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Majority of regulated UK businesses lack policies around new AML regulation amendments
VinciWorks survey finds that only 4% of respondents have policies in place ahead of the amendments coming into force
Legora acquires commercial real estate AI platform Cadastral
Deal is part of legaltech firm’s plan to expand in legally intensive industries
Mishcon rolls out extra bonus for top-performing associates
City firm introduces bonus boost with star performers able to earn up to 30% more than their base salary
Majority of GCs see compliance gaps across their global operations – study
CSC survey finds that just 7% of organisations are fully compliant in every jurisdiction
AI adoption creates fresh wave of IP issues for fashion brands
Roundtable event at London’s RSA Club to launch Law Over Borders Fashion Guide highlights AI-related copyright and litigation challenges
Arbitration must protect its legitimacy, LIDW keynote speakers warn
Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC and Karyl Nairn KC all used their International Arbitration Day keynotes to argue that reform is needed to preserve confidence in a successful system on a lively opening day
Frontier disputes set to test international legal frameworks, LIDW panel says
Deep-sea mining and commercial space activity may fuel rise in geopolitical disputes
Five London lawyers make the grade in Sidley’s 52-strong partner promotions round
Off-cycle round is US firm’s first since introducing a salaried partner tier earlier this year
New Scottish advocates’ stable launches
Thirty-one advocates set up Scotland’s first new stable of advocates in almost 20 years to form 1Six Chambers
Directory rankings: what’s really changed in the last decade and what happens next
Firms that succeed with legal directory rankings are those that treat submissions as a year round process, not a last minute scramble, writes AKH Legal Consulting’s Alex Holtum
SRA begins search for new chair as Law Society and Bar Council announce future leadership
Anna Bradley to step down from the SRA board, while the Law Society elects next deputy vice president and the Bar names vice chair
Transatlantic Winston Taylor merger goes live
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue
The LCIA’s future lies in careful renewal, not wholesale reinvention
As London International Disputes Week returns, it offers the London Court of International Arbitration a chance to show what institutional renewal looks like in practice, writes Ben Rigby
In-house legaltech budgets to double worldwide by 2028 amid AI boom, Gartner predicts
Companies are increasing spending on legal AI software to boost productivity, cut spend and possibly headcount, Gartner says
CMS strengthens arbitration practice with London partner hire from BCLP
George Burn joins CMS’s London practice as London International Disputes Week opens with International Arbitration Day