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UK listed law firms react to Covid-19 by cutting salaries and ditching dividend payments
Knights reduces employee salaries above £30k by 10%; Ince cancels interim dividend
Advanced buys Tikit from BT to tap into 'sophisticated' legal tech market
Deal provides Advanced with greater UK and Am Law penetration and promise of taking Tikit to 'new level'
UK listed firm Gateley scraps interim dividend pay out due to Covid-19 disruption
Reduced activity due to coronavirus prompts 'prudent' move to maximise liquidity in face of reduced activity
Freshfields partner leaves firm after investigation
London disputes partner and Brexit expert Tom Snelling left the firm's partnership on 19 March
Less than a quarter of UK lawyers use AI-assisted tech, research finds
Major study finds lawyers lack faith in their firms' and legal departments' ability even to capture data
Orrick secures four-partner UK energy team from Watson Farley & Williams
Arrival of highly rated team comes as partners depart from Paris and Düsseldorf offices and firm confirms winding down of Hong Kong practice
Greenberg Traurig makes 'timely' UK restructuring hire from Baker McKenzie
US firm heralds 'unique opportunity' to balance the firm's practice amid global economic disruption
Withers rebuked for failing to provide appropriate anti-money laundering training
Top international private client and family law firm admits failing to comply with UK regulations
Will the UK's withdrawal from Europe's unified patent court project kill it off?
An abrupt about-turn by Britain has sparked an existential crisis for supporters of the UPC, writes David Sant
Sharp rise in number of UK lawyers working in virtual law firms, research finds
Accountants Hazlewoods estimates that 1,270 lawyers are in virtual firms, up by 22% from last year
Linklaters groups new law services into 400-strong legal operations arm
Initiative aims to boost collaboration as UK giant also unveils operations graduate training scheme
LCM announces first close of $150m disputes finance fund as interest in asset class grows
AIM-listed litigation funder attracts investments from US university endowments and global fund managers
Pair of litigation partners quit firms to set up London disputes boutique
Keidan Harrison to open for business in May, targeting high-value corporate, insolvency and banking disputes
UK listed firm Knights splurges almost £30m on brace of deals as M&A spree continues
AIM-listed firm will part fund acquisitions of Shulmans and ASB by issuing £20 million in new shares
Listed UK firm Gateley acquires high-profile Belfast media boutique for £2m
Eighth acquisition for top 50 practice since its IPO sees it snap up Paul Tweed
Advances in artificial intelligence fuelling law firm profitability fears, survey finds
Poll of top UK law firm finance directors identifies advanced tech as top three threat to profits
Allen & Overy's partners opt for continuity as they vote in new leadership
Magic circle firm votes in new managing partner but sticks with Wim Dejonghe for top role
Baker McKenzie sends London staff home over coronavirus scare as listed UK law firm shares fall
Staff at flagship office told to work from home while virus impacts value of listed firms
More than 400 nominees enter race to be shortlisted for UK Women in Law Awards
New awards, supported by The Global Legal Post, set out to promote diversity within legal profession
UK Court of Appeal halts £14bn Heathrow expansion project on climate change grounds
Ruling sees court dub government's failure to consider its Paris Agreement commitment 'legally fatal' to policy