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Lord Briggs named as next UK Supreme Court president
Judge 'of the highest distinction' will succeed Lord Reed at the start of next year
PE-backed regional-focused accumulator group Lawfront makes double acquisition
Lawfront firm FJG acquires Giles Wilson in Leigh-on-Sea and Farleys purchases Houldsworth Solicitors in Clitheroe
Addleshaw Goddard wins UK government nuclear energy development mandate
The firm will support the government’s push to attract private funding for the next-generation of nuclear energy
Excello Law makes double partner hire from Gunnercooke, Smith Thompson
Hires include corporate partner Stephen Morrall and three-lawyer property litigation team led by partner Claire-Elaine Arthurs
Apple faces £2bn UK collective action over app tracking rules
Hausfeld acts for a former CMA antitrust director seeking certification to represent UK app developers against US tech giant
UK AI governance intelligence platform AI Score raises $5.4m in seed funding round
AI start-up was co-founded last year by former White & Case associate Benita Tibb
Travers Smith bolsters employment ranks with Deloitte partner hire
Andrew Howard, who led Big Four’s people and employee relations team, joins in London
Dispute erupts among claimant firms over control of landmark Mariana Dam litigation
Pogust Goodhead challenges move by client committee to transfer case to former partners
App developers agree record £260m UK collective action settlement with Google
Competition Appeal Tribunal to rule on deal over Play Store commissions later this month
Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London
Partners Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth boost US firm's high-yield, term loan B and leveraged finance capabilities in the City
HFW makes twin disputes and luxury assets partner hires in London and Hong Kong
Jennifer Wu joins form Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong, while Toby Joy joins from Withers in London
AI-powered litigants in person: a growing claims challenge for defendants?
Lauren Gosnell, Nicola Aspinwall and Fiona Hamilton-Wood of Kennedys examine the challenges that AI poses for the civil courts – and how defendants must navigate them
Thomson Reuters launches first proprietary LLM to take on legal AI startups
Business trains legal-focused model for just $40m using its own vast library of legal content
Collyer Bristow and Michelmores invest in new disputes leadership
Collyer Bristow recruits new commercial disputes chief from Joelson as Twenty Essex silk arrives at Michelmores as head of international arbitration and trade
Natural flows: local councils are seeking to recognise rights of rivers
In a summer of extreme drought conditions, the rights of rivers movement is one which should be respected, write Hogan Lovells Cadwalader lawyers Emily Julier and Yasmin Waljee OBE
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