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Eversheds Sutherland hires GC from Pinsent Masons to head in-house legal team
Andrew Cheung is replacing Simon Crossley, who has been GC since 2023
Clyde & Co tops 2025 litigation claims rankings amid jump in High Court civil disputes
Firm led rankings having worked on 192 claims, followed by DAC Beachcroft and DWF, according to Solomonic report
Slaughter and May M&A partner exits for Paul Hastings in London
Mark Zerdin latest in string of senior hires by US firm as it rebuilds London bench after slew of exits over the past year
SRA authorises new AI-powered law firm LawFairy
London-based firm uses ‘deterministic’ AI platform to provide legal advice directly to clients
Court of Appeal convenes to consider controversial Mazur ruling on litigation rights
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives claims judgment has had ‘profound’ impact
CJC launches consultation on disclosure rules for AI use in court documentation
Civil Justice Council says lawyers in England and Wales should be required to disclose AI use in certain circumstances
‘Innovating responsibly means being true to the values of your brand and your consumer’: Coty’s Melanie Nardo
Coty’s GC for commercial and licensing discusses the growing beauty and wellness industry, compliance gaps, responsible innovation and beauty bag must-haves
Retailers score ‘big win’ in latest phase of interchange fees litigation
The Competition Appeal Tribunal held that retailers did not pass on interchange fees to consumers
Stella Legal partners with AI contracting platform Ironclad
Collaboration designed to address gap between technology investment and business outcomes
Upcycling: fashion’s new infringement frontier
A balance between luxury brand rights and upcycling remains elusive, write Bird & Bird’s Cristiana Andreotta, Elisabetta Bandera, Rita Tardiolo, Manon Rieger-Jansen and Nina Dorenbosch
UK Finance & Leasing Association hires ex-KPMG UK legal head as first GC
Jeremy Barton’s appointment comes amid proposed FCA redress scheme to compensate unfairly treated motor finance customers
Paul Hastings continues to expand London private equity bench with Cooley partner hire
Singapore-based Ferish Patel is relocating to London as part of the move
Taylor Wessing makes first post-merger hire with arrival of London IP partner from RPC
Jeremy Drew leaves RPC after two decades, bringing expertise in IP, retail, brands, sport and tech
Two more arbitration partners exit Clyde & Co for Keystone Law
Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel and Ian Hopkinson follow practice chair Ben Knowles to Keystone
Slaughter and May creates digital regulation practice
Firm cites ‘unprecedented’ regulatory complexity for clients as digital regimes in the EU and UK come into effect and are more actively enforced
Sullivan & Cromwell extends London growth with double finance partner hire from Paul Hastings
Patrick Bright and William Needham add expertise in capital markets and restructuring
Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May guide Schroders’ £9.9bn sale to Nuveen
Deal marks largest-ever acquisition of a European fund manager that will create a combined group with $2.5trn of assets under management
Shortlist unveiled for 2026 Women and Diversity in Law Awards
Ceremony hosted by The Global Legal Post will take place in London on 28 April
UK New Law start-up Lawhive secures fresh funding for US expansion
Series B round raises $60m, adding to earlier funding from investors that included England internationals Harry Maguire and Reece James
Keystone Law hires Clyde & Co’s former international arbitration chair as a partner
Ben Knowles brings more than 30 years of disputes experience to the New Law firm