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Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive to step down later this year
Paul Philip is retiring after more than 11 years leading the regulator, which faced heightened scrutiny over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince
PE investment in UK legal sector hits record high
Investment of £534m last year boosted five-year figure to £1.2bn, according to research by Acquira
European CLOs see responsibilities grow beyond legal advice, ACC study finds
Almost three-quarters of European CLOs now oversee multiple corporate functions
Lobbying over UK government’s Gen AI copyright plans reaches fever pitch
Lawyers, publishers and top musicians all had their say on closing day of consultation on use of copyrightable material to train AI models
What law firms need to know about deploying Gen AI tools across their business
Womble Bond Dickinson’s chief innovation officer Sam Dixon shares his top tips on how to make law firm Gen AI projects a success
UK Arbitration Act receives royal assent to legal sector approval
Members of arbitration community welcome new law which aims to bring 1996 act up to date
The £14bn class action claim that dwindled to £200m: profession reflects on landmark Mastercard settlement
Ben Rigby reports on controversial resolution of eight-year, headline-grabbing battle over credit card fees
Lessons will need to be learned from £200m Mastercard class action settlement
Fate of claim once valued at £14bn mustn’t become blueprint for future cases if CAT regime is to succeed, argues Calunius Capital chair Leslie Perrin
Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut
Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office
DWF taps Kennedys for partner quartet in London
Arrival of group led by Kennedys’ marine practice head follows large team hires in Australia and Canada
Staying the course on second medical use SPCs – UK Court of Appeal confirms alignment with CJEU in Santen
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Priyanka Madan reports on a case involving a Merck SPC which was keenly anticipated by both innovators and generic manufacturers
CAT approves Mastercard’s £200m class action settlement over credit card fees
Decision follows bid by claim’s funder to scupper deal struck with lead claimant Walter Merricks
Gibson Dunn adds DLA Piper investment funds co-chair in London
James O’Donnell joins alongside of counsel Hannah Watson Fanin as US firm builds on City investment funds practice
Latham elects 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 24 associates to partner in January
Law Society urges UK government to scrap plans to axe funding for solicitor apprenticeships
Concerns mount over impact of apprenticeship reforms on social mobility within the legal profession
Legal AI start-up Luminance, backed by Slaughter and May, raises $75m
Funding round marks one of largest capital raises by pure-play legal AI company in UK and Europe
Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO
Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction
Hogan Lovells hires two BCLP partners to strengthen London competition class action team
Hire of Edward Coulson and Andrew Leitch prompted by surge in number of competition claims
London Court of International Arbitration names new president
Maxi Scherer becomes third woman president in succession, replacing Paula Hodges KC