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Litigation funders ‘deeply disappointed’ as UK government fails to act on PACCAR
Promised legislation to end uncertainty over 2023 Supreme Court ruling fails to materialise
Under fire Solicitors Regulation Authority proposes sharp fee hikes for solicitors
Regulator seeks 29% funding increase to £111.5m amid criticism over oversight of failing firms
Haynes Boone makes double fund finance and arbitration partner hire in London
Jeremy Cross joins from Addleshaw Goddard, while Philipp Kurek joins from Signature Litigation
Kennedys strengthens in London with double partner hire from DLA Piper and Cripps
Will White and Lowri Jones arrive a week after the firm’s 20-strong partner promotions round
RPC elevates 10 to partner in one of its largest promotion rounds on record
Partner promotions include just two women, although three out of four new counsel are female
Arnold & Porter hires former Wilkie EU antitrust partner in London
New recruit Nicola Chesaites was most recently a freelance barrister after leaving Wilkie in May 2025
McDermott boosts Italian presence with five-partner team hire in Milan
Incoming group, led by Vincenzo Giannantonio, joins from Italian independent Gitti & Partners
London’s 39 Essex Chambers adds Addleshaw Goddard construction co-head to open in Dubai
Stephen Burke joins the set alongside Madelaine Power, who moves over from Pinsent Masons
London International Disputes Week reveals final programme for flagship June conference
Main conference event will feature discussions on AI, mass claims and the rule of law
Tech-focused UK boutique ClearCube Law formally launches
Four-partner founding team, who previously practised together at Waterfront Law, aim to support tech start-ups and SMEs
Taylor Wessing adds product liability specialist from Cooley in London
Jamie Humphreys will join as a partner in the firm’s disputes team
‘Formalistic and outmoded’: Civil Justice Council calls for reform of solicitors’ costs regime
CJC advocates updating the existing solicitor-client costs system and replacing it with out-of-court settlements
London set 7 King’s Bench Walk lures ex-Harneys partner out of retirement
Peter Ferrer, who was based in Harneys’ British Virgin Islands office, returns to London as part of the move
London law firm private equity partner hires almost double in 2025 – report
Legal headhunters Macrae says activity reflects shift in how firms are looking to build sponsor-facing teams
Solicitors Regulation Authority announces leadership overhaul amid PM Law collapse scrutiny
Regulator to expand its executive team while making permanent City legal hire
Monckton Chambers adds honorary silk from Italian firm LMS in London
Arbitration and competition lawyer and leading academic Renato Nazzini KC (Hon) will join the set this month
Law Commission considers expansion of class action regime in England and Wales to consumer claims
Project backed by Department for Business and Trade could lead to new ‘consumer class actions regime’
Taylor Wessing’s UK and Benelux arms announce partner promotions ahead of Winston & Strawn merger
Four lawyers are elevated to partner in London, Eindhoven and Dubai
Hengeler Mueller strengthens in London with disputes partner relocation
Arbitration partner Carsten van de Sande will move to the UK from the firm’s Frankfurt office
UK legal sector posts fastest growth in more than 15 years, Law Society survey finds
Median practice fee income increases 11.2% in 2025, outpacing the 6.1% rise achieved in 2024