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Ben Rigby is a freelance legal journalist
BIG STORIES | DISPUTE RESOLUTION
'Nothing changes' - Toby Landau QC on going solo in London and Singapore's rising status for disputes
Top arbitration specialist sets out his plans after severing his ties with Essex Court Chambers....
BIG STORIES | CHINA SANCTIONS
Arbitration QC exits sanctions-hit Essex Court Chambers as new Singapore venture is approved
Toby Landau QC severs London ties and transfers to newly formed Duxton Hill Chambers with five colleagues in Singapore....
BIG STORIES | OBITUARY
'An inspirational mentor, teacher, and colleague': Emmanuel Gaillard (1952-2021)
Emmanuel Gaillard, one of the greatest arbitration lawyers of his generation, has died aged 69....
BIG STORIES | PRACTICE LAUNCH
Essex Court Chambers Duxton's advocates leave to launch new Singapore practice
Six lawyers led by former attorney-general distance themselves from London's sanctions-hit Essex Court Chambers....
BIG STORIES | PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
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....
BIG STORIES | PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
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....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
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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....
BIG STORIES | OFFICE LAUNCH
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....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
Level receives £20m venture capital backing to help finance family law disputes
Investment sees 1818 Venture Capital take equity stake in the litigation funder....
BIG STORIES | MERGER
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....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
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Report reveals 'thriving' multi-billion dollar arbitration market in Australia
Minister calls on practitioners to seize opportunity to grow volume of cases....
BIG STORIES | LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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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....
BIG STORIES | OFFICE OPENING
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....
BIG STORIES | PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
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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....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
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....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
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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....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
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....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
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....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
Burford boosted by portfolio performance despite dip in projected profits
Litigation funder says it has 'weathered' pandemic as it restores dividend....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
US tech arbitration claims value soared to $1.4bn in 2020
Financial services second-most active sector, according to The American Arbitration Association....
BIG STORIES | INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
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....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
Quinn Emanuel hires Simmons & Simmons' UK disputes head
London office follows up on 'spectacular' financial performance last year with high-profile lateral....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
RPC launches Hong Kong employment practice with partner hire from Gall
Rare departure from top independent allows UK firm to make 'obvious' strategic move....
BIG STORIES | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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'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....
BIG STORIES | COVID-19 TEST CASE
'Much-needed clarity' - lawyers reflect on the landmark UK Covid-19 insurance test case
While the claimant lawyers are celebrating, advisers on both sides have welcomed the Supreme Court's judgment....
BIG STORIES | COVID-19 TEST CASE
Herbert Smith Freehills celebrates as UK Supreme Court backs businesses in Covid-19 insurance ruling
FCA wins fast-tracked appeal unlocking payments to 1,000s of businesses....
BIG STORIES | OFFICE LAUNCH
Clyde & Co hires three-partner team from Norton Rose Fulbright to open in Munich
Eight fee earners move across to top international insurance firm to set up its third German base....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
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Allen & Overy's co-head of arbitration leaves for the Bar in London and Hong Kong.
Matthew Gearing amongst 'leading arbitration advocates of his generation', according to fellow partner....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
ICC celebrates record year for arbitration and mediation caseloads
Records fall as Paris body hails 9% increase in arbitration cases while its ADR centre registers its 400th case....
BIG STORIES | BOUTIQUE LAUNCH
Ex-Linklaters arbitration co-head launches Paris boutique
Pierre Duprey sets up ADF Avocats becoming latest senior arbitrator to go it alone....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
McDermott boosts Brussels team with senior Deloitte Legal hire
US firm bolsters its EU law capability with addition of Hendrik Viaene....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
Hausfeld hires Trowers & Hamlins arbitration head to boost London disputes team
Investment in US firm's London office continues with arrival of Ned Beale and an of counsel....
BIG STORIES | HONG KONG
American lawyer arrested in Hong Kong crackdown
John Clancey believed to be first foreign national detained under new security law....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
King & Spalding hires pair of construction partners from Reed Smith in London
US firm builds on earlier hires in Dubai as it bids to be 'global firm of choice' for complex disputes....
