Europe/UK
Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Harvey enters into partnership with AI legal drafting platform Avvoka
Collaboration will enable Avvoka users to draft within Harvey’s AI platform
Pinsents’ revenue tops £700m but PEP falls by 7%
UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m
A new direction for UK collective actions?
Signature Litigation lawyers Becca Hogan, Tom Crawford and Nikki Sutton-MacGregor argue the case for striking the right balance for a more sustainable collective action regime
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
Knights expands Thames Valley footprint with THP Solicitors acquisition
Deal worth £4m adds 30 legal experts to firm’s Reading office
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
Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer
BCLP adds London partner trio including global digital head
Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices
Bird & Bird hires EY quartet to launch legal transformation team
Technology partner Shahin Baghaei joins with three EY colleagues as the firm looks to expand its legaltech and AI capabilities
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
DAC Beachcroft hits RPC in three-partner insurance hire
Trio of specialist cyber and data risk partners move over in London
Paul Hastings adds London restructuring firepower with senior partner hires
Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma join from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin respectively as US firm rebuilds City restructuring bench
Clyde & Co revenue inches up 2% as profit falls by nearly 10%
Firm cites 'volatile geopolitical and commercial backdrop' as profit drops to £160m
Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%
Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees
BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora
Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions
Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m
New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m
‘It is taking opportunities which keep life exciting and every day different’: Luxury Law Awards lifetime achievement award-winner Kate Anthony Wilkinson
Mulberry Group's former group general counsel, Kate Anthony Wilkinson, reflects on her career and what success means as a lawyer
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