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Law firm extends social reach
Slaughter and May and upReach partner to launch legal sector access programme as firm builds on pioneering work in social mobility.
Bird & Bird takes AIM
International law firm Bird & Bird celebrates closing four Aim market placings in one week.
HSF concludes Ted Baker investigation
Ted Baker concludes independent investigation conducted by Herbert Smith Freehills into allegations surrounding former ceo.
London international disputes week hotting up
Two magic circle firms are the latest to put their weight behind next month's “inaugural” London International Disputes Week (LIDW).
UK to get tough on 'online harms'
UK online harms white paper could lead to websites in contempt of court facing ban and putting a duty of care at the heart of new regulation.
Bird & Bird venture forth
Bird & Bird launches twoVenture, an online platform for the UK high growth community
London Law Firm celebrates LTC4 certification successes
Seddons announces firm's lawyers and support staff certified by LTC4 in both the security and managing documents & E-Mail core competencies.
UK legal innovation 'in a strange place'
ICLR R&D head gives context to launch of ICLR&D, an innovative legal information lab for open research and development utilising ICLR's historic banks of case law data.
Herbert Smith Freehills inspires disability confidence
Law firm joins business leaders and employees with range of disabilities to discuss creating culture of inclusion and delivering better experiences.
Specialist media chambers to close
Despite cutting edge practice area, One Brick Court chambers announces 'painful' closure after 'well over a century' of service.
Solicitors prepare for Brexit
Preferential treatment for EU lawyers qualifying in England and Wales to end under no-deal Brexit says SRA, but Ireland keeps door open.
Sports law firm aims to score with new club
Sports law firm launches club for high-growth technology companies in sport, entertainment and leisure sector, touted as alernative approach.
After 40 years it's all change at Milbank
Firm to expand London footprint in state-of-the-art development move to 100 Liverpool Street early 2021 in aim to facilitate continued growth.
Crowell & Moring pursues 'formidable force' ambition
Latest arrival welcomed from Squire Patton Boggs, with more new arrivals to come, as firm turns up the heat on its London ambitions.
Major jump in UK partners
Despite political uncertainty UK law firms have added 307 partners, but is it an increase or a correction?
Tech giants need more competition
Independent panel of experts calls for UK competition rules to be updated for the digital age.
Independent UK law firms unprepared for Brexit
As the UK votes, the independent legal sector is reticent to prepare for Brexit, which reflects UK-centric business profile says research.
UK in call for new digital 'super-regulator'
House of Lords calls for a regulatory framework to hold big technology companies accountable, while AI committee takes aim at judiciary.
DWF debuts to reach £366m market cap
Debuts 122 pence per share, largest listed legal firm in the world in only UK offering of 2019 to date and first European IPO of 2019 over $100m.
UK government to get tough on company NDAs
Rules around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses are set to be tightened under new UK legal proposals.