Former Freshfields lawyers AI legal tech raises $30m in funding round June 9, 2025 An AI-powered legal tech company founded by two former associates from Freshfields has raised $30m (£22.1m) in Series B funding
Getty Images v Stability AI trial kicks off in London June 9, 2025 Getty Images closely-watched copyright lawsuit against UK-based Stability AI gets underway at High Court
Calls to overhaul UK’s ‘outdated’ sanctions regime June 5, 2025 Experts are calling for an overhaul of the UK’s “outdated” sanctions regime, which is “ill-equipped” to face modern forms of crime and conflict. Former justice secretary Robert Buckland has argued for reforming the UK sanctions system to better suit modern threats, writing in a report by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI). The Sanctions and Anti-Money [...]
Kemi Badenoch calls in top lawyer to review leaving the ECHR June 5, 2025 Kemi Badenoch has enlisted a senior barrister to review the legalities surrounding whether the Tories will call for the UK to withdraw from the ECHR
HMRC criticised for not reporting £47m phishing attack sooner June 5, 2025 Information from 100,000 taxpayers was targeted by criminals who committed a phishing attack on HMRC
Spare a thought for in-house lawyers; their job is not as ‘easy’ as some think June 5, 2025 The workload for an In-House legal team is set to increase as businesses strive to reduce costs.
Credit Suisse seeks $440m Greensill Capital losses from SoftBank June 4, 2025 Four years after Greensill Capital collapsed, Swiss lender Credit Suisse's $440m legal battle against SoftBank is set for showdown at London's High Court
Kennedys breaks through £400m global revenue barrier June 4, 2025 Kennedys reported its 11th consecutive year of growth, with the latest results showing revenue surpassed £400m for the first time
Bankrupt council faces multi-million-pound fraud probe June 3, 2025 The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into an alleged multi-million-pound fraud committed against Thurrock Council.
Trump tariffs: Legal twist as court rules in favour of trade levies May 30, 2025 President Trump can legally keep his tariffs in place for the moment, a federal appeals court has ruled – just a day after his trade policies were “declared to be invalid” by a US court. The fresh ruling comes just over a day after the lesser known US Court of International Trade found that tariffs [...]