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Courts minister Sarah Sackman to open London International Disputes Week main conference
Former Matrix Chambers barrister to deliver opening keynote at QEII Centre on 3 June
Merricks v Mastercard – landmark settlement or Pyrrhic victory?
A bitter clash between funder and claimant has laid bare deep tensions at the heart of collective actions in the wake of the UK’s largest collective settlement, reports Ben Rigby
Lord Chancellor nominates trio of barristers to replace UK judge on European Court of Human Rights
Nominees include Hugh Mercer KC, Sam Wordsworth KC and Deok Joo Rhee KC
Lady chief justice leads tributes to ‘inspiring judge and leader’ Lord Etherton, who has died aged 73
Trailblazing former master of the rolls was awarded knight grand cross for services to LGBT veterans last year
Judge questions wisdom of law firm deals with Trump in striking down executive order targeting Perkins Coie
Federal judge says ‘some clients may harbour reservations’ about implications of some firms’ efforts to head off attacks over DEI policies through deals
Judiciary has crucial role supporting arbitration – top-level IBA panel
Speakers at IBA Arbitration Day underline importance of rule of law in underpinning effective arbitral systems
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue to headline at London International Disputes Week
Main conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre will tackle topics ranging from AI to judicial innovation and professional ethics
Rule of law tops agenda as IBA Latin America regional forum kicks off in Peru
IBA president Jaime Carey and Peru’s central bank governor Julio Velarde headlined opening day’s sessions
ABA challenges Trump administration’s diversity policies, foreign aid cuts and judicial attacks
US president issued executive order in January seeking to end private sector DEI initiatives
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue joins Twenty Essex as an arbitrator
Retired American judge took unusual step last year of correcting media reports over controversial ICJ Gaza genocide ruling
IBA denounces Trump sanctions against the International Criminal Court
IBA executive director Mark Ellis says US sanctions ‘weaken the rule of law globally’
New Bar Council chair pledges to raise profile of the family Bar in inaugural speech
Barbara Mills KC – the first black woman to hold the post – also emphasises importance of diversity and wellbeing at the Bar
Singapore International Commercial Court appoints trio of UK, Australian judges
International jurists include UK Justice Lady Mary Arden, who join the court’s ranks next month
UK legal sector has 'grown by 50% in last decade'
Gross value added contribution of legal services has risen to £34.2bn, according to Law Society of England and Wales
Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court
Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date