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Rajah & Tann expands international arbitration practice with Bangkok partner hire

Former MoFo and HSF lawyer Vanina Sucharitkul will help grow the Singapore firm’s regional disputes coverage

19 Mar 2023

'Huge opportunities' - the legal profession reacts to long-awaited liberalisation of India's legal market

Ben Rigby gauges the response of Indian and UK lawyers to new rules allowing international firms to open Indian offices

15 Mar 2023

Long wait over as Indian bar gives international law firms green light to set up local offices

Leading law firms line up to welcome long-awaited liberalisation of establishment rules

15 Mar 2023

Howard Kennedy boosts arbitration practice with construction boutique merger

London law firm swells ranks with seven-lawyer team from Corbett & Co, including its highly regarded principal

14 Mar 2023

SVB collapse galvanizes tech sector lawyers as Clifford Chance advises HSBC on rescue of UK arm

Host of US and UK law firms called into action following Friday’s collapse of one of Silicon Valley's largest lenders

13 Mar 2023

UK government poised to ratify Singapore Convention on Mediation

Move will strengthen mediation as a way to resolve cross-border disputes, lawyers say

9 Mar 2023

BCLP teams up with clients to launch leadership programme for women lawyers

Project with companies including BT and Credit Agricole focuses on communications skills

8 Mar 2023

Climate change and energy transition to heat up Middle East disputes landscape

ESG risk among topics discussed at ADGM’s flagship RESOLVE event in Abu Dhabi

7 Mar 2023

Pinsent Masons hires senior investor-state arbitration partner in London from Jones Day

Sylvia Tonova joins to co-lead Pinsents’ investor-state dispute settlement team

6 Mar 2023

Kingsley Napley adds Ince partner in London to launch IP disputes practice

Melanie Hart joins UK firm’s commercial litigation team to expand contentious data protection and IP services

6 Mar 2023

Duane Morris names London and Chicago partner duo as arbitration practice co-chairs

Vijay Bange and Owen Newman will lead further expansion of the firm’s global arbitration team

27 Feb 2023

Lord Neuberger unveiled as keynote speaker at London International Disputes Week

Former UK Supreme Court head Lord Neuberger will open the flagship disputes conference

24 Feb 2023

Debevoise beefs up London arbitration team with hire of King's Counsel from Gibson Dunn

Rare lateral hire by Debevoise in London sees silk swap US firms to co-lead European arbitration practice

23 Feb 2023

UK shadow justice secretary calls for greater diversity in the judiciary

Steve Reed MP outlined Labour’s vision for the legal profession during a speech at Middle Temple Hall

21 Feb 2023

Law Society calls for UK to join Hague Judgments Convention to boost enforceability of UK rulings

Joining a global framework to enforce commercial judgments is essential for British business, the Law Society says

21 Feb 2023

Foley Hoag refreshes litigation and arbitration leadership

Christina Hioureas in New York and Paris-based Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo to co-chair group with Constantinos Salonidis

14 Feb 2023

Pallas Partners and Slaughter and May on opposing sides in pioneering Shell climate change case

London boutique commences derivative action against Shell’s company directors in High Court

9 Feb 2023

Stephenson Harwood makes double partner hire in London to boost tech disputes coverage

Michael Bywell and Peter Dalton join from Hausfeld and Herbert Smith Freehills respectively

8 Feb 2023

Leading US public international lawyer joins 11KBW in London from Foley Hoag

Paul Reichler retires from US firm after 25 years and brings extensive experience representing sovereign states before the ICJ

3 Feb 2023

Arbitration Chambers welcomes big names in London and New York

Former IBA president and former co-chair of Skadden Arps’ international arbitration group among four legal veterans joining Hong Kong-based set

2 Feb 2023