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Top Asia law QC leaves sanctions-hit Essex Court Chambers
Jern-Fei Ng QC announces switch two days after former chambers appears on China sanctions list
China imposes sanctions on top barristers' chambers after legal opinion on Uighurs
Essex Court Chambers named among politicians and campaigners as Beijing retaliates following UK sanctions on Monday
Burford hails record realisations as it hires in Hong Kong and Houston
Litigation funder posts 72% rise in proceeds from cases to $608m in 2020 despite fall in profits
WFW hires Withers' Asia Pacific hotels and hospitality head to launch Sydney office
Robert Williams part of four-lawyer team that includes Singapore partner Lada Shelkovnikova
Level receives £20m venture capital backing to help finance family law disputes
Investment sees 1818 Venture Capital take equity stake in the litigation funder
London international disputes boutiques combine to create fraud law 'champion'
PCB Litigation and Byrne & Partners forge 15-partner firm with blessing of PCB's part-owner Burford Capital
Report reveals 'thriving' multi-billion dollar arbitration market in Australia
Minister calls on practitioners to seize opportunity to grow volume of cases
Herbert Smith Freehills chooses Australian dealmaker to be first woman senior partner
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage to join fellow countrywoman Freshfields' Georgia Dawson at helm of top international firm
Hogan Lovells is latest firm to open in Dublin in response to Brexit
While move aids international firm's access to EU courts, it also sees 'new opportunities' in Irish capital
Law Society of England and Wales president steps down over long-running client dispute
High Court decision to reopen case against London-based litigator David Greene triggers early departure
London public law heavyweight Dominic Roughton joins Quinn Emanuel from Boies Schiller
Ex-Herbert Smith Freehills partner is reunited with former colleague Ted Greeno as he switches US litigation firms
NautaDutilh hires four-lawyer Amsterdam IP/IT team from DLA Piper
Former head of IP leads move as Dutch independent hails 'enormous potential' of tech sector
Kennedys boosts Americas team with partner-level hires in Madrid, Philadelphia and Miami
Arrival of AXA XL's EMEA and Latin America head, Susana Martinez, latest of four hires
HFW secures second Reed Smith commodities partner this year in Singapore
Arrival of disputes specialist Dan Perera's boosts UK-based firm's specialist Asia team to seven partners
Burford boosted by portfolio performance despite dip in projected profits
Litigation funder says it has 'weathered' pandemic as it restores dividend
US tech arbitration claims value soared to $1.4bn in 2020
Financial services second-most active sector, according to The American Arbitration Association
Hong Kong arbitrations reach 10-year high but concerns mount over long-term impact of security law
Positive data overshadowed by claim businesses may move disputes elsewhere
Quinn Emanuel hires Simmons & Simmons' UK disputes head
London office follows up on 'spectacular' financial performance last year with high-profile lateral
RPC launches Hong Kong employment practice with partner hire from Gall
Rare departure from top independent allows UK firm to make 'obvious' strategic move
'You won't work for me' - Joe Biden assembles heavyweight DOJ team
Senior lawyers from O'Melveny, MoFo and Linklaters lined up to support Attorney General nominee and his deputy