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 30, 2026
Law firm Laytons LLP has denied a claim that it cost a letting agency more than £2.6 million ($3.4 million) in tax liabilities, arguing it was never actually instructed to review offshore tax advice allegedly bungled by White & Case LLP.
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September 30, 2026
Chambers support provider Ventriq said Wednesday that more than a third of the formal complaints it handles about barristers are being "generated or heavily assisted" by artificial intelligence, as legal regulators point to the technology driving up reports.
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September 30, 2026
The London office of Addleshaw Goddard will drive the firm's push to reach £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in revenue by 2030 through lateral hiring and higher-value cross-border work, the head of its office in the City has told Law360.
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September 30, 2026
A&O Shearman said Wednesday that it has recruited two partners and the rest of their secondaries team from Stephenson Harwood to help drive growth of the business in London.
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September 30, 2026
A judge and former barrister fought Wednesday to conceal her identity entirely in her claim that she was discriminated against by a barristers' chambers, saying it is necessary to protect the privacy of her disabled child.
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September 30, 2026
Pinsent Masons LLP said Wednesday that it has tapped the global head of the firm's property group to become its next managing partner, marking its second major leadership appointment at the firm.
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September 29, 2026
A tribunal has ordered a charity to pay a female staffer £23,500 ($31,000) after finding it failed to take reasonable steps to prevent her from being sexually harassed by its chairman, who the charity claims is an international judge.
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September 29, 2026
Luminance Technologies Ltd., a U.K. software company producing artificial intelligence tools for enterprise legal teams, announced Tuesday that it has hired a former client as its chief legal officer.
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September 29, 2026
News UK has invested in legal technology startup ClearDraft under a partnership that will enable it to use the company's artificial intelligence-based platform to spot potential legal problems early, before content is published, amid heightened litigation risks for media organizations.
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September 29, 2026
A paralegal has lost his bid to revive discrimination claims against the Financial Ombudsman Service and a recruitment agency, after a tribunal found he missed the deadline to appeal by six days.
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September 29, 2026
Eversheds Sutherland (International) said Tuesday that more than 80% of legal trainees from its U.K. offices have accepted roles as newly qualified solicitors in 2026, as it also unveiled pay increases for those building their careers after qualifying.
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September 29, 2026
Employee-owned law firm Ison Harrison has acquired Greater Manchester-based outfit Dootsons, the first time in its 48-year history that it has bought another law firm from outside its base in Yorkshire, northern England.
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September 28, 2026
Legora said Tuesday that it has expanded to the U.K. a training program designed to equip law students with essential artificial intelligence skills, as legal training shifts to reflect the growing importance of the technology in legal practice.
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September 28, 2026
A recorder has been issued formal advice for misconduct after she accumulated nine penalty points on her driving license for speeding, the U.K.'s judicial conduct watchdog said Monday.
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September 28, 2026
A tribunal has ruled that a trainee solicitor in the family court did not face discrimination because of her age or menopause, finding instead that she failed her probation because she lagged behind other trainees.
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September 28, 2026
Mayer Brown said Monday that it has appointed senior real estate leader Chris Harvey as the next managing partner of its office in London, after the practice delivered record-breaking performance in 2025.
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September 28, 2026
A veteran King's Counsel has sued a former football agent and client in a London court, accusing him of failing to pay £281,400 ($373,000) in legal fees before raising a "litany of complaints" about the legal services he received.
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September 28, 2026
Freeths LLP said Monday that growth in its employment and planning practices lifted revenue to a record of about £188 million ($249 million) as it also reported an increase in profit.
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September 25, 2026
The Barrister Group Chambers and three affiliated businesses have been formally brought together under New Chancery Lane, a new parent company running their shared technology, compliance, marketing and finance functions.
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September 25, 2026
A former conveyancing solicitor has been struck off after she was convicted of fraud for directing clients to make payments into her personal bank account, causing her firm to lose approximately £161,000 ($213,200).
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September 25, 2026
Two years after selling its fiduciary arm, Harneys' global chief says the firm remains confident it made the right move — even as rival offshore firms seek private equity backing while retaining their corporate services businesses.
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September 25, 2026
Thomas Goodhead has joined fellow co-founder Harris Pogust in seeking to remove his name from the London law firm as it faces a challenge to its role representing claimants in the £36 billion ($48 billion) Mariana dam case against BHP.
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September 25, 2026
Freeths LLP has hired two partners, one from Teacher Stern LLP and the other from DWF LLP, as it expands its London construction and engineering practice.
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September 25, 2026
The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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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.