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London International Disputes Week announces keynote speaker for 2026 conference
Sean West will headline LIDW’s main conference, which addresses geopolitical, reputational, dispute resolution and technological risks
Macfarlanes elevates four to partnership in London in reduced promotions round
Latest cohort is down from nine in 2025, with the new partners spread across disputes, private client, finance and employment
HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London
DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells
Almost one in five women lawyers plan to leave profession due to workplace issues – IBA study
Latest IBA report calls for increased action to improve gender equality in law
Paul Hastings relaunches in Brussels with King & Spalding partner hire
Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte will chair the Brussels office and spearhead the firm’s EU antitrust expansion
Former Hausfeld London managing partner joins Bellevue Law after career break
Boutique hires Lianne Craig as it seeks to grow commercial litigation offering
Hausfeld adds a partner to its Amsterdam office
Nima Lorjé has joined the international disputes firm from Stibbe, where he was a counsel
‘Women continue to face barriers’: lawyers reflect on International Women’s Day
Legal leaders share their thoughts on the challenges that still persist for women across the profession
Taylor Wessing UK hires Travers Smith’s competition head
Stephen Whitfield rejoins firm in London after 15 years at Travers Smith
BCLP, Taylor Wessing secure real estate-related hires in London
Private equity partner Claibourne Harrison joins BCLP, while tax lawyer Gemma Grunewald joins Taylor Wessing
Hogan Lovells partners with LawFairy to offer pro bono support for undocumented children in the UK
Technology-led initiative will assist undocumented children applying for British citizenship
‘I’m dealing with uncertainty by staying busy’ – Middle East-based lawyers respond to escalating conflict
International lawyers are following official advice to avoid travel and stay away from windows, doors and open spaces, reports Ben Rigby
Macfarlanes to open New York office
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets
‘A wonderful person’: tributes paid to late Hogan Lovells partner
Nicholas Heaton, who was head of Hogan Lovells’ competition litigation practice and a former president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has died aged 57
International lawyers across the Middle East told to take shelter as Iran conflict escalates
UK lawyers in the UAE advised to register their presence as UK government reportedly considers evacuation plans
Squire Patton Boggs makes up 20 partners and boosts UK network with hires from Eversheds and Gowlings
Eversheds Sutherland’s former Leeds head of pensions, Gemma Hanley, has rejoined SPB
SRA authorises new AI-powered law firm LawFairy
London-based firm uses ‘deterministic’ AI platform to provide legal advice directly to clients
Court of Appeal convenes to consider controversial Mazur ruling on litigation rights
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives claims judgment has had ‘profound’ impact
McDermott Will & Schulte hires private credit partner from Kirkland in Paris
Kalish Mullen will lead the Paris office’s finance offering
Retailers score ‘big win’ in latest phase of interchange fees litigation
The Competition Appeal Tribunal held that retailers did not pass on interchange fees to consumers