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  Law Firm Can't Cut Fine Over Client Account AML Failures

  By Eddie Beaver

  A disciplinary tribunal has upheld a fine of £68,000 ($91,400) for anti-money laundering failures against a law ...(read more)

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  BSB Predicts £3M Spending Rise As AI Spurs Complaints

  By Eddie Beaver

  The Bar Standards Board has said that it expects its annual expenditure for the coming financial year to increas...(read more)

• Legal AI Biz Orbital Launches Its Own Conveyancing Firm

  By Jamie Lennox

  Legal technology business Orbital has announced the launch of a residential conveyancing firm that will deploy its own artificial intelligence software at the coalface after several years providing the tech to other firms.

• London Firm Gets £35K Costs Bill Over Accounting Breaches

  By Sophia Dourou

  A London law firm that improperly retained a client's funds has been slapped with a bill of £35,000 (£47,000) for the Solicitor Regulation Authority's costs after a tribunal fined it just £2,500.

• Ex-Partner Struck Off For Backdating File, Misleading Client

  By Eddie Beaver

  A former partner at a law firm has been banned from practicing as a solicitor after he deliberately backdated a signed document and misled a client about a draft will sent to an old address.

• Fieldfisher Targets 2 AI Legal Product Launches Annually

  By Ashish Sareen

  Fieldfisher is aiming to launch at least two new AI-powered legal products "with substantial revenue potential" each year as the technology increasingly drives how law firms operate and sell services to clients.

• Winston & Strawn To Quit Bishopsgate For Merger Move

  By Ashish Sareen

  Winston & Strawn LLP is moving to the City of London office of the U.K. branch of Taylor Wessing, bringing their teams together under one roof when the two firms complete their merger.

• Ex-Olswang Pro Fined For Not Reporting Driving Convictions

  By Sophia Dourou

  A disciplinary tribunal fined a former Olswang LLP solicitor £15,000 ($20,000) on Wednesday for failing to promptly report a series of drink-driving convictions to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

• Charles Russell Speechlys Promotes 9 New Partners

  By Ashish Sareen

  Charles Russell Speechlys said Wednesday that it is promoting nine lawyers to its partnership in 2026, fewer than the number who moved up to partner posts a year earlier.

• Debevoise's Revenue In London Surges Record 40% To $268M

  By Ashish Sareen

  The London office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP delivered a record increase in revenue of more than 40% as it helped to power the firm's global figure to almost $1.8 billion in 2025.

• Legal Platform AGRD Eyes UK After Rapid Nordic Expansion

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Six months after its initial round of acquisitions, Swedish legal platform AGRD Partners is now preparing to expand into other Nordic countries and making plans to eventually enter the U.K. market.

• Judge Warned Over 2 Late Rulings, But AI Use Not Found

  By Eddie Beaver

  A London court judge has received a formal warning after a probe by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office found that delays in handing down two rulings amounted to misconduct but uncovered no evidence that he used artificial intelligence to draft a judgment.

• Skadden Promotes 55 New Partners In Latest Round

  By Ashish Sareen

  Skadden has selected 55 lawyers from across the firm to move up and become partners, increasing its intakes in recent years as its latest promotions round included nine from its office in London.

• Bird & Bird Reelects CEO Bartsch For 4 More Years

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bird & Bird LLP said Wednesday that its partnership has reelected Christian Bartsch as the law firm's chief executive, extending his term by four years as it aims to generate €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in revenue by 2029.