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Former Labour leader to head Bar bullying review
Harriet Harman KC to lead independent review of bullying and harassment at the Bar launched by the Bar Council
Clyde & Co and RPC partners step up as LIDW co-chairs
Loukas Mistelis and Jonathan Cary join mediator Henrietta Jackson-Stops as London International Disputes Week chairs
Former Canadian chief justice is latest judge to step down from Hong Kong’s top court
Beverley McLachlin announces her retirement from the Court of Final Appeal as Lord Sumption speaks out against Hong Kong’s rule of law
‘Public confidence in justice is shot’: Bar Council chair sets out manifesto for justice
Sam Townend KC bemoans ‘parlous state’ of English and Welsh justice system in keynote address at annual Bar Conference
Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law
UK retailers launch £1bn class action against Amazon
Claim submitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Amazon misused data to outcompete UK retailers
Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds
New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence
Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials
Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster
Freshfields arbitration partner opts for the Bar
Peter Turner KC joins 39 Essex Chambers after 27 years as a partner at Magic Circle firm
Bird & Bird’s former London arbitration head launches own practice
Nick Peacock ‘excited to be truly independent and conflict-free for first time’
Hausfeld unveils London leadership changes as managing partner steps down early
Former head Lianne Craig, who makes way for Nicola Boyle, is shifting her focus for personal reasons
London International Disputes Week poised for record delegate attendance
Conference starts today (3 June) and will feature headliners including Lady Chief Justice Carr and ICSID’s Meg Kinnear
Axiom Ince collapse fuels threefold hike in compensation fund levy
Regulator says proposed payment increases down to sharp rise in interventions
Tributes pour in for former leader of the Law Society of Scotland’s in-house lawyers group
Janet Hood, a Scottish licensing specialist, died suddenly last week
Seladore Legal taps BonelliErede for international arbitration partner
Laurence Shore will join the London disputes specialist in September
Litigation funding is vital but niche provider of legal services, major study finds
Report commissioned by Legal Services Board reveals that funders back 3-5% of potential cases
Arbitration and litigation funding legislation falls as UK heads to the polls
Laws clamping down on power of Big Tech and exonerating victims of Post Office Horizon scandal rushed through
London’s Commercial Court sees rise in international litigants despite sharp fall in number of Russians
Study finds decline in Russian litigants is offset by record numbers of Swiss and UAE users
Mishcon de Reya’s international arbitration head to join Littleton Chambers in London
Arbitration solicitor-silk Louis Flannery KC to move across in August and be called to the Bar
Kirsty Brimelow KC elected to join first all-women Bar Council leadership team
Doughty Street silk will serve as 2025 vice chair alongside the next chair, Barbara Mills KC, and treasurer Lucinda Orr