John is editor of The Global Legal Post and has recently overseen the launch of the inaugural Women and Diversity in Law Awards. He is an experienced editor and publisher with a deep knowledge of the legal market. Previously, he was international segment leader at ALM Media where he oversaw Legal Week, China Law and Practice and Law.com’s international coverage. He was a member of the team that founded Legal Week in 1999, going on to hold a variety of senior roles, including editor, editor-in-chief and publishing director.

Contributed Articles

Fieldfisher hires medical cannabis expert to boost German life sciences practice

Franziska Katterbach joins in Frankfurt from Oppenhoff amid run of German hires

7 Sep 2026

DWF closes Saudi Arabia office

UK firm set up its regional headquarters in kingdom in 2021 as part of Saudi economic diversification drive

18 Aug 2026

SRA issues AI hallucination warning after 42 reports of potential misuse

Warning references high-profile Pinsent Masons case that prompted firm to self-report to SRA

17 Aug 2026

Northern Ireland law society to hold special meeting over chief exec’s character reference for paedophile cousin

Society president Mark Borland says David Lavery will remain in post but admits controversy has damaged profession’s reputation

14 Aug 2026

Miura & Partners to open in ‘gateway to Asia’ Okinawa

Tokyo-based firm prepares to add fourth regional office in Japan

13 Aug 2026

LawCare warns contacts of scam risk after data breach

UK mental health campaign group among more than 1,000 charities whose specialist CRM supplier was hacked

10 Aug 2026

Northern Ireland law society council member resigns as pressure mounts over chief exec’s reference for paedophile cousin

Philip Armstrong refers to society decisions ‘with which I cannot in all conscience agree’ in LinkedIn post

5 Aug 2026

Northern Ireland law soc chief sacked from human rights body over reference for paedophile cousin

David Lavery found to have ‘demonstrated a severe failure of judgement regarding public office responsibilities’

4 Aug 2026

Clifford Chance builds 400,000-document AI knowledge library with Epiq and Microsoft

Magic Circle UK firm says project allows it to curate ‘decades’ of knowledge while respecting client confidentiality

23 Jul 2026

KPMG launches Portuguese legal arm after hiring from four local law firms

Move follows Deloitte’s merger last year with TELLES

30 Jun 2026