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June 12, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that solicitors overseeing unauthorized staff in litigation might need awareness of every file in some cases, as it urged the profession to take a risk-based approach when deciding on appropriate supervision following the Mazur decision.
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June 11, 2026
Telon, a managed services startup relying on artificial intelligence and cofounded by former executives at alternative legal service providers Lawyers on Demand Ltd. and Syke Legal Engineering Ltd., announced its launch on Thursday.
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June 11, 2026
Winston Taylor has appointed a senior corporate partner to lead its office in Paris as it settles into business following the merger of Winston & Strawn LLP and the U.K.-led business of Taylor Wessing, which went live at the start of June.
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June 11, 2026
Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr has told lawmakers that artificial intelligence could help broaden access to justice, saying that some judges are finding AI makes submissions from litigants in person easier to parse.
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June 11, 2026
A gap has emerged between the protections available to consumers and the safeguards they expect as more and more people use artificial intelligence tools to help with their legal problems, the Legal Services Board said.
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June 11, 2026
A senior barrister accused of cheating the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) told a court Thursday that he had set up "tax-efficient" arrangements which "anyone with any sense would use."
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June 11, 2026
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has settled a claim in a London court that it caused a software company to lose £3.7 million ($4.9 million) through faulty advice on intellectual property ownership in a buyout of a rival.
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June 10, 2026
A senior tax barrister told a court Wednesday that HM Revenue and Customs prosecuting him for evading almost £2 million ($2.7 million) in tax was its way of "canceling" a person the tax authority found "extremely inconvenient."
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June 10, 2026
Kennedys said Wednesday that revenue in North America grew by more than 22% in its latest financial year, driven by strategic lateral partner and group hires as the firm remains open to more merger opportunities in the world's largest legal market.
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June 10, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur FC has promoted one of its in-house counsel to head of legal, shoring up its ranks shortly after hiring a new lawyer from sports boutique Northridge.
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June 10, 2026
The government's continued failure to adopt recommendations to reform the litigation funding market is driving potential claimants away from the U.K. and pushing investment toward rival jurisdictions, lawyers and funders have warned.
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June 10, 2026
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has raised the salaries of newly qualified solicitors in its London office to £135,000 ($181,000), though the figure is below what the firm plans to pay their counterparts in the U.S.
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June 10, 2026
The chief executive of a Saudi construction firm has accused Healys LLP of negligently releasing funds to buy properties in Cyprus before the building works were completed, causing him to lose out on €2 million ($2.3 million) and the Cypriot citizenship relying on his investment.
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June 10, 2026
A consumer rights lawyer sought on Wednesday to withdraw a proposed class action against Fender, Yamaha and other musical instrument manufacturers, saying she had been unable to secure litigation funding despite years of efforts to pursue resale price maintenance claims.
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June 10, 2026
Simmons & Simmons LLP said Wednesday that it has recruited two new partners to bolster its senior leadership team in London — one from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and the other from DLA Piper.
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June 10, 2026
A London court rejected Innsworth's bid on Wednesday to challenge the distribution of a £200 million ($268 million) settlement with Mastercard, backing the finding of an appeals tribunal that a greater return for the funder would have been "excessive."
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June 10, 2026
Legal AI platform Legora said Wednesday that it will open three new offices in Continental Europe and establish an engineering hub in London as its international expansion continues to gain momentum.
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June 09, 2026
Defendants charged with economic crimes who are facing trial by a sole judge should be allowed to appeal for their case to be heard by a jury, British lawmakers said Wednesday in a pushback against the government's landmark criminal justice reforms.
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June 09, 2026
The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has been suspended from duty with immediate effect amid reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving a female staffer.
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June 09, 2026
DeepIP, a patent drafting tool that uses generative artificial intelligence, announced Tuesday that it would acquire the company PatentMaker, effectively expanding its reach across Germany and Europe.
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June 09, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rebuked the former owner of a London conveyancing firm for poor bookkeeping and continuing to handle client matters months after the firm's professional indemnity insurance expired.
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June 09, 2026
Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.
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June 09, 2026
Belgian legal technology startup Duely has raised €1.1 million ($1.3 million) to enhance its artificial intelligence-based platform, which it has built to streamline legal work associated with mergers and acquisitions.
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June 09, 2026
Uber urged a London court Tuesday to order Mishcon de Reya to surrender communications with a former litigation funder, arguing that the documents are not privileged and could prove claims worth £340 million ($455 million) have been brought out of time.
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June 08, 2026
The Ministry of Justice revealed Tuesday that it will develop artificial intelligence legal assistants for Crown Courts to support routine casework, legal research and case analysis, as part of efforts to reduce the growing backlog of criminal trials.