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  • June 20, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Pogust Goodhead face legal action from mining giant BHP Group, Trainline bring a procurement claim against the Department for Transport, Sworders auction house sue Conservative peer Patricia Rawlings, and Nokia hit with a patents claim by Hisense. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 20, 2025

    Hogan Lovells Adds IP Duo In Paris From A&O Shearman

    Hogan Lovells has expanded its intellectual property litigation bench in Europe with the hire of two heavyweight intellectual property litigators who join the firm's Paris office as partners from A&O Shearman LLP.

  • June 20, 2025

    BHP Sues Claimant Lawyers Amid £36B Dam Disaster Trial

    BHP is suing law firm Pogust Goodhead, which is representing hundreds of thousands of individuals, municipalities and businesses in a £36 billion ($48.5 billion) claim against the Australian mining giant over a dam disaster in Brazil that killed 19 people, according to court records.

  • June 20, 2025

    Mathys & Squire Appoints New Chief For Consulting Arm

    Intellectual property specialist Mathys & Squire LLP said Friday that it has recruited a senior manager at KPMG Law to lead its consulting arm.

  • June 20, 2025

    The Revolving Door: Sullivan & Cromwell Bags Finance Head

    Over the past week, the head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's financial services group joined Sullivan & Cromwell, Baker McKenzie swiped an investment funds specialist from Latham & Watkins, and a cyber heavyweight exited Deloitte Legal for Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

  • June 20, 2025

    Ex-Orrick Solicitor Gets 12-Month Ban For Groping Colleagues

    A London tribunal has suspended a former associate at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP after it found that he touched two work colleagues in a sexually inappropriate manner without their consent.

  • June 19, 2025

    Pro Bono Plan Aims To Make CAT Claims Accessible To All

    It might come as a surprise that the U.K.'s venue for high-stakes class actions against some of the world's largest companies is planning a new pro bono scheme. But the Brick Court Chambers antitrust silk running the program told Law360 that she sees a real chance to help smaller players get a fair shot at enforcing their rights under a complex area of law.

  • June 26, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Spheres GC To London PE Team

    Greenberg Traurig has recruited a senior lawyer from European private investment firm Spheres, the third new shareholder in its private equity team in London in recent months.

  • June 19, 2025

    Browne Jacobson Posts Record Revenue Of £137M

    Browne Jacobson LLP has reported that its revenue has broken last year's record to reach £137 million ($184 million), coinciding with an aggressive lateral hiring strategy and investment in new practice areas and technology infrastructure.

  • June 19, 2025

    AmTrust Wins Disclosure Appeal In £56M Claim-Funding Clash

    A London appeals court said Thursday that AmTrust should be able to see another insurer's communications with two law firms amid a £56 million ($75 million) battle over who should cover the costs of a failed litigation-funding scheme.

  • June 19, 2025

    Pension Trust Denies BCLP's £256K Office Damage Claim

    A pension fund trustee company that owns a Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP office has hit back at claims it caused the firm to lose £256,000 ($344,000) by negligently handling repairs after the building was damaged by strong wind.

  • June 19, 2025

    Kennedys Appoints 1st COO As It Eyes $1B Target

    Kennedys said Thursday that it has appointed a banking sector veteran as its inaugural chief operating officer to help support the growth of the firm as it looks to become a $1 billion business by 2030.

  • June 19, 2025

    UK Legal Tech Startup Raises £550K For AI-Powered Platform

    Legal tech startup CaseCraft.AI said Thursday that it has raised £550,000 ($740,000) to help it enhance an AI platform that will simplify the small claims process for people who are not lawyers.

  • June 18, 2025

    Church Court Chambers Names Its First Chief Executive

    Church Court Chambers has appointed lawyer Claire Anderson to the newly created role of chief executive.

  • June 18, 2025

    Most Companies Lack Policies For Safe AI Use, Study Finds

    Inadequate oversight of artificial intelligence tools is increasingly putting companies at legal, organizational and reputational risk as use of the new technology soars, Belgian legal AI provider LegalFly said Wednesday in announcing the results of market research it commissioned.

