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CMS strengthens arbitration practice with London partner hire from BCLP

George Burn joins CMS’s London practice as London International Disputes Week opens with International Arbitration Day

31 May 2026

CMS makes up 54 in latest partner promotions round

Majority-female round focuses on Europe and corporate practice

18 Mar 2026

UK businesses could owe £18.6bn in unpaid taxes as ‘tax gap’ rises 40% in six years – CMS report

HMRC is increasing scrutiny on corporations, largely driven by inaccurate tax filings, global law firm reports

16 Mar 2026

CMS expands Harvey AI rollout to 7,000-plus lawyers

Law firm says software has saved its lawyers on average 118 hours per year

12 Dec 2025

CMS appoints infrastructure and energy disputes co-head as next UK managing partner

Adrian Bell will replace oil and gas specialist Stephen Millar in April next year

28 Oct 2025

CMS adds team of seven ex-BCLP lawyers in Hong Kong and one in Singapore

Hires follow BCLP’s decision to pull out of Asia earlier this year

18 Aug 2025

Value of UK class actions rises to €155bn even as number of filings falls, study finds

CMS report shows overall class action claims in Europe are declining

13 Aug 2025

CMS pushes global revenue past €2bn milestone

Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 5.9% to €2.07bn

31 Jul 2025

Crowell hires 18-strong Dentons IP team in London, bolstering Unified Patent Court capability

Group led by top patent lawyer Justin Hill will strengthen tech offering in London and across Europe

1 Jul 2025

DLA Piper, CMS, Ashurst hike NQ pay

Firms raise pay to between £120k and £140k as battle for junior talent continues

13 Jun 2025

CMS adds top Indian firm to network ahead of market liberalisation

Tie-up with 400-lawyer Induslaw follows Bar Council India amending rules to allow foreign lawyers to practise in India for the first time

28 May 2025

Travers Smith targets property disputes with senior hire from CMS

Robert Payne joins London independent as a senior counsel, bolstering its litigation capabilities

25 Apr 2025

CMS makes up 56 in latest partner promotions round

Round focused on UK, Europe and corporate lawyers nears gender parity

19 Mar 2025

CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm

Tie-up to create 40-lawyer practice contrasts with wider scaling back of China operations by large international law firms

26 Feb 2025

CMS rings in second redundancy round in 18 months

Firm to cut 15 roles in its real estate transactions practice, according to reports

16 Jan 2025

Sidley recruits CMS TMT head in London

Clive Gringras latest in string of recent partner hires for US firm’s City office

17 Dec 2024

Most CEE companies already using AI systems, CMS study shows

Companies in the region say they are ramping up AI training amid new EU AI regulations

11 Dec 2024

McDermott expands private equity bench with partner hire from CMS

Healthcare deals specialist Jason Zemmel will be based in London

29 Oct 2024

Addleshaws, CMS and DAC Beachcroft latest firms to post financial results

With revenue increases ranging from 5-12%, trio point to international investment

14 Aug 2024

'Nakedly one-sided': war of words breaks out over CMS class action report

Litigation funder criticises CMS report as US-backed campaign warns of US-style litigation

9 Aug 2024