Ben Rigby

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Consultancy firm BRG hires ex-Keating, Wilberforce Chambers CEO

Former senior clerk Declan Redmond to join consultancy as managing director from Kroll

20 Aug 2024

Brazil lags on gender parity at senior levels across the legal profession

IBA study shows women make up 44% of all lawyer roles, though fewer hold senior positions

19 Aug 2024

Leading 39 Essex Chambers silk departs for new specialist arbitrator set

Former HSF partner David Brynmor Thomas KC has joined Newmans Row, which launched in March

16 Aug 2024

Neuberger resigns from media freedom panel over Hong Kong judicial role

Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators

15 Aug 2024

UK government shelves litigation funding bill

Action to end uncertainty over Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling to await result of wider funding review

12 Aug 2024

'Nakedly one-sided': war of words breaks out over CMS class action report

Litigation funder criticises CMS report as US-backed campaign warns of US-style litigation

9 Aug 2024

UK lawyers respond with defiance to threats from far-right protestors

Law Society seeks protection for immigration firms as lawyers report experiencing racial abuse

8 Aug 2024

‘A towering figure' – profession mourns loss of Paul Darling KC

Leading construction silk and Middle Temple treasurer has died unexpectedly, aged 64

5 Aug 2024

Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal

CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims

1 Aug 2024

Paris Bar Association launches major pro bono initiative for Summer Olympic Games

Initiative aims to ensure spectators and residents can receive qualified legal advice

30 Jul 2024

Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France

Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities

29 Jul 2024

Stewarts grows PEP 16% to £1.4m as revenue hits £95m

Disputes specialist reverses FY23’s turnover and profit dips

29 Jul 2024

ICC reappoints van Leeuwen as chair of influential Arbitration Commission

Melanie van Leeuwen, a Paris-based arbitration partner with Derains & Gharavi, will serve a second term as chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

25 Jul 2024

Fieldfisher hires Hausfeld’s former commercial disputes head in London

John McElroy bolsters City firm’s banking litigation offering

25 Jul 2024

Lawyers celebrate 2024 South Asian Heritage Month

This year's event marks launch of South Asian Litigators Forum

22 Jul 2024

Law firms navigate Microsoft outage and emphasise need for tech resilience

Profession appears relatively unscathed as flawed software update causes global chaos

19 Jul 2024

Arbitration Bill back on UK legislative agenda, government confirms in King’s Speech

Legal practitioners welcome efforts to reform the Arbitration Act 1996, but rue missed opportunity to bring back Litigation Funding Bill

19 Jul 2024

CILEX appoints new chair, president as regulatory change looms

Eileen Milner will become chair in January, while Yanthé Richardson has already taken up reins as president

18 Jul 2024

Lady Chief Justice administers oath of office to first Muslim Lord Chancellor

London ceremony also marks first time a Lady Chief Justice has sworn in a female Lord Chancellor

16 Jul 2024

Disputes boutique Alius Law hires Fladgate’s insolvency and restructuring co-head in London

Ben Drew joins as a partner, teaming up with fellow Fladgate alumni and Alius founder Bree Taylor

16 Jul 2024