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Knights expands Thames Valley footprint with THP Solicitors acquisition
Deal worth £4m adds 30 legal experts to firm’s Reading office
Northern Ireland law society to hold special meeting over chief exec’s character reference for paedophile cousin
Society president Mark Borland says David Lavery will remain in post but admits controversy has damaged profession’s reputation
Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer
BCLP adds London partner trio including global digital head
Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices
Bird & Bird hires EY quartet to launch legal transformation team
Technology partner Shahin Baghaei joins with three EY colleagues as the firm looks to expand its legaltech and AI capabilities
LawCare warns contacts of scam risk after data breach
UK mental health campaign group among more than 1,000 charities whose specialist CRM supplier was hacked
DAC Beachcroft hits RPC in three-partner insurance hire
Trio of specialist cyber and data risk partners move over in London
Paul Hastings adds London restructuring firepower with senior partner hires
Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma join from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin respectively as US firm rebuilds City restructuring bench
Clyde & Co revenue inches up 2% as profit falls by nearly 10%
Firm cites 'volatile geopolitical and commercial backdrop' as profit drops to £160m
Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%
Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees
BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora
Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions
Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m
New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m
‘It is taking opportunities which keep life exciting and every day different’: Luxury Law Awards lifetime achievement award-winner Kate Anthony Wilkinson
Mulberry Group's former group general counsel, Kate Anthony Wilkinson, reflects on her career and what success means as a lawyer
Northern Ireland law society council member resigns as pressure mounts over chief exec’s reference for paedophile cousin
Philip Armstrong refers to society decisions ‘with which I cannot in all conscience agree’ in LinkedIn post
King & Spalding adds WilmerHale duo in London to continue arbitration build-out
Steven Finizio and Jonathan Lim become latest WilmerHale partners to join King & Spalding’s disputes team
Northern Ireland law soc chief sacked from human rights body over reference for paedophile cousin
David Lavery found to have ‘demonstrated a severe failure of judgement regarding public office responsibilities’
Mourant takes private equity investment to fund international expansion, AI investment
Offshore firm sells 27% stake to mid-market PE firm MML to fund international expansion, lateral hires and investment in AI
Reed Smith hires London antitrust partner from Morgan Lewis
Former Baker McKenzie partner Paul Johnson leaves Morgan Lewis after 18 months
Manchester Law Society chief executive retires after 38 years
City’s lawyers express warm tributes to Fran Eccles-Bech for helping transform Manchester’s legal community