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 UK Law Jobs 2025: £180,000 NQ Salaries & Career Opportunities for Lawyers

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A Snapshot of the UK Legal Market – What Young Lawyers Need to KnowJohn Bowie, LawFuel PublisherFor 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 dear life.Post-Brexit […]

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£230 Million Divorce Deal Shows Coercive Control Nullifies Consent

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How a landmark UK ruling Reframed Post-nups and Power PlaysA 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 PN

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Freshfields Goes Back to School As Tech-Savvy Trainees Get the Full Treatment

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Freshfields Bets £20K Per Head That Lawyers Need to Learn Robot SpeakJohn Bowie, LawFuel publisherMagic Circle meets Silicon Valley as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer rolls out the red carpet for its future stars, announcing an innovative partnership with King’s College London that’s got the legal world buzzing.In a move that’s part investment strategy, part crystal ball gazing,

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Crowell & Moring Snaps Up Leading Dentons Patent Team in Major London IP Play

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Crowell’s London Growth ContinuesIn 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 a

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FisherBroyles Bolsters London Presence with Senior Transactional Attorney Edward Allbless

Firm Expands Global Footprint With Senior International Energy and Commercial Transactions AttorneyATLANTA—(June 30, 2025)—FisherBroyles, LLP, the world’s first and one of the largest distributed law firms, has strengthened its presence in London with the addition of partner Edward Allbless. A senior transactional and disputes lawyer with more than three decades of cross-border experience, Allbless brings

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Does Litigation Capital Management (LCM) Still Have Legs?

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Litigation Capital Management IssuesLitigation funding is a risky business and major funder, Litigation Capital Management raised more than a few eyebrows on June 19, 2025, when the company (traded as LIT:33p) issued a rather gloomy pre-close update. So what’s been happening to the alternative asset management company with its focus on litigation and dispute funding

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Bird & Bird secures multiple wins at the Women in Business Law Awards 2025

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Bird & Bird is pleased to have been awarded Benelux Firm of the Year at the 2025 Women in Business Law Awards last night.Individuals from across the firm’s practices and sectors also took home the following:Hosted at The Waldorf Hilton in London, the awards recognise leading women for their contributions to their practice and business

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Linklaters Extend Terms for Senior Partners

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Linklaters today announces that the global partnership has voted to extend Aedamar Comiskey’s and Paul Lewis’ terms as Senior Partner and Firmwide Managing Partner respectively until 2029.Their terms were extended with overwhelming support following another year of record results, including the biggest year-on-year increase in profit in more than 20 years and significant revenue growth

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Sullivan & Cromwell Add Leading Regulatory Lawyer in London

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Addition strengthens S&C’s position as preeminent global advisor for cross-border financial institutions transactions and regulatory adviceLONDON (JUNE 16, 2025) – Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Barnabas Reynolds is joining the firm as a partner in its London office. Mr. Reynolds has decades of experience advising financial institutions in their cross-border transactions and regulatory challenges, focused on

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What Are Your Rights in a Spousal Maintenance Dispute?

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Article Source: Skylark Hill SolicitorsDivorce rarely ends when the paperwork is signed. For many people, the financial fallout continues for months—sometimes years—after the marriage is legally dissolved. One of the most emotionally charged areas in this aftermath is spousal maintenance, sometimes called spousal support or alimony. It’s not just about numbers. It’s about fairness, expectation,

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