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  Nigeria Wants To Pursue Litigation Funders For £50M Costs Bill

  By Sophia Dourou

  Nigeria argued at an appeals court on Wednesday that it should be able to seek to recover its £50 million ($67.3...(read more)

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  Carter-Ruck Pro Seeks £914K From SRA Over OneCoin Case

  By Ronan Barnard

  A Carter-Ruck partner urged a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday to order the solicitors' regulator to pay her alm...(read more)

• Fieldfisher Hires Ex-McDermott Brussels Leader

  By Ashish Sareen

  Fieldfisher LLP has recruited the former managing partner of McDermott Will & Schulte's office in Brussels, one of two new hires in the Belgian capital to boost its services to clients in European Union regulatory and competition matters.

• Ashurst's Top Partner Earns £3.8M Amid Merger Plans

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Ashurst's latest financial accounts show that its highest-paid equity partner earned almost £3.8 million ($5 million) in the most recent financial year, as the firm prepares for a crucial partner vote on its planned merger with Perkins Coie.

• Irwin Mitchell's Advice Didn't Bankrupt Ex-Nightclub Boss

  By Eddie Beaver

  A court largely rejected a claim on Tuesday from a former nightclub boss that Irwin Mitchell LLP owed him about £2 million ($2.7 million) for giving incorrect advice on the sale of his house and causing him to sell it for less than he could have.

• Quinn Emanuel's Revenue Ticks Up To £227M In London

  By Ashish Sareen

  Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP said Tuesday that its London office returned to seeing its profits grow in 2025, following a dip the previous year, as its revenue ticked up to £227.1 million ($305.8 million).

• Make Legal Aid Priority Like Health, Education, Bar Chair Says

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The new chair of the Bar Council called on Monday for legal aid funding to get the same kind of priority as spending on education and health care as she outlined her priorities for the year ahead.

• Ward Hadaway's Turnover Passes £50M With 12% Growth

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ward Hadaway LLP said Monday that strong performances across the business have helped its annual turnover jump to more than £50 million ($67 million), an increase of about 12%.

• Knights Hits £103M In Revenue In First-Half Results

  By Ashish Sareen

  Knights said Monday that a series of law firm acquisitions and a return to organic growth have helped the group's revenue pass £100 million ($135 million) as it released financial results for the first half of its current financial year.

• Master Of The Rolls Geoffrey Vos To Retire

  By Jamie Lennox

  Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos announced Monday that he will step down from his post as the most senior civil judge in England and Wales later in 2026.

• Ropes & Gray Expands AI Program To Europe

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ropes & Gray LLP said Friday that it has extended a program to its European offices that allows junior lawyers to spend time experimenting with artificial intelligence, empowering them to develop competency and to help drive the firm's strategy for integrating the new technology.

• Court Term Starts With Move To Close 'Transparency Gap'

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The start of a new court term on Monday will usher in a pilot program designed to increase the transparency of court documents, but there are unanswered questions about whether it will fulfill a stated aim of informing public understanding of court proceedings.

• JLG Adds 5 New Partners Amid Pogust Woes

  By Ashish Sareen

  Johnson Law Group has added five new partners from Pogust Goodhead amid doubts over the litigation boutique's future viability.

• Jones Day To Help Restore David Bowie's Old London Home

  By Jamie Lennox

  Jones Day's charitable foundation will help to restore the childhood home of musical icon David Bowie before it opens to the public in late 2027, the historical trust leading the project said Friday.