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Pulse UK - June, 2025

176 articles

• DWF, TLT Claim Spots On £35M Met Police Panel
• Linklaters Extends Disputes Practice To Dubai
• Fired Legal Chief Stops Cosmetic Pharma From Seizing Docs
• Dentons Partners With Legora In Europe
• Practice Leader Insights From Kennedys' Matthew Poli
• Bird & Bird Joins Six-Figure NQ Pay Club With Raise To £102K
• Stewarts' Revenue And Profit Surge As PEP Nears £2M
• M&A Tops Baker McKenzie's 59-Strong Partner Class For 2025
• Law Firm Fails To Ax Vanquis Bank's £4.5M Complaints Case
• Ex-TLT Chief And Law Society President Robert Bourns Dies
• SRA Requests Post Office Files In Horizon IT Scandal Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Kingsley Napley Pro Fined For Breaching Accounts Rules
• Simmons & Simmons Hires 3-Lawyer IP Team In Paris
• ICO Secures Guilty Verdicts In Massive Data Misuse Case
• Justice Birss To Become High Court Chancellor
• Incoming Law Society Leader Has Her Eye On Modernization
• The Revolving Door: White & Case Swipes Private Equity Duo
• Litigation Funding Faces $15B Gap Amid Regulatory Hurdles
• McDermott, Schulte Roth Vote To Approve $2.8B Merger
• Dechert Hires PE Pro In London From Wealth Fund GIC
• Michelman & Robinson Adds 1st International Office In UK
• Law Firm Fined £24K After Admitting AML Failings
• Law Firm Settles Crypto Fraud Victim's Negligence Claim
• Private Client Pro Rebuked Over Client Confidentiality Breach
• SRA Taps FRC Exec To Lead Regulator Past Controversies
• Linklaters Reelects Leadership After Record Financial Year
• Stephenson Harwood's Revenue Passes £300M In New Record
• Tribunal Member Loses Bid For Status To Claim Holiday Pay
• Lloyds PE Unit Targets UK Legal Market In Harper James Deal
• Legora Unveils AI-Powered System For Complex Legal Tasks
• MoJ To Spend £14M Fixing Crown Court's Leaking Roof
• Solicitor Hit With £30K Court Bill Over Fake Car Claims
• Ex-Trowers Pro Loses Disability Claim Over SRA Referral
• Baker McKenzie Hires Transactions Pro From K&L Gates
• Steptoe Chastised For Breaching Russian Sanctions
• Irwin Mitchell Can't Ax Pension Fraud Negligence Claim
• Gov't Eyes Clearer AML Rules Under Industrial Strategy
• Liverpool Conveyancing Firm Shuttered Over Client Accounts
• Law Firm Partner Denies Ignoring Signs Of £7M Client Fraud
• Gateley Denies Housing Developer's Negligence Claim
• Bar Pupils Report High Stress, Doubts About Future
• Perkins Coie Lays Off 5% Of Staff Amid Strategic Review
• Solicitor Who Sent Client Funds To Wife's Account Struck Off
• Solicitors Regulator Fines 2 Law Firms For Lax AML Controls
• AI-Driven Fake Evidence Could 'Play Havoc' In Legal Disputes
• Carey Olsen Promotes Jersey Trio Amid Global Expansion
• Practice Leader Insights From Broadfield's Caroline Yarrow
• 8 Ways Law Firms Can Prepare For SRA's AML Offensive
• Shoosmiths Partner Profit Tops £1M For First Time
• Judge Faces Renewed Call For Probe For Bullying Litigants
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hogan Lovells Adds IP Duo In Paris From A&O Shearman
• BHP Sues Claimant Lawyers Amid £36B Dam Disaster Trial
• Mathys & Squire Appoints New Chief For Consulting Arm
• The Revolving Door: Sullivan & Cromwell Bags Finance Head
• Ex-Orrick Solicitor Gets 12-Month Ban For Groping Colleagues
• Pro Bono Plan Aims To Make CAT Claims Accessible To All
