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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
Taylor Wessing adds financial disputes partner from RPC in London
Parham Kouchikali has particular expertise in banking disputes, financial services and civil fraud
Ranks of women judges grow, but black representation stagnates
‘Much more work to be done’ on boosting number of ethnic minority judges, report concedes
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer names Matrix Chambers barrister as attorney general
Richard Hermer KC takes over brief from shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry
High Court slashes ‘staggering’ £343m claimants’ costs budget in dieselgate litigation
Landmark ruling effectively reduces total costs budget for claimants and defendants – including expenses already incurred – from £650m to £388m
Mahmood crowned lord chancellor as UK lawyers win and lose in Labour landslide
Barrister Shabana Mahmood first Muslim to be appointed to the role as Labour’s victory sees trio of current and former Conservative lord chancellors swept aside
From Braverman to Starmer: the many lawyers seeking election to the UK Parliament
Ben Rigby runs the rule over a selection of the nearly 200 lawyers vying for votes in today’s general election
Quinn Emanuel sets up shop in Singapore
Office led by partner Duncan Watson KC recognises city-state’s arbitration prowess
UK ratifies Hague-19 Convention in a boost to London litigation
Treaty ensures UK judgments will be recognised in EU and other member countries
ICC reappoints Claudia Salomon as president for second term
Salomon became the first women president of the court back in 2021
William Fry appoints head of corporate as next managing partner
Leading Irish dealmaker Stephen Keogh will succeed Owen O’Sullivan in November