BIG STORIES | BREXIT
UK lawyers count the cost of Brexit deal for legal services
National UK law societies cautiously welcome limited reference to cross-border legal services in Brexit agreement....
BIG STORIES | ADVOCACY
Trio of US law firms celebrate after annual award of UK Queen's Counsel
Lawyers from Skadden, Gibson Dunn and Quinn Emanuel join first-ever Big Four advocate on roster....
COMMENTARY | CLASS ACTIONS
'A difficult task ahead' - the UK Supreme Court revives Mastercard class action
While a historic claim on behalf of 46 million citizens can now proceed the final outcome is by no means certain....
BIG STORIES | CLASS ACTIONS
Quinn Emanuel celebrates landmark Supreme Court victory over Mastercard class action
Claim on behalf of 46 million UK consumers can proceed, but Freshfields points to split judgment....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
Singapore International Arbitration Centre opens in New York
First representative office outside Asia reflects clout of US and Americas in international arbitration....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
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Fieldfisher strengthens Spanish practice with double partner hire
Two regulatory specialists join Fieldfisher's associated Spanish arm in Madrid and Barcelona....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
Hong Kong seeks to bolster disputes reputation with updated China deal
New agreement will make it easier to enforce arbitral awards in both jurisdictions....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
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Leading judge appointed next chair of the Scottish Arbitration Centre
Lord Glennie to assume role after retirement from bench as SAC ushers in more diverse board....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Mayer Brown hires five-strong German competition team from Baker McKenzie
Two partners and three associates will join US firm's Düsseldorf arm in January....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
Law firms team up to launch protocol for legaltech adoption in arbitrations
Latham, HSF and DLA Piper among firms co-operating to outline 'must have' functionality....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
'A great victory for common sense' - UK Supreme Court defends impartiality of arbitrators
London arbitrators breathe sigh of relief after court dismisses Halliburton's appeal in Chubb v Halliburton....
BIG STORIES | OFFICE OPENING
Leading Australian class action law firm opens in London
Firm promises to 'hold the powerful to account' as it sets out to recruit 'a vibrant and diverse team of brilliant lawyers'....
BIG STORIES | NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
UK judiciary reviews historic role sitting in Hong Kong's highest court
'Chilling effect' of new security law prompts UK foreign secretary to moot court boycott....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
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King & Spalding boosts Dubai disputes team with double partner hire from CMS
Arrival of construction specialists follows on from hire of two energy partners in Singapore....
BIG STORIES | DISPUTES
Dubai arbitration cases jump to fresh record as construction disputes predominate
DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre posts 18% increase in caseload in 2019; 2020 poised for another record year....
BIG STORIES | INVESTIGATIONS
Slaughter and May bolsters investigations team with rare London partner hire
Senior litigation lawyer to join top London firm from Danske Bank....
BIG STORIES | LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Taylor Wessing's UK senior partner secures second term
Private equity veteran Dominic FitzPatrick looks to post-pandemic future....
BIG STORIES | LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Travers Smith appoints leading private equity specialist as next managing partner
Edmund Reed stresses importance of culture after being elected to succeed David Patient....
BIG STORIES | RIGHTS OF ACCESS
'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access
Law Society of Ireland announces that dual-qualified lawyers must be based in Ireland to gain practising certificates....
BIG STORIES | HONG KONG
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Hong Kong's representative for legal profession disqualified from Legislative Council
Ejection of barrister Dennis Kwok and three other high profile law makers sparks resignation of pro-democracy caucus....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Five-strong finance team joins S&R in New Delhi from JSA
Team leader Divyanshu Pandey to become head of banking at new firm....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Heuking hires eight-strong employment team from Dentons in Berlin
Healthcare group climbs on board leading German independent....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
Lawyers team up with litigation funding industry to create model documents
Project aims to produce best-in-class documentation, helping to promote a credible and established asset class....