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Spheres GC To London PE Team
• Browne Jacobson Posts Record Revenue Of £137M
• AmTrust Wins Disclosure Appeal In £56M Claim-Funding Clash
• Pension Trust Denies BCLP's £256K Office Damage Claim
• Kennedys Appoints 1st COO As It Eyes $1B Target
• UK Legal Tech Startup Raises £550K For AI-Powered Platform
• Church Court Chambers Names Its First Chief Executive
• Most Companies Lack Policies For Safe AI Use, Study Finds
• How Fostering Well-Being Can Drive Law Firm Profitability
• UK Law Firm Mergers Plunge 25% As PE Deals Lure Partners
• Pinsent Masons Ups NQ Salaries In London To £105K
• English Law Firm Penalized £25K Over AML Breaches
• Geradin Partners Hires Top Lawyers For German Expansion
• SRA Hits Firm With £64K Fine Over AML Lapses
• Ackroyd Denies A Duty To Warn On Failed £4.5M Property Deal
• Profits Surge 29% At Manchester Firm With Four-Day Week
• Spanish Law Firm Voids Danish Outfit's 'Legaltech' TM
• DWF Rolls Out Legora For Its Alternative Legal Services
• Legal Services Price Spikes May Hit Access To Services
• Squire Patton Taps V&E For Partner On Construction Team
• Anexo Investors Get More Time To Weigh Buying Out Stake
• Birketts Launches Employment Support Service, Resolve
• McDermott Goes West To Mayfair As London Grows Rapidly
• Knights Group Completes £16.6M Birkett Long Deal
• Practice Leader Insights From Bristows' Robert Burrows
• Gov't Urged To Fund Legal Support For 'Windrush' Victims
• DWF's Knowles Steps Down After Driving 60% Revenue Jump
• The Revolving Door: Simmons Arbitration Co-Head Departs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Weightmans Promotes 2 To Equity Partners, Hires IT Director
• Bar Council Pushes Back On LSB's Ethical Conduct Proposals
• Solicitors Owe SRA £1M+ In Fines Amid Financial Struggles
• Law Society Says UK Must Act As Employment Claims Grow
• Ashurst Raises NQ Pay To £140K Amid Legal Sector Pay Race
• TLT Names Financial Services Chief As Senior Partner
• UK Legal Sector Revenue Dips 9% As Economy Contracts
• Reed Smith Appoints New Head Of Its Frankfurt Office
• PI Law Specialist Fletchers Buys Clinical Negligence Biz
• DLA Hikes London NQ Pay By Inflation-Busting 18% To £130K
• Consumer Panel Calls For Reform Of Legal Complaint Process
• Gov't Pledges Up To £450M Per Year To Tackle Courts Backlog
• Law Firm Fined £11K For Not Meeting AML Requirements
• TLT Rolls Out AI Platform Legora For Lawyers In UK
• Linklaters' Flexible Lawyering Arm Sets Up In The Middle East
• Russell-Cooke Taps Real Estate Pro For Senior Partner
• Pogust Goodhead Denies Seladore's Bid For £2M Success Fee
• Ex-Slater & Gordon Team Head Barred For Indecent Exposure
• CMS Faces £10M Negligence Claim Over Investec Debt Advice
• Fladgate Eyes Securities Cases With New Group Claims Biz
• Lawyer Loses Bid To Ax 'Greedy' Label In $11B Ruling
• Apprenticeship Age Cap Risks Widening Legal Sector Divide
• Hausfeld Hires Scott+Scott's London Co-Head
• PPE Agent Keeps Sheridans Case Alive After Fraud Settlement
• Litigation-Funding Dispute Resumes Amid Uncertain Future
• Foot Anstey Combines With McKees In Belfast Expansion
• CPS Launches Plan To Return Lawyers To Criminal Practice
• Getty's 'Day Of Reckoning' Begins As Stability AI Trial Opens
• Law Society Presses For Wider Legal Aid Coverage
