Ben Rigby
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London’s 9 Stone Buildings dissolves as members join Tanfield and Selborne Chambers
Seventeen tenants move their practice as London barristers’ chambers closes after more than a century
Pump Court Chambers suffers multi-million pound alleged fraud loss
High Court judgment reveals £2.75m alleged fraud committed by former employee in set’s credit control department
White & Case launches Tokyo disputes practice with Orrick partner hire
Shinsuke Yakura joins having led Orrick’s Tokyo office
Hausfeld hires commercial litigation partner from Covington & Burling in London
Greg Lascelles has been involved in landmark High Court and FCA disputes and Supreme Court cases
Prominent arbitration lawyers launch new boutique in Europe
WilmerHale’s Maxi Scherer and Niuscha Bassiri of Hanotiau & van den Berg team up for ArbBoutique
Former ICSID secretary general launches disputes boutique with Steptoe veteran
Meg Kinnear joins forces with former Steptoe & Johnson partner Lucinda Low for new DC firm
Firms asked to help trainees stranded by ‘imminent closure’ of US firm’s London office
City of London Law Society writes to firms as it seeks homes for six current and four future trainees of Armstrong Teasdale
Singapore Convention Week stresses ‘dialogue and innovation’
Singapore’s law minister praises multilateralism and warns of ‘much more challenging outlook for businesses and lawyers’
Mike Lynch: the legaltech pioneer embroiled in an epic transatlantic legal fight
Autonomy founder killed in Sicily yacht sinking had secured a memorable victory, but other legal battles loomed, reports Ben Rigby
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