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Twenty Essex hires former Debevoise & Plimpton partner to bolster arbitration practice

Wendy Miles QC joins barristers' set after three years in Debevoise's London office

27 Jul 2020

HFW posts strong financial results as international expansion continues

Firm sees healthy rise in profits and double-digit PEP gains as sector-focus pays off

27 Jul 2020

Simmons promotes six to partnership in slimmed down round as annual results show steady growth

More than half of partner promotions were women, underscoring firm's commitment to diversity

24 Jul 2020

Freshfields' profits remain stable as Magic Circle firm pushes ahead with US expansion

Firm sees slight increase in revenue to £1.5bn, but PEP dips

23 Jul 2020

Clifford Chance lifts pandemic blues as revenue growth outpaces rivals

Magic Circle firm posts 6% increase in revenue after strong showing in the Americas region

22 Jul 2020

DAC Beachcroft makes disputes hire in Madrid to bolster firm's litigation practice

Partner Mercedes Romero joins from Spanish firm Perez-Llorca

22 Jul 2020

Cahill Gordon bets big on former Allen & Overy leveraged finance duo

US firm says partner hires will help put its London finance practice on par with New York

21 Jul 2020

US-EU data sharing agreement struck down by the European Court of Justice

Latest privacy litigation involving Facebook and the US-EU Privacy Shield could impact global trade, lawyers say

21 Jul 2020

Freeths announces potential redundancies with 80 jobs expected to go

Job losses for regional firm part of 'significant realignment' to address 'over-capacity'

20 Jul 2020

Insurers wait on business interruption claims as test case starts in the High Court

An eagerly anticipated test case on coronavirus-related litigation starts in London this week

20 Jul 2020

UK prime minister encourages cautious return to office work as CMS is latest to unveil opening plans

UK lockdown rules eased as Boris Johnson seeks to revive struggling city centres

17 Jul 2020

Information aggregator tool to offer paid-for insight into leading arbitrators

Arbitrator Intelligence looks to the open up market by publishing feedback on arbitrators

16 Jul 2020

Clyde & Co secures trio of partner hires including former Pinsent Masons head of cyber

IP and construction also targeted as two partners join in London and one in Dubai since start of July

13 Jul 2020

McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire

Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch

13 Jul 2020

Technology risk moves to top of GCs agendas, major survey finds

Poll of 160 UK board directors and GCs finds them recognising the challenges posed by digitalisation

8 Jul 2020

Sidley Austin promotes four European private equity specialists in response to loss of key duo

Chicago firm greets departure of Erik Dahl and Christian Iwasko by signalling faith in European quartet

6 Jul 2020

Expert panel revises South Africa arbitration rules to boost regional status

The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa takes 'bold step' to create 'truly international set of rules'

6 Jul 2020

Top law firms collaborate to draw up draft protocol for online arbitrations

Initiative sets out to 'change the future of arbitration' as digitalisation accelerates

3 Jul 2020

HFW teams up with KPMG and Augusta Ventures to offer Covid-19 disputes service

Non-exclusive relationship seeks to capitalise on expected surge in pandemic-related litigation

1 Jul 2020

Lex Mundi launches platform for cross-firm working on multinational projects and deals

Equisphere seeks to combine people, process and technology to facilitate management of cross-border matters

1 Jul 2020