The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
AI wrecking ball fractures billable-hour fee model [Financial Times] (£)
London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy [The Guardian]
Private equity could revolutionise US lawyer pay, law firm bosses say [Financial Times] (£)
As A.I. Makes Law Firms More Efficient, Clients Ask: ‘Where’s My Discount?’ [New York Times] (£)
Mahmood to open new fast-track legal route for refugees [The Telegraph] (£)
The crisis at Big Law powerhouse Weil [Financial Times] (£)
Rowing siblings drive record court disputes over inheritance [The Telegraph] (£)
How Trump plans to use BBC’s own emails to win his $10bn lawsuit [The Times] (£)
New contractor signed for Blackpool court [BBC News]
“Wow an extra £770?!!!! Thats sUch a BIG ImPROvement” [Legal Cheek comments]
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