Ben Rigby
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UK legal services sector sees revenue climb in 2022 but pace of growth halves
Growth slows to 5.6% from 12.5% in 2021, according to TheCityUK’s annual UK legal services report
Quinn Emanuel hires privacy and technology disputes partner from MoFo in London
Gemma Anderson is the fourth partner to join specialist litigation firm in London this year
Opus 2 unveils new CEO amid US growth push
Greg Blackman succeeds Martin Coen at case preparation and dispute hearings software provider
Court of Appeal’s historic ruling on mediation heralds 'new era of positive change'
Campaigners have welcomed ruling that ends 20-year precedent preventing courts from ordering mediation
Court of Appeal gives judges green light to order parties into mediation
Eagerly awaited judgment welcomed by arbitration and mediation bodies
Dechert’s Paris international arbitration team to spin out as local boutique
Departure of 13-strong team is being put down to a strategy shift by Dechert
Senior ranks of Dutch lawyers near gender parity, study finds
While 46% of all senior lawyers are women, male leaders continue to dominate in law firms and corporate legal teams
UK to join Hague 2019 convention on international enforcement of judgments
Disputes lawyers welcome step as vital post-Brexit measure to protect English law’s status
BCLP appoints corporate specialist as next UK managing partner
Jinal Shah will take over from senior partner-elect Segun Osuntokun in January
‘Aspiring for an inclusive culture is a permanent campaign’
IBA’s diversity and inclusion toolkit welcomed as ‘terrific resource’ for committed law firm leaders
‘Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to drive incremental change’ – IBA launches D&I toolkit
Free resource aims to help firms develop and implement diversity and inclusion plans
David Boies to stand down as chair of Boies Schiller Flexner
Partners to vote on succession next month; renowned litigator to stay on as a partner
White & Case announces 42-lawyer partner promotion class
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
McDermott snaps up White & Case’s former Brussels head
Axel Schulz adds depth to competition team following retirement of heavyweight Philip Bentley KC
UK Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful
Baker McKenzie, Freshfields and Allen & Overy among firms helping to challenge controversial policy
High Court finds for telecoms companies in Phones4U litigation
Hogan Lovells, Covington, Clifford Chance, Mishcon and Linklaters secure wins in blockbuster competition case
Arbitration survey highlights concern over use of AI for legal texts and adjudications
Report highlights growing awareness of AI’s benefits, but flags need for regulation and disclosure
Legal profession welcomes bill set to underscore London as leading arbitration hub
Bill implementing reform to Arbitration Act 1996 praised by arbitration professionals, but Bar Council hits back over underfunding of court system
SRA and Law Society at odds as compensation fund levy looms over Axiom Ince intervention
Solicitors Regulation Authority concedes additional levies are likely as law soc flags ‘atypical’ business model of collapsed firm
IBA 2023: ‘One of the best balms to the voices of hate is justice’
ICC prosecutor Karim AA Khan speaks out in an interview at the IBA annual conference