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UK appeals court restores status quo when assessing patentability of AI inventions
Previous decision had upended UK’s longstanding approach to assessing patentability
Post Office legal head takes ‘leave of absence’ amid Horizon IT probe
Ben Foat ‘temporarily’ steps back from duties, This Is Money reported
Nominations now open for 2025 Women & Diversity in Law Awards
Awards recognise individuals, firms and other organisations advancing the DE&I agenda in the UK
Law firms navigate Microsoft outage and emphasise need for tech resilience
Profession appears relatively unscathed as flawed software update causes global chaos
Bird & Bird adds seven-lawyer finance team in Italy from Hogan Lovells
Hire follows Hogan Lovells hiring 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick
Cooley’s London chief takes team to Akin
Justin Stock joins with two more partners to boost Akin’s tech transactions bench
Arbitration Bill back on UK legislative agenda, government confirms in King’s Speech
Legal practitioners welcome efforts to reform the Arbitration Act 1996, but rue missed opportunity to bring back Litigation Funding Bill
CILEX appoints new chair, president as regulatory change looms
Eileen Milner will become chair in January, while Yanthé Richardson has already taken up reins as president
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UPC revokes Amgen patent in cholesterol drug battle with Sanofi and Regeneron
Pan-European patent court delivers first revocation judgment a year and a month after opening
Squire Patton Boggs debuts in Switzerland with Geneva office launch
Partner transfers from Singapore to lead office focused on shipping, trade and dispute resolution
Lady Chief Justice administers oath of office to first Muslim Lord Chancellor
London ceremony also marks first time a Lady Chief Justice has sworn in a female Lord Chancellor
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Hogan Lovells bolsters City bench with trio of private capital hires from US rivals
Transatlantic firm adds lawyers from K&L Gates, Ropes & Gray and Weil to help target global private capital market across full investment lifecycle
Lenovo ordered to pay more money to InterDigital in pivotal FRAND dispute
Kirkland and Gowling WLG advise as Court of Appeal in London sets global FRAND licence for SEPs used in cellular mobile technology
Ashurst sets sights on £1bn turnover as PEP jumps 14% to £1.3m
Strong performance across all regions and industries sees Anglo-Australian firm grow turnover 9% to £961m
Disputes boutique Alius Law hires Fladgate’s insolvency and restructuring co-head in London
Ben Drew joins as a partner, teaming up with fellow Fladgate alumni and Alius founder Bree Taylor
Taylor Wessing adds financial disputes partner from RPC in London
Parham Kouchikali has particular expertise in banking disputes, financial services and civil fraud
Brodies reports 14th consecutive year of revenue growth as PEP dips
Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 7.5% to £114.3m, as PEP falls £2k to £846k
White & Case swoops for Ropes’ Europe secondaries lead in London
Alexandra Chauvin’s hire follows firm recruiting Ropes funds heavyweight Emily Brown last November
Clyde & Co ups revenue 10% as PEP hits £739k
Firm points to growth across sectors and geographies as revenue reaches £845m
Ranks of women judges grow, but black representation stagnates
‘Much more work to be done’ on boosting number of ethnic minority judges, report concedes
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