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CILEX appoints new CEO and president amid uncertainty on its regulatory future
Former IfATE head Jennifer Coupland is named CEO, while NHS lawyer Sara Fowler is named president
Cadwalader boosts London leveraged finance team with Paul Hastings partner hire
Edward Holmes joins Cadwalader’s leveraged finance and private credit practice
Delayed judgments scrutinised as Court of Appeal rejects Phones 4U collusion claims against mobile operators
UK appeal led by Quinn Emanuel was partly based on a 15-month delay in the handing down of the High Court decision
A sticking plaster for justice: Leveson’s proposals and the future of criminal trials
Radical reforms expose deep wounds in England and Wales’ criminal justice system, says Ben Rigby
Signature makes twin London partner hire to launch white-collar crime practice
Mark Beardsworth joins from Goodwin and Duncan Grieve arrives from Cadwalader
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
A&O Shearman bolsters Italian leveraged finance team with Linklaters partner hire
Diego Esposito joins A&O Shearman in Milan after 17 years at Magic Circle rival
Signature boosts Paris arm with Paul Hastings partner hire
Arrival of Laurent Martinet boosts office’s partner count to seven
Bar Council chair leads calls to address persistent under-representation of Black judges
Annual MoJ diversity report highlights slow progress on ethnic minority representation across legal profession
Singapore’s WongPartnership announces leadership changes
Sean Yu elected managing partner, replacing Wai King Ng, who will become senior partner alongside his existing role as chair
CAT rules Visa and Mastercard interchange fees violated competition law
Victory for Scott + Scott in merchants’ challenge following earlier settlement by Stephenson Harwood-advised claimants
Walkers elevates 20 to partner in largest overall promotions round in 60-year history
Women make up half of the partner promotions, with 15 lawyers also promoted to senior counsel
Hugh Mercer KC elected as UK’s judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Prominent Essex Court barrister appointed to the Strasbourg court
Value of new ICC disputes hits record $102bn in 2024, study shows
Construction, engineering and energy disputes dominate, while Europe remains most active region
Former Brick Court senior clerk leaves Cornerstone after just four months
Public law set parts company with veteran senior clerk it recruited to form new management team
Stephenson Harwood breaks £300m barrier as PEP hits £1m for the first time
London firm says record results put it on track to double revenue under five-year plan
Casey Ryan to extend tenure as Reed Smith’s global managing partner
Ryan ran unopposed and will begin new four-year term on 1 January 2026
European Young Bar Association elects new president
Chiara Palombi of EY Studio Legale in Rome succeeds Shannon Gawley, an associate at Belfast firm Carson McDowell
‘Back to the drawing board’: City lawyers criticise HMRC efforts to curb tax avoidance
City of London Law Society among legal professional bodies to speak out against HMRC consultation on addressing promoters of marketed tax avoidance schemes
Legal profession marks six years of Women in Law Pledge
Law Society, Bar Council and CILEX reflect on progress and renew calls for gender equality in the profession