BIG STORIES | LEADERSHIP CHANGE
CMS appoints CEE corporate head as Romania managing partner
Horea Popescu to take over from Gabriel Sidere as head of Bucharest office in November....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
HFW hires Colin Biggers & Paisley co-senior partner in Sydney
Antony Riordan leads five-strong construction disputes team joining London-headquartered firm....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
Cahill hires third London leveraged finance partner from Allen & Overy
Newly made-up partner Joydeep Choudhuri jumps ship to join former colleagues at high-yield specialist....
BIG STORIES | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Linklaters sets out race action plan to increase black diversity across firm
Magic Circle UK Firm pledges to increase number of black partners globally five fold by 2027....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Clyde & Co hires four-lawyer arbitration team from Foley Hoag in Paris
Hery Ranjeva and Ivan Urzhumov join as partners with focus on francophone Africa and Eastern Europe....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
Burford Capital launches on New York Stock Exchange
Litigation funder says dual listing will deepen investor pool and raise profile in the US....
BIG STORIES | DE-MERGER
Historic Simpson & Marwick brand revived after Clyde & Co sheds Scottish property arm
Amicable de-merger sees longstanding name return to Scotland five years after it was sacrificed in merger....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
ICCA Edinburgh congress is postponed for a second time due to Covid-19
Flagship arbitration conference rescheduled to later in 2021 as Scotland manages second wave of coronavirus....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
Squire Patton Boggs boosts arbitration practice with senior hires in Paris and Brussels
US law firm adds two partners in Paris from DWF, while a consultant joins as a partner in Brussels from Wilmer Hale....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
White & Case teams up with University of London to launch arbitration survey
Fifth study seeks to understand how Covid-19 pandemic is impacting sector....
BIG STORIES | REGULATION
Seventeen lawyers make history as Ireland's first solicitors to become Senior Counsel
Top Irish firms are represented as the SC rank is opened up to the solicitors' branch of the profession....
BIG STORIES | CORPORATE CRIME
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Quinn Emanuel claims France first as it hires leading state prosecutor
Paris-based financial prosecutor Eric Russo makes ground-breaking switch to private practice....
BIG STORIES | TEAM MOVES
Noerr secures four-partner German corporate team from Latham
Former Shearman partners move again; DWF also secures team, from DLA Piper....
BIG STORIES | TEAM MOVE
Brown Rudnick's London head of arbitration joins Beirut's Alem & Associates
Nicholas Tse to set up Abu Dhabi branch for new firm with team of two associates....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
DAC Beachcroft builds in Belfast with five-partner hire from BLM
Insurance firm nearly doubles office partner count as it also secures a London fraud specialist....
BIG STORIES | BOUTIQUE LAUNCH
Seasoned Linklaters duo set up international finance boutique
Practice to focus on emerging markets and commodity trade finance....
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Linklaters mourns loss of 'true European' and former regional head Blumberg
Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe among array of senior figures paying tribute to Belgian dealmaker....
BIG STORIES | MERGER
Baltic market shake-up continues with tripartite merger to create 100-lawyer practice
Lithuania's WALLESS joins forces with firms in Estonia and Latvia to create a pan-Baltic practice....
BIG STORIES | OFFICE LAUNCH
Kennedys snaps up insurance boutique to launch in Tel Aviv
UK insurance specialist takes on four-partner practice to offer local law advice....
BIG STORIES | BOUTIQUE LAUNCH
Madrid employment team leaves DWF to set up five-partner boutique
Split with listed UK firm comes less than a year after its acquisition of Spain independent RCD....
BIG STORIES | LAW AND POLITICS
Withers hires former UK attorney general and leading Brexiteer Geoffrey Cox
Barrister to advise on disputes; Travers Smith boosts IT practice by hiring former ministerial colleague Nicky Morgan....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
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Skadden celebrates hire of Freshfields London M&A heavyweight Bruce Embley
Arrival of global client group co-head comes three years after retirement of renowned City dealmaker Michael Hatchard....
