The expiry of key patents for LFP battery chemistry in 2022 transformed the EV industry. With technology now freely ...

Hogan Lovells and Norton Rose Fulbright both won significant mandates on HICL Infrastructure’s combination with The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), creating the UK’s largest listed ...

McDermott Will & Schulte has invested $10m in a fund managed by a venture capital (VC) firm that exclusively focuses on legal tech. The LegalTech Fund (TLTF) today closed its second fund at ...

Ashurst is to merge with US firm Perkins Coie, ending the former’s lengthy search for a transatlantic tie-up. Washington-headquartered Perkins Coie recorded revenue of $1.26bn in 2024 and has ...

Partners at Ashurst and Perkins Coie will vote whether to merge in the Spring, leaders at both firms told The Lawyer. In an interview, Ashurst CEO Paul Jenkins and Perkins Coie managing partner ...

The Government’s £500 million investment in the Oxford to Cambridge corridor is a major step towards unlocking the region’s ...

Fox Williams is preparing a securities group action, or “stock-drop” claim, against British American Tobacco (BAT) in the High Court, The Lawyer can reveal. Fox Williams will represent a group ...

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is in early-stage merger talks with Alston & Bird, as the New York firm continues to weigh up its strategy. The talks adds fresh momentum to discussions about ...

On 16 September 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (‘Defra’) laid the draft Environmental ...

Freshfields and White & Case are the firms leading the way, as energy company SSE seeks to raise £2bn in a bid to fund its £33bn investment programme. The magic circle firm is on call for the ...

A decade and one week since the collapse of the Fundão Dam in southeast Brazil, BHP has been found liable for what has been called the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history.

Irwin Mitchell has taken the decision to scrap its litigation assistant role, with affected team members required to apply for positions on the PA or paralegal team. A consultation is ongoing ...