The gender pay gap at the U.K.'s highest-earning law firms is 25% on average — but disparities within a single firm can vary from zero to more than 100%.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.
A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.
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The gender pay gap at the U.K.'s highest-earning law firms is 25% on average — but disparities within a single firm can vary from zero to more than 100%.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head of artificial intelligence startup Legora tells Law360 he sees a future where a client's first port of call might be an artificial intelligence tool offered by a law firm.
A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.
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September 24, 2026
An employment law professor has failed to convince a tribunal that the University of Bradford fired him for blowing the whistle on concerns about exam regrading, with a ruling published Wednesday saying he was actually ousted over allegations of inappropriate behavior towards a student.
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September 24, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday that it has intervened in the "remnants" of Sandstone Legal, a Manchester-based claims law firm that was placed into administration after it became unable to pay its debts.
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September 24, 2026
A tribunal has ordered an employment law barrister to pay £6,800 ($9,000) in wasted costs, calling his conduct "totally inappropriate" after he logged into a hearing from a train in Germany, in a ruling released Thursday.
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September 24, 2026
A former real estate partner at Spencer West LLP has been fined around £5,000 ($6,607) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after he breached its accounts rules by allowing the firm's client account to be used as a banking facility.
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September 24, 2026
Pogust Goodhead said Thursday it will change its name after co-founder Harris Pogust demanded that the firm stop using his name, amid a dispute over whether the outfit can continue representing claimants in the £36 billion ($47.6 billion) Mariana dam litigation against BHP.
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September 24, 2026
Five current and former partners at Slater Heelis Ltd. have hit back at Lawfront amid an ongoing dispute over their sale of the firm, telling a London court that the legal services group owes them £1.5 million ($2 million) under the deal.
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September 23, 2026
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Dentons said Wednesday that they have exited their investments in Noxtua as the German legal tech company completed a Series C funding round of more than €100 million ($114 million), though the firms will continue to use the technology.
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September 23, 2026
A tribunal has ruled that an NHS trust did not discriminate against a solicitor who took maternity leave by promoting her former trainee to head of legal, finding that the solicitor scored lowest in a fair selection process.
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September 23, 2026
A judge should not have heard a case over video reclined in his bed at home while he was recovering from surgery, an appeals court has ruled, although he did not cause any injustice by doing so.
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September 23, 2026
Clifford Chance said Wednesday it has rehired two Paul Weiss leveraged finance experts from the U.S. firm's London office, as part of a wider strategy to grow its global private capital business.
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September 23, 2026
JMG Group said Wednesday that it has appointed its first general counsel and a new chief financial officer to support its growth plans under new ownership, following a summer in which it bought seven regional insurance brokers.
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September 23, 2026
TP ICAP Group PLC has appointed a new group general counsel to succeed its existing legal chief, who is preparing to step down.
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September 23, 2026
Matrix Chambers has welcomed three members to its international law team, saying the newcomers bring expertise in the public and private spheres and in practices that include representation of senior government officials and cases involving crime, extradition and human rights.
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September 23, 2026
A solicitor has won £9,500 ($13,000) after a London court ruled that an angry former client sought to damage his reputation in a defamatory online review by calling him a "fraudster" who overcharged his clients.
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September 23, 2026
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said Wednesday that it has moved to a new office in London, taking on more space after almost 30 years in the City.
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September 23, 2026
A tribunal has rejected an age discrimination claim by the former compliance chief at two related law firms, finding that he lost his job because of a series of missed tax returns, not his age.
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September 22, 2026
A Welsh barrister denied in a London tribunal Tuesday that he had sexually harassed a woman while he was a member of the Senedd Cymru.
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September 22, 2026
Legal tech company Harvey AI Corp. announced on Tuesday the launch of a pro bono program in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.
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September 22, 2026
Israel-based legal artificial intelligence company Chamelio announced Tuesday it raised $26 million in a Series A funding round to develop its product, grow its legal engineering and product teams, and invest in onboarding technology.
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September 22, 2026
The Law Society said Tuesday that exports of U.K. legal services grew to a record total of around £11 billion ($14.7 billion) in 2025 amid sustained international demand but warned that further government investment is needed as international rivals look to close the gap.
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September 22, 2026
A leading King's Counsel, a former Formula One boss and a billionaire financier are seeking to recover £5 million ($6.7 million) as part of a legal tussle over control of their exclusive golf club, with a trial set to start in early 2028, the High Court was told on Tuesday.
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September 22, 2026
Ten new judges have been named to the High Court to fill gaps in the judiciary after a recent round of retirements and promotions to the Court of Appeal, including high-profile intellectual property and professional liability specialists.
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September 22, 2026
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
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September 22, 2026
Four intellectual property specialists will launch a new European boutique law firm called Brento in October that will focus on using artificial intelligence to deliver legal services more efficiently.
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September 22, 2026
Pinsent Masons LLP has strengthened its London intellectual property bench with a dual-qualified attorney from Simmons & Simmons, who brings with him years of experience in life sciences disputes before the Unified Patent Court.