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Ecocide: the next wave of legal actions?

Katie Allard and Teresa Young explore how ecocide laws and rising climate litigation are reshaping accountability for environmental damage

Roythornes solicitors announces major promotions

Celebrating its 90th year, the firm has promoted ten team members across various legal departments

The history of employment law and two newly proposed bills

Kaajal Nathwani, Head of Employment Law at Curwens, explains that we’ve come a long way since the ‘master’ and ‘servant’ dystopia of early employment law, and looks what the two new bills put forward by the new government might mean for the employee–employer relationship

Property law firms face continued decline

Property transactions drop 22% in 2024, leading to fewer active law firms and reduced caseloads

Owain Dodd promoted to director

Bartletts Solicitors promotes Owain Dodd to director, overseeing personal injury departments in Wrexham and Liverpool after 24 years in the field

The role of regulators in promoting EDI in the legal profession

John Barwick argues that while diversity initiatives in the legal sector have shown progress, systemic changes are still needed

Onecoin claimants freeze assets of alleged fraudsters

Over 400 OneCoin investors have secured a Worldwide Freezing Order against key figures in the alleged $4 billion cryptocurrency fraud

Exscientia and Recursion announce transatlantic merger

Exscientia and Recursion are combining to form a leading drug discovery platform. A&O Shearman advises Exscientia