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One Essex Court adds Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s former Asia arbitration head

Paul Tan joins the set to expand its footprint in Singapore and the wider Asia region

19 Nov 2024

Law firms and legal departments support greater inclusion for staff with hidden disabilities

Legal sector embraces sunflower symbol to support hidden disabilities, with Clifford Chance and HSBC announcing December event focused on allyship

19 Nov 2024

The ABA’s International Law Section celebrates a century of legal amity in London

Ben Rigby reports on a conference that underscored the legal links between the US and the UK

18 Nov 2024

Willkie Farr advises Which? on billion-pound cloud storage class action claim against Apple

Claim filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Apple's cloud storage service breached UK competition law

15 Nov 2024

The Barrister Group launches arbitration court with experienced ADR provider

New venture with Hunt ADR will use technology and a fixed-fee structure to streamline the disputes process

13 Nov 2024

SIAC registrar appointed LCIA’s new director general

Kevin Nash to succeed Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof as she steps down after a decade in the role

12 Nov 2024

Pillsbury secures senior Taylor Wessing disputes partner in London

Laurence Lieberman led his former firm’s life sciences commercial disputes group

11 Nov 2024

Reed Smith’s Paris managing partner wins 2024 IBA Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award

Natasha Tardif lauded for her work championing women’s rights in the legal profession

8 Nov 2024

Regulation of litigation funders takes centre stage in closely watched Civil Justice Council review

Interim report makes ‘compelling case for some form of mandatory regulation’, according to one observer

8 Nov 2024

Marks & Clerk agrees settlement over alleged secret commissions for client referrals

Class action claim was brought by Commission Recovery, with Marks & Clerk denying any wrongdoing

7 Nov 2024

Kennedys hires leading Paris arbitration partner from Hogan Lovells

Thomas Kendra brings emerging markets expertise to his new firm notably through his Africa work

5 Nov 2024

As firms celebrate UK Pro Bono Work, lawyers increase their volunteering efforts

Week of events taking place up and down country to celebrate The Power of Pro Bono

4 Nov 2024

Kennedy succeeds Neuberger as chair of international media freedom panel

Appointment follows controversy over Lord Neuberger’s decision to continue as a judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final of Appeal

31 Oct 2024

MPs from array of legal backgrounds appointed to justice select committee

New membership unveiled as UK’s struggling justice system gets cash injection in Budget

31 Oct 2024

McDermott expands private equity bench with partner hire from CMS

Healthcare deals specialist Jason Zemmel will be based in London

29 Oct 2024

Keidan Harrison co-founder in dispute with insurers over treatment for ultra-rare cancer

AXA PPP Healthcare has turned down Luke Tucker Harrison’s claim for the cost of innovative treatment

28 Oct 2024

DIAC heralds modernisation programme as cases and diversity grow

Annual report records 4.4% increase in cases in 2023 as dust settles on sweeping reform programme

22 Oct 2024

European Law Institute calls for ‘light-touch’ litigation funding regulation

Excessive regulation could lead to funders exiting the market, potentially reducing access to justice, ELI study suggests

22 Oct 2024

4 Stone Buildings rings changes with new leadership and clerking co-heads

Shake-up will see hugely respected senior clerk David Goddard take consultancy role

17 Oct 2024

Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members

White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event

15 Oct 2024