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August 05, 2026
Cleary has sued a holding company in the Atalian Global Services group after representing it in the proposed 2022 sale of the facilities management giant to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC.
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August 05, 2026
Irwin Mitchell LLP said Wednesday that its revenue hit an all-time high of around £337 million ($454 million) in a year in which the firm transitioned toward a more simplified business model, although one-off investments in technology and office moves caused its profit to dip.
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August 05, 2026
Administrators for Axiom Ince have sued the collapsed law firm's chartered accountants for alleged negligence, according to an entry on the High Court's register that has now been made public.
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August 12, 2026
Norton Rose Fulbright said Wednesday that it has strengthened its global banking practice by hiring a project finance specialist as a partner in Amsterdam, as the firm expands into digital infrastructure and energy transition work.
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August 12, 2026
Morr & Co. has strengthened its private client practice by appointing a new partner in London to meet growing demand for complex estate and succession planning advice.
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August 04, 2026
Fieldfisher won its bid to have a ruling it had unfairly dismissed a senior associate overturned Tuesday, when a London appellate tribunal found that an employment tribunal was wrong to find that a woman who accused the associate of sexual assault had lied.
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August 11, 2026
K&L Gates has expanded in Munich by hiring a nine-strong team from German boutique law firm Wende IP to strengthen its capability in advising clients on patents and other intellectual property matters.
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August 04, 2026
Clyde & Co. LLP has hired an insurance specialist at its London office, bolstering the firm's financial lines practice as insurers face an uptick in work linked to mergers and acquisitions, cyber incidents and other complex risks.
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August 04, 2026
MML Capital Partners has invested in a minority stake in international professional services company Mourant to fund the next stage of Mourant's growth.
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August 04, 2026
Dentons has launched a service to help businesses prepare for the U.K.'s incoming crypto-asset regulatory regime, as companies gear up for the mandatory Financial Conduct Authority authorization process that begins in September.
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August 04, 2026
The Bank of England has named Nicholas Segal, a judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, as chair of its enforcement decision-making committee, a move aimed at strengthening the body that determines contested regulatory action for financial regimes.
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August 11, 2026
Reed Smith said Tuesday it has hired a competition law specialist as a partner in its global regulatory enforcement group in London, strengthening the firm's antitrust capabilities amid rising demand for advice on merger control and regulatory investigations.
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August 03, 2026
U.K.-based law firm Gunnercooke LLP announced Monday that it has hired its first California-based attorney, giving it a formal presence on the West Coast to complement existing offices in Chicago and New York.
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August 03, 2026
Baker Botts LLP has hired two litigators who focus on representing companies in highly regulated and technically sophisticated industries as partners in its offices in Washington, D.C., and London, the firm announced Monday.
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August 03, 2026
Simmons & Simmons LLP has hired a senior partner at dispute resolution specialist Ghaffari Fussell LLP as its new global co-head of international arbitration.
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August 03, 2026
A tribunal has refused to revive an employment solicitor's claim that Unite the Union unfairly refused to fund legal action against his former employer, ruling that the lawyer tried to relitigate an earlier decision to reject his claim in full.
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August 03, 2026
Pinsent Masons LLP has hired a specialist from Konexo, the legal and compliance alternative services business of Eversheds Sutherland, to found and lead the financial regulatory consulting practice at its legal services arm, Vario.
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August 10, 2026
Latham & Watkins LLP said Monday that it has hired the general counsel at private equity firm Hg as it continues to recruit partners who specialize in technology for its office in London.
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August 03, 2026
42BR said Monday that it has completed a merger with specialist family law set 4 Brick Court, creating one of the largest single-site barristers' chambers in England and Wales.
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July 31, 2026
Limited liability partnerships are still the structure of choice for law firms trying to keep pace with a London lateral market that shows little sign of slowing, even after a recent ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court raised fresh questions about tax and governance for those using the model.
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July 31, 2026
The past week in London has seen George Michael's estate bring an intellectual property claim against the late star's friend over footage shared online, collapsed law firm Axiom Ince sue the U.K. branch of State Bank of India and Ryanair face a group claim from 262 people. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 31, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has shut down a firm based in London's West End, months after it merged with two other legal businesses.
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July 31, 2026
A London judge restricted the activities of two in-house lawyers at Takeda on Friday to ensure they don't use Advanz's confidential information for purposes that fall outside their ongoing bowel disease drug patent clash.
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July 31, 2026
A law firm in southeast England has been fined more than £4,000 ($5,380) for years of noncompliance with anti-money laundering obligations, leaving it exposed to the risk of facilitating criminal activity.
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July 31, 2026
Over the past week, Jones Day strengthened its financial markets bench with two separate hires from Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper, BCLP hired an African transactions specialist from French firm Gide, and Shoosmiths recruited Gateley Legal's head of pensions in Birmingham.