Pulse UK Archive » April, 2026

Pulse UK - April, 2026

171 articles

• Legora Extends Series D With Additional $50M
• Dutch IP Group Snaps Up European Patent Prosecution Firm
• Regional Firm BLB Solicitors Enters Administration
• Stewarts Promotes Four Lawyers To Partner
• Bird & Bird Elevates 19 To Partner In Global Promotions
• Mazur Ruling Shows Law Needs Refresh, CILEX Chief Says
• Tech Startup's Legal Chief Wins Claim For Unpaid Wages
• Clifford Chance Names 28 New Partners Across Globe
• SFO 'Appropriately' Using External Counsel, Watchdog Finds
• GCs, Now That You're At The Table, How Fast Can You Lead?
• Reed Smith Expands In Germany With Dentons Team Hire
• Solicitor Fined Over £237M LC&F Mini-Bond Scheme Conflict
• Ex-Lawyer For Hong Kong Billionaire Family Revives UK Claim
• Keystone Law's Revenue Hits Record-Breaking £115M
• HSF Kramer Appoints Belfast Lead As ALSP Managing Partner
• Ropes & Gray Bets AI Will Fuel More Work — And Junior Jobs
• Akin Rehires Weil Trio For London Restructuring Practice
• Gray's Inn Barrister Hit With 2-Year Ban For Misleading Boss
• Solicitor Suspended For Misleading Client About Fees
• Ex-ENRC Internal Lawyer Says SFO Probe Justified Legal Bills
• Ex-SRA GC To Help Steer New Consumer Law Firms Group
• Winston Taylor Merger Launch Date Might Slip To June
• LexisNexis Parent RELX Agrees To Buy Legal AI Co. Doctrine
• Gibson Dunn Expands In EU With Paris Hires, Madrid Opening
• Solicitor Avoids Immediate Suspension For Antisemitic Tweets
• Fletchers Acquires 2 Firms To Create Court Of Protection Arm
• Weil Expands German Antitrust Team With Heavyweight Duo
• BSB Confirms 10 Investigations Linked To Post Office Scandal
• Solicitor Beats Dishonesty Claims Over Late Applications
• Top White-Collar Pro Admits Overcharging ENRC On £22M Bill
• Shoosmiths Hires Construction Disputes Pro Peter Stockill
• ICO Commissioner Steps Down Amid HR Investigation
• Mayer Brown Posts Record Revenue Of $268M In London
• Simmons & Simmons Promotes 9 To Partner In 2026
• Dentons Fails To Prevent Rerun Of Watchdog's AML Case
• Ex-Mishcon Duo's Boutique Hires Legal AI Pro As Partner
• Tribunals' Reform Plan May Not Be Enough To Avert Collapse
• Legal Tech Roundup: Freshfields Partners With Anthropic
• Tycoon's Son Can't Appeal £3.1M Howard Kennedy Bill
• The Revolving Door: Eversheds, CMS Make Big Hires
• Women Still Make Up Just 1 In 5 KCs Despite Influx, BSB Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tax Barrister Suspended After Failed Libel Claim
• Justice Council Weighs Overhaul To Solicitor Costs Regime 
• Ex-Rosenblatt Partner Fights To Revive Racism Case
• Vape Co.'s Lawyer Beats Rival's UKIPO Email Contempt Claim
• Legora Snaps Up Legal Startup Qura To Expand AI Reach
• SRA Wants Solicitors To Declare How They Keep Skills Sharp
• Taylor Rose Fined £160K For Client Account Breaches
• Law Firms Form Global Legal Tech Alliance
• Abuse Inquiry Lawyer Loses Appeal For Status To Sue Chair
• Law Society Won't Appeal Mazur Ruling On Litigation Rights
• Addleshaw Goddard Hires Real Estate Partner From DWF
• Osborne Clarke Promotes 6 New Partners In UK
• Morgan Lewis Hires New CIO From Dechert
• LC&F Solicitor Banned For Backdating Docs To Mislead FCA
• PE Firm Sullivan Street Hires New GC From Hogan Lovells
• Ashurst Names 18 New Partners With 5 In London
• SRA Fights Axiom Ince's £65M Fraud Oversight Claim
• London Comes Top In HSF Kramer Partner Round
• Ex-RAF Officer Loses Sex Bias Claim Over Internal Ranking 
• LexisNexis Announces Alliance With AI Co. Luminance
• Regulator Sees Little Change In SQE Pass Rates As Fees Rise
• Bar Council Supports AI Declarations For Witness Statements
• SRA Finds Suspected Fraud In PM Law's £40M Shortfall
• ENRC's $290M Claim Defies Decades Of Precedent, SFO Says
• The 2026 UK Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?
• Glencore Ruling Broadens Scope For Challenge Over Privilege
• Spencer West's US, UK Heads On American Expansion
• SRA Fines 4 Firms Over Anti-Money Laundering Breaches
• Solicitor Barred After Falsifying Time Sheets 
• Firms Still Face Pressure Post-Mazur Amid Regulatory Muddle
• Taylor Wessing Names 4 New Partners Ahead Of Merger
• Practice Leader Insights From Macfarlanes' Andrew Barton
• ENRC Says SFO Probe Tarnished Rep And Scared Off Lenders
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ENRC Seeks $290M As Final SFO Damages Trial Opens
• Litigation Funder Fenchurch Legal Enters Administration
• Maastricht University Loses Cryogenic Patent To IP Firm
• The Revolving Door: Cadwalader Exodus To Orrick Hits 42
• Head Of Employment Tribunals Calls For More Video Hearings
• Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
• SRA Adds GC In Leadership Expansion Push After Scandals
• Ex-Goldman Banker Must Pay Back £400K Legal Aid Funding
