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Partner appointed head of family team

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

Corporate and commercial teams in Cardiff boosted by dual partner hire

London hires to lead UK launch of international finance team

Firm marks start of year with firmwide promotions round

Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire

International arbitration team specialist joins the team

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

Sports disputes practice launched with partner appointment

Tax and succession planning offering expands with returning partner

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Clarke Willmott bolsters housebuilder expertise in Birmingham

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

NEWS

Homicide offences face historic overhaul

Murder could be split into first and second degrees, under Law Commission proposals for a historic overhaul of homicide offences

Obstacles ahead for social media ban

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned

Regulator finds gaps in AI safeguards

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has highlighted a lack of safeguards where people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with legal problems

Solicitors, judges & professors named in honours list

Irwin Mitchell partner Adrian Budgen, a specialist in mesothelioma cases, has been awarded the OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Commercial leasehold law under review

The Law Commission has proposed reforms to commercial leasehold law