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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

18 Jun 2025

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

18 Jun 2025

‘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

17 Jun 2025

‘The heart of our firm’: Rajah & Tann mourns death of former managing partner

Preeminent restructuring lawyer Patrick Ang has passed away aged 61

17 Jun 2025

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

17 Jun 2025

Innsworth launches judicial review over Mastercard settlement distribution

Funder disputes tribunal’s return cap in Merricks collective action, citing legal and procedural errors

11 Jun 2025

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

11 Jun 2025

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

11 Jun 2025

Hausfeld hires competition partner from Scott+Scott in London

Belinda Hollway adds class action and competition damages litigation expertise

11 Jun 2025

‘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

9 Jun 2025

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

6 Jun 2025

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

5 Jun 2025

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

4 Jun 2025

Legal practitioners must address behaviours that slow arbitration - study

White & Case and Queen Mary University survey calls for more efficient dispute resolution

3 Jun 2025

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

2 Jun 2025

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

30 May 2025

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

30 May 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

29 May 2025

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

28 May 2025

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

23 May 2025