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July 20, 2026
The government has proposed lifting the ban on damages-based agreements in opt-out competition claims, saying the move could expand funding options and reduce costs as part of a wider review of the collective proceedings regime.
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July 17, 2026
The most senior judge in England and Wales criticized the attorney general and Crown Prosecution Service on Friday over their role in what she called the "sensationalist reporting" of a rape trial that prompted the "personal condemnation and vilification" of a judge.
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July 17, 2026
Twenty Essex Chambers said Friday it has appointed two co-heads to lead its commercial set, with Philip Edey KC remaining in the role.
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July 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
Over the past week, a maternity medical negligence specialist returned to Irwin Mitchell, Katten Muchin Rosenman hired a third structured products pro from Crowell & Moring, and Osborne Clarke rehired an infrastructure heavyweight in Bristol. Here, Law360 looks at those and more of the week's most notable lateral hires across the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
Gateley PLC said on Friday that it has begun a consultation that could lead to redundancies as the professional services group looks to improve its profit margin by managing costs.
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July 17, 2026
A businessman who was jailed for harassing two leading financial crime lawyers in a campaign that culminated in a fake bomb attack on their office lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence on Friday.
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July 17, 2026
Kingsley Napley said Friday that revenue has risen to approximately £77 million ($103.4 million) and that profit increased in the first full year under its current managing partner, as it unveiled a new strategy to keep growing the business.
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July 17, 2026
The legal services industry in Britain generated almost £25.5 billion ($34.3 billion) in revenue during the first five months of 2026, an increase of nearly 11% on the same period last year.
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July 16, 2026
A businessman who was jailed for a harassment campaign against two leading financial crime lawyers that culminated in a fake bomb attack on their office urged a London appellate court to overturn his conviction Thursday.
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July 16, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday that it has barred a former anti-money laundering compliance analyst at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP from working at another Solicitors Regulation Authority-regulated law firm after finding she pretended to be an associate during a private tenancy dispute.
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July 16, 2026
Stewarts Law LLP's revenue has increased to more than £120 million ($162 million), though profit and partner profit are down at the litigation boutique.
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July 16, 2026
A former partner at Pinsent Masons LLP in Spain has been barred from working for any law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after the watchdog found he had been dishonest with a manager on two occasions.
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July 16, 2026
A&O Shearman said Thursday that a shift toward higher-value cross-border work in transactions and financings helped boost profitability two years after the firm's formation through a merger, although revenue stayed flat at $3.7 billion.
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July 16, 2026
A judge discharged jurors on Thursday in HM Revenue and Customs' prosecution of a barrister for tax evasion after almost two weeks of deliberations in which the panel was unable to reach a verdict.
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July 15, 2026
The Law Society on Wednesday called on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to rethink its proposals to introduce mandatory ethics training for lawyers, warning that the proposals are too rigid.
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July 15, 2026
LDC (Managers) Ltd. has invested in law firm Brady Solicitors, based in central England, backing its expansion plans as private equity investors continue to explore opportunities in the U.K. legal sector.
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July 15, 2026
Morrison Foerster LLP said Wednesday that it is integrating business development into lawyers' career progression from qualification to partnership, as its new London managing partner seeks to broaden lawyers' skills beyond technical legal expertise.
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July 15, 2026
A London tribunal has ruled that a veteran property disputes lawyer cannot remain anonymous in a disability discrimination claim she has brought against her former law firm Brachers LLP and several of its partners.
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July 15, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred a lawyer convicted of stalking a legal blogger to a disciplinary tribunal, the watchdog said Wednesday.
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July 15, 2026
Holman Fenwick Willan reported on Wednesday that its revenue rose to a new high of £276 million ($370 million) while profits and partner profits fell by approximately 6% in what it described as "a more balanced year" following several years of growth.
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July 14, 2026
Lawyers are resisting government plans to allow the Financial Conduct Authority to assess whether law firms and their managers are "fit and proper" to carry out anti-money laundering supervision, arguing that the proposals would duplicate existing vetting and impose a disproportionate new burden on them.
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July 14, 2026
The Bar Standards Board said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court's top prosecutor will remain suspended from practicing as a barrister in England and Wales amid reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving a female worker.
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July 14, 2026
A consumer rights lawyer has been ordered to pay £1.5 million ($1.9 million) toward the legal costs of Fender, Yamaha and other musical instrument manufacturers after withdrawing proposed collective proceedings against them because she failed to secure litigation funding.
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July 14, 2026
Total funding for legal technology companies increased in the first half of 2026 while deal count fell, suggesting that investors are deploying more capital into fewer companies as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in the industry.