• Taylor Wessing's German Arm Seeks UK Tie-Up Deals
• IP Docketing Co. Alt Legal Acquires UK-Based WebTMS
• TransPerfect Acquires Italy-Based Studio Emme
• Bar Standards Board Taps Ex-Law Commission Chief As Head
• Linklaters To Exit Hamburg In Germany Office Overhaul
• Ex-Leigh Day Pro Struck Off For Faking Letter To Hide Error
• Freshfields Names 47 New Partners Worldwide
• SRA Probes Firms Accused Of Fake Gay Asylum Claims
• Glencore Can Shield Internal Legal Prep Docs In Investor Case
• Legal AI Giant Legora Opens San Francisco, Toronto Offices
• UK Moots NDA Ban Exemption If Workers Agree In Writing
• A&O Shearman's 33-Partner Round Keeps Focus In Europe
• Solicitor Barred After Distorting Client Timesheets
• Hogan, Cadwalader Partners Vote To Forge Ahead With Merger
• Solicitor Suspended For Threatening Client Over Complaint
• Mayer Brown Focuses On Increasing AI Adoption In 2026
• Willkie Latest Firm Certified Under International AI Standards
• PwC Elevates UK Legal Chief To Global GC
• Eversheds Sutherland Elevates 25 To Partnership
• LSB To Overhaul Regulator Oversight With New Directorate
• Legal App Co-Founders Can't Duck £920K Loan Demand
• Latham's London Revenue Passes $1B For 1st Time
• Ex-Unite Legal Boss Widens Appeal Of Fraud Probe Sanction
• FCA Bans Motor Finance Ads Misusing Martin Lewis Clips
• Gov't Trials AI Pilot To Cut Court Transcript Costs
• Ex-Leigh Day Pro Accused Of Faking Letter To Hide Error
• Lawyer To Face Tribunal Over Alleged Antisemitic Posts
• Milbank's London Revenue Climbs 11% To $366M In 2025
• 'A.I.' Actor Jude Law To Serve As Face Of Legal AI Co. Legora
• Sidley Posts More Than 30% Surge In London Revenue
• RPC To Depart Tower Bridge For New London HQ
• Brandsmiths Acquires Specialist IP Firm Sipara
• Law Society Sets Limits On Non-Solicitors After Mazur Ruling
• 'Turn The Rights Act Into KPIs': Tips For In-House Counsel
• Partners Vote To Approve Perkins Coie–Ashurst Merger
• Practice Leader Insights From CRS' Sarah Wigington
• Simmons Takes On First Roster For AI Law Internship
• Irwin Mitchell Names 6 New Equity Partners
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Female Pupils Less Positive Than Men About Bar Prospects
• Legal AI Biz Orbital Launches Its Own Conveyancing Firm
• Law Firm Can't Cut Fine Over Client Account AML Failures
• London Firm Gets £35K Costs Bill Over Accounting Breaches
• The Revolving Door: Taylor Wessing Pro Moves Before Merger
• HFW Launches Paris Restructuring Practice With New Partner
• PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms
• Akin Tech Head Departs To Launch Business Advice Co.
• BSB Predicts £3M Spending Rise As AI Spurs Complaints
• Ex-Partner Struck Off For Backdating File, Misleading Client
• English Law Firm Fined £11,500 For AML Breaches
• Patlytics Secures $40M Series B, Appoints EMEA Head
• Fieldfisher Targets 2 AI Legal Product Launches Annually
• Winston & Strawn To Quit Bishopsgate For Merger Move
• Law Firm Must Pay Worker For Racial Harassment
• Ex-Olswang Pro Fined For Not Reporting Driving Convictions
• Lack Of Associate Pay Progression May Leave Firms Exposed
• Charles Russell Speechlys Promotes 9 New Partners
• Fladgate Breaks £100M Revenue Barrier Amid Partner Push 
• Ex-Law Firm Administrator Barred Over Drugs Offenses
• Bar Watchdog Delays Naming In Faster Charge Disclosures
• Debevoise's Revenue In London Surges Record 40% To $268M
• Practice Leader Insights From Wedlake Bell's Adam Grant
• DWF Joins FCA And PRA Supervision Panels
• Greenberg Traurig To Take On 50% More Trainees In London
• Legora, Harvey Lead Subpar Q1 Of Legal Tech Funding
• HFW Hires Senior In-House Amazon Pro For Paris Office
• AI IP Co. Solve Intelligence Acquires Palito.ai
• Swedish Legal Tech Co. Lawline Appoints CEO
• The Revolving Door: Dentons, Willkie Pick Up Kirkland Pros
• Legal Platform AGRD Eyes UK After Rapid Nordic Expansion
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Warned Over 2 Late Rulings, But AI Use Not Found
• Mishcon De Reya Elevates 14 In Latest Partner Round
• Kingsley Napley's Grimes On Landing Top White-Collar Role
• Powell Gilbert Promotes IP Barrister To Partnership
• LSB Picks Richard Blakeway To Chair Legal Complaints Office
• AXA UK & Ireland Hires Lloyds Company Secretary As GC
• Weightmans Merges With 2 Firms In London And Leeds
• Skadden Promotes 55 New Partners In Latest Round
• Lawfront Expands With Purchase Of Regional English Firm
• Bird & Bird Reelects CEO Bartsch For 4 More Years
• DLA Piper's London MP To Join Eversheds Sutherland
• Dentons Snaps Up Kirkland Lawyer In London
• Kingsley Napley, Harbottle & Lewis Promote New Partners
• Veteran Solicitor Suspended Over Dishonest Witness Shortcut
• Fieldfisher Promotes 12 Lawyers To Partner
• Gov't Pledges Additional £4.5M For LawTechUK Through 2029