June 11, 2025

    Gov't Pledges Up To 拢450M Per Year To Tackle Courts Backlog

    The U.K. government has pledged up to an additional 拢450 million ($609 million) per year for the courts system in England and Wales by 2028-29 to boost crown court sittings to "record levels" and tackle the growing backlog, according to its spending review released Wednesday.

  • June 11, 2025

    Law Firm Fined 拢11K For Not Meeting AML Requirements

    A law firm is being fined after it "showed a disregard" toward its anti-money laundering obligations and left itself vulnerable to being used to facilitate illegal activity, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said in a decision Monday that was published Tuesday.

  • June 11, 2025

    TLT Rolls Out AI Platform Legora For Lawyers In UK

    TLT LLP said Wednesday that it has rolled out Legora's artificial intelligence platform across the firm to automate routine tasks and enable lawyers to spend more time delivering strategic legal advice.

  • June 11, 2025

    Linklaters' Flexible Lawyering Arm Sets Up In The Middle East

    Linklaters LLP said Wednesday that it has launched its flexible lawyering arm,聽Re:link, in the Middle East, marking the platform's first international expansion outside the U.K.

  • June 11, 2025

    Russell-Cooke Taps Real Estate Pro For Senior Partner

    Russell-Cooke LLP said Wednesday that it has elected real estate specialist Matt Garrod as its next senior partner.

  • June 11, 2025

    Pogust Goodhead Denies Seladore's Bid For 拢2M Success Fee

    Pogust Goodhead has denied that it owes Seladore Legal more than 拢2.2 million ($3 million) amid an ongoing dispute over alleged unenforceable retainers and success fees stemming from litigation against mining giant BHP over the collapse of the Fund茫o dam.

  • June 11, 2025

    Ex-Slater & Gordon Team Head Barred For Indecent Exposure

    A former team leader at Slater and Gordon (UK) Ltd. has been banned from working for a law firm after he indecently exposed himself to external counsel and colleagues during an online work training session, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • June 10, 2025

    CMS Faces 拢10M Negligence Claim Over Investec Debt Advice

    A property developer has alleged that law firm CMS owes him at least 拢10 million ($14 million) for negligent advice concerning a debt-restructuring plan that he says he never would have agreed to if he had been given聽proper warning.

  • June 10, 2025

    Fladgate Eyes Securities Cases With New Group Claims Biz

    Fladgate LLP said Tuesday that it has launched a company to help the law firm pursue group securities litigation, as the market for collective legal claims continues to grow in the U.K.

  • June 10, 2025

    Lawyer Loses Bid To Ax 'Greedy' Label In $11B Ruling

    A London appeals court refused Tuesday a solicitor's bid to chuck references to his being "greedy" and "corrupt" in a judgment over a fraudulent $11 billion arbitration award against Nigeria, ruling that the lower court did not violate his right to a fair trial.

  • June 10, 2025

    Apprenticeship Age Cap Risks Widening Legal Sector Divide

    The government's move to restrict funding for solicitor apprenticeships to those under 22 risks widening the gap between large and small law firms, while reigniting concerns over social mobility and diversity in the legal profession.

  • June 10, 2025

    Hausfeld Hires Scott+Scott's London Co-Head

    Hausfeld LLP said Tuesday that it has recruited a co-head of the London office of Scott+Scott UK LLP to boost its antitrust class action practice.

  • June 10, 2025

    PPE Agent Keeps Sheridans Case Alive After Fraud Settlement

    A medical supply agent is continuing its negligence case against London law firm Sheridans, despite settling a linked $10.8 million fraud claim from a British company that accused it of taking secret commissions on COVID-19 pandemic protection equipment orders.

  • June 09, 2025

    Litigation-Funding Dispute Resumes Amid Uncertain Future

    Sony and Apple will challenge the validity of widely used litigation-financing agreements at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday against the backdrop of an influential report calling for legislation to urgently reverse a landmark ruling that shook the funding industry.

  • June 09, 2025

    Foot Anstey Combines With McKees In Belfast Expansion

    Foot Anstey LLP announced Monday that it has combined with Northern Irish law firm McKees Solicitors, the first time it has expanded its business outside England as it looks to generate more work from international clients.

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