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High Court finds largely for manufacturers in ‘behemoth’ diesel emissions litigation
Liability ruling trims scope of largest group litigation to reach English courts
Simpson Thacher strengthens London regulatory team with Freshfields partner hire
Emma Rachmaninov joins US firm as co-head of its European financial services and funds regulatory team
HFW revenue inches up 2% to £270m against 6% dip in PEP
UK-headquartered firm cites investment in lateral hires and international platform as it reports ‘measured’ set of results in fourth year of growth strategy
UK law firm TLT posts 11% revenue growth to break £200m revenue barrier
Record turnover attributed to tech, office and headcount investment
AI and data company DDN hires CLO from Metropolis Technologies
Experienced in-house tech lawyer Michelle Rosen joins as company’s first legal chief
Linklaters raids Paul Weiss for senior New York litigation duo
Boost for US growth ambitions sees FIFA’s top counsel join as chair of the global sports practice
Criminal, fraud and regulatory set 2BR taps QEB Hollis Whiteman for first female senior clerk
Faye Stimpson arrives at London chambers after 22 years at her former set, succeeding Paul Rodgers in the role
Fieldfisher’s revenue nears £400m amid European growth push
UK-headquartered firm ups revenue 4% to £398m in year to end of March as PEP dips 3% to £975k
Ericsson Federal hires compliance specialist from wider Ericsson group as first CLO
Melissa Milstead joins from Ericsson, where she was head of compliance for the Americas
Sir Colin Birss named Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Warby to become King’s Bench Division president
Birss will succeed Sir Geoffrey Vos in the role, while Warby will replace Dame Victoria Sharp
Majority of legal professionals say AI verification costs outweigh AI benefits - study
Morae survey also finds almost half of respondents often have to change AI outputs before they can be used
Proportion of women judges in England and Wales rises by 12% to 40% over past decade - report
While women representation is on the rise, broader diversity levels reveal a more mixed picture, according to MoJ
Freshfields axes equity partners following pay overhaul
UK firm lets go of partners and downgrades others’ equity shares in growth push, according to the Financial Times
‘We wanted to be in control of our destiny’: Setfords builds its own case and practice management platform
UK’s largest ‘platform’ law firm has moved all 650 of its consultant lawyers onto its own tech platform
A&O Shearman unveils latest Fuse innovation accelerator programme cohort
A total of 18 legaltech and digital asset firms make the cut for the programme’s 10th cohort