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July 03, 2026
Axiom Ince has challenged the solicitors watchdog's defense to the law firm's negligence claim, arguing that the regulator missed a "crucial opportunity" to uncover the alleged £65 million ($87 million) misappropriation of client money by intervening too late.
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July 02, 2026
Reed Smith LLP has bolstered its private equity practice with the hire of a former Norton Rose Fulbright group leader in Munich.
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July 02, 2026
The legal industry began the second half of 2026 with another busy week as BigLaw firms merged and expanded their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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July 02, 2026
Confusion during the onboarding process and a lack of clear information about costs are among problems people experience when they turn to law firms and claims management companies specializing in high-volume consumer claims, research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed Thursday.
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July 02, 2026
Hill Dickinson defeated a doctor's bid for a wasted costs order Thursday, with an appellate tribunal ruling that the firm's failure to disclose a document didn't amount to negligence even if it might have been relevant to his whistleblowing case.
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July 02, 2026
Three personal injury claimants on Thursday sought to revive their data privacy claim against DWF, arguing at an appeals court that the law firm should not have shared their health data in proceedings involving their insurers without removing identifying information.
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July 02, 2026
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has said that it is planning to move to a larger office in Frankfurt as it seeks to expand in Germany.
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July 02, 2026
Macfarlanes LLP said Thursday that it has raised the basic salary for newly-qualified lawyers to £150,000 ($200,000), matching the level offered by Magic Circle firms.
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July 01, 2026
International law firm Withers has appointed a dozen new partners across three countries, nearly half of whom are based in the United States.
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July 01, 2026
Setfords has launched a new legal technology platform that it built in-house and combines case, accounts and practice management capabilities, the firm announced Wednesday.
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July 01, 2026
With the official launch of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Boston attorneys at Hogan Lovells are expecting the firm to be able to leverage Cadwalader's strengths and some of the Hub's unique traits in what they call a truly "additive" merger.
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July 01, 2026
Walkers said Wednesday that it has promoted a total of 14 new partners across its global network, with women making up more than half.
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July 01, 2026
A senior barrister accused of cheating the public revenue out of nearly £2 million ($2.6 million) believed he was "clever enough" to devise a lawful scheme to reduce his tax liability, his counsel told the trial Wednesday.
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July 01, 2026
A senior barrister at Garden Court Chambers is set to face contempt of court proceedings over allegations that he breached rulings when he delivered a closing address to a jury while representing a Palestine Action activist in criminal proceedings.
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July 01, 2026
Simmons & Simmons said Wednesday that it has set records as profits climbed 14% and revenue rose to almost £700 million ($927 million), driven by a focus on sectors including asset management, use of new technology and growth in partner numbers.
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June 30, 2026
Legora's chief financial officer also serves as a director of a newly listed SPAC and could have oversight of future investments there as the legal artificial intelligence company grows through acquisitions.
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June 30, 2026
A recent ruling that communications between claimant lawyers and prospective litigation funders are not automatically protected by litigation privilege could widen disclosure and make it harder for claimant firms to secure funding, experts say.
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June 30, 2026
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego urged an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a ruling refusing him a quick win in his $415 million fraud claim, arguing that using a private intelligence agent to gain information from his opponent's lawyer did not amount to an abuse of process.
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June 30, 2026
Cripps has denied costing Margate Dreamland's operator £3.4 million ($4.5 million) for misadvising the venue on using a termination clause to exit a catering contract, arguing that the operator had not retained the firm during its sale to Live Nation.
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June 30, 2026
An employment tribunal has tossed a lawyer's second bid to sue the most senior judge in Scotland, finding that he already had his chance to sue over his suspension as a part-time sheriff.
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June 30, 2026
A King's Counsel successfully overturned his disbarment over falsely claiming he studied at the University of Oxford in an application for tenancy, as a London court found Tuesday that the penalty was disproportionate given the historical, isolated nature of the lie.
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June 30, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it has barred the former chief executive of Sheffield-based PM Law Ltd. from working at another SRA-regulated law firm after finding he had caused or allowed withdrawals from client accounts that resulted in a shortfall.
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June 30, 2026
The Law Society said Tuesday that it is starting work to develop guidance for solicitors navigating ethical dilemmas in private practice after the Post Office Horizon scandal highlighted challenges facing the wider legal profession.
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July 07, 2026
Cleary said on Tuesday that it has hired a corporate partner at the Paris office of Kirkland in a move to boost the firm's capability in private equity transactions.
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June 30, 2026
A senior barrister accused of dodging almost £2 million ($2.6 million) in tax was driven by a "sense of intellectual superiority" in a desire to "get one over" HM Revenue and Customs, a prosecutor told the trial Tuesday.