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October 01, 2025
SQE1 Pass Rate Hits Record Low As Disparities Persist
Barely four in 10 candidates who sat the solicitors' qualifying examination in July passed, as aspiring lawyers continue to fall short in England and Wales, according to data released on Wednesday.
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October 01, 2025
Legal Sector Risks Talent Loss Amid Mental Health Crisis
Nearly six in 10 lawyers and other professionals in the legal sector are affected by poor mental health, with a large majority reporting that they regularly work beyond their contractual hours, according to a report published Wednesday by a leading mental health charity.
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October 01, 2025
Taylor Wessing Taps London Veteran To Drive IP Expansion
Taylor Wessing LLP has appointed a longtime partner based in its London office to take on a newly-established role as the law firm's head of intellectual property in the U.K., Ireland and Middle East.
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October 01, 2025
Law Firm Denies Liability Over Fraudulent Property Deal
A regional law firm said it should not be liable to pay nearly £1 million ($1.35 million) to a property developer for representing a fraudster posing as the owner of a London property, saying it believed the sale was a genuine transaction.
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October 01, 2025
UK Seeks To Recoup Money From Judges' Pensions Errors
The government has proposed new rules that will allow it to bill members of the judiciary in England and Wales for pension contributions that it failed to collect through administrative errors.
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October 01, 2025
Kirkland Hires GC From BCLP For International Legal Role
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a veteran legal and risk management expert from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP to take up a position as international general counsel.
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September 30, 2025
Paris Boutique Firm Launches With Ex-Weil, Willkie Pros
A group of three lawyers from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and French law firm Viguié Schmidt & Associés have joined forces to launch a new corporate and tax boutique in Paris.
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September 30, 2025
Privacy Fears Loom Over Court's Transparency Initiative
A new pilot program in the Commercial Court that would push more key case documents into the public eye could drive privacy-conscious companies and individuals to opt for arbitration over conventional litigation, disputes lawyers say.
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September 30, 2025
German Law Firm Beats Chinese Rival In 'CNH' TM Row
German law firm CNH Anwälte has persuaded European trademark officials to block a Chinese firm from registering the trademark "CNH" as the addition of "Anwälte" is not enough for the public to differentiate the two firms.
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September 30, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Paralegal Barred After £11K Theft From Clients
A former paralegal sentenced to prison for stealing more than £11,000 ($14,785) from two vulnerable clients has been banned by the solicitors' regulator.
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September 30, 2025
Eversheds ALSP Adds Biz Professional From A&O Shearman
Eversheds Sutherland announced on Tuesday that the former U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's global flexible sourcing platform has joined the firm to lead the interim legal resourcing offerings of its alternative legal services provider, Konexo US.
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September 29, 2025
DWF Brings In New CFO From Medivet
DWF said Monday that it has appointed a new chief financial officer as the business looks to continue its growth trajectory after recently recording revenue of more than £460 million ($618 million) in its latest financial results.
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September 29, 2025
Legal Aid Lawyers Spend 25% Of Time On Unpaid Work
Legal aid lawyers spend about a quarter of their time on tasks for which they are not paid such as administration, management and compliance, according to a study published Monday — effectively subsidizing the state-funded legal aid system.
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September 29, 2025
Solicitor Fined £17K For Poor Oversight In Property Schemes
A solicitor has been fined for failing to adequately advise clients on the risk of putting their money into dubious property investment schemes and for not adequately training or supervising a part-time consultant, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Monday.
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September 29, 2025
Justice Secretary To Launch Panel Promoting English Law
Justice Secretary David Lammy unveiled plans on Monday to establish a new "panel" aimed at promoting English law on the global stage, marking his first speech as justice secretary.
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September 29, 2025
Withers Taps New CEO In 2nd Recent Leadership Shuffle
U.K.-based Withers LLP announced Monday that the firm has appointed a new CEO to take the reins from 25-year chief executive Margaret Robertson, following its appointment of a new chair earlier this year.
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September 26, 2025
Church Court Appoints First Female Head Of Chambers
Church Court Chambers said Friday that it has appointed a female silk as head of chambers for the first time since its founding in 2013.
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September 26, 2025
Squire Patton Keeps Up Finance Growth With Reed Smith Duo
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a pair of former Reed Smith LLP attorneys in the U.S. and U.K., marking the latest additions to a burgeoning finance bench.
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September 26, 2025
Kaplan Apologizes For False SQE Exam Cancellations
Training and testing company Kaplan apologized on Friday after a technical glitch caused more than 230 candidates to be wrongly notified that their booking to sit the second part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination assessment had been canceled.
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September 26, 2025
MoFo Settles Discrimination Claim Over Dropping Trans Client
Morrison Foerster has agreed to pay £25,000 ($34,000) to settle a discrimination claim that it dropped a trans man as a client amid the Trump administration's move against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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September 26, 2025
CAT Vet, Criminal Solicitor Among 4 New High Court Judges
A criminal defense expert who became the U.K.'s first service police complaints commissioner and a chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal has been appointed as a High Court judge, one of four new additions to the bench.
