Pulse UK Archive » May, 2026

Pulse UK - May, 2026

167 articles

• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pinsent's AI Slip-Up Prompts Warnings On Lawyer Oversight
• Weil Hit By Cyberattack Impacting Client Files
• Squire Patton's New EU IP Head Sets Sights On UPC And AI
• Hogan Hires Paris Arbitration Team From Hughes Hubbard
• Dentons Adds Real Estate Pro From Maples In Dublin
• Barrister Fined £3K For Calling Woman A 'Goat Farmer'
• Clyde & Co. Cuts UK Support Jobs In Services Overhaul
• The Revolving Door: Charles Russell Hires Mishcon PE Head
• Ex-Law Firm Manager Barred After Harassing Junior Women
• European Legal AI Startup Nu:legal Raises €1.3M
• Litigation-Focused Legal Tech Startup Expands In US
• Kirkland Investing $500M To Build Its Own AI Platform
• PE-Backed Orwins Expands With Clarkslegal Investment
• MoFo M&A Partners Rejoin Latham In London
• Freeths Elevates 8 To Partner In 2026 Promotion Round
• Barrister To Sue Jolyon Maugham For Libel Over Trans Posts
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• KC Accused Of Dodging £2M Tax Bill Believed Plan Was Legal
• Octopus Buys Team To Scale AI-Led Probate Work
• CMS UK Turns In-House For 1st Chief Operating Officer
• HF Snaps Up Rosling King Team After Law Firm's Collapse
• Orrick Boosts NQ Pay To £170K In London
• Ex-CPS Prosecutor Struck Off After Child Cruelty Conviction
• In-House Legal Tech Budgets Could Double By 2028
• How Anthropic Aims To Expand Access To Legal AI Tools
• Foley & Lardner Expands Use Of AI Platform Harvey
• Howard Kennedy Narrows Focus After Profit Drop
• Trade Union OK To Refuse Legal Help To Employment Solicitor
• SRA Starts Search For New Chair As Bradley Steps Down
• Forsters' Email Service Nullifies Multimillion-Pound Claim
• Legora To Open New Offices In Singapore, Tokyo
• Justice Ben Stephens To Retire From Top UK Court In 2027
• Legal Tech Tools Aimed At 'Democratizing' Access For Firms
• Law Firms Weigh Secretive Pay Models To Keep Top Partners
• UK Crime-Reporting Push Stalls Over Lawyers' Privilege Fears
• Pinsent Masons Self-Reports To SRA Over Lawyer's Use Of AI
• 3 Kings Counsel Named In BSB Complaint Over Status Use
• Gov't Unveils Initiative To Boost Diversity In Judiciary
• Rosenblatt Defeats Ex-Partner's Bid To Revive Race Bias Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Revolving Door: Shoosmiths Continues Real Estate Push
• PE-Backed AGRD Buys Swedish Law Firm In Expansion Drive
• Debevoise Adds Bonus Pool For Partners, Retains Lockstep
• Osborne Clarke Spins Off AI Compliance Info Venture
• Asset Manager Lawyer Struck Off For Altering Emails
• Criminal Lawyer Sanctioned For Bullying Female Workers
• Debevoise Names 16 New Partners As London, NY Dominate
• Dentons Wins 65% Of Its Costs From SRA Over AML Case
• Ex-Gunnercooke Pro Rebuked For Not Revealing Drink-Driving
• Employment Lawyers Propose 'Radical' Tribunal Reform Plan
• Investcorp Eyes More Law Firm Deals In AI-Resilient Practices
• Jylo Picks Strasbourg For 1st European Office
• Merricks Says Innsworth Made Enough From £200M CPO Deal
• Charles Russell Speechlys Moves To Bigger Office In Milan
• KC Used Expertise To Dodge £2M In Tax, Prosecutors Say
• Knights Expects Record £200M+ Revenue In Full-Year Results
• Italy-Based Lexroom Raises $50M Series B
• Stockholm AI Patent Co. Stilta Raises $10.5M
• Criminal Solicitor Struck Off For Pocketing Client Money
• Boodle Hatfield Nears £50M On Private Capital Demand
• Innsworth Challenges Share Of Mastercard Settlement Sum
• Law Society Warns Ombudsman Plan May Miss Weakest Firms
• Ex-SFO GC Among 4 Tapped To Join BSB Board
• PI Boutique Minster Law Appoints 1st Tech Director
• Law Society Seeks Clearer Shields For Crime Data Sharing
• ENRC Seeks 'Tender' Approach To Costs In $290M SFO Trial
• Cleary Loses 4 Antitrust Pros To Kirkland In London, Brussels
• City Lawyers Say SRA Can't Pass On Its Failings In Fee Hike
• Employment Judge Reprimanded Over Drink-Driving Incident
• Orrick Hires 5-Lawyer Dechert Life Sciences Team In Paris
• Womble Bond Beats Negligence Case Over £126M Deal
• Moore Barlow Revenue Hits Record £45M Amid Knights Talks
• Treat Agentic AI With 'Absolute Caution,' BSB Guidance Warns
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AmTrust Gets OK To Fight Ruling Capping Sompo Claim
• Irwin Mitchell Wraps Up Volume Wills Biz In Private Client Shift
• Legal Tech Roundup: Legora, Docusign
• SRA Records 58% Jump In Misconduct Reports In 2 Years
• Brandsmiths Client Hit With Costs Penalty Over SRA Threat
• The Revolving Door: US Firms Push Ahead With London Hires 
• Ex-Chair Of Law Firm Group Fights £1.1M Guarantee Claim
• Law Firm Keystone To Return £1.5M To Shareholders
• Barrister Loses Bid To Overturn £15K Fine Tied To Tax Row
