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Supply chain disputes top list of automotive litigation risks in 2026 – study
Dykema survey shows 61% of respondents are worried about supply chain and tariff-related contract disputes
‘A fancy deck and a round of funding doesn’t make a law firm’
Nick Huber assesses the ability of AI native law firms to expand from being credible niche players to challenging Big Law
‘We’re massive video game fans’: technology lawyer trio launch IP, AI boutique in Washington DC
KellDan Law’s founding team previously practised together at national IP firm Banner Witcoff
US legaltech firm Litera plans Denver launch as North American expansion continues
The company has opened seven US offices and one Canadian office over the past year
Vast majority of US class action cases never go to trial – Lex Machina report
About 95% of cases are resolved through settlement or procedural outcomes
City solicitor groups announce funding support for LawCare in three-year partnership
Deal will help LawCare’s efforts to improve mental health and wellbeing in the legal sector
Swedish home appliance giant Electrolux taps SAS for next general counsel
Anna Almén will replace Ulrika Elfving, who is taking up the GC role at Electrolux-owner Investor AB
Freshfields makes up 47 in bumper partner promotions round
Transactions-dominated round almost double the size of 2025’s cohort
Fieldfisher disputes co-head elected president of London Solicitors Litigation Association
John McElroy succeeds Nikki Edwards of Fox & Partners at the helm of the influential association
‘AI is no longer a side project’ - how European firms are moving from AI pilots to full-scale adoption
Global Legal Post report in association with LexisNexis is based on interviews with senior law firm partners and executives across Europe
Almost a third of disabled pupils report negative pupillage experience – Bar Council survey
Majority of pupils report positive experience, though practising pupils were more likely to have had negative experiences
Simmons & Simmons launches AI law internship programme
Students will work on projects that are shaping the future of AI law and governance
Arbor Law appoints first managing partner
Legal affairs commentator Sahar Farooqi joins London firm after serving as a fractional chief transformation officer
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader partners approve $3.6bn transatlantic merger
Deal is being touted as the ‘largest law firm merger in history’ and is due to go live in July
‘Doyen of music business lawyers’ Paddy Grafton Green has died, aged 83
Simkins’ former senior partner represented A-list entertainers including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner and David Bowie