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September 26, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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September 26, 2025
The Revolving Door: Eversheds, Sullivan Make Big Hires
Over the past week, Eversheds Sutherland recruited McDermott Will & Emery's head of U.K. tax, Sullivan & Worcester expanded its trade finance practice with an expert from Squire Patton Boggs, and Mewburn Ellis appointed a patent and artificial intelligence specialist to help spearhead its AI strategy.
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September 26, 2025
SFO Fights To Secure £1M From Solicitor Convicted Of Fraud
A former solicitor serving a 14-year prison sentence for siphoning off investors' money through a fraudulent offshore "get-rich-quick" legal aid scheme is potentially facing a further five-year sentence for failing to pay back over £1 million ($1.3 million) to victims, court heard Friday.
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September 26, 2025
Japan Firm Mori Hamada To Open European Hub In London
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's Big Four law firms, is joining a growing number of outfits from the Asian country to establish a presence in the U.K., drawn by London's status as a leading legal and financial hub and a gateway to Europe.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Considerations In Attracting And Retaining Talent
As law firms move away from a solely seniority-based partner remuneration model toward a reward performance system, they need to look holistically at overall contribution, maintaining an effective hierarchy of entrepreneurial senior partners, diligent management and hardworking junior staff in order to incentivize the stars they wish to keep, says Catriona Watt at Fox & Partners.
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PR Perspectives: Focusing On The Truth Will Gain Trust
With a firm’s hard-won reputation at risk of being trashed if news breaks that the business has misled its stakeholders, it is far better for a public relations team to insist that external promotions be truthful, driving the organization to look critically at itself and make positive change, says Clare Rodway at Kysen PR.
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Why It's Helpful To Understand The Role Of The SRA
With the ongoing Post Office inquiry and review of the role lawyers played in the scandal, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is currently under wider public consideration, and it is worth examining its role as a regulator, says Steve Roberts at Richard Nelson.
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Tips For Hiring Adaptable Legal Talent In Uncertain Times
Amid the current period of economic and regulatory turbulence, businesses will need to consider skills that go beyond technical excellence when hiring in-house legal talent — including versatility, commercial awareness and artificial intelligence proficiency, says Jerry Temko at Major Lindsey.
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PR Perspectives: The Future For Legal Press Releases
Although press releases are used less frequently now, they still have a place in the legal public relations repertoire, alongside the commentary, articles and social media aimed at getting law firms' or barristers' chambers' messages across, says Steve Rudaini at SJR Communications.
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How Pro Bono Work Can Strengthen A Law Firm
Creating a sustainable pro bono program can enhance a law firm's reputation and make it attractive to prospective clients and talent in several ways, says Shams Merchant at Jackson Walker.
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Why Neurodiversity Support In The Legal Sector Is Important
With recent statistics revealing that high numbers of legal professionals are reluctant to disclose their neurodivergence for fear of adverse consequences, organizations and employers should develop awareness and understanding to encourage a committed source of talent with requisite skills to make a positive contribution, says Kevin Athow, general counsel at BSH Home Appliances.
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Legal Sector Will Benefit From New Data Security Standard
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office-approved new privacy certification scheme for the legal profession will inevitably become the default for law firms, chambers and vendors to prove their U.K. General Data Protection Regulation compliance, says Orlagh Kelly at Briefed.
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PR Perspectives: Navigating UK And US Legal PR Differences
Despite apparently negligible differences between U.S. and U.K. legal systems, public relations requires an understanding of regional nuances and complex legal issues, and U.K.-based PR professionals looking to gain traction in the U.S. must adapt their strategies accordingly to achieve successful cross-jurisdictional campaigns, say Ben Finnis and Elizabeth Rincon at Greentarget.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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Risks The Judiciary Needs To Be Aware Of When Using AI
Recently published judiciary service guidance aims to temper reliance on AI by court staff in their work, and with ever-increasing and evolving technology, such tools should be used for supplementary assistance rather than as a replacement for already existing judicial research tools, says Philip Sewell at Shepherd & Wedderburn.
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Prompt Engineering Skills Are Changing The Legal Profession
With a focus on higher-value work as repetitive tasks are delegated to artificial intelligence, legal roles are set to become more inspiring, and lawyers need not fear the rising demand for prompt engineers that is altering the technology-enabled legal environment, say Eric Crawley, Shah Karim and Paul O’Hagan at Epiq Legal.
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4 Legal Privilege Lessons From Dechert Disclosure Ruling
The Court of Appeal's recent decision in Al Sadeq v. Dechert LLP, finding that evidence may have been incorrectly withheld, provides welcome clarification of the scope of legal professional privilege, including the application of the iniquity exception, says Tim Knight at Travers Smith.
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PR Perspectives: Don't Overstate Well-Being Or Enviro Efforts
Law firms should look to embrace a strong arsenal of sustainability and well-being initiatives before beginning to publicize their commitment to green and mental health efforts, or they can face the risk of making false claims, says Steve Rudaini at SJR Communications.
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Record Level Of Partner Hires Shows No Sign Of Slowing
With indications that law firm hiring activity is increasing, the competitive market is causing candidates to evaluate potential employers more carefully, and large numbers of partners are migrating away from Silver Circle and West End firms in pursuit of closer parity in work and pay, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.