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  Knights' Revenue Tops £200M Amid Expansion Drive

  By Ashish Sareen

  Knights Group Holdings PLC said Monday that its revenue has risen to more than £200 million ($267 million) and u...(read more)

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  Axiom Ince Says SRA Missed £65M Shortfall For Months

  By Sophia Dourou

  Axiom Ince has challenged the solicitors watchdog's defense to the law firm's negligence claim, arguing that the...(read more)

• The Revolving Door: DWF Loses Pros To RPC, Hill Dickinson

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  Over the past week, DWF lost top talent to Hill Dickinson, RPC and Shoosmiths, an insurance M&A pro left DLA Piper for Sidley Austin, and Ashurst Perkins Coie hired a partner from Stephenson Harwood to head up its post-merger real estate litigation team. Here, Law360 looks at those and more of the week's most notable lateral hires across the U.K.

• SRA Proposes New Client Update Rules For Complaints

  By Ashish Sareen

  The solicitors' watchdog has proposed two new rules that would require law firms to communicate more clearly and regularly with clients who make complaints as part of reforms to strengthen complaint-handling standards before matters are escalated to the Legal Ombudsman.

• Hill Dickinson Not Negligent In Doctor's Whistleblowing Case

  By Hanna Vioque

  Hill Dickinson defeated a doctor's bid for a wasted costs order Thursday, with an appellate tribunal ruling that the firm's failure to disclose a document didn't amount to negligence even if it might have been relevant to his whistleblowing case.

• BCLP Plans Move To Bigger Frankfurt Office In 2027

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has said that it is planning to move to a larger office in Frankfurt as it seeks to expand in Germany.

• Macfarlanes NQ Pay Hits £150K To Match Magic Circle Firms

  By Ashish Sareen

  Macfarlanes LLP said Thursday that it has raised the basic salary for newly-qualified lawyers to £150,000 ($200,000), matching the level offered by Magic Circle firms.

• Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Sees 'Opportunity' In Boston

  By Chris Villani

  With the official launch of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Boston attorneys at Hogan Lovells are expecting the firm to be able to leverage Cadwalader's strengths and some of the Hub's unique traits in what they call a truly "additive" merger.

• KC Faces July Contempt Hearing Over Palestine Action Trial

  By Ashish Sareen

  A senior barrister at Garden Court Chambers is set to face contempt of court proceedings over allegations that he breached rulings when he delivered a closing address to a jury while representing a Palestine Action activist in criminal proceedings.

• Simmons & Simmons' Revenue Nears £700M In Record Year

  By Ashish Sareen

  Simmons & Simmons said Wednesday that it has set records as profits climbed 14% and revenue rose to almost £700 million ($927 million), driven by a focus on sectors including asset management, use of new technology and growth in partner numbers.

• Addleshaw's Revenue Hits Record £644M In 9th Growth Year

  By Ashish Sareen

  Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Tuesday that its profits have soared and revenue has climbed to a new record of more than £640 million ($846 million) in its ninth consecutive year of growth.

• Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Eyes Future As Elite Powerhouse

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Hogan Lovells Cadwalader launches on Wednesday, betting that regulatory expertise now matters as much as Wall Street finance work to global financial institutions, as chief executive Miguel Zaldivar said that the merger has created a firm that belongs among the global legal elite.

• Collyer Bristow Fights £73M Claim Over Advice On Settlement

  By Jamie Lennox

  Collyer Bristow denies it cost a storage business £73.4 million ($97.3 million) by failing to explain that settling a swaps dispute with Barclays would block future claims against Clyde & Co. and others, telling a London court that its advice was sound.

• Ashurst, Perkins Coie Go Live With 950-Partner Firm

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Ashurst LLP and Perkins Coie LLP said Monday that their merger has gone live, creating a transatlantic law firm with combined revenue of around $2.8 billion.