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UK retailers launch £1bn class action against Amazon
Claim submitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Amazon misused data to outcompete UK retailers
The Global Legal Post launches new edition of luxury law comparative guide
Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands
The impact of AI and cloud computing on lawyers, fees and IT budgets
Law firms need to reconsider their IT budgets as AI and technology transforms how they resource and manage legal matters, write Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp
Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds
New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence
Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials
Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster
Goodwin Procter raises NQ salary to £175k as London pay war continues
Increase from £160k sees it join elite group of US firms paying £170k or more
Freshfields arbitration partner opts for the Bar
Peter Turner KC joins 39 Essex Chambers after 27 years as a partner at Magic Circle firm
Simmons & Simmons adds technology quartet from Deloitte Legal, Goodwin Procter
Group led by former Deloitte Legal UK head of legal advisory Andrew Joint joins firm’s digital business group in London
Lady Chief Justice calls for greater ‘cross-fertilisation’ between mediation, arbitration and litigation
Dame Sue Carr moots establishment of ‘London Dispute Resolution Committee’ in LIDW keynote
Bird & Bird’s former London arbitration head launches own practice
Nick Peacock ‘excited to be truly independent and conflict-free for first time’
Harley-Davidson sues Next for alleged trademark infringement over kids’ t-shirt
Unusual move sees iconic motorcycle manufacturer bring claim against retailer at UK High Court
Hausfeld unveils London leadership changes as managing partner steps down early
Former head Lianne Craig, who makes way for Nicola Boyle, is shifting her focus for personal reasons
Post Office scandal points to ‘corporate-legal cover up culture’ within profession, academic claims
Lecture by Richard Moorhead suggests existence of ‘orthodoxy’ in which clients’ interests trump justice
London International Disputes Week poised for record delegate attendance
Conference starts today (3 June) and will feature headliners including Lady Chief Justice Carr and ICSID’s Meg Kinnear
Taylor Wessing’s UK managing partner elected for third term
Shane Gleghorn has overseen revenue growth of nearly £140m since taking the helm in 2018
A&O Shearman follows Magic Circle rivals in raising NQ pay to £150k
Transatlantic firm equals Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Freshfields but still lags US firms at the top of the market
Axiom Ince collapse fuels threefold hike in compensation fund levy
Regulator says proposed payment increases down to sharp rise in interventions
Tributes pour in for former leader of the Law Society of Scotland’s in-house lawyers group
Janet Hood, a Scottish licensing specialist, died suddenly last week
Pinsent Masons joins junior salary war, ups NQ pay to £97k
Five percent increase puts UK firm ahead of rivals including Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Bird & Bird
Seladore Legal taps BonelliErede for international arbitration partner
Laurence Shore will join the London disputes specialist in September