At the Opening of the Legal Year, Lady Chief Justice calls for stability while Lammy promises reforms and a renewed drive to champion English law | 10mos
Disputes
FGvW gains two real estate partners from Reed Smith in Frankfurt, while A&O loses arbitration partner to newly minted disputes boutique in Hamburg | 10mos
Catherine Piercy KC joins from Gatehouse Chambers, following the arrival of Karim Ghaly KC from 39 Essex last month | 10mos
Michael Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat launch firm focused on impact litigation with team of 13 | 10mos
Freeths’ Martin Noble explores the recent dismissal of the proposed US class action against Hermès and the line between lawful and unlawful selling practices for luxury brands | 10mos
Alex Verdan KC brings more than 35 years of advocacy experience in children’s disputes | 10mos
Decision to close arbitration-focused outpost after 10 years follows ‘routine review’ | 10mos
Guidelines are designed to bring clarity to a growing aspect of modern arbitration practice | 10mos
Group joins across US and in Seoul as Sheppard Mullin moves to build preeminent IP practice | 10mos
McKool Smith IP litigators Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli consider the implications of Anthropic’s recent proposed $1.5bn settlement for copyright infringement | 10mos
Competition Appeal Tribunal draws attention to ‘very low rate of take-up’ by customers in rail fare case | 10mos
Irish president Michael D Higgins leads tributes to human rights law professor | 10mos
Law Society report highlights pre-eminence of English law and London as a worldwide centre for commercial dispute resolution | 11mos
Leading commercial and construction silk strengthens Atkin’s international arbitration and energy disputes offering | 11mos
New set-up will be part of Eversheds’ International LLP and follows breakdown of affiliated Irish arm’s merger talks with William Fry | 11mos
Appellate litigator Masha Hansford rejoins firm following wave of litigation defections in wake of Trump deal | 11mos
Christopher Harris KC, who joined the firm in July, is appointed partner in charge of the office | 11mos
Senior junior Andrew Stevens adds experience in energy, construction and shipping disputes | 11mos
Group led by Withers Tech creator James Shaw to open YPOG’s first international office | 11mos
Arnold & Porter partner Hilton Mervis launched SafeCourse in memory of his son Daniel, who died after becoming addicted while at Oxford University | 11mos