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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

29 Mar 2021

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

26 Mar 2021

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

24 Mar 2021

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

22 Mar 2021

Level receives £20m venture capital backing to help finance family law disputes

Investment sees 1818 Venture Capital take equity stake in the litigation funder

18 Mar 2021

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

16 Mar 2021

Report reveals 'thriving' multi-billion dollar arbitration market in Australia

Minister calls on practitioners to seize opportunity to grow volume of cases

15 Mar 2021

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

10 Mar 2021

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

9 Mar 2021

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

4 Mar 2021

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

3 Mar 2021

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

1 Mar 2021

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

25 Feb 2021

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

22 Feb 2021

Burford boosted by portfolio performance despite dip in projected profits

Litigation funder says it has 'weathered' pandemic as it restores dividend

18 Feb 2021

US tech arbitration claims value soared to $1.4bn in 2020

Financial services second-most active sector, according to The American Arbitration Association

17 Feb 2021

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

10 Feb 2021

Quinn Emanuel hires Simmons & Simmons' UK disputes head

London office follows up on 'spectacular' financial performance last year with high-profile lateral

9 Feb 2021

RPC launches Hong Kong employment practice with partner hire from Gall

Rare departure from top independent allows UK firm to make 'obvious' strategic move

27 Jan 2021

'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

22 Jan 2021