High Court rejects bid to pause Mariana Dam litigation amid claimant representation dispute

An October hearing will be held in public to resolve what firm represents the claimants in billion-dollar London litigation

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UK AI due-diligence provider Xapien raises £56m in Series B funding round

Spectrum Equity led financing to accelerate company’s US growth plans

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Travers Smith hires Baker McKenzie’s international arbitration chair in London

Dispute resolution specialist Andy Moody joins as a partner after a decade at Baker McKenzie

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White & Case announces strategic investment in Saudi AI contract review start-up Clauze.AI

Former White & Case partner Waad Alkurini founded Riyadh-based company this month

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Scotland’s Court of Sessions welcomes four new judges

Two of the quartet – Lady Anwar and Lord Ghosh – are the first senators with South Asian heritage to be appointed

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Signature Litigation hires seasoned litigator from Triay Lawyers to head up Gibraltar office

Charles Simpson replaces Elliott Phillips, who is returning to London to join Mishcon de Reya

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Legaltech giant Harvey raises $550m in funding round to hit $15.5bn valuation

Company also announces acquisition of AI security platform start-up Guardrails AI

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Luxury collaborations: the contracts behind successful brand partnerships

Behind the apparent simplicity of luxury collaborations, Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore the network of commercial decisions that need to be reflected in the contract

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‘We’re hiring people that historically would only have been hired in the software space’

Six law firm innovation chiefs on how they are seeking to change the way lawyers work and how legal services are delivered

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The UK’s Forum of Insurance Lawyers appoints next chief executive

Veteran insurance professional Mark Huxley replaces Laurence Besemer in the role

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US asset manager Pimco plans internal promotion for GC replacement

Head of alternatives business management Rick LeBrun will succeed Sung-Hee Suh at the start of next year

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Linklaters lures Wachtell dealmaker to become Americas managing partner

Mark Gordon is the latest high-profile defection from Wachtell this year

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The Associated Press names senior Dow Jones lawyer as GC

Craig Linder replaces Karen Kaiser, who joined the Clooney Foundation for Justice earlier this year

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Fennemore to merge with Gallagher & Kennedy to reshape Arizona legal scene

Combination is the latest in a string of M&A deals for the fast-growing regional firm

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Pogust Goodhead challenges decision by Mariana Dam litigation client committee to instruct new lawyers

Firm seeks court declaration clarifying if client committee has authority to change solicitors

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AI-powered litigants in person: a growing claims challenge for defendants?

Lauren Gosnell, Nicola Aspinwall and Fiona Hamilton-Wood of Kennedys examine the challenges that AI poses for the civil courts – and how defendants must navigate them

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Dupes or deception? The blurry line between legal copies and counterfeits

With a TikTok generation redefining the boundary between smart shopping and IP infringement, the luxury sector needs to catch up to the conversation, write Stocche Forbes lawyers Roberta Rodrigues Rozenthal and Thiago Porto Ribeiro

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Natural flows: local councils are seeking to recognise rights of rivers

In a summer of extreme drought conditions, the rights of rivers movement is one which should be respected, write Hogan Lovells Cadwalader lawyers Emily Julier and Yasmin Waljee OBE

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‘That investigative instinct still drives a lot of what I do today’: Alibaba’s Matthew Bassiur

Luxury Law Awards winner talks about his investigative instinct, technology literacy, the importance of mastering the fundamentals and building a broad toolkit

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Dupes or deception? The blurry line between legal copies and counterfeits

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‘It is taking opportunities which keep life exciting and every day different’: Luxury Law Awards lifetime achievement award-winner Kate Anthony Wilkinson

Mulberry Group's former group general counsel, Kate Anthony Wilkinson, reflects on her career and what success means as a lawyer

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‘The biggest business risk is being too slow to start’: general counsel navigate the future of luxury

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