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
DLA Piper, CMS, Ashurst hike NQ pay
Firms raise pay to between £120k and £140k as battle for junior talent continues
TLT names financial services head as new senior partner
Andrew Lyon to take the reins from Sasha Butterworth on 1 January 2026
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
Travers Smith, Simpson Thacher guide £1.7bn NHS landlord take-private
Travers guides Assura on acquisition by Simpson Thacher-repped KKR and Stonepeak
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
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
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
Hausfeld hires competition partner from Scott+Scott in London
Belinda Hollway adds class action and competition damages litigation expertise
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
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
‘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
Baker McKenzie names next global chair
London-based Sunny Mann to succeed Milton Cheng, who works out of Hong Kong, in October
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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