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Three Crowns hires Freshfields’ Saudi disputes head for growing DIFC office
Amani Khalifa will join specialist arbitration firm as a partner in January
London commercial set 7KBW’s senior clerk to retire after 40 years
Greg Leyden to step down, with Eddie Johns and Gary Rose to take over as joint senior clerks in October
New funding rules in response to law firm collapses must target real risks, warn Law Society and funders
Imposing additional burdens on law firms using litigation funding could adversely impact access to justice, practitioners say
High Court of England and Wales sees 10 new judges appointed to bench
Cohort includes just one woman – Nicola Rushton KC – as gender equality remains uneven at senior judicial levels
Class actions across borders: different regimes, common challenges
As collective actions evolve across jurisdictions, lawyers, funders and disputes specialists explore the common challenges shaping the future of mass claims
RPC boosts cyber insurance team with three-lawyer hire from Weightmans
Team is led by partner Ed Lewis, who join the firm in London
‘A real headache’: SRA loses major decision on legal professional privilege
High Court rules England and Wales regulator cannot compel solicitors to hand over material protected by client privilege
Quinn Emanuel’s London head joins Mariana Dam team
Richard East adds heft to team supporting Pogust Goodhead amid dispute over control of £36bn claim
Travers Smith bolsters Brussels bench with hire of Mayer Brown’s London competition head
Daniel Vowden’s arrival marks fourth lateral partner hire by Travers Smith this month
‘Historic outcome’: CAT approves £260m UK collective action settlement with Google
Competition Appeal Tribunal approves deal over Play Store commissions paid by developers
Former Pogust Goodhead chief executive joins BGI in battle for control of Mariana Dam litigation
Thomas Goodhead reunites with former PG partners as October hearing looms over which firm should represent Brazilian claimants
Scotland appoints 16 new silks, with solicitor advocates taking two places
Scottish sets Axiom, Optimum and 1Six secure three appointments each in 2026 round, while three honorary KCs are also named
BonelliErede and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader latest to boost Brussels ranks with partner hires
The hires follow a flurry of activity in the de-facto European capital
High Court rejects bid to pause Mariana Dam litigation amid claimant representation dispute
An October hearing will be held in public to resolve what firm represents the claimants in billion-dollar London litigation
Travers Smith hires Baker McKenzie’s international arbitration chair in London
Dispute resolution specialist Andy Moody joins as a partner after a decade at Baker McKenzie
Scotland’s Court of Sessions welcomes four new judges
Two of the quartet – Lady Anwar and Lord Ghosh – are the first senators with South Asian heritage to be appointed
Signature Litigation hires seasoned litigator from Triay Lawyers to head up Gibraltar office
Charles Simpson replaces Elliott Phillips, who is returning to London to join Mishcon de Reya
The UK’s Forum of Insurance Lawyers appoints next chief executive
Veteran insurance professional Mark Huxley replaces Laurence Besemer in the role
Pogust Goodhead challenges decision by Mariana Dam litigation client committee to instruct new lawyers
Firm seeks court declaration clarifying if client committee has authority to change solicitors
Lord Briggs named as next UK Supreme Court president
Judge 'of the highest distinction' will succeed Lord Reed at the start of next year