Disputes perspectives: Sherina Petit
I am the third generation in my family to have taken up law, following in the footsteps of my grandfather…
Disputes perspectives: Adrian Chopin
When I was nine years old, an elderly relative told me I should consider being a lawyer because I was…
Disputes perspectives: Kate Davies KC
I didn’t really decide to be a lawyer, the law chose me. I went to a wedding and sat next…
Access to justice: Spurious claims under the spotlight – best intentions or base motives?
With the marked increase in group litigation and rapid development of the litigation funding industry, the Competition Appeal Tribunal is…
Scaling up: a look back at the last ten years of disputes in London
When Legal Business first launched its Disputes Yearbook back in 2014 Brexit was barely on the radar, most people had…
New year’s (dispute) resolutions
From AI to ESG and class actions, top London litigators predict the hottest litigation trends for 2024 If the view…
Government to address PACCAR ruling with amendment to Digital Markets Bill – but litigation funders argue it isn’t enough
An amendment filed to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill last week will allow the use of damages-based agreements…
‘Unnecessary bedwetting’ – litigation funders moved to allay fears following Supreme Court blow
The UK litigation funding industry has been left scrambling to renegotiate contracts in the wake of a Supreme Court judgment…
Disputes perspectives: James Maurici KC
Oddly, I decided I wanted to become a barrister when I was ten years old. I’m not sure I entirely…
Gearing up – cases of the year
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added gale force to the economic storms already picking up in early 2022, and has produced…
Bench strength revisited
The resounding message is that London is still booming. Fears surrounding its status as a leading jurisdiction for disputes being…
Euro Elite 2023: CEE – Looking ahead
Across the CEE region, uncertainty was the watchword throughout 2022, and the pattern looks set to continue. Although independent firms…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023
‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023
‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…