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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham names new Solicitor General as Labour leader completes Cabinet reshuffle
Andy Slaughter MP takes on Solicitor General role, while Sarah Sackman MP retains courts minister job
US luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co hires ex-Richemont lawyer as general counsel
Joseph Forgione arrives after four years at the Swiss luxury brand owner’s New York office
Clifford Chance flags US push as global revenue climbs 9% to £2.6bn
UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue has grown 65% since FY23; PEP rises 9% to £2.3m
Norton Rose Fulbright rings in revenue, profit rises
Firm’s Australia and Europe, Middle East and Asia operations grow turnover 25% to £763.5m in 2025 following integration last July
Travers Smith turnover hits record £229m as profit rebounds
City firm posts 9.1% revenue increase after difficult 2024/25 financial year, with PEP reaching a record £1.4m
Linklaters points to US growth as turnover climbs 7% to £2.5bn
UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.5m and pre-tax profit climb to £1.2bn
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers recruits clerking head from Henderson Chambers
Daniel Kemp, who was a senior practice manager at his former set, is appointed director of clerking
Governance challenges mount for UK GCs in second half of 2026 - White & Case report
Mid-year horizon scanning report outlines 10 trends that need to be on GCs’ radars
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rings changes at the Ministry of Justice in Cabinet reshuffle
David Lammy replaced by Alex Norris as Lord Chancellor, while Ellie Reeves KC takes over as Attorney General
Twenty Essex names international arbitration specialist as next co-head of chambers
David Lewis KC replaces Charles Kimmins KC, whose four-year tenure concluded this month
Harvey acquires US investment firm-focused AI platform Benchmark
Deal will help further expand Harvey’s asset management capabilities
DLA Piper grows PEP nearly 20% in final year as verein
PEP reaches $4.1m as revenue climbs 8.4% to $4.6bn in last financial year before new global LLP structure came into effect
Former Bar Council chair Barbara Mills KC to receive peerage
Family specialist among peerages announced by outgoing UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer
Paul Hastings adds arbitration partner duo in Paris from White & Case
Hires follow 12-lawyer litigation team joining in Paris in 2024 from local boutique
Dutch engineering company Arcadis confirms former KLM legal head as next GC
Barbara van Koppen had been serving as interim GC since January, replacing Emily Barker in the role