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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
Merricks v Mastercard – landmark settlement or Pyrrhic victory?
A bitter clash between funder and claimant has laid bare deep tensions at the heart of collective actions in the wake of the UK’s largest collective settlement, reports Ben Rigby
CAT approves £200m Mastercard settlement amid bitter funding dispute
‘Largest consumer settlement through the English courts’ brings decade-long interchange fee battle to a close
Norton Rose Fulbright hires arbitration partner from Howard Kennedy in London
Duncan Bagshaw brings expertise in energy and Africa-related disputes
London’s Commercial Courts see Russian rebound and surge in UAE disputes
Portland report highlights record number of litigants originating from outside the UK and EU
Reed Smith hires A&O Shearman trio across Singapore, Hong Kong
A&O Shearman’s joint Singapore managing partner Tim Beech moves over with newly-minted partner Regina Lui and an associate to boost US firm’s global corporate trust team
‘A significant development’: India’s legal market liberalisation welcomed by profession
Rule changes mean foreign lawyers and firms will be able to open offices in India and work on corporate matters on a reciprocal basis, as well as in arbitrations
SRA seeks budget boost amid surge in investigations work
Solicitors regulator calls for 23% funding increase as growing caseload becomes more complex
Lord Chancellor nominates trio of barristers to replace UK judge on European Court of Human Rights
Nominees include Hugh Mercer KC, Sam Wordsworth KC and Deok Joo Rhee KC
CEDR appoints former Northern Ireland Secretary as next chair
Sir Julian Smith MP will replace A&O Shearman partner Joanna Page
Lady chief justice leads tributes to ‘inspiring judge and leader’ Lord Etherton, who has died aged 73
Trailblazing former master of the rolls was awarded knight grand cross for services to LGBT veterans last year
UK lawyers rue omission of legal services from trade deal with India
UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports
Ex-Winston partner launches boutique with former Skadden associates who quit over Big Law’s Trump response
Lowell & Associates will represent clients facing investigations and litigation arising from the Trump administration
City of London Law Society names ex-Linklaters learning director as next CEO
Patrick McCann will replace Matthew Rous at the start of September