• Spurs Hires Lawyer From Sports Boutique Northridge
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-Pinsent Masons IP Pro In Munich
• BP Deputy General Counsel To Join Rio Tinto As CLO
• Inside A Legal Team's Push To Cut Law Firm Bills With AI
• Pogust Goodhead's Brazil Shipwreck Case Struck Out
• Freshfields Taps Private Capital Co-Head For New UK Chief
• Legal Sector Revenue Hits Record £5.6B High In March
• Burness Paull Posts Record £100M Turnover On Growth Push
• Freeths Settles £5M Claim Over Advice On Soured Quarry Deal
• Dentons Hires Europe Head Of Legal Tech Enablement
• Akin Adds 4 PE Attys From Sidley, Gains New Practice Head
• Carta Buys AI-Native Law Firm Avantia To Target PE Market
• Ex-BDB Pitmans Client Challenges Denial Of Fee Protections
• Gov't Draws Funders' Ire After Avoiding PACCAR Again
• Stephenson Harwood Sues Bulgari Jewelry Heiress Over Debt
• Fletchers Group Hires 42 From Freeths In Practice Expansion
• Eversheds Sutherland Hires 2 Partners In Dublin, Belfast
• Sweden's AGRD Taps Icelandic Firm As It Eyes Expansion
• Ex-TLT Employee Barred Over 'Sexually Motivated' Conduct
• Law Society Says AI Court Guidance Lags Behind Rising Use
• Morgan Lewis Hires Covington Partner To Lead Europe M&A
• Whitestone Denied Judicial Review In BSB Pupillage Row
• Anthropic's Claude Expansion Tests Legal Vendor Boundaries
• Barrister Loses Bid To Revive Race Bias Case Against 10 KBW
• Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal To Block Contempt Bid
• Judicial Watchdog To Reopen Bullying Judge Complaints
• DWF Hires Brecher Partner As Planning Team Head
• Clients Want AI Savings — With A Lawyer's Human Touch
• Pinsent Masons Hires BCLP Pro For AI Adoption Role
• 5 Questions For Sandoz Global Head Of IP Julia Pike
• Shuttered Law Firm Faces Claim From Staff After SRA Steps In
• Quinn Emanuel Founder Exiting Executive Chair Role
• The Revolving Door: Clyde & Co. Loses 4 Lawyers
• Top UK Court To Hear Gender-Critical Barrister's Bias Appeal
• Legal Tech Roundup: LegalPlace, Jurisphere
• Sternberg Reed Nixes Ex-Solicitor's Discrimination Case
• Burford Capital Taps Development Chief To Take On COO Role
• SRA Seeks 29% Fee Hike To Reset After Law Firm Failures
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• TV Lawyer Beats SRA's Claim Of Secret Cash-In-Hand Work
• Legal Consultancy Must Pay Bonus Denied Due To Absences
• Open Banking Adds Ex-FCA General Counsel To Board
• Tech Specialist Warns AGI Could Upend Legal Work By 2035
• Mishcon Hires Senior Bird & Bird Atty For Tech Team 
• Solicitor Barred After Failing To Cooperate With Ombudsman
• Lawyer Fights To Scrub 'Character Assassination' From Ruling
• A&O Shearman Makes Job Cuts In Business Services
• Barristers Urge Release Of Delayed £34M Legal Aid Boost
• DLA Piper Names 62 New Partners, Including 24 In US
• Blake Morgan Tapped To Help BSB As Complaints Soar
• Addleshaw Goddard Hires 5 Attys To Build Practice In Poland
• LSB Presses SRA For Urgent Reforms After PM Law Collapse
• HF Snaps Up Healthcare Law Firm Hempsons
• MoFo, KC Face Saad Negligence Case After $318M Court Loss
• Norton Rose Fulbright Ups London NQ Salary To £140K
• Kingsley Napley Partners With Tech Biz To Launch AI Tool
• AT&T Finds 'Thousands Of Use Cases' For AI In-House
• The SFO Walked Out Of DPA Talks. This Is Why It Returned
• Ex-Rosenblatt Firm Says VC Co. Should Pay Its £6M Legal Bill
• Legora Buys Aussie Biz To Add Real-Time Regulatory Data
• Firm Leaders Report Rising Rates Fueling Client Churn
• Arada London Elevates Head Of Legal To Board As GC
• K&L Gates Creates Partner Role For Practice AI Strategy
• Live Nation Venue Sues Cripps For £3.4M Over Advice On Deal
• Linklaters Launches Client-Facing AI Practice Group
• DWF Unveils 22 Partner Promotions In A Return To Form
• AI Makes My Judgments Better, Justice Birss Says
• DLA Piper Partner To Join Arc Pensions Law In London
• McDermott Hires 12 Lawyers From Italian Firm For Milan Office
• WFW Boosts Partnership With Seven Promotions
• Duane Morris Hires Clyde & Co. Corporate Trio In London
• The Revolving Door: Top Dealmaker Exits Paul Weiss
• Barclays Adds Ex-SEC Official From WilmerHale As New GC
• Freshfields Bets On Its Own Lab Over Legal AI Middlemen
• Dentons Ruling Recasts Test For Lawyers' AML Misconduct
• Paul Hastings Recruits Powerhouse PE Team From Covington
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GB News Pundit Claims Race Bias In Bar Council's Internship
• DWF Director Eyes More IP Growth After Oatly TM Win
• Legal Tech Roundup: Cleo Labs, Harvey
• Lender Wins Payout From Law Firm Over Botched Pub Loan
• Gowling Elevates 5 To Partner In UK, Germany, UAE
• Kennedys Elects 20 To Partner In 2026 With Half In US