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PE-backed law firms outpace UK top 50 revenue growth, study shows
Firms backed by private equity grew revenue by 30% over past two years, compared to 15% for the UK’s largest firms
Blackstone Chambers junior to take silk in Hong Kong
Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel in June; but another international judge has left the Court of Final Appeal
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership
Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger
Taylor Wessing promotes 10 to partnership in smallest round since 2020
Latest partner cohort is 44% lower than in 2024, when 18 made the cut
A&O Shearman, Weil, NRF advise on Ageas’ purchase of Bain-backed insurer esure
Deal valued at just under £1.3bn will create top three UK personal line insurance platform
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners
UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024
Weil adds private equity secondaries partner from Ropes & Gray in London
Simon Saitowitz, noted for developing liquidity techniques for asset managers, is third partner to join office this year
Patrick Allen to retire after 48 years leading London’s Hodge Jones & Allen
Top personal injury lawyer is known for taking on high-profile multiparty actions
London edges ahead of Singapore as top go-to jurisdictions for international arbitration, study finds
White & Case survey shows seats continue to be favoured for their reliability, legal infrastructure and recent reforms
Judiciary has crucial role supporting arbitration – top-level IBA panel
Speakers at IBA Arbitration Day underline importance of rule of law in underpinning effective arbitral systems
Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025 – and why
Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards
Mutually supportive: top London commercial law judge on how to decide fragmented commercial disputes
Mr Justice Foxton kicked off London IBA Arbitration Day with his thoughts on how to avoid the fragmentation of complex claims
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue to headline at London International Disputes Week
Main conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre will tackle topics ranging from AI to judicial innovation and professional ethics
Law firms must ‘rethink roles’ when accepting clients to combat corruption claims
Institute of Business Ethics taskforce challenges legal profession to act as ‘steward of public trust’
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin approve merger to create top 20 global firm
Partnerships vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for combination, forging ‘transatlantic and transpacific’ firm with $2bn-plus revenue
Lenovo and Ericsson enter into SEP licensing agreement ending global litigation
Settlement ends all ongoing patent-related legal proceedings between the parties
Pinsent Masons elevates 24 to partner in latest promotions round
Women make up 54% of the latest cohort, while the UK dominates with 18 promotions
Shoosmiths to offer £1m firmwide bonus pot if staff meet AI usage targets
Firm will pay bonus if staff collectively make one million Microsoft Copilot prompts over next year
Travers Smith hires Fried Frank partner as new restructuring head
Mandip Englund joins leading City independent after four years at US firm
The UK commercial agents regulations are here to stay – bad news for brand owners?
Bird & Bird experts Victoria Hobbs and Louise Lanzkron explain that because luxury brands often operate as principals, those who engage commercial agents may not be pleased with the government’s decision