BIG STORIES | TEAM MOVE
Goodwin Procter's London arm secures five-partner Sidley private equity team
Partner duo credited with kick-starting Sidley's European practice lead defection to rival....
BIG STORIES | DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Mishcon makes first Singapore partner-level lateral since office launch
Dispute resolution specialist exits Singapore boutique less than a year after joining....
BIG STORIES | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Doing business in a better world: law firms back sustainable development
Host of law firm leaders pledge to steer world onto a “more equitable, inclusive and sustainable path”....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
Liverpool boutique launches £50m fund backed by Therium Capital Management
Former DLA Piper partners reignite relationship with Therium in latest law firm portfolio deal....
BIG STORIES | RULE OF LAW
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'The best of the best' - lawyers pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court judge was a trailblazer for gender equality and an outstanding jurist, say her many admirers....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Thomson Geer completes hire of top M&A team from DLA Piper in Perth
Independent firm welcomes four partners in Western Australia, one of three recent team hires across its national network....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
EXCLUSIVE: Genevieve Quierin to join Stephenson Harwood
Experienced litigator to leave Mishcon de Reya after three-and-a-half years....
BIG STORIES | TEAM MOVE
King & Spalding makes double energy hire in Asia from Shearman
Senior duo switch firms in Singapore as both US rivals underline international ambitions....
BIG STORIES | INSURANCE LAW
Host of top law firms advise as Commercial Court makes landmark Covid-19 insurance ruling
Financial Conduct Authority proclaims 'significant step' in ending pandemic business interruption claims uncertainty....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Giaretta to join Fox Williams
Leading London disputes partner exits Mishcon de Reya to join respected independent firm....
BIG STORIES | FLEXIBLE WORKING
Herbert Smith Freehills sets 60 per cent baseline for office work under flexible working revamp
CEO Justin D'Agostino puts move down to recognition employees have 'greatly valued' flexibility during pandemic....
BIG STORIES | M&A
Former Eversheds Sutherland senior partner joins RCA to open Dutch arm
Rob Faasen to tap into demand for M&A risk insurance; Omni secures services of a senior Morgan Lewis partner in New York....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
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Litigation funders with $10bn firepower form global association
Washington DC-based body pledges to promote efficient, ethical and professional provision of capital....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRES
Shearman & Sterling and Greenberg Traurig expand London finance practices
Gary Hamp exits Latham in Hong Kong to join Shearman in London, while Helena Nathanson leaves BCLP to join Greenberg Traurig....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRE
Cooley hires cybersecurity team from DLA Piper in Brussels
Data privacy co-chair Patrick Van Eecke is switching firms with a three-strong team....
BIG STORIES | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Singapore signs IP agreements with multiple countries to strengthen regional hub ambitions
City-state marks IP Week with global partnerships including Laos, Brazil and China....
BIG STORIES | LATERAL HIRES
ECIJA bolsters Central America team with hires in El Salvador and Costa Rica
Hires follow Spanish independent's Brazil and Ecuador launches; Ontier and DAC Beachcroft also make regional hires....
BIG STORIES | SHIPPING LAW
Hill Dickinson mourns loss of Piraeus office head Patrick Hawkins
Colleagues and clients pay tribute to 'much loved' and 'trusted' Greek office managing partner....
BIG STORIES | LAW FIRM OUTLOOK
Cash flow and employee wellbeing among top law firm concerns in post-Covid world, surveys find
Studies by LexisNexis and Byfield illustrate the challenges of the 'new normal' facing UK managing partners....
BIG STORIES | LITIGATION FUNDING
LCM signs latest in series of portfolio funding deals
Funder agrees construction sector portfolio deal for Norton Rose Fulbright client....
BIG STORIES | PARTNER HIRE
Paul Hastings keeps up partner hiring pace with third London arrival in as many months
US firm hires Derwin Jenkinson from Ashurst to bolster capital's finance team....
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