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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

18 Sep 2023

CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s

Stephen Parkinson was previously senior partner at Kingsley Napley

14 Sep 2023

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’

13 Sep 2023

‘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

8 Sep 2023

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

6 Sep 2023

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

5 Sep 2023

Obelisk Support underscores ESG credentials with rare B Corp certification

UK ALSP joins small number of legal businesses to receive top ESG accolade

5 Sep 2023

Law Society refreshes board with new appointments

Four new independent members take up key oversight roles

1 Sep 2023

ABA appoints new co-chair of influential arbitration committee

Senior AAA-ICDR arbitrator Luis Martinez takes up leadership of ABA’s international arbitration committee

31 Aug 2023

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

31 Aug 2023

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

30 Aug 2023

Axiom Ince director challenges SRA intervention in High Court

Shyam Mistry denies knowledge of alleged wrongdoing in appeal against “draconian” suspension by regulator

29 Aug 2023

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”

25 Aug 2023

New chief justice of Australia appointed

Stephen Gageler AC, a current justice of the High Court of Australia, appointed Australia’s new chief justice

23 Aug 2023

Hogan Lovells announces three-year partnership with WaterAid

Partnership sees transatlantic firm support climate-resilient water and sanitation projects in Mozambique

22 Aug 2023

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

22 Aug 2023

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

21 Aug 2023

Slater and Gordon agree £33m funding deal with Harbour

Leading UK claimant law firm secures significant investment for consumer claims

17 Aug 2023

APAC co-head quits Omni Bridgeway for Sydney disputes boutique

Oliver Gayner departs as Omni’s CEO prepares to step down in October

14 Aug 2023

‘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

9 Aug 2023