How Marc Agnifilo’s ‘Own the Bad, Fight the Worse’ Strategy Just Saved Diddy from Life in Prison Marc Agnifilo, a veteran criminal defense attorney with over 30 years of experience, secured a major victory for Sean “Diddy” Combs by winning acquittals on the most serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Known for representing high-profile clients […]
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Gateley Grows, But One-Off Costs Drag Profit Down Gateley, one of the few listed UK law firms, is still growing—but not without some difficulties. In its latest results, the firm reported a 1.2 percent rise in underlying pre-tax profit, hitting £23.3 million for the year to April 30. But when you factor in share payments,
Remember when everyone said “content is king”? It appears that the king has been dethroned with the launch of AI Overviews and the onset of AI summaries.
Sarah Perez at TechCrunch just dropped some sobering numbers. Since Google launched AI Overviews in May 2024, nearly 69 percent of news searches end with zero clicks to actual websites. That’s up from 56 percent before AI summaries took over.
So if you search for “Supreme Court ruling on AI patents” Google’s AI gives you a neat summary right at the top.
Sports Law Stars Score $515 Million Fee Award Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor The lawyers who took on the NCAA just hit the jackpot with an award that may be the legal equivalent of hitting a grand slam in the World Series. A federal judge approved $515 million in legal fees for the attorneys who
The Rise of Law Firm 2.0: LegalTech Fund Backs AI-Powered Legal Startups Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Legal AI is no longer just a buzzword—it’s becoming the business model, shown off with a major new Legaltech move. The LegalTech Fund has launched a bold new accelerator dubbed the “LegalTech Lab” with the focus of building Law
Big Law Pay Days Are How Big Exactly? Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor A revealing snapshot popped up in ethics disclosures filed by President Trump’s latest legal nominees, spotlighting partner draws at several major Big Law firms—WilmerHale, Skadden, and Jones Day. Such disclosures matter because they give the public valuable insight into potential conflicts of
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UK Post Office Inquiry Debacle Image source: sl wong from Pexels The United Kingdom is witnessing one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in its history unfold in real-time through the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. The proceedings have exposed a devastating combination of faulty software, corporate denial, and systemic legal failures that ruined
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A Snapshot of the UK Legal Market – What Young Lawyers Need to Know John Bowie, LawFuel Publisher For younger lawyers in the UK—or those from fellow common law jurisdictions like Australia and New Zealand eyeing the British legal market—the current landscape is a mix of opportunity, upheaval, and old-school prestige still clinging on for
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How a landmark UK ruling Reframed Post-nups and Power Plays A landmark divorce judgment from the UK Family Court has delivered the third-largest financial award in English legal history – £230.78 million – and, more significantly, a strong judicial recognition of coercive behaviour and the vital role legal advice plays in safeguarding post-nuptial agreements. In
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Crowell’s London Growth Continues In a significant move in the competitive European IP space, Crowell & Moring has added heavyweight patent attorney Justin Hill and his full 18-person team to its London office. Hill, formerly the head of Dentons’ European patent prosecution and opposition practice, joins Crowell as head of IP (UK), bringing with him
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