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 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.
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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.