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UK-listed Knights in talks to acquire leading South East firm
Deal to buy £42m-turnover Moore Barlow would be largest acquisition to date
Kavanagh wins second term as HFW senior partner
Giles Kavanagh to begin second four-year term this April having overseen revenue growth of more than 20% since 2022
Life sciences partner hiring accelerates in key markets
Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin and Polsinelli among firms targeting senior expertise, reports Ben Rigby
Fieldfisher relocates 90 business services roles to Belfast
Roles move from London, Manchester and Birmingham as UK-founded firm doubles down on Belfast as business services centre
Top media lawyer receives High Court apology over ‘lawfare’ allegation
Paul Tweed ‘very satisfied’ after academic agrees to ask publisher to destroy remaining copies of offending book
Managed legal services startup NuCAS enlists former Hogan Lovells chair as adviser
Nicholas Cheffings to help recently launched Newcastle new law outfit to ‘scale with confidence’
‘The variety has really sharpened my thinking’: Funke Abimbola on being a fractional GC
After a long career as a senior in-house lawyer, Funke Abimbola talks about her transition to a new role as a fractional GC
London International Disputes Week announces keynote speaker for 2026 conference
Sean West will headline LIDW’s main conference, which addresses geopolitical, reputational, dispute resolution and technological risks
CMS makes up 54 in latest partner promotions round
Majority-female round focuses on Europe and corporate practice
Macfarlanes elevates four to partnership in London in reduced promotions round
Latest cohort is down from nine in 2025, with the new partners spread across disputes, private client, finance and employment
Canary Wharf Group hires experienced real estate lawyer as first GC
Former GLP general counsel Rachel Walker will start her new role in April
HSF Kramer and Taylor Wessing secure IP partner hires in Germany and London
DLA Piper partner joins HSF Kramer in Düsseldorf as Priestley arrives at Taylor Wessing from London media specialist Russells
UK businesses could owe £18.6bn in unpaid taxes as ‘tax gap’ rises 40% in six years – CMS report
HMRC is increasing scrutiny on corporations, largely driven by inaccurate tax filings, global law firm reports
Cooley’s turnover rises 10% as it approaches $2.4bn
London’s revenue contribution jumps 17% to $110.3m following an 8% decline in 2024
Almost one in five women lawyers plan to leave profession due to workplace issues – IBA study
Latest IBA report calls for increased action to improve gender equality in law
‘The impacts can be substantive’: Arbitrating in a sanctions led environment
Parties must treat sanctions risk assessment and enforcement planning as a continuous process rather than a one-off “check-the-box” exercise, says Michelman & Robinson's Akshay Sewlikar and Dmitriy Gelfand
Kennedys appoints global CIO from Baker McKenzie
Milan Devani will lead the firm’s global legal technology operations
Number of legal departments using Gen AI almost doubles in a year – study
As many as 87% of GCs and their teams are using Gen AI, up from 44% year-on-year
Paul Hastings adds London high-yield partner from A&O Shearman
Brad Weyland to help plug gap created when Paul Hastings partner duo exited in February for Sullivan & Cromwell
Former Hausfeld London managing partner joins Bellevue Law after career break
Boutique hires Lianne Craig as it seeks to grow commercial litigation offering