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How a Line-by-Line Challenge Saw Lawyer’s Cost Challenge Backfires Spectacularly

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Let’s talk about the fine art of picking your battles—especially when those battles involve a 1,400-item costs bill and a judge with a limited supply of patience. Robin Makin, a UK lawyer advocate from Liverpool Legal, recently found himself on the wrong end of a £46,541.40 indemnity costs order after what can only be described […]

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Mishcon de Reya Becomes First Law Firm Accredited by UK National Cyber Security Centre

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Mishcon de Reya has been accredited by the UK National Cyber Security Centre under their Cyber Incident Exercising Scheme, the first and only law firm to be accredited in this way.   Cyber incident exercises are vital for building organisational resilience. By simulating realistic attacks, they help teams test and improve their response procedures, identify gaps, and

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London Law News – Cross-Border Disputes Lawyer Joins Johnson Law Group

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Johnson Law Group Welcomes New Associate Solicitor Leonie AmarasekaraJohnson Law Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonie Amarasekaraas an Associate Solicitor in the firm’s London office. Leonie brings with her a wealth of experience in high-value, cross-border disputes.She trained and qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales at White & Case LLP,practising

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Why London’s Elite Law Firms Are Having an Identity Crisis Over Their “Magic Circle” Status

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“Magic Circle” has been the Rolls-Royce of legal labels since the 1990s, describing London’s five most elite law firms: Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May.

But lately, the firms are treating their prestigious nickname like an embarrassing childhood photo on Facebook, working desperately to untag themselves.

When I recently dropped the “Magic Circle” reference in conversation with a senior partner, their response was swift and brutal: “It’s a sign of lazy journalism.”

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DLA Piper Add a Former PM To Their Firm . . Maybe

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David Cameron’s New Legal Gig Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor David Cameron is reportedly in discussions to join DLA Piper as a consultant, potentially advising the global law firm on geopolitical risk—a role that would come five years after the Greensill scandal, which cast a long shadow over his post-prime ministerial activities. Since leaving Downing Street

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UK Law – Fast Growing Legal Group LawFront Acquire Another Regional Law Firm

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Lawfront announces that Trethowans has joined the fast-growing legal services group, in what is Lawfront’s largest deal to date. This is Lawfront’s sixth large regional firm acquisition and the thirteenth acquisition in total, taking group fee income to over £130m, well on the way to becoming a Top 10 regional legal services business. Trethowans is a leading

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Freshfields Look at Salaried Partner Tier . . Again!

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Big Law Pay News Sees Freshfields’ Fresh Look Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of the UK’s Magic Circle heavyweights, is thinking about bringing back a salaried partner tier, placing some partners on a fixed, hefty salary instead of a share of the firm’s profits. It’s a big deal, especially since Freshfields had moved away from this

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Knights Expands South East Reach with £16.6 Million Birkett Long Acquisition

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Knights, one of the UK’s fastest-growing professional services firms, has taken a major step forward in the South East by acquiring Essex-based Birkett Long for an initial £10 million following last year’s downtrend in transactional work and layoffs from the firm. The move brings around 90 lawyers and 10 financial advisers into the Knights fold,

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