Sullivan & Cromwell’s London buildout continues, with the firm hiring a finance duo from Weil Gotshal & Manges. The hires will take Sullivan’s City partnership to more than 20 for the first time.

The High Court has overturned the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) ruling against Osborne Clarke partner Ashley Hurst, who had appeared before the panel in a dispute over “without ...

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired a New York partner from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in what is a rare loss for the latter M&A giant. Alison Preiss leaves Wachtell having advised clients such ...

The Scottish government has made the case that a judicial review filed against it by For Women Scotland (FWS) should be dismissed because the gender critical group’s argument is based on ...

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired a New York partner from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in what is a rare loss for the latter M&A giant. Alison Preiss leaves Wachtell having advised clients such ...

Shoosmiths’ regional real estate practice is continuing to thin out with departures across Manchester and Nottingham, as insiders suggest the practice has been “neglected” after firm ...

HSBC has agreed a deal with tech company Harvey to deploy its AI platform across the bank’s entire in-house legal function. Harvey is being embedded across HSBC’s legal team in 57 countries ...

BHP has sought to convince the Court of Appeal to strike out contempt proceedings brought against it by Pogust Goodhead in a hearing today. The firm, which is bringing a case in the High Court ...

Private equity-backed family firm Stowe has expanded outside the UK for the first time view an investment in The Australian firm Unified Lawyers, which has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has approved the final settlement deals in the car shipping class action, in what will be the first payments to be distributed to a class in the opt-out regime.

BHP has been denied permission to appeal Mrs Justice O’Farrell’s Mariana Dam judgment, which ruled that the mining giant should be held responsible for the collapse of the Fundão dam.

The Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) latest panel includes five newly appointed firms, while one previously appointed in 2022 has fallen off the roster. Bird & Bird, Burges Salmon, Eversheds ...