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Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%
Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees
King & Spalding adds WilmerHale duo in London to continue arbitration build-out
Steven Finizio and Jonathan Lim become latest WilmerHale partners to join King & Spalding’s disputes team
Reed Smith hires London antitrust partner from Morgan Lewis
Former Baker McKenzie partner Paul Johnson leaves Morgan Lewis after 18 months
Reed Smith boosts Middle East corporate practice with lateral hire
Mohammed Basama has joined from US rival King & Spalding as a partner
Manchester Law Society chief executive retires after 38 years
City’s lawyers express warm tributes to Fran Eccles-Bech for helping transform Manchester’s legal community
Squire Patton Boggs refreshes US regional leadership
Firm makes four office leadership changes, with its global environmental, safety and health practice also getting a new US leader
Clyde & Co rehires aviation partner from Norton White in Dubai
Nick Humphrey rejoins firm a decade after leaving, boosting aviation practice following several recent departures
HSF Kramer hires Haynes Boone Supreme Court practice head in Washington DC
Daniel Geyser joins as co-head of the firm’s US Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice
UK government seeks to rebalance collective actions regime without radical reform
Lawyers broadly support proposals to tighten certification while making funding more certain and improving compensation for consumers
Alius Law adds Clyde & Co aviation disputes partner in London
Veteran litigator Richard Mumford becomes latest senior lawyer to exit Clyde & Co
Rajah & Tann adds Singapore state disputes head to arbitration practice
Scott Tan joins as partner after leading international disputes work at Attorney-General’s Chambers
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham names new Solicitor General as Labour leader completes Cabinet reshuffle
Andy Slaughter MP takes on Solicitor General role, while Sarah Sackman MP retains courts minister job
Travers Smith turnover hits record £229m as profit rebounds
City firm posts 9.1% revenue increase after difficult 2024/25 financial year, with PEP reaching a record £1.4m
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers recruits clerking head from Henderson Chambers
Daniel Kemp, who was a senior practice manager at his former set, is appointed director of clerking
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rings changes at the Ministry of Justice in Cabinet reshuffle
David Lammy replaced by Alex Norris as Lord Chancellor, while Ellie Reeves KC takes over as Attorney General
Twenty Essex names international arbitration specialist as next co-head of chambers
David Lewis KC replaces Charles Kimmins KC, whose four-year tenure concluded this month
Former Bar Council chair Barbara Mills KC to receive peerage
Family specialist among peerages announced by outgoing UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer
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
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