Europe/UK

DWF group CEO to retire

Nigel Knowles to stand down from CEO role on 1 August; insurance services division head Matthew Doughty named CEO-elect

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DLA Piper, CMS, Ashurst hike NQ pay

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

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TLT names financial services head as new senior partner

Andrew Lyon to take the reins from Sasha Butterworth on 1 January 2026

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Law for all: How harnessing AI can democratise legal services

The promise of AI lies in its ability to make access to legal services as a whole more affordable and efficient, writes Julian Taylor, senior partner at Simmons & Simmons

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Travers Smith, Simpson Thacher guide £1.7bn NHS landlord take-private

Travers guides Assura on acquisition by Simpson Thacher-repped KKR and Stonepeak

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Landmark Russian aviation insurance litigation ruling handed down after London mega-trial

Judgment delivered for the claimants against ‘war risks’ insurers in one of the most significant insurance cases in English legal history

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Former Sotheby’s chair joins Withers to head art advisory practice in New York

Mari-Claudia Jiménez will also co-lead the firm’s global art practice with London-based partner Sarah Barker

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Law Society calls for investment in justice as Chancellor announces spending review results

Legal services are “key to making sure we live up to our potential”, says Law Society president

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Hausfeld hires competition partner from Scott+Scott in London

Belinda Hollway adds class action and competition damages litigation expertise

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Bindmans launches Social Justice Fund aimed at improving access to justice

UK firm will donate 10% of client fees to fund that will split proceeds with the Access to Justice Foundation and Just4Kids Law

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A&O Shearman leads in L’Oréal’s €1bn Medik8 acquisition from Inflexion

Deal underscores L’Oréal’s commitment to boosting its position in the rapidly growing dermocosmetics market

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‘Outstanding barrister of his generation’ – lawyers mourn death of Timothy Dutton KC

Former Bar Council chair Dutton dies at 68, a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease

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Baker McKenzie names next global chair

London-based Sunny Mann to succeed Milton Cheng, who works out of Hong Kong, in October

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Online retailer Ocado rehires Britvic GC as next legal head

Ocado’s former deputy GC Mollie Stoker to return, taking on GC role from Neill Abrams, who is retiring

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Three firms steer Kimberly-Clark sale of majority stake in international tissue unit to Brazil’s Suzano

Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie guide Kleenex tissue-maker Kimberly-Clark as Freshfields counsels Suzano

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Lawyers divided on litigation funding in post-Civil Justice Council report debate

Claimant and defence lawyers argue whether litigation funding has been beneficial or detrimental at London International Disputes Week event

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Should access to justice always take precedence over freedom of conscience when representing clients?

Panel at London International Disputes Week featuring ex-Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC, debates finely balanced ethical dilemmas

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The Global Legal Post launches Law Over Borders Arbitration guide

Edited by Volterra Fietta partners Ahmed Abdel Hakam, Gunjan Sharma and Robert G. Volterra, guide offers cross-jurisdictional insight into arbitration law and practice

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Two years on German firms take lead on Unified Patent Court activity

Germany’s dominating on a number of fronts, but UK firms are more than holding their own according to figures drawn up by the European Patent Litigators Association

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Kennedys breaches £400m revenue barrier as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm

London-based insurance specialist clocks up 11th successive year of double-digit growth

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