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Baker McKenzie boosts London private equity team with partner hire from Latham
Funds specialist Nick Benson arrives after 11 years at Latham & Watkins
Withers expands Singapore disputes practice with key hire from Simmons & Simmons
Partner Mohammed Reza joins as head of international arbitration at Withers’ affiliated Singapore practice
‘Underscores the integrity and reliability of the UK courts’: Lawyers reflect on Russian aviation ruling
Lawyers have responded to the Russian Aviation insurance judgment, the effects of which will be felt beyond the immediate dispute involving lessors and insurers, writes Ben Rigby
‘The heart of our firm’: Rajah & Tann mourns death of former managing partner
Preeminent restructuring lawyer Patrick Ang has passed away aged 61
Geradin Partners debuts in Germany with high-profile hires and new offices
Partner-led teams join from Hausfeld and Osborne Clarke to open offices in Berlin and Cologne for competition firm
Innsworth launches judicial review over Mastercard settlement distribution
Funder disputes tribunal’s return cap in Merricks collective action, citing legal and procedural errors
Landmark Russian aviation insurance litigation ruling handed down after London mega-trial
Judgment delivered for the claimants against ‘war risks’ insurers in one of the most significant insurance cases in English legal history
Law Society calls for investment in justice as Chancellor announces spending review results
Legal services are “key to making sure we live up to our potential”, says Law Society president
Hausfeld hires competition partner from Scott+Scott in London
Belinda Hollway adds class action and competition damages litigation expertise
‘Outstanding barrister of his generation’ – lawyers mourn death of Timothy Dutton KC
Former Bar Council chair Dutton dies at 68, a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease
Lawyers divided on litigation funding in post-Civil Justice Council report debate
Claimant and defence lawyers argue whether litigation funding has been beneficial or detrimental at London International Disputes Week event
Should access to justice always take precedence over freedom of conscience when representing clients?
Panel at London International Disputes Week featuring ex-Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC, debates finely balanced ethical dilemmas
Kennedys breaches £400m revenue barrier as it eyes becoming a billion-dollar law firm
London-based insurance specialist clocks up 11th successive year of double-digit growth
Legal practitioners must address behaviours that slow arbitration - study
White & Case and Queen Mary University survey calls for more efficient dispute resolution
Reed Smith hires prominent white-collar crime KC in London
Richard Kovalevsky has joined from US disputes boutique Cohen & Gresser after leaving the Bar in 2018
Law Society of England and Wales elects Dana Denis-Smith as deputy vice president
Denis-Smith will take up the role in October, alongside incoming president Mark Evans and vice-president Brett Dixon
Withers names private client disputes partner as new chair
Paul Hewitt to succeed Justine Markovitz at helm of private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025
City lawyers raise ‘overregulation’ fears over LSB’s enforcement action against SRA
City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness
Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal
Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable
Courts minister Sarah Sackman to open London International Disputes Week main conference
Former Matrix Chambers barrister to deliver opening keynote at QEII Centre on 3 June