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Twenty years at the top: what the quoted client rankings reveal about the corporate legal market

Two decades of quoted-company data show a market defined by stability at the top, strategic divergence beneath it, and the steady rise of specialists and...

Merger reform signals procedural shift, not enforcement retreat

The Government’s proposed overhaul of the UK merger regime may streamline process, but substantive intervention risk remains firmly intact

How the UK’s New Prospectus Regime Recalibrates Issuer Liability

The new public offers and admissions framework shifts liability standards and reshapes capital markets compliance

Companies House and the architecture of financial crime

Long-overdue reforms promise tougher oversight, but without enforcement capacity, Companies House risks remaining vulnerable to organised financial crime

Why legal AI still struggles with ‘why’ and ‘how’

As firms rely more heavily on AI tools, understanding their architectural limits is becoming a professional necessity

Governing agentic AI in legal practice

As AI agents enter legal workflows, firms face urgent governance, supervision and liability challenges that go far beyond drafting tools

When US non-competes collide with UK law

A High Court ruling shows why US-style restrictive covenants often fail when tested against English restraint-of-trade principles

Nick Ephgrave’s SFO: reform, results and uncertainty

Nick Ephgrave’s surprise departure prompts reflection on his reforms, achievements and what lies ahead for the Serious Fraud Office