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Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers launches in London
Move marks the first time a Singapore group practice has established a presence at the Bar of England and Wales
Sullivan & Worcester hires trade finance specialist from HFW in London
Matthew Cox joins US firm’s London office as a partner
UK’s ‘father of competition law’ Sir Jeremy Lever has died, aged 93
Top British jurist, barrister and Monckton Chambers stalwart helped shape modern competition law
Travers Smith reports turnover dip despite breaking £200m revenue barrier for second year
Profit also falls, though PEP remains flat amid year of ‘choppy economic and market conditions’
Legal commentator Sam Fowles among six new tenants at 39 Essex Chambers
Prominent London set boosts public law junior ranks after series of silk appointments
Stephenson Harwood enlisted to advise on consumer class action against Amazon over pricing
Amazon faces claim it inflated prices for more than 45 million UK consumers
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal regime must be given more time to bed in
The UK government’s review of collective actions is arguably premature and misguided, writes Ben Rigby
Value of UK class actions rises to €155bn even as number of filings falls, study finds
CMS report shows overall class action claims in Europe are declining
Founder of London-listed litigation funder Manolete Partners steps down
Steven Cooklin will be replaced in the CEO role by managing director Mena Halton
SRA allocates £360,000 to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds
Funding from Kaplan penalties to help underprivileged SQE candidates
Quinn Emanuel re-hires former financial litigation partner to take up general counsel role
Robert Hickmott returns to the firm after a two-year break from full-time practice
FIFA faces Dutch class action over ‘unlawful’ transfer rules
Dispute follows recent ECJ ruling that FIFA’s rules breach EU competition law and freedom of movement
Rajah & Tann makes double litigation hire from Bayfront Law in Singapore
Commercial litigators Paras Lalwani and Reka Mohan join firm as partners
DAC Beachcroft makes double partner hire from Clyde & Co in London and Manchester
Arrival of former senior Berrymans Lace Mawer duo boosts professional risk and corporate insurance teams
UK Supreme Court sides with banks in multi-billion-pound motor finance litigation, but ruling is ‘no clean sweep’
Court of Appeal finding that commissions paid by banks to motor dealers were unlawful is overturned – but some commission arrangements are deemed unfair
UK seeks to modernise arbitration as new legislation comes into force
Arbitration Act 2025 will apply to all arbitration proceedings commencing from today
UK Supreme Court upholds Russia sanctions in landmark ruling
Court dismisses two appeals to overturn sanctions, setting precedent for proportionality in sanctions cases
Simmons & Simmons sees revenue increase to £615m as PEP exceeds £1m
Latest results continue long-term growth trend, with profits increasing more than 70% in five years
IBA launches latest impact survey on AI use in the legal sector
Lawyers invited to contribute perspectives on AI’s evolving influence, with findings to be unveiled at IBA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Toronto
Judge rules car makers including Mercedes, Ford must disclose redacted documents in diesel emissions case
UK court says previously redacted legal documents will now be made public, despite commercial confidentiality claims from major car manufacturers