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HFW to launch $5bn investor-state claim against Switzerland following Credit Suisse collapse
Dispute is related to the value of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds being written down to zero during UBS’s takeover of the bank
Gibson Dunn taps 3 Verulam Buildings for senior arbitration hire in London
Christopher Harris KC joins US firm to take up arbitration leadership roles
IBA and Ukrainian bar launch mentorship programme for war crimes lawyers
Scheme is part of IBA’s continued support for Ukrainian legal profession amid ongoing Russian invasion
European Court of Human Rights holds Russia accountable for human rights violations in Ukraine
Recent ruling addresses Russian invasion and downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
DAC Beachcroft unveils leadership change alongside 6.4% increase in revenue to £348m
Head of insurance Helen Faulkner to succeed David Pollitt as managing partner
‘Transformative support’: City lawyers mark social mobility success
London lawyers celebrate a decade of the City Solicitors Horizon programme, underscoring why inclusion matters, writes Ben Rigby
A&O Shearman New York partners exit, launch litigation boutique
David Esseks and Gene Ingoglia launch firm specialising in trials, high-stakes litigation, investigations and white-collar defence
CILEX appoints new CEO and president amid uncertainty on its regulatory future
Former IfATE head Jennifer Coupland is named CEO, while NHS lawyer Sara Fowler is named president
Cadwalader boosts London leveraged finance team with Paul Hastings partner hire
Edward Holmes joins Cadwalader’s leveraged finance and private credit practice
Delayed judgments scrutinised as Court of Appeal rejects Phones 4U collusion claims against mobile operators
UK appeal led by Quinn Emanuel was partly based on a 15-month delay in the handing down of the High Court decision
A sticking plaster for justice: Leveson’s proposals and the future of criminal trials
Radical reforms expose deep wounds in England and Wales’ criminal justice system, says Ben Rigby
Signature makes twin London partner hire to launch white-collar crime practice
Mark Beardsworth joins from Goodwin and Duncan Grieve arrives from Cadwalader
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
A&O Shearman bolsters Italian leveraged finance team with Linklaters partner hire
Diego Esposito joins A&O Shearman in Milan after 17 years at Magic Circle rival
Signature boosts Paris arm with Paul Hastings partner hire
Arrival of Laurent Martinet boosts office’s partner count to seven
Bar Council chair leads calls to address persistent under-representation of Black judges
Annual MoJ diversity report highlights slow progress on ethnic minority representation across legal profession
Singapore’s WongPartnership announces leadership changes
Sean Yu elected managing partner, replacing Wai King Ng, who will become senior partner alongside his existing role as chair
CAT rules Visa and Mastercard interchange fees violated competition law
Victory for Scott + Scott in merchants’ challenge following earlier settlement by Stephenson Harwood-advised claimants
Walkers elevates 20 to partner in largest overall promotions round in 60-year history
Women make up half of the partner promotions, with 15 lawyers also promoted to senior counsel
Hugh Mercer KC elected as UK’s judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Prominent Essex Court barrister appointed to the Strasbourg court