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Herbert Smith Freehills CEO to co-chair global campaign to boost number of women arbitrators
Diversity and inclusion champion Justin D’Agostino takes leading role at the Pledge as signatories near 5,000
Allen & Overy hires Norton Rose Fulbright’s EMEA disputes head
UK giant bolsters banking litigation team after recent loss of senior litigator to White & Case
Senior counsel success for pair of women commercial disputes lawyers in Singapore
Appointment of Marina Chin and Swee Yen Koh alongside Tan Puay Boon bring total SC tally to 94
Van Bael & Bellis hires three-strong team from DLA Piper in Brussels
Experienced banking and finance partner Johan Mouraux leads trio joining Belgian independent
Dentons practice heads depart to forge new Paris arbitration boutique
Global giant names successors to Barton Legum and Jean-Christophe Honlet, who have launched new firm with a team of associates
Burford hires Calunius co-founder as litigation funder continues European expansion
Arbitration expert and legal finance veteran Mick Smith to join firm in London as principal
Hogan Lovells looks to Europe as it makes up 27 partners
European network benefits most with 14 promotions as 2022 tally inches up from last year’s count of 25
Hausfeld targets competition and financial services claims as it makes up four partners
Quartet of lawyers – two in the US and two in the UK – make the grade in 2022 promotion round
Hong Kong takes key step towards lifting ban on outcome-related arbitration fees
Law Reform Commission approves proposals that would bring jurisdiction in line with other international disputes hubs
A&O, Freshfields, HSF, King & Spalding and Three Crowns celebrate as new Silks are unveiled
Some 45% of latest QCs are women; ‘comparatively few’ advocates from black African or black Caribbean backgrounds applied
Litigation Capital Management dismisses executive vice-chair for alleged misconduct over expenses
Employment of leading figure within funding community terminated over 'significant violation of internal company policies'
Standalone procedural rules unveiled to bolster Singapore International Commercial Court
Rules aim for 'clarity and efficiency' as Singapore moves to become jurisdiction of choice for high-stakes commercial disputes
UK enjoys £5.6bn legal services trade surplus; barristers’ overseas income soars
Research by City lobbying group says courts among world’s most trusted as it promotes value of English law
Martenstyn to step down as director of clerking at 36 Stone
London set announces completion of project that saw Martenstyn come aboard through a consultancy arrangement
Hogan Lovells taps Watson Farley & Williams for corporate M&A team in Germany
Hires include WFW Frankfurt office head Torsten Rosenboom and fellow partner Christoph Naumann
All change at the top at Hausfeld as founder steps down
Women take UK and US managing partner roles as firm’s co-chairs step up to replace Michael Hausfeld
Leading offshore arbitration centre announces more eco-friendly rules
Measures including provisions for remote hearings feature in BVI International Arbitration Centre's 2021 rules update
Singapore launches sector list to speed resolution of complex disputes
Unveiling of tech, infrastructure and construction list comes as city-state cements its reputation as a global centre for arbitration
Abu Dhabi construction boutique hires ‘up and coming’ Dentons partner for London launch
Mantle Law targets London as clients’ preferred location for international litigation and arbitration
Joint venture partners fail to agree way forward for DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
London Court of International Arbitration calls for urgent resolution to ‘outstanding questions’ over centre’s winding down