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  AI Opens New Front In Litigation Battles Over Privilege

  By William Janes

  The use of artificial intelligence tools is expected to spark novel battles for disclosure during litigation, wi...(read more)

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  Cooley's London Revenue Hits Record $110M In 2025

  By Ashish Sareen

  Cooley's London office generated record revenue of around $110 million in 2025 as it acted on key mandates in ar...(read more)

• Clyde & Co Can't Block Lawyer From Suing In Dubai

  By Hanna Vioque

  A London judge has refused to grant Clyde & Co. an injunction preventing a lawyer from suing in Dubai to force the firm to pay his full bonus, concluding it was unlikely that an English arbitration agreement was still valid. 

• Final Lawyer Cleared Over Daily Mail Immigration Sting

  By Ashish Sareen

  A tribunal has cleared a solicitor of misconduct after he was accused of encouraging an undercover reporter posing as a client to make up a false narrative to support an application for asylum in the U.K.

• Goodwin's UK Revenue Tops $220M In Record Year

  By Ashish Sareen

  Goodwin Procter LLP generated revenue of more than $220 million in the U.K. in 2025, contributing to the strongest set of financial results in the law firm's history.

• Canary Wharf Group Hires New GC From PE Giant Ares

  By Ashish Sareen

  Property developer Canary Wharf Group said Tuesday that it has hired a new group general counsel from private equity giant Ares Management Corp.

• Ex-Fletcher Day Chief Barred For Misappropriating £1M

  By Ashish Sareen

  The former owner and senior partner at Fletcher Day has been barred from practicing as a lawyer after a tribunal found he attempted to conceal the fact that he had misappropriated at least £1 million ($1.32 million) of client money.

• Cripps Expands With Former Mercedes GC's Boutique Firm

  By Max Austin

  Cripps LLP has hired the founder of boutique firm Radius Law and his team of automotive specialists in a bid to strengthen its commercial and technology practice across London and the southeast.

• Barrister Can't Rekindle 'Speculatory' BSB Race Bias Claim

  By Jamie Lennox

  A tribunal has upheld its decision to throw out part of a Black barrister's race discrimination case against the Bar Standards Board, ruling that she failed to back up her "speculatory" claim with enough detail.

• Gov't Picks KC Selection Panel Chair As New LSB Chief

  By Ashish Sareen

  The chair of the King's Counsel selection panel is the government's pick to lead the Legal Services Board amid a review of the oversight regulator's remit and effectiveness following a series of failures in the profession.

• The Revolving Door: Taylor Wessing, DWF Make Big Hires

  By Max Austin

  Over the past week, Taylor Wessing expanded its intellectual property practice with a partner from Russells, DAC Beachcroft saw the exit of an insurance veteran to DWF, and Gowling hired a financial services partner from Orrick to lead its regulatory practice in the capital. Here, Law360 looks at these and more of the week's most notable lateral hires across the U.K.

• 5 Questions For New UPC Appeals Judge Paolo Catallozzi

  By Jamie Lennox

  Veteran judge Paolo Catallozzi is used to dealing with intellectual property cases at the Supreme Court of Italy, but his role at the Unified Patent Court poses a completely different challenge. Here, the newly promoted appellate judge talks to Law360 about those cross-jurisdictional tensions along with the other challenges facing Europe's patent court.

• Taylor Wessing Hires Ex-Travers Smith Competition Head

  By Ashish Sareen

  Taylor Wessing has hired a senior competition lawyer from Travers Smith to enhance its support to clients in the firm's core sectors, including life sciences, real estate and private equity.

• Kennedys Appoints New CIO To Drive Global Tech Innovation

  By Ashish Sareen

  Kennedys said Thursday that it has recruited a new global chief information officer from Baker McKenzie as the firm looks to harness technology to drive growth.