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Allen & Overy bolsters London arbitration practice with White & Case partner hire
Construction specialist Daniel Garton adds to Magic Circle firm’s ranks ahead of Shearman merger
CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s
Stephen Parkinson was previously senior partner at Kingsley Napley
Burford-backed claimants secure ‘extraordinary win’ after $16bn New York judgment against Argentina
Litigation funder due payout running into billions as CEO hails ‘major milestone’
‘The art of the possible’ - arbitration specialists welcome targeted proposals to reform UK’s Arbitration Act
England and Wales Law Commission acknowledges ‘root and branch reform is not needed or wanted’ to 1996 legislation
Geradin Partners promotes former CMA lawyer to partnership in London growth push
Competition law boutique elevates David Gallagher to partner, while also adding another CMA lawyer to its ranks
Bates Wells hires Dentons disputes partner to broaden commercial client base
Tim Constable flags new firm’s advocacy of B Corp certification as driver for move
Obelisk Support underscores ESG credentials with rare B Corp certification
UK ALSP joins small number of legal businesses to receive top ESG accolade
Law Society refreshes board with new appointments
Four new independent members take up key oversight roles
ABA appoints new co-chair of influential arbitration committee
Senior AAA-ICDR arbitrator Luis Martinez takes up leadership of ABA’s international arbitration committee
Fraud cases on the rise in England and Wales, study finds
Claims involving fraud generally up since 2014 but proportion of non-UK claimants has dipped in recent years, according to new report by litigation boutique Stewarts and analytics platform Solomonic
Former Allen & Overy arbitration co-head joins Hong Kong’s Temple Chambers
Matthew Gearing KC joins as an arbitrator member having earlier also chaired the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Axiom Ince director challenges SRA intervention in High Court
Shyam Mistry denies knowledge of alleged wrongdoing in appeal against “draconian” suspension by regulator
UK’s SFO calls time on ENRC and Rio Tinto probes
Fraud watchdog closes decade-long investigation into Kazakh miner ENRC citing “insufficient admissible evidence to prosecute”
New chief justice of Australia appointed
Stephen Gageler AC, a current justice of the High Court of Australia, appointed Australia’s new chief justice
Hogan Lovells announces three-year partnership with WaterAid
Partnership sees transatlantic firm support climate-resilient water and sanitation projects in Mozambique
Linklaters adds M&A specialist in Hong Kong from Securities and Futures Commission
Roger Cheng joins Magic Circle firm’s corporate practice having led takeovers team at the regulator
New Clyde & Co paralegal scheme boosts diversity in law
Programme offering alternative route to solicitor qualification attracts 1,000 applicants from mostly ethnic minority backgrounds
Slater and Gordon agree £33m funding deal with Harbour
Leading UK claimant law firm secures significant investment for consumer claims
APAC co-head quits Omni Bridgeway for Sydney disputes boutique
Oliver Gayner departs as Omni’s CEO prepares to step down in October
‘A force of nature’ – Stephenson Harwood mourns death of veteran litigator
John Fordham, 74, spent 50 years at London firm, 25 as head of litigation