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
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
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
Neuberger resigns from media freedom panel over Hong Kong judicial role
Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators
UK government shelves litigation funding bill
Action to end uncertainty over Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling to await result of wider funding review
'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
UK lawyers respond with defiance to threats from far-right protestors
Law Society seeks protection for immigration firms as lawyers report experiencing racial abuse
‘A towering figure' – profession mourns loss of Paul Darling KC
Leading construction silk and Middle Temple treasurer has died unexpectedly, aged 64
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
Paris Bar Association launches major pro bono initiative for Summer Olympic Games
Initiative aims to ensure spectators and residents can receive qualified legal advice
Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France
Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities
Stewarts grows PEP 16% to £1.4m as revenue hits £95m
Disputes specialist reverses FY23’s turnover and profit dips
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
Fieldfisher hires Hausfeld’s former commercial disputes head in London
John McElroy bolsters City firm’s banking litigation offering
Lawyers celebrate 2024 South Asian Heritage Month
This year's event marks launch of South Asian Litigators Forum
Law firms navigate Microsoft outage and emphasise need for tech resilience
Profession appears relatively unscathed as flawed software update causes global chaos
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
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
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
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