The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud is coming into force on 1 September, under the Economic Crime and ...

Georgia Dawson has been re-elected as Freshfields’ senior partner, while Rafique Bachour is stepping down as one of the firm’s trio of global managing partners.

North West: When Harper James finalised a deal with LDC in June 2025, it was more than a transaction. For founder and CEO Toby Harper, the move was a strategic inflection point – designed to preserve… ...

DWF has tapped both Kennedys and DAC Beachcroft for five partners to strengthen its major injury and casualty practice. The hires from Kennedys are Richard West, who was the firm’s global head of… ...

A case concerning whether the creator of an AI system can be listed as the inventor of its output kicked off in the High Court today (24 July), as Dr Stephen Thaler returned with a fresh argument in… ...

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has reported revenue growth of 4 per cent and a profit uplift of nearly 10 per cent in its last financials as a legacy firm.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Slaughter and May advised on a $140m transaction that saw Close Brothers’ Winterflood Securities unit sold to Marex Group.

Watson Farley & Williams’ global income rose 4 per cent over 2024/25, while average profit per equity partner (PEP) fell by the same percentage. The firm’s PEP dropped from £589,000 to £570,000… ...