Artificial intelligence, a wave of transatlantic mergers and the advance of private equity investment sent tremors through the legal sector in 2025, shaking up an industry that has been resistant to change.
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AI And Mergers Reshape UK Legal Sector In 2025

By Marialuisa Taddia

Artificial intelligence, a wave of transatlantic mergers and the advance of private equity investment sent tremors through the legal sector in 2025, shaking up an industry that has been resistant to change.

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Ex-Rosenblatt Firm Loses Appeal Over VC Co.'s £6M Legal Bill

By William Janes

A London court has held that Winros Partnership, formerly known as Rosenblatt Solicitors, can't force an investment company to pay its £6 million ($8 million) legal bill because the law firm chose to ignore a contractual provision designed to allow it to recover the money.

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ILFA Spotlight: Darrow Has Sights On $100M Revenue In 2026

By Matt Perez

Legal violation detection platform Darrow, which was named most innovative legal technology provider at the inaugural International Legal Finance Association awards, aims to reach up to $100 million in revenue next year, its chief revenue officer told Law360 Pulse.

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ILFA Spotlight: CAC, Versaras And Westfleet Take Wins

By Ashish Sareen

CAC Group, Versaras and Westfleet Advisors all took home prizes at the inaugural awards of the International Legal Finance Association for their achievements in the industry.

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LITIGATION

Lawyer Loses Appeal For Boosted Redundancy Payout

By Jamie Lennox

An Edinburgh appeals tribunal has rejected a lawyer's quest for a higher payout after he proved that a compliance business botched his redundancy process, upholding an earlier ruling that he would have lost his job regardless.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Employees To Get Extra Legal Help Through £20M UK Funding

By Dawood Fakhir

A new U.K. government funding worth approximately £20 million ($27 million) will help employees get legal help in a bid to increase access to justice, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

4 New Square

A&O Shearman

Ashurst LLP

Bryan Cave

CM Murray

Clifford Chance

Cohen & Gresser

Edwin Coe

Eversheds Sutherland

Freshfields

HSF Kramer

Hogan Lovells

Kennedys Law LLP

Kingsley Napley

Kramer Levin

Linklaters LLP

Littleton Chambers

Macfarlanes LLP

McDermott Will & Schulte

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Rosenblatt Solicitors

Simmons & Simmons

Taylor Wessing

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Burford Capital LLC

CAC Specialty

Dealpath Inc.

International Legal Finance Association

LinkedIn Corp.

Morae Global Corp.

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Therium Capital Management Ltd.

Westfleet Advisors LLC

Zeughauser Group LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Reporting Council

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

UK High Court

UK Ministry of Justice