Legal
Cambridge law firm moves to new offices and celebrates 10 years in the city
Move to bespoke refurbished new space to accommodate growing team.
Howes Percival record £828m worth of corporate deals
Leading law firm Howes Percival's Corporate & Banking team delivered a record £828m worth of deals in the financial year to 31 March 2025. ...
Birketts launches Resolve, a complete workplace resolution resource
Birketts’ UK Employment Team today unveils
Mills & Reeve appoints Head of Legal AI
Leading UK law firm Mills & Reeve has appointed Iain Murdoch as Head of Legal AI, as part of its ambitious 2030 growth strategy. ...
Beyond the books: limits to UK directors' record-keeping duties
An English court recently reinforced directors' obligations regarding company records but clarified that there is a limit to the extent of those obligations for directors who have resigned. ...
The funding revolution for defence tech companies
Introduction Investment in the defence, security and resilience sector is booming. Last year, investment reached US$5.2 billion in Europe (up 30% in two years), with European defence VC investment into the sector accounting for 10% of all VC funding across Europe. Whilst Europe h...
UK publishes new rules on sponsored jobs and salaries
Regular readers will already be aware of the radical proposed changes to the UK immigration system in the White Paper published in May. On 1 July 2025 a Statement of Changes was published confirming which of these changes will take effect from 22 July 2025. Most changes concern s...
Does regulation kill innovation?
As part of our regulation for innovation event at the RSA in May, Giles Crown sat down with Ian Jeffery, Chief Executive of the Law Society to discuss the delicate balance lawyers must maintain between regulatory compliance and supporting business growth and innovation. ...
UK to maintain current exhaustion of rights regime
What's the development?The UK government has announced that it intends to maintain the current 'UK+' exhaustion of rights regime. ...
Ajay Pathak Named Among Fifty Most Influential Lawyers in Europe by Financial News
Financial News has named partner and Goodwin UK Co-Chair Ajay Pathak to its 2025 list of the Fifty Most Influential Lawyers in Europe. ...