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Daniel Naftalin has taken up his role as Mishcon de Reya’s new Managing Partner. Daniel was elected by partners earlier this year and takes over today from outgoing Managing Partner James Libson following a transition period.

Mishcon de Reya has announced that Miriam Carrión Benítez has joined the firm as a Partner in its Employment Department.

Mishcon de Reya has emerged as the most prominent firm in Solomonic's ranking of the 15 most tracked High Court cases of H1 2026, appearing more times than any other law firm featured on the list.

Universities and other long‑standing charities are increasingly researching and disclosing how they have financially benefited from slavery, and then considering what "reparative action" can look like within the legal and regulatory framework that applies to them as charities.

Following a Parliamentary debate on UK surrogacy law, where MPs considered whether intended parents should be recognised as their child's legal parents from birth, Antonia Felix, Head of the Surrogacy and Modern Families team at Mishcon de Reya, has commented for an article in ePrivateClient.

From 1 October 2026, compliance obligations will extend well beyond traditional employees, reaching contractors, agency workers, platform-based workers and complex supply chains.

Private Real Estate Partners, Idina Glyn and Andrew Williamson, Private Commercial Litigation Partners, Nick Davis and Janet Tobin, Chair of Mishcon Private, Victoria Pigott, Mishcon de Reya's Managing Partner, Daniel Naftalin, Employment Partner Joanna Blackburn and Chair of Employment, Susannah Kintish have been selected for inclusion in the Spear’s Legal Indices 2026 as part of the Spear's 500.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over 10 years to settle claims by 52 US state and territory attorneys general, the largest state consumer-protection settlement in American history outside tobacco.

From 30 October 2026, independent trade unions will be able to request access to workplaces – both physically and digitally – whether or not any of your workers are trade union members, and whether or not you recognise a union. The statutory timetable for responding is short, so you should settle on your approach before a request lands.