Former Big Law Consultant Joins Litera to Reshape Firm Intelligence Tools
Grant Hewlett spent 15 years advising law firms on how to run their businesses more efficiently. Now he's switching sides. Litera announced on Tuesday that Hewlett…
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The Law News team covers the business of law in the UK: partner hires and promotions, law firm results and acquisitions, the deals firms advise on, and guidance from regulators and professional bodies such as the Law Society and the FCA. It has reported on the profession since 2022.
Stories start from the primary source, whether a firm announcement, published accounts, a regulator's statement or a survey, and say what has changed and for whom. Recent coverage includes Fletchers Solicitors' 47% rise in revenue to £113.3m, Ison Harrison's acquisition of Dootsons, Lodders' hire of family partner Aasha Choudhary, and the Law Society's practice note on AI and client confidentiality.
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September interviews set as law firm seeks women with ‘edge’ for 44-year awards
Freeths will judge finalists in September for the 44th Women of the Year Awards, with the ceremony scheduled for 9 October at Manchester's Etihad Stadium. The…
Gateley Raids Three Rivals to Land Logistics Property Partner
Daniel Walsh has spent most of his 20-year legal career in Birmingham. Now he's returning to the city that shaped his practice, joining Gateley Legal's property…
Schroders Legal Chief Nearly Quit Before ADHD Diagnosis Changed Everything
Michael Phillips had burned out. Again. The Head of Legal at Schroders was accessing his employer's assistance programme, struggling with anxiety, and seriously questioning whether he…
Farrer & Co elevates six lawyers as 325-year-old firm expands partnership
Six lawyers will join Farrer & Co's senior ranks on 1 May, the London-based firm confirmed Tuesday. The promotions—four to partner, two to senior counsel—span corporate…
Legal Insight
Trump Carter Page Settlement Quietly Closes One of the Russia Probe’s Longest-Running Lawsuits
The Carter Page case has been moving slowly through federal courts for years, the kind of long-running civil litigation that occasionally surfaces in news cycles before…
Honda Fuel Pump Class Action , How Six Years of Litigation Just Reshaped Coverage for 6 Million Vehicles
The flaw at the heart of this case is the kind that seldom makes the nightly news but has been subtly causing some of the scariest…
Legal Insight
Walmart TeleCheck Lawsuit Settlement , Why Customers Get No Money — But Stores Are Changing
The type of class action that culminates in a check showing up in someone's inbox is not really the focus of the Walmart TeleCheck case. It…
Android Users Settlement Eligibility , How to Claim Your Share of Google’s $135 Million Payout
The majority of Android users in the US will get a check this summer without ever filing anything, and they are technically class members in a…
Legal Insight
Trump IRS Lawsuit Hits a Wall , Judge Questions Whether He Can Sue His Own Administration
In some respects, the case's central legal matter is laughably straightforward. Who is truly opposing whom when a sitting president files a lawsuit against a federal…
Legal Insight
Inside the Trader Joe’s Coffee Lawsuit Alleging the Beans Have Half the Caffeine Customers Expected
The coffee aisle is one of the minor rituals that make visiting a Trader Joe's on a Saturday morning very enjoyable. The purses are vibrant. Compared…
Inside the $425 Million Capital One Settlement Reshaping How Banks Market High-Yield Accounts
A court filing wasn't truly where the story started. It started with a tiny fact hidden in a Capital One product page: the 360 Performance Savings,…
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Consumer Advocacy Group Sues Over Hidden Subscription Bank Fees
Usually placed between the rent payment and the food expenses, the fee appears on the bill in small font. Sometimes it has a clear label. Sometimes…
Why Kristi Noem’s DHS Firing Caught Everyone in Washington Except the People Who Worked With Her
The timing of the Truth Social post—a Thursday afternoon—suggests that the White House is attempting to bury rather than highlight news. At the Department of Homeland…
Legal Insight
GM Transmission Lawsuit Update , What the Decertified Class Action Means for 800,000 Truck Owners
The feeling is familiar to anyone who has driven a 2017 Silverado for a sufficient amount of time. As you ease onto the throttle and drive…
Legal Insight
Shein Class Action Lawsuit Pile-Up , How Fast Fashion’s Favorite Brand Ended Up in Court Again
When a Shein delivery shows up at the door, a certain type of remorse sets in. The plastic bag is nearly weightless due to its thinness.…
Legal Insight
The Conor Hylton Lawsuit Exposes What Happens When a Hospital ICU Has No Doctor in the Room
On August 15, 2024, an on-site physician was searching for a patient's bed somewhere on the Bridgeport Hospital campus in Milford. He had to pause and…
CAMC Data Breach Settlement , What 67,000 Patients Need to Know Before the Deadline
Someone at Charleston Area Medical Center clicked on the phishing email when it arrived in October 2024. These stories nearly always start like that. nor with…
Perry’s Lawsuit , Inside the $21.2 Million Tip-Pool Judgment Against Perry’s Steakhouse and the New Texas Lawsuit Filed in January 2026
On the morning of March 24, 2026, in a federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, United States District Judge Robert Pitman entered a final judgment that, by…
Legal Insight
IBJI Settlement , How 568,000 Illinois Patients Can Claim Up to $5,000 from the $4 Million Data Breach Resolution
The Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, a musculoskeletal healthcare facility in the Chicago area that operates in several suburbs, started sending out letters in the mail…
The Meta Lawsuit Addiction Verdict Big Tech Hoped Would Never Happen
A courtroom carries a certain amount of weight on the day that a decision like this one is rendered, and the Los Angeles Superior Court rendered…
The Tyrese Maxey Fire Lawsuit – How a Christmas Eve Blaze Ended in a Federal Courtroom
Somewhere on the left side of the house is where the fire originated. There was never any question about that. What really ignited it is what…
What Is Kroll Settlement Administration and Why Is Their Letter in Your Mailbox?
The majority of people first come across the name Kroll Settlement Administration when it appears on the front of an unexpected envelope. The envelope can be…
Securities Watchdog Cracks Down on AI‑Driven Financial Advice Apps
When you scroll through TikTok's financial section at one in the morning, the first thing you notice is how assured everyone sounds. In forty seconds, a…
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