The Latest Breaking News from Freeths

More than half of UK businesses changing DEI approach due to Trump’s criticism

Leading UK organisations reacting to pushback against diversity initiatives in the US by reviewing or even scrapping policies

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025

Post Office data leak: hundreds of Horizon victims offered up to £5,000 compensation

Payments to be made to post office operators whose details were accidentally published online

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Post Office to compensate hundreds of data breach victims

It comes after a data breach saw personal details of 555 victims of the Horizon scandal published online.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

What is the ‘steal now, crack later’ quantum computing threat?

The capabilities of quantum computing have been rapidly developing over the last decade, and are expected to mature over the next. By 2030, in fact, the industry widely expects commercial quantum computing offerings to be available in the mainstream. While the business use cases of quantum computing are being contemplated,…

IT Pro · Mar 21, 2023

Team Leicester to honour one of their own, Mukesh Patel, when they head to MIPIM next week

Mukesh Patel, who died last month, was managing partner of the Freeths Leicester office and a Team Leicester director

Birmingham Post · Mar 7, 2023

Tributes pour in following death of Mukesh Patel, loved and ‘irreplaceable’ member of Leicester business scene

Married father-of two, 54, has been described as a ‘true gentleman’ and ‘genuinely one of life’s good guys’

Birmingham Post · Feb 25, 2023

Freeths Leicester team relocates to new office space in same city buildings complex

Move helps business adapt to more flexible ways of working and follows a period of record growth

Birmingham Post · Jan 25, 2023

Leicester lawyer Mike Cummins excited to be running his own business again

Mike Cummins launched Michael Cummins Employment Solicitors having sold his last law firm to Knights

Birmingham Post · Oct 25, 2022

Nominations are now open for the 2022 LeicestershireLive Business Awards - here is how to apply

Awards honour 'the businesses that are helping ensure our country’s economic success in these difficult times'

Birmingham Post · Jul 29, 2022

The very latest East Midlands people news

Changes at NG Chartered Surveyors, Cambridge & Counties Bank, Freeths, Hexa Consulting and Intoware

Birmingham Post · Jul 1, 2022