
Duelling dragons – the Asia disputes outlook
Hong Kong remains Asia’s disputes capital but Singapore continues to close the gap with sustained investment attracting more litigation and…
Hong Kong remains Asia’s disputes capital but Singapore continues to close the gap with sustained investment attracting more litigation and…
There is a price war raging in the London arbitration market that has led law firm leaders to question their…
I have been incredibly fortunate in my career. I feel that very strongly. I come from a long line of…
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I always wanted to be a criminal barrister. I grew up watching Rumpole. At university I read classics, did the…
Assessing the legal market for our third annual Disputes Yearbook there are many reasons for litigators to be bullish… and…
The good, the bad and the ugly – we asked litigators to identify the judges that – for better or…
Funding cuts are putting the judiciary’s status as a world leader under pressure. Canvassing the profession, we find deep concern…
Alan Watts Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills alan.watts@hsf.com Well, we are where we are. ‘Brexit means Brexit’. The legal profession, in…
As Legal Business publishes its third annual Disputes Yearbook, and the second annual survey sponsored by Cornerstone Research, we scope…
Caroline Edwards Partner, Travers Smith caroline.edwards@traverssmith.com The reputation of London as a jurisdiction of choice for private competition damages claims…
Clive Zietman Head of commercial litigation, Stewarts Law czietman@stewartslaw.com Unbeknown to many English lawyers there is an area of the…
Abdulali Jiwaji Partner, Signature Litigation abdulali.jiwaji@signaturelitigation.com Sarah Kelly Associate, Signature Litigation sarah.kelly@signaturelitigation.com Disputes over contractual interpretation find their way to…
Nigel Jones QC Hardwicke nigel.jones@hardwicke.co.uk Frederico Singarajah Hardwicke frederico.singarajah@hardwicke.co.uk ‘As arbitration clauses are widespread in some sectors of economic activity,…
Daniel Eisele Partner, Niederer Kraft & Frey daniel.eisele@nkf.ch Tamir Livschitz Partner, Niederer Kraft & Frey tamir.livschitz@nkf.ch In recent times, a…
In a centrepiece debate, a group of heavyweight disputes veterans came together to discuss London’s much-lauded new finance court. Can…
In an unusual session, Legal Business united top M&A lawyers and litigators to forecast the next wave of disputes to…