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  Charles Russell Speechlys' Revenue Jumps 10% To £266.5M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Charles Russell Speechlys LLP reported Thursday that revenue has risen to almost £267 million ($357 million), al...(read more)

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  Osborne Clarke Posts Record UK Revenue Of £271M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Osborne Clarke said Wednesday that revenue at its U.K. business rose to more than £270 million ($359 million) an...(read more)

• Legora Buys Wexler, Marking 5th Acquisition Since March

  By Matt Perez

  Sweden-based Legora, which offers a legal artificial intelligence platform, announced its fifth acquisition of the year on Wednesday with the purchase of Wexler, a London-based startup providing litigation software.

• Macfarlanes Posts Turnover Of £390M In 'Transitional' Year

  By Ashish Sareen

  Macfarlanes LLP said Wednesday that its turnover hit a record £389.5 million ($518.4 million), profits rose 3%, and profit per partner remained flat in what it described as "a transitional year" amid a challenging market backdrop.

• Ex-Solicitor Loses Appeal In SFO Tipping-Off Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  A former solicitor was denied an opportunity on Tuesday to overturn his conviction for tipping off a client about an anti-money laundering investigation by the Serious Fraud Office as an appeals court ruled that there was no procedural unfairness in his trial.

• Weightmans Hits £162M Revenue In 5th Year Of Growth

  By Ashish Sareen

  Weightmans LLP said Tuesday that its revenue exceeded £160 million ($213 million) and profit climbed by 17% as the firm grew for a fifth consecutive year, spurred by more high-value work in areas including public sector, regulatory and employment.

• LSB Pushes Regulators To Coordinate Guidance After Mazur

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Legal Services Board called Monday for regulators to share draft guidance on reserved legal activities before publication after the High Court's Mazur ruling exposed inconsistent advice on who could lawfully conduct litigation.

• Regional Firm Walker Foster Completes Management Buyout

  By Jamie Lennox

  The managing director and conveyancing chief at U.K. law firm Walker Foster have completed a management buyout following the retirement of two long-standing equity directors, the lawyers working on the deal said Monday.

• Winston Taylor Sets NQ Pay At £125K After Merger

  By Ashish Sareen

  Winston Taylor has set the salaries of newly qualified lawyers in its London office at £125,000 ($166,000), following the firm's creation through a merger between Winston & Strawn and the U.K.-led business of Taylor Wessing.

• Duane Morris London Chief Seeks Boutique Firm Merger Deals

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The London chief of Duane Morris is hunting for smaller tie-ups with boutique law firms that would allow it to expand the office without jeopardizing its balance sheet.

• The Revolving Door: Gibson Dunn, CMS Land Big Hires

  By Max Austin

  Over the past week, Gibson Dunn added a former Blackstone director to its real estate practice bench, Osborne Clarke lost its seasoned head of artificial intelligence to CMS, and Squire Patton Boggs snapped up two pensions pros from Eversheds Sutherland in Manchester. 

• Tougher CPO Certification Test Could Price Out Viable Claims

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The government's plan to unlock funding for opt-out collective actions while imposing a tougher certification test represents a delicate trade-off that experts warn could leave some well-founded claims too expensive to bring.

• SRA Bars Ex-Ascent Paralegal For False Time Entries

  By Ashish Sareen

  An ex-senior paralegal at Irwin Mitchell LLP's former debt recovery arm has been barred from working for another legal business after she falsely recorded the time spent on client files and initially misled her employer during an investigation.

• HSF Kramer Says Merger Beats Targets As Revenue Hits $2.4B

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP reported revenue of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday as it posted its first set of financial results since the merged firm launched in 2025.