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Judge admonishes Pinsent Masons over misleading letters drafted by junior lawyer using AI
UK firm self-reports to Solicitors Regulation Authority following insolvency judge’s highly critical remarks
Pro bono charity Advocate names winners of 2026 Bar Pro Bono Awards
The awards, presented by the Lady Chief Justice, come as Advocate celebrates its 30th anniversary
Debevoise elevates 16 to partner in New York and London dominated round
Latest cohort increases by almost half compared to 2025, with women making up 44% of promotions
CM Murray appoints former Hill Dickinson chief executive as a strategic adviser
Peter Jackson joins on a consultancy basis to help support the firm’s strategic growth
Squire Patton Boggs and Stephenson Harwood add disputes partners in Madrid
Government arbitration lawyer joins Squire; Pérez-Llorca partner to head up UK firm’s new Spanish office
Panama defeats Banesco ICSID investment treaty claim over public works bonds
Lalive acted for Panama, with three-member tribunal rejecting the claim
UK urged to ratify lawyer-protection treaty one year after signing
The Law Society and the Bar Council have renewed calls on the UK government to ratify a convention to protect lawyers from harassment
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