• Practice Leader Insights: Farrer & Co.'s Kathleen Heycock
• Debevoise Is Latest Firm To Add Non-Equity Partnership Tier
• Baker McKenzie Names Int'l Trade Chief As Global Chair
• Definely Raises £30M Series B To Expand
• Ex-SG Says Bar Must Toughen Up Penalties To Curb Bullying
• Minister Calls For Bold Action To Tackle Court Backlogs
• The Revolving Door: Addleshaw Hires Cyber Chief From Bird
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CMS Ups NQ Lawyer Pay In London To £120K
• Poor Productivity Driving Crown Court Backlog, Study Says
• Debevoise Names 11 New Partners In Transatlantic Boost
• Court Rebukes Lawyers For Fake AI-Generated Citations
• SRA Shuts Regional Law Firm Over Manager's Dishonesty
• Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
• AI-Powered Law Firm Sparks Debate On Legal Sector's Future
• UK Needs Modern Sanctions Rules, Ex-Lord Chancellor Warns
• Legal AI Assistant Co. Flank Raises $10M To Scale
• Trading Biz Can't Short Circuit Trial Against Former GC
• Ex-PM David Cameron Joins DLA Piper As Consultant
• Antitrust Silk To Helm Tribunal's New Pro Bono Scheme
• Axiom Staffer Wins Claim Over Dismissals Amid Firm Collapse
• Taylor Wessing Adopts Legora's AI Tech To Boost Services
• Addleshaw Goddard Adds Eversheds Financial Dispute Pro
• Burberry's Chief Communications Officer Moves To Linklaters
• Ex-Solicitor Charged With Defrauding Clients Out Of £137K
• German Law Society Inks Deal To Boost AI Adoption
• DWF Argues Privacy Claim A Litigation Ploy At Trial
• Irwin Mitchell Debuts New London Office
• SFO Reveals £21M Spent On Lawyers In ENRC Court Battles
• Hill Dickinson Promotes 4 To Partnership In Smaller Round
• Ex-Law Firm Director Denies Misusing Loan Amid Insolvency
• Law Firm Fined £78K For 'Basic' AML Failures
• King & Spalding Hires Structured Finance Pro From Latham
• Kennedys' Revenues Top £400M In New Record For Firm
• Lawyer Given Suspended Sentence In Germany Over Cum-Ex
• Linklaters Taps Former Shearman Co-Head As Americas Chair
• 3 Key Takeaways From The UK's Litigation Funding Review
• SRA Accuses Solicitor Of 'Antisemitic' And 'Offensive' Tweets
• Ex-Managing Partner Loses Appeal To Ax £210K Costs Bill
• Travers Smith Promotes 9 To Partnership In Expanded Round
• Pogust Goodhead Fired Staffer Over Conduct, Tribunal Finds
• Vera Baird KC To Lead CCRC Amid Calls For Reform
• Legal Tech Biz Wordsmith AI Raises $25M To Fuel Expansion
• Herbert Smith Partner Seconded To Takeover Panel
• Ex-Pandora Boss To Blame For His Own Tax Bill, Adviser Says
• Birkett Long Staff Face Redundancy Risk After Knights Deal
• UK Gov't Backs Legal Tech To Modernize Dispute Resolution
• Crowell & Moring Opens In Boston With Faber Daeufer Tie-Up
• Ex-Irwin Mitchell Lawyer Suspended Over Complaint Deletion
• Ex-Law Firm Boss Loses 2nd Bid For Solicitor Reinstatement
• Latham Takes A Team Of 11 From A&O Shearman
• Staff Win 90 Days' Pay Over Law Firm's Sudden Closure
• Ward Hadaway Opens In Birmingham To Tap Midlands Market
• Shoosmiths Hires Worldpay Deputy GC To Drive Fintech Push
• Pinsent Masons Poaches Deloitte Legal IP Team
• Practice Leader Insights From Morgan Lewis' Timothy Corbett
• Gov't Told To Pass Law To Overturn PACCAR Funding Ruling
• Orrick Hires 3 M&A, Finance Pros In Paris And Milan
• HSF, Kramer Levin Go Live With Transatlantic Merger
• Reed Smith Hires Cohen & Gresser London White-Collar Pro