Garfield: The Ultimate AI Law Disrupter Move over, billable hour-there’s a new associate in town, and it doesn’t need coffee breaks or job reviews. It’s the ultimate AI legal disrupter – a law firm that is entirely driven by AI. The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has just authorized Garfield AI, the UK’s first law […]
Freshfields LLP has recently strengthened its energy and infrastructure practice by hiring Alistair McKechnie as a finance partner in London from rival firm Paul Hastings LLP. The appointment follows Freshfields’ earlier recruitment of Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson, who also joined from Paul Hastings in March 2025. McKechnie brings expertise in infrastructure and acquisition finance, having
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Global law firm Freshfields has today announced the continued expansion of its global energy and infrastructure business with the appointment of finance partner Alistair McKechnie in London. McKechnie joins from Paul Hastings and follows the recent additions of internationally renowned lawyers, Jessamy Gallagher (pictured) and Stuart Rowson. McKechnie has practised at some of the world’s
The UK Law Private Equity Pinch Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor In the latest episode of “When Private Equity Buys Your Law Firm,” DWF is showing over 100 staff members the door marked “consultation” – a corporate euphemism we all know precedes the actual exit sign. The top-25 UK firm has launched a redundancy consultation affecting
Performance Plan Backfires When Law Firm Mishcon de Reya Hit with £24K Payout for Constructive Dismissal Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor Paul Hemmings’ stint as commercial director at Mishcon de Reya’s cyber business reads like a cautionary tale for law firm management everywhere. Hired in 2020, Hemmings was promised a 3 percent commission on all fees
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The UK’s legal world is in the midst of a dramatic change with the driving force is coming from US law firms that are expanding aggressively into London, triggering a fierce battle for both clients and top legal talent.
London has always been a global legal powerhouse, but in recent years, US law firms have set their sights on the city like never before.
By 2021, nearly 90 major US firms had opened London offices, and that number has only grown since.
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Financial Services Group Buys Legal Firm In Further Growth of ABS Moves Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Pss . . wanna buy a law firm? The acquisition of Birdi & Co Solicitors by Fusion Consulting Group is a further example of how the legal industry in the UK is evolving as a result of deregulation
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Barrister With ‘Formidable’ Reputation Blackstone Chambers is delighted to announce that Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 7 June. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung, Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, announced the appointment of three Senior Counsel today. The ceremony will take place
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How Private Equity is Letting Smaller Firms Leave BigLaw Behind” While the UK’s top 50 law firms have been billing their way to respectable growth, their PE-backed cousins are sprinting ahead like they’ve discovered legal practice’s secret turbo button. New research from Hazlewoods reveals that private equity-powered firms have doubled the growth rate of their
Law Firm Seeks To Remove Hamas From The UK Government Terror List Stephen Daisley* This week on Britain: The Decline Years, a firm of London solicitors has announced it is acting on behalf of Hamas in a legal challenge to the Islamist group’s inclusion on the UK government terror list. The paramilitary wing has been proscribed
