Ben Rigby
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More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims
Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming
Open for business: Court of Appeal greenlights class action against Apple in funder-friendly ruling
Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimants
Dentons promotes 10 to partnership in latest UK, Ireland and Middle East round
UK dominates round, though total regional cohort is down from 12 in 2024
Appleby partner achieves rare honour of BVI silk award
Andrew Willins is first KC to be appointed in BVI since 2013
Blackstone Chambers junior to take silk in Hong Kong
Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel in June; but another international judge has left the Court of Final Appeal
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership
Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger
Taylor Wessing promotes 10 to partnership in smallest round since 2020
Latest partner cohort is 44% lower than in 2024, when 18 made the cut
London edges ahead of Singapore as top go-to jurisdictions for international arbitration, study finds
White & Case survey shows seats continue to be favoured for their reliability, legal infrastructure and recent reforms
Judiciary has crucial role supporting arbitration – top-level IBA panel
Speakers at IBA Arbitration Day underline importance of rule of law in underpinning effective arbitral systems
Mutually supportive: top London commercial law judge on how to decide fragmented commercial disputes
Mr Justice Foxton kicked off London IBA Arbitration Day with his thoughts on how to avoid the fragmentation of complex claims
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue to headline at London International Disputes Week
Main conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre will tackle topics ranging from AI to judicial innovation and professional ethics
Law firms must ‘rethink roles’ when accepting clients to combat corruption claims
Institute of Business Ethics taskforce challenges legal profession to act as ‘steward of public trust’
IBA reaffirms support for rule of law and diversity amid Trump attacks on legal profession
International Bar Association launches new initiative aimed at young lawyers to help safeguard rule of law
Travers Smith hires Fried Frank partner as new restructuring head
Mandip Englund joins leading City independent after four years at US firm
Judges block Trump orders against Jenner & Block, WilmerHale as Skadden reaches ‘settlement’
Federal judges suspend orders against leading Washington DC law firms while Skadden joins Paul Weiss in cutting a deal
Former International Bar Association president Emilio Jorge Cárdenas has died, aged 81
Argentinian lawyer was the first Latin American to hold the IBA presidency
BCLP to close in Hong Kong and Singapore as it plans Asia ‘wind-down’
Firm says it will continue to service its clients’ Asia needs through associate firm network
Female-founded ArbBoutique hires independent arbitrator in Singapore
Ex-Skadden counsel Chiann Bao joins the firm as a partner
McDermott hires partner from Skadden as UK tax head
Alex Jupp marks US firm’s 11th lateral hire in London over past year
Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns following social media posts about rape case
Chia Boon Teck’s comments drew widespread criticism from the legal community, including Singapore Minister of Law K. Shanmugam