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HSF Kramer revenue reaches $2.4bn in first post-merger results
First results since transatlantic merger show PEP of $2.1m, up 7% on Herbert Smith Freehills’ pre-merger figure
Clifford Chance builds 400,000-document AI knowledge library with Epiq and Microsoft
Magic Circle UK firm says project allows it to curate ‘decades’ of knowledge while respecting client confidentiality
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham names new Solicitor General as Labour leader completes Cabinet reshuffle
Andy Slaughter MP takes on Solicitor General role, while Sarah Sackman MP retains courts minister job
Clifford Chance flags US push as global revenue climbs 9% to £2.6bn
UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue has grown 65% since FY23; PEP rises 9% to £2.3m
Norton Rose Fulbright rings in revenue, profit rises
Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July
Travers Smith turnover hits record £229m as profit rebounds
City firm posts 9.1% revenue increase after difficult 2024/25 financial year, with PEP reaching a record £1.4m
‘If you choose an industry which you are passionate about, it doesn’t feel like work’: Maybourne’s Jennifer Guilfoyle
The recipient of the General Counsel of the Year award at the 2026 Luxury Law Awards discusses her career path, pressing industry issues, advice for young lawyers and her favourite Maybourne hotel
Linklaters points to US growth as turnover climbs 7% to £2.5bn
UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn
Governance challenges mount for UK GCs in second half of 2026 - White & Case report
Mid-year horizon scanning report outlines 10 trends that need to be on GCs’ radars
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rings changes at the Ministry of Justice in Cabinet reshuffle
David Lammy replaced by Alex Norris as Lord Chancellor, while Ellie Reeves KC takes over as Attorney General
Twenty Essex names international arbitration specialist as next co-head of chambers
David Lewis KC replaces Charles Kimmins KC, whose four-year tenure concluded this month
DLA Piper grows PEP nearly 20% in final year as verein
PEP reaches $4.1m as revenue climbs 8.4% to $4.6bn in last financial year before new global LLP structure came into effect
Former Bar Council chair Barbara Mills KC to receive peerage
Family specialist among peerages announced by outgoing UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer
UK consumer law in 2026: keeping luxury brands ahead of the game
High-end brands face greater scrutiny and regulatory penalties than ever before, writes Freeths IP and media partner Iona Silverman
CMS recruits Osborne Clarke’s international AI law chief in London
John Buyers brings more than 30 years’ experience in IT law advising on tech transactions
Law Society, Bar Council welcome proposed enhancements to UK-Switzerland free-trade deal
Fresh agreement preserves visa-free business travel and protects UK lawyers’ ability to advise clients in Switzerland without requalifying
Luxury goods insolvency case clarifies law on directors’ duties
UK Supreme Court finds good faith should govern a director’s conduct as well as their beliefs
Judicial Appointments Commission names next chair amid concerns over judicial diversity
Professor Lynne Berry CBE replaces Helen Pitcher OBE in the role
Legaltech charity TCLP releases free AI tool to automate drafting of environmental clauses
Legal AI and AI chatbots can access open-source library of sustainability clauses built by the Chancery Lane Project
European corporate distress rises as retailers suffer worst quarter since financial crisis - study
Weil European Distress Index shows growing financial distress across all markets it tracks during second quarter