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  Hill Dickinson Moves In Birmingham 2 Years After Opening

  By Ashish Sareen

  Hill Dickinson LLP said on Thursday that it has moved to a larger office in Birmingham as the firm added that it...(read more)

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  Bird & Bird Expands With Team Of 6 From Wiggin

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bird & Bird said Thursday that it has boosted its technology and communications team in London by recruiting a g...(read more)

• Howard Kennedy Sees Profit Dip 22% In Slow Market

  By Ashish Sareen

  Howard Kennedy LLP has seen its pre-tax profit plunge by more than a fifth and turnover dip slightly to just over £68 million ($93 million) for the most recent financial year, attributing the performance in part to "subdued market conditions."

• Solicitor Found Guilty Of Stalking Legal Blogger

  By Christopher Crosby

  A London judge convicted a solicitor on Tuesday of stalking a legal blogger after he sent numerous, unwanted and "aggressive" emails proposing sex and threatening litigation if his advances were rejected.

• Former Irwin Mitchell Partner Barred For Dishonesty

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former construction disputes partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP has been barred from working for another law firm in England and Wales after he was found to have lied to clients, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

• Legal Services Board Faces Scrutiny In New MoJ Review

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that it has launched a review of the Legal Services Board's role to ensure that its oversight of frontline regulators is still necessary following a series of scandals in the sector.

• HSF Kramer Inks Deal For New City Office

  By Ashish Sareen

  Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP said Tuesday that it is planning to relocate to a new office in London in 2030 with a flexible deal that will let it take up to 360,000 square feet to combine its current City and Canary Wharf locations.

• Ex-Clifford Chance Pro Says £8M Libel Claim Is SLAPP

  By William Janes

  Legal commentator Dan Neidle asked a court on Tuesday to use new powers to throw out an £8 million ($11 million) libel claim accusing the former Clifford Chance partner of engaging in a vendetta against a barrister, arguing that the claim was launched to silence him.

• Kindleworth Sees Major Mergers Driving Boom In Boutiques

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  As the largest law firms push for ever greater scale with international mergers, more high-billing partners are taking advantage of private investment interest in the legal sector to set up their own boutique operations, the co‑founder of Kindleworth said in an interview.

• Fountain Court Adds 2 Barristers To Sports Practice

  By Ashish Sareen

  Fountain Court Chambers said Monday that it has taken on two new barristers to build out its provision of sports law, one of whom is a former professional cricket player.

• Lewis Silkin Relocates In Manchester Amid Expansion

  By Ashish Sareen

  Lewis Silkin opened its new premises in Manchester on Monday in offices four times the size of the location where it started doing business in the city more than three years ago.

• The Revolving Door: Taylor Wessing Hires 2 PE Pros

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  Over the past week, Osborne Clarke hired a former Google in-house antitrust pro, Mayer Brown gained two real estate and private equity partners from Taylor Wessing, and a New York-listed retail company's general counsel joined Burges Salmon.

• Shoosmiths Expands Apprentice Program, Boosts Pay

  By Ashish Sareen

  Shoosmiths LLP said Friday that it is expanding its solicitor apprenticeship program into its London office, as it also unveiled pay increases for those working in its regional offices.

• BCLP's UK Revenue Soars 16% Amid Tech-Driven Shift

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP said Friday that its revenue in the U.K. rose by 16% to hit $306 million in 2025, fueled by increases in corporate real estate funds work, disputes and transactions.