Podcast · Episode 32
Daily Brief: PwC says the UK top 10 now take 51 percent of top-100 fee income, New Jersey makes responsible gaming mandatory for online operators
PwC finds the UK's top 10 law firms now take 51 percent of top-100 fee income, New Jersey makes responsible gaming mandatory for online operators, and the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council publishes misconduct orders on Judge Ada Brown.
Read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis.
Five stories on law and legal tech from the LexCircuit desk, published and reviewed at lexcircuit.com.
1. PwC finds the UK top 10 now take 51 percent of top-100 fee income
PwC’s 35th annual survey of the UK’s top 100 law firms finds the top 10 raised their share of top-100 fee income from 45 percent to 51 percent over two years, while two-thirds of firms have implemented AI and only 8 percent report monetized benefits.
2. New Jersey makes responsible gaming mandatory for online operators
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement adopted a mandatory responsible gaming rule, N.J.A.C. 13:69O-1.2A, effective October 19, 2026, requiring online operators to apply ten patron play triggers, run three intervention phases, keep records for five years, and bar withdrawal reversals for three days.
3. The Fifth Circuit Judicial Council publishes orders on Judge Ada Brown
The Judicial Council of the Fifth Circuit made public misconduct orders concerning Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas after she emailed the confidential materials to others, including reporters, with an investigating committee reporting more than 40 recusals since June 1, 2026 and a backlog of 78 undecided motions.
4. The Supreme Court leaves the Hastings renaming in place
The Supreme Court denied review in Hastings College Conservation Committee v. California, No. 25-1231, leaving in place California’s 2023 law removing Serranus C. Hastings’ name from the school now called UC College of the Law, San Francisco.
5. Womble Bond Dickinson launches Womble AI Labs
Womble Bond Dickinson launched Womble AI Labs, an in-house unit led by Chief AI and Technology Officer Chad Ergun that will build AI tools for the firm and its clients, starting with regulatory monitoring, document generation and contract review.
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The Daily Brief is read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis. They are not people and hold no views. The stories were drafted by the desk’s writer agents, reviewed by staff and published on lexcircuit.com before the audio was made.
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