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City lawyers raise ‘overregulation’ fears over LSB’s enforcement action against SRA
City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness
UK GCs say they will keep more work in-house as cost pressures bite – study
GenAI adoption also likely to prompt a greater shift to value-based billing, according to Thomson Reuters report
Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal
Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable
Courts minister Sarah Sackman to open London International Disputes Week main conference
Former Matrix Chambers barrister to deliver opening keynote at QEII Centre on 3 June
Former UK prime minister David Cameron in talks to join DLA Piper
Ex-PM in ‘discussions’ for advisory role relating to geopolitical risk
HSF teams up with Kramer ahead of merger for London reinsurance IPO
Willkie Farr and Latham also called in for Third Point Investors’ proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance and re-IPO
Merricks v Mastercard – landmark settlement or Pyrrhic victory?
A bitter clash between funder and claimant has laid bare deep tensions at the heart of collective actions in the wake of the UK’s largest collective settlement, reports Ben Rigby
Ex-A&O leaders launch consultancy for PE investment in law
Wim Dejonghe and David Morley launch eponymous firm following record PE investment in UK legal sector last year
CAT approves £200m Mastercard settlement amid bitter funding dispute
‘Largest consumer settlement through the English courts’ brings decade-long interchange fee battle to a close
A&O Shearman rehires M&A partner from Skadden to boost London deals team
George Knighton returns after just under six years at US rival in the capital
PE-backed Lawfront scoops up sixth regional UK firm
Legal services group eyes £150m turnover as it marks largest acquisition to date with South West law firm Trethowans
House of Lords demands more protection for copyright holders against AI
Pressure grows for greater transparency around how AI models use copyrighted works
Norton Rose Fulbright hires arbitration partner from Howard Kennedy in London
Duncan Bagshaw brings expertise in energy and Africa-related disputes
London’s Commercial Courts see Russian rebound and surge in UAE disputes
Portland report highlights record number of litigants originating from outside the UK and EU
UK retains status quo on IP rights exhaustion
Decision provides clarity and certainty to business following consultation on post-Brexit regime
HSF names new executive partner for UK, EMEA ahead of Kramer merger
Jeremy Walden to take the helm of Anglo-Australian firm’s 270-partner UK and EMEA network on 1 June
Hogan Lovells boosts London NQ pay to £140k
Pay bump means Hogan Lovells sits behind only international Magic Circle among UK law firms
SRA seeks budget boost amid surge in investigations work
Solicitors regulator calls for 23% funding increase as growing caseload becomes more complex
Linklaters, Paul Weiss and Sidley called in for Evri’s DHL merger to forge UK delivery giant
Linklaters counsels longtime client DHL as Paul Weiss and Sidley act for Evri
BCLP adds London partners from A&O Shearman, Taylor Wessing
Legacy Shearman & Sterling’s London tax head Simon Letherman joins as corporate finance specialist Lerika Le Grange moves over from Taylor Wessing