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Irwin Mitchell acquires leading family law boutique
UK firm absorbs North East-based Silk Family Law just a few weeks after snapping up 95-strong Scottish firm
Leading through financial distress: management, communications and welfare considerations
Law firm leaders need to maintain dialogue with their workers and manage expectations in periods of financial stress, write Charles Metherell and Michael Evans
Counterfeiting linked to abuse of people and economy
Eve Alexander, head of intelligence analysis at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office, examines the sweeping changes in the counterfeiting landscape over the last decade
Addleshaw Goddard begins search for successor as managing partner opts to step down early
John Joyce to stand down next April a year before end of third term
Macfarlanes announces partnership with HarveyAI
UK law firm joins Allen & Overy and PwC in rolling out tool designed for legal work backed by OpenAI Startup Fund
Ryder Cup brand owners hit opponents ‘into the rough’ in trademark spat
Stobbs IP experts Geoff Weller and Joel McDonald discuss the recent trademark dispute over the Ryder Cup founder’s name ahead of this year’s tournament
Bellevue Law adds Slaughter and May senior manager as first chief operating officer
Kay Osborne joins London disputes boutique after five years at Slaughters
Stewarts adds Norton Rose Fulbright partner in London to head international arbitration team
Leading disputes firm confirms arrival of Sherina Petit after nearly 15 years at NRF
Italian firm BonelliErede builds UK base with London counsel hire
Experienced barrister Richard Samuel adds disputes capabilities as part of international growth push
Quinn Emanuel boosts London partner ranks with raid on Cadwalader
Hire of arbitration specialist Melis Acuner brings litigation firm’s UK partner count to 28
Arbitration partner exits Kirkland & Ellis in London for disputes boutique
Signature Litigation announces 20% revenue hike as Philipp Kurek joins after 14 years at US giant
Allen & Overy bolsters London arbitration practice with White & Case partner hire
Construction specialist Daniel Garton adds to Magic Circle firm’s ranks ahead of Shearman merger
RWK Goodman hires employment team from Ince & Co in latest round of exits
At least 15 lawyers have quit the troubled Axiom Ince group over the past week
CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s
Stephen Parkinson was previously senior partner at Kingsley Napley
The Global Legal Post launches online international Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement guide
Law Over Borders guide helps users navigate commercial disputes in array of key jurisdictions
Irwin Mitchell names new group chief executive officer
COO Craig Marshall takes the helm following death of former CEO Andrew Tucker last month
Paul Weiss unveils 13-partner transatlantic team after swoop on rival Kirkland
Team includes one partner from Linklaters as Wall Street firm also commits to new LA arm
RPC hires Ince & Co’s London head of corporate
ECM specialist James Channo departs troubled firm with three-strong team
CMS to consult over redundancies in UK corporate practice
Move comes amid sustained slump in European deal activity
‘The art of the possible’ - arbitration specialists welcome targeted proposals to reform UK’s Arbitration Act
England and Wales Law Commission acknowledges ‘root and branch reform is not needed or wanted’ to 1996 legislation