Perfect storms – Cases of the year
Cash-rich funders; conflict-free boutiques; class actions aplenty. While some predict another economic downturn on the horizon, providing an uptick in…
Disputes Yearbook 2020
Sponsored briefing:
The rise of litigation PR
Maltin PR discusses the key role of litigation PR in large commercial disputes
Disputes perspectives: Constantine Partasides QC
Modern history was my undergrad. History has always been my passion. I had a sense I’d be a lawyer, but…
Sponsored briefing: Arbitration in the Czech Republic in 2020 – 25 years of the Arbitration Act and counting
František Honsa and Petr Vošahlík give an overview of arbitration in the Czech Republic Introduction Arbitration within the territory of…
Sponsored briefing: Disruption, disintermediation and disputes
Stewarts’ Marc Jones discusses the implications of crypto-assets for the litigation sphere The chances are that in January 2009, when…
Sponsored briefing: The coming of age of litigation funding
Harbour Litigation Funding on the growth of alternative funding It has been over 20 years since a law was passed…
Sponsored briefing: Settlement facilitation or how to cut short an arbitration and save time and costs
Nadia Darwazeh and Dr Henning Schaloske look at the benefits of settlement facilitation As in-house counsel overseeing disputes, one of…
Market Report: Intellectual Property – A delicate balance
With global hubs fighting to attract big-ticket IP disputes, the London courts are facing a tougher challenge than they are…
Sponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in India
Manoj Singh and Nilava Bandhopadhyay give an overview of the new Indian Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act India is one…
Sponsored briefing: 2020 fraud –
Is the picture any clearer?
Stewarts’ Mo Bhaskaran and Pia Mithani discuss the huge growth in international fraud Fraud thrives in systems that permit secrecy…
Sponsored briefing: Four tips for successful foreclosure in Ukraine
Following changes to legislation last year, Valentyn Gvozdiy makes recommendations to creditors The major part of banking litigation relates to…
Market Report: Fraud – Sleight of hand
Criminal investigations aside, the rise of cyber crime and forum shopping means the UK is a perennially popular location for…
Sponsored briefing: Financial services regulation in Australia at boiling point
Richard Harris assesses the challenges facing financial services businesses in Australia The regulation of financial services businesses in Australia stands…
Sponsored briefing: Reverse corporate insolvency resolution process
Manoj K Singh and Vijay K Singh discuss the concept of reverse CIRP in India’s insolvency and bankruptcy matters In…
Sponsored briefing: Key trends in contentious construction
The team at Watson Farley & Williams discuss the latest developments in the sector It has been a busy few…
Sponsored briefing: The evolution of the Commercial Bar
Duncan Matthews QC, co-head, and Jemma Tagg, chief executive, reflect on the evolution of Twenty Essex and wider sector changes…
Sponsored briefing: A cultural shift – has the fallout from the financial crisis changed corporate culture in financial services or is there still work to be done?
Zeena Saleh, associate, and Chris Brennan, partner, at White & Case on corporate culture The concept of corporate culture was…
Sponsored briefing: Seeing
litigation through many lenses
Stephen Goldie discusses Brodies’ growing litigation practice and the increasing popularity of ADR Brodies’ position as the leading independent law…