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Hausfeld defeats Gibson Dunn-repped Apple in landmark £1.5bn class action suit

Result marks first case brought under UK’s collective action regime to reach successful conclusion at trial

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UK Supreme Court appoints new deputy president

Lord Sales to take up post in January 2026 following retirement of incumbent Lord Hodge

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Car rental firm Hertz hires CLO from US house-builder Homebound

Piero Bussani replaces GC Katherine Lee Martin, who left to join Lennar in August

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Cleary adds Paul Hastings partner in London for European real estate launch

Departure of Stephen Nicolas leaves Paul Hastings with no London real estate partners following other recent exits

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Kirkland made up ‘at least 225’ partners in unannounced promotions round, new research reveals

Report by Pirical confirms record number of appointments at global giant, which has broken with years of tradition by not announcing its new partners

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London litigation market defies volatility as partner moves surge

IP and international arbitration partners in high demand, research by Macrae finds, but gender gap is widening

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Quartet of firms lead Hologic’s $18.3bn take private by Blackstone and TPG

Kirkland, Wachtell, Ropes and Sidley advise on largest medical devices deal in almost two decades

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Gym chain Planet Fitness hires GoTo Foods GC as next legal head

Sarah Powell replaces Justin Vartanian, who exited the business in June

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Top commercial lawyers to debate merits of cost shifting

Debate overseen by Mr Justice Picken will ask whether reform would increase access to justice

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Ex-Mishcon duo launch boutique targeting sports and tech work

Three Points Law will use legal AI platform Legora and partner with Excello Law’s House of Brands to provide more “value-driven” offering

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NuScale Power makes second CLO appointment in less than four months

James Canafax brought in to replace Shahram Ghasemian, who joined as its first CLO in July

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Class action reform could give UK economy £24bn annual boost, study claims

Stephenson Harwood report outlines recommendations to improve opt-out regime’s effectiveness

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Latham builds US restructuring bench with Ropes & Gray partner trio

Ropes’ business restructuring chair, Ryan Dahl, leads team move across New York and Chicago

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Reed Smith expands in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia office launch

Venture will be overseen by European and Middle East managing partner who is being seconded to Riyadh

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Gianni & Origoni adds five-lawyer finance boutique in London and Milan

Tie up with iLS sees London-based Norman Pepe join as an equity partner

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