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Birmingham firm triumphs in legal aid appeal over retrial

Birmingham firm triumphs in legal aid appeal over retrial

Birmingham criminal firm wins legal aid appeal, securing additional £1,500 payment for retrial
DLA Piper elevates 65 lawyers to partner amid global expansion

DLA Piper elevates 65 lawyers to partner amid global expansion

DLA Piper's 2025 partner promotions show strong growth but raise questions over diversity strategy
Legal executive steals £200k from deceased client’s estate into personal company

Legal executive steals £200k from deceased client’s estate into personal

Legal executive banned for dishonestly transferring £200k from a deceased client's estate to his company
Baker Donelson lands 26-lawyer healthcare team in bold NJ expansion

Baker Donelson lands 26-lawyer healthcare team in bold NJ expansion

Baker Donelson opens offices in Princeton and Iselin after absorbing elite healthcare team from Epstein Becker Green
Freshfields & A&O Shearman promote partners—but go silent on diversity

Freshfields & A&O Shearman promote partners—but go silent on diversity

Freshfields, A&O Shearman and Clyde & Co announce new partners—yet diversity takes a backseat in 2025
Top law firms flunk climate test in scathing new student report

Top law firms flunk climate test in scathing new student

Student-led climate group names and shames elite legal firms over fossil fuel work
Farmers revolt over inheritance tax bombshell

Farmers revolt over inheritance tax bombshell

Labour's inheritance tax cap sends shockwaves through farming families, sparking mass protests and fears of land loss
Busy employment judge rebuked for six-month delay in written judgment

Busy employment judge rebuked for six-month delay in written judgment

Judge Gary Denis Tobin sanctioned after tribunal party waited more than six months for judgment
Ex-Ibson Dunn lawyer becomes first CLO at BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer

Ex-Ibson Dunn lawyer becomes first CLO at BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer

Sean Sullivan appointed chief legal officer at TSG Consumer after two decades of collaboration
Kevin Lang named interim CEO at Law Society of Scotland

Kevin Lang named interim CEO at Law Society of Scotland

Law Society of Scotland appoints Kevin Lang as interim chief executive following McGiffen’s departure