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New Honorary King's Counsel welcomed

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of nine new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa) in recognition of their significant contributions to the law of England and Wales outside of courtroom practice

Court of Appeal orders rehearing in child risk assessment case

Court of Appeal remits child risk assessment case for rehearing due to incomplete risk evaluation

BSB publishes its annual diversity at the Bar Report

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has released its latest Annual Diversity at the Bar Report, offering insights into the diversity of the Bar, including data on pupils, practising King’s Counsel (KC), and practising non-KC barristers

Court approves VARTA restructuring plan for sustainable future

The Stuttgart Regional Court upheld VARTA AG’s restructuring plan, dismissing shareholder complaints as inadmissible

Morgan Lewis strengthens London team with two partner hires

Morgan Lewis welcomes antitrust lawyer Paul Johnson and structured finance expert Dasha Sobornova in London

Regulator to investigate two charities over repeated failure to submit accounts

The Charity Commission has launched two separate statutory inquiries into SharedImpact and SharedImpact Foundation (UK) Limited after both charities repeatedly failed to submit their accounts

Burges Salmon expands Private Wealth team

Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Stewart Jordan as a director in its UK-wide Tax and Private Wealth team

Perkins Coie expands EU and UK antitrust capabilities

International law firm Perkins Coie announces today that Miranda Cole, a highly regarded competition lawyer, has joined the firm to lead its European Union (EU) and U.K. antitrust practice