Legal
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. ...
Goodwin Recognized as an Elite Firm for Patent Law in 2025 IAM Patent 1000
The 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000 has recognized Goodwin and 31 of its lawyers among the top patent firms and practitioners in its annual rankings. The IAM Patent 1000 is the definitive directory exclusively dedicated to identifying the leading patent service providers worldwide, an...
Goodwin Advised Harbour BioMed in $175 Million Global Strategic Collaboration with AstraZeneca to Discover and Develop Next-Generation Therapeutic Antibodies
The Life Sciences team advised Harbour BioMed on a global strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca to discover and develop next-generation multi-specific antibodies for immunology, oncology, and beyond. The strategic collaboration includes an option to license multiple programs u...
Howes Percival adds lease and enfranchisement expert to growing Commercial Property team
Law firm Howes Percival has appointed lease and enfranchisement specialist Ruth Burrell to its growing Commercial Property team in East Anglia. ...
Birketts welcomes new cohort of trainee solicitors for 2025
Birketts is delighted to welcome 29 new Trainee Solicitors this September, joining a host of teams across our Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich, and Sevenoaks offices. ...
Cambridge Network launches graduate scheme to develop future leaders
A new learning and development programme has been created to help local employers develop the next generation of leaders. ...
What drives us: Rethinking motivation, engagement and mental health
Why do we only talk about motivation when we don't have any? We need to start talking about motivation regularly - our cars don't run with empty fuel tanks, and neither do we. Our motivation has a huge impact on performance, engagement and wellbeing, and I am on a mission to change th...