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  ECJ Says Partners Can Represent Their Firms In EU Courts

  By Jamie Lennox

  The European Union's top court said Thursday that partners can represent their law firms before the bloc's court...(read more)

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  HMRC Adds Barrister To Tax Avoidance List For First Time

  By Eddie Beaver

  HM Revenue and Customs took the step on Thursday of naming for the first time a practicing barrister with 20 yea...(read more)

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• Dentons Taps Banking Partner As Next Chair Of Global Board

  By Ashish Sareen

  Dentons said Wednesday that it has elected banking partner Susan Kelly as its next non-executive board chair, a role that will see her help guide the firm's global direction.

• Pinsent Masons Expands M&A Team With 3 EY Partners

  By Ashish Sareen

  Pinsent Masons said Wednesday that it has hired three new partners and five other lawyers from EY Law for its corporate team in Manchester as it prepares to move to a new office in the city.

• Sullivan & Cromwell Sees NY Exits As It Grows In London

  By Kevin Penton

  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has seen at least two of its mergers and acquisitions attorneys depart from its New York office in recent weeks, as the global firm concurrently boosts its standing in London with the announcement this week of two high-profile private capital hires.

• Inside The Defense That Beat Lucas Paquetá Betting Charges

  By Christopher Crosby

  Alastair Campbell of Level Law tells À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ how his legal team helped clear professional footballer Lucas Paquetá of charges that he breached the Football Association’s betting rules.

• Mishcon Ex-Partner's Whistleblowing Claim Struck Out

  By Jamie Lennox

  Mishcon de Reya is not on the hook for a former partner's whistleblowing claim because the Singapore-based lawyer cannot bring his claim under British employment law, a London tribunal ruled in a decision released on Tuesday.

• London Partner Moves Dip 10% From 2024's Record Highs

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  London's partner hiring market cooled in July and August, falling 10% from the record highs of 2024, according to data published Tuesday by a legal recruiter.

• Shoosmiths Hires Ex-DLA Piper Chief As Board Adviser

  By Ashish Sareen

  Shoosmiths LLP said Tuesday that it has appointed the former international managing partner at DLA Piper to be a strategic adviser to its board as the firm looks to embrace the new technology driving delivery of legal services.

• SFO Official Hopes Pay Boost Will Draw Top-Tier Talent

  By Christopher Crosby

  It is hoped that the first significant pay rise for lawyers representing the Serious Fraud Office in almost two decades will draw top-tier counsel back into the courtroom as the agency prepares for a packed trial list, a senior executive said on Monday.

• Clyde & Co. Expands To Netherlands With Merger

  By Ashish Sareen

  Clyde & Co. said Monday that it has opened for business in the Netherlands by merging with insurance specialist Stadermann Luiten Advocaten, a law firm based in Rotterdam.

• Burges Salmon's Revenue Hits Record £178M As Profits Surge

  By Ashish Sareen

  Burges Salmon LLP said Monday that growth in the financial services and property, as well as the energy and utilities sectors, helped the firm to deliver record revenue of £178 million ($241 million) as it also posted its highest-ever net profit.

• Gateley Buys IP Biz Groom Wilkes & Wright For Up To £9M

  By Tom Fish

  Gateley (Holdings) PLC said Monday that it has bought Groom Wilkes & Wright, a boutique intellectual property firm, in a transaction worth up to £9 million ($12 million) as the professional services group seeks to broaden its business.

• Sports Silk On Why BigLaw Is Queuing To Get Into The Game

  By Jamie Lennox

  Nick De Marco KC has acted for clients including Cristiano Ronaldo and Tyson Fury, but representing his beloved Queens Park Rangers in a make-or-break player ownership dispute tops them all. Here, he discusses the Magic Circle’s growing appetite for sports law work, the perils of football regulation and the realities of advising A-list clients.