K&L Gates axes 10% of staff roles

Cuts equating to around 180 roles follows review ‘to better align with how our business operates today and support future growth’

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Luxury goods insolvency case clarifies law on directors’ duties

UK Supreme Court finds good faith should govern a director’s conduct as well as their beliefs

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Legaltech charity TCLP releases free AI tool to automate drafting of environmental clauses

Legal AI and AI chatbots can access open-source library of sustainability clauses built by the Chancery Lane Project

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Law Society, Bar Council welcome proposed enhancements to UK-Switzerland free-trade deal

Fresh agreement preserves visa-free business travel and protects UK lawyers’ ability to advise clients in Switzerland without requalifying

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Chicago-based legaltech giant says integrated AI platform offers an alternative to Gen AI tools that ‘sell a feature’

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Judicial Appointments Commission names next chair amid concerns over judicial diversity

Professor Lynne Berry CBE replaces Helen Pitcher OBE in the role

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European corporate distress rises as retailers suffer worst quarter since financial crisis - study

Weil European Distress Index shows growing financial distress across all markets it tracks during second quarter

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A&O Shearman posts flat revenue as PEP returns to pre-merger levels

Turnover holds steady at $3.7bn as profit per equity partner rises 12% to $2.9m following period of partner cuts and departures

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Lowenstein Sandler launches start-up workspace to streamline business formations

Firm partners with formation workflow platform Clerky to support founders with legal tasks

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Merger control guide edited by Paul Weiss team launches today

Cross-border guide is edited by co-head of antitrust Nicole Kar and senior knowledge and innovation lawyer Catherine Hammon

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Raft of law firms steer Uber’s $15bn bid for Delivery Hero

Freshfields and Wachtell lead for Uber as Sullivan & Cromwell guides Delivery Hero and Paul Weiss, Hengeler Mueller, Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn act for investment firm SSW

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US biotech Biogen hires Spur Therapeutics CEO as next legal chief

Michael Parini will join in August, replacing former CLO Susan Alexander who left the company at the end of May

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High Court finds largely for manufacturers in ‘behemoth’ diesel emissions litigation

Liability ruling trims scope of largest group litigation to reach English courts

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Simpson Thacher strengthens London regulatory team with Freshfields partner hire

Emma Rachmaninov joins US firm as co-head of its European financial services and funds regulatory team

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