Stewarts Law: The green shoots of English securities litigation
Clive Zietman Head of commercial litigation, Stewarts Law czietman@stewartslaw.com Unbeknown to many English lawyers there is an area of the…
Disputes
Signature Litigation: Contractual interpretation – eyes on the Financial List
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…
The Disputes Yearbook: Simmons’ Passmore on the flow on effects of Three Rivers
In June this year, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that the English Court of Appeal decision in Three…
The Disputes Yearbook: Herbert Smith Freehills’ Parkes on the specialist court the City needs
The English court system has added to its stable of specialist courts a Financial List, to deal with major banking…
Leader: A challenging time for disputes teams in a polarised market
The return of our Disputes Yearbook finds the wider outlook for contentious work considerably changed over the last 12 months.…
The specialist court the City needs
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Tim Parkes welcomes the overdue launch of London’s financial court but warns of the dangers of test…
Undisputed – the next generation of partners setting the disputes agenda
As contentious work increasingly drives revenues at major City firms, Legal Business canvasses the leading teams to find the new…
Disputes Yearbook 2015
Introduction Leader: A challenging time for disputes teams in a polarised market Economic recovery will not lead to decline in…
Perspectives: Mark Howard QC
When I came to the Bar I didn’t know anybody, but fortunately got introduced to Tom Bingham and I was…
Calling time at the Bar – Quality fears for English judges are growing as top QCs turn away from the bench
Disillusionment within the England and Wales judiciary was laid bare by the findings of the UK Judicial Attitude Survey in…
Perspectives: Emmanuel Gaillard
In a small resort called La Féclaz in the Alps, a lawyer was sitting next to me in the restaurant…
Perspectives: Sir Bernard Eder
I’ve had a happy time. My wife said at school I spent most of my time in the library. I…
The fix – how to resolve the tensions at the heart of modern arbitration
With growing caseloads and global appeal, international arbitration is blossoming – as is criticism of rising costs and delays. As…
The US disputes outlook – After the feast
US disputes lawyers are seeking their next hunting ground as the wave of financial crisis litigation nears its end. Legal…
Commercial Dispute Resolution Survey
As Legal Business publishes its second annual Disputes Yearbook, Cornerstone Research scopes the views of in-house counsel and private practitioners…
CMS: Crowdfunding litigation – power to the people?
Tim Hardy Partner, CMS tim.hardy@cms-cmck.com David Bridge Senior associate, CMS david.bridge@cms-cmck.com When the people of France gave the Statue of…
Harneys: British Virgin Islands positioned to become an international arbitration centre
Phillip Kite Global head of litigation and insolvency, Harneys phillip.kite@harneys.com The British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Arbitration Act 2013 came into…
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Party-appointed arbitrators, impartiality and a perceived need for change
Anthony Sinclair Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan anthonysinclair@quinnemanuel.com It is an old adage that the quality of any arbitration…
Signature Litigation: Legal privilege: far from resolved
Abdulali Jiwaji Partner, Signature Litigation abdulali.jiwaji@signaturelitigation.com Daniel Hayward-Hughes Associate, Signature Litigation daniel.hayward-hughes@signaturelitigation.com The right of clients to preserve the confidentiality…
Signature Litigation: Policing arbitration – can accountability deficit be addressed?
Natalia Chumak Partner, Signature Litigation natalia.chumak@signaturelitigation.com Nick Storrs Senior associate, Signature Litigation nick.storrs@signaturelitigation.com Over recent decades, arbitration for dispute resolution…