Climate change and collective proceedings: what businesses need to know
Collective proceedings are a longstanding mechanism for bringing claims in the US and Australia. They are now a feature of…
Disputes
Simmons names international disputes head as new managing partner
Simmons & Simmons has elected international head of disputes Emily Monastiriotis as the firm’s new managing partner, succeeding long-serving leader…
CAT approves £200m Merricks v Mastercard settlement
The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has approved a settlement of £200m in the long-running Merricks v Mastercard dispute. The tribunal’s ruling dismisses…
‘Everyone will be watching’: disputes partners pick out the trends to watch for 2025
If there’s one thing litigators aren’t disputing, it’s that workflow is not likely to drop as we settle into 2025.…
‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at…
‘Leave no stone unturned’: LB speaks to Barrister of the Year Edward Henry KC
Mountford Chambers’ Edward Henry KC won the title of Barrister of the Year at the Legal Business Awards this past…
‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year
Adam Ibrahim, UK co-head of litigation and arbitration at DLA Piper, was last month named Private Practice Lawyer of the Year…
‘We’re all talking about it, but what’s going to happen?’ Why this year’s LIDW is promising in-house lawyers answers around greenwashing, AI, and group litigation
The chairs of next week’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW) are urging in-house lawyers to attend the event to learn…
‘Your mindset is more important than it seems’ – how Maxwell Chambers shook up Singapore’s disputes landscape
Jiun Ean Ban, chief executive of Maxwell Chambers in Singapore, recently sat down with Legal 500 senior research editor Allan…
Q&A: Giorgos Landas LLC
Iro Petrou and Myria Pornari examine trends and sectors in the Cyprus disputes market
Shepherd Construction v Kingspan & Ors
Building contractor Shepherd Construction is bringing a claim valued at almost £70m against 12 defendants, including building materials company Kingspan…
A focus on ESG litigation
Osborne Clarke on how seriously companies should take greenwashing accusations
Serco
Serco hits the High Court at the start of June in the first s90A securities group action to go to…
Firm profile: Villaraza & Angangco
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Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group
Described by one London disputes head as ‘the biggest class action ever’, Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group…
Class/collective actions
Mayer Brown discusses the importance of businesses understanding their exposure
Mastercard proceedings
Complex claims are being brought against Mastercard and Visa in an ongoing decade-long saga involving over 1,800 corporate claimants across…
Disputes Yearbook: Foreword – Stewarts: Groundhog Day?
A quick scan of the inevitable January opinion pieces predicting trends in the litigation market for the year ahead gives…
Taking an important case to trial: jury research
MoloLamken’s Steven Molo and Sara Margolis outline the process and benefits of jury research
Russian aircraft claims
In line with the trend towards mega-trials, the Commercial Court in October is due to hear the highly publicised Russian…