Category: News
Gowling and Stephenson Harwood become latest UK firms to expand into Saudi
More UK outfits tap into fast-growing legal market 🇸🇦
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer appoints first ‘Chief AI Officer’
Oversee rollout of emerging tech
Departing SRA boss says SQE is ‘going really well’
Paul Philip remains upbeat despite difficulties following rollout
Kim Kardashian edges closer to qualifying as a lawyer
Waiting on bar exam results
Lack of SQE funding turning aspiring lawyers away from criminal law
'Looming generational crisis,' study finds
Supreme Court names new deputy president
Lord Sales to succeed retiring Lord Hodge
Solicitor apprentices rank among top SQE performers, report finds
Achieving higher scores and pass rates than non-apprentice candidates
Lawfluencer declared bankrupt
Alice Stephenson criticises liquidators after £666k director’s loan leads to bankruptcy
Government plotting ‘tax raid’ on wealthy law firm partners
Chancellor reportedly set to target LLPs
Reed Smith opens in Riyadh after securing Saudi licence
Another big legal player plants flag in Kingdom
AI beats lawyers at legal research, study finds
But humans continue to outperform when issues require deeper nuance
Judge finds barrister relied on ‘entirely fictitious’ AI-generated cases
AI hallucinations strike again
Lawyer couple go LinkedIn viral with case law-themed marriage announcement
Dove v Crombleholme
Gowling WLG appoints former trainee as new boss
Chris Towle joined the firm as a rookie more than 20 years ago — now he’s UK CEO
Dentons launches new support measures for staff suffering domestic abuse
Emergency accommodation, financial support and additional leave among initiatives
UK lawtech investment surges to record levels
Nearly £120 million invested in the first half of 2025
Law firms dominate latest social mobility rankings
Charity behind annual index calls on more employers to ‘step up their game’
Mills & Reeve retains 92% autumn NQ solicitors
23 out of 25