  • June 18, 2025

    UK Law Firm Mergers Plunge 25% As PE Deals Lure Partners

    The number of law firm mergers in the U.K. fell by 25% in 2024, as senior partners hold out for potentially more lucrative private equity offers, research published Wednesday has shown.

  • June 18, 2025

    Pinsent Masons Ups NQ Salaries In London To £105K

    Pinsent Masons LLP said Wednesday that it is increasing salaries for newly-qualified lawyers in London to £105,000 ($141,000), joining other firms which seek to attract and retain young professionals.

  • June 18, 2025

    English Law Firm Penalized £25K Over AML Breaches

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a law firm £25,000 ($33,600) for failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, citing serious deficiencies in the outfit's controls and procedures, according to an agreement published Wednesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    Geradin Partners Hires Top Lawyers For German Expansion

    Geradin Partners said Tuesday that it has hired five lawyers from the law firms Hausfeld and Osborne Clarke as it prepares to launch in Germany later this year.

  • June 17, 2025

    SRA Hits Firm With £64K Fine Over AML Lapses

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority has hit a firm with a £64,000 ($86,000) fine after finding it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations for around six years.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ackroyd Denies A Duty To Warn On Failed £4.5M Property Deal

    Ackroyd Legal has denied failing to warn a Qatari executive and his sister about a property deal that they said cost them £4.5 million ($6.1 million), arguing that it was not obliged to advise them on the "prudency" of the transaction.

  • June 17, 2025

    Profits Surge 29% At Manchester Firm With Four-Day Week

    A Manchester law firm said Tuesday that it has adopted a permanent four-day working week for all staff after a nine-month trial delivered what it described as "phenomenal results," including a 22% rise in productivity.

  • June 17, 2025

    Spanish Law Firm Voids Danish Outfit's 'Legaltech' TM

    A Spanish law firm has persuaded European Union officials to void most of a Danish organization's protections over its "Legaltech" name, proving that the word is too descriptive to function as a trademark.

  • June 17, 2025

    DWF Rolls Out Legora For Its Alternative Legal Services

    DWF LLP said Tuesday it is rolling out Legora's artificial intelligence platform to handle routine legal work outsourced by clients — including other law firms — as more legal providers adopt generative AI to stay competitive.

  • June 17, 2025

    Legal Services Price Spikes May Hit Access To Services

    The Legal Services Board said Tuesday that rising prices for legal services are potentially offsetting the benefits to consumers of shopping around and accessing legal support remotely, including where prices might be lower.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  • Transatlantic Law Firm Mergers Are Transforming UK Market

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    With the current prevalence for high-profile U.K.-U.S. law firm mergers likely to continue, a new type of firm could emerge that strikes a balance between U.K. culture and working style, but with the global ambition that U.S. firms offer, says Ria Karnik at Major Lindsey.

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    Practice Leader Insights: Taylor Wessing's Paul Callaghan

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    Paul Callaghan, who leads Taylor Wessing's employment, pensions and mobility group, discusses the challenges of clients who take matters personally, why discrimination based on socioeconomic background needs to be addressed by the law, and how being contracted as an independent investigator is becoming a new trend for senior employment lawyers.

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    Practice Leader Insights From BCLP's Benjamin Lee

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    Benjamin Lee, who co-leads BCLP's global corporate transactions practice, discusses the value of face-to-face meetings, how aspects of English company law could align with a more global approach, and what junior lawyers can learn by observing their senior colleagues.

  • Opinion

    Defunding Lawyer Apprenticeships Could Have Hidden Costs

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    In proposing to reform the U.K. apprenticeship system, it is crucial that the government gives sufficient consideration to how funding changes could reduce opportunities for underrepresented groups and negatively affect firms' ability to deliver effective training, says Carrie Laws at The Family Law Co.

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