Ben Rigby
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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
Law Society strikes bullish note as report upholds England and Wales as leading legal jurisdiction internationally
London commercial and arbitration courts outperform rivals in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, report finds
IBA launches forum for government and public lawyers at annual conference
New hub will help connect public sector lawyers from around the word, writes Ben Rigby
City of London social mobility alliance announces key partnerships
Initiative backed by the City of London Law Society is seeking to increase the number of solicitor apprentices
The swift rise of a ‘wonderful role model’ to the UK Supreme Court
Dame Ingrid Simler has impeccable diversity credentials, writes Ben Rigby