Latest legal news

Scott Tan joins as partner after leading international disputes work at Attorney-General’s Chambers | 2mos

New York firm seeks to ‘transform frontier AI technologies into proprietary platforms’ | 2mos

Andy Slaughter MP takes on Solicitor General role, while Sarah Sackman MP retains courts minister job | 2mos

Joseph Forgione arrives after four years at the Swiss luxury brand owner’s New York office | 2mos

UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue has grown 65% since FY23; PEP rises 9% to £2.3m | 2mos

Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July | 2mos

City firm posts 9.1% revenue increase after difficult 2024/25 financial year, with PEP reaching a record £1.4m | 2mos

Report by legaltech firm SurePoint finds law firms are looking to recruit lawyers with experience in AI as they build dedicated teams around the technology | 2mos

The recipient of the General Counsel of the Year award at the 2026 Luxury Law Awards discusses her career path, pressing industry issues, advice for young lawyers and her favourite Maybourne hotel | 2mos

Roger Maeda takes up new role as US firm aims to strengthen AI capability | 2mos

UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn | 2mos

The in-house legal teams that adopt AI thoughtfully can redirect their energy toward the strategic, high-value work that matters most, writes Dentons’ global CEO Kate Barton | 2mos

Daniel Kemp, who was a senior practice manager at his former set, is appointed director of clerking | 2mos

Mid-year horizon scanning report outlines 10 trends that need to be on GCs’ radars | 2mos

David Lammy replaced by Alex Norris as Lord Chancellor, while Ellie Reeves KC takes over as Attorney General | 2mos

David Lewis KC replaces Charles Kimmins KC, whose four-year tenure concluded this month | 2mos

Deal will help further expand Harvey’s asset management capabilities | 2mos

PEP reaches $4.1m as revenue climbs 8.4% to $4.6bn in last financial year before new global LLP structure came into effect | 2mos

Family specialist among peerages announced by outgoing UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer | 2mos