‘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…
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‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024
The Legal Business Commercial Litigation Summit 2024 saw barristers, solicitors, in-house counsel and other professionals in the disputes sector come…
‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snub
The King’s Speech this July included an ambitious total of 40 bills – but there was no mention of the…
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…
Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit: Stranger than fiction
Even amid a stellar agenda at Legal Business’ Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit 2023 last November, CMS’ session – Shams…
‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdown
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has fined Clyde & Co £500,000 and former partner Edward Mills-Webb £11,900 following a slew of…
Norton Rose Fulbright loses another litigation partner as departures continue to mount
In another blow for Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF), commercial litigation partner Radford Goodman has left for Mishcon de Reya. Goodman…
The ESG Report: Litigation – Perpetual motion
ESG litigation is now a buzzword in disputes. Legal Business turned to litigators and funders to examine the market –…
Sponsored briefing: The Effects of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Turkish Litigation Practice
Dear Colleagues and Friends, The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has affected almost all individuals and businesses in Turkey…
Supreme Court rules in favour of Morrisons in landmark data breach case
In a significant move for the future of large data breach and privacy cases, Morrisons Supermarkets has successfully defeated a…
Still punching – Can boutiques keep moving up a weight class amid mounting competition?
‘Gone are the days where the client would just default to a certain adviser because that is who it has…
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: Business as usual in the UK courts
Pinsent Masons discusses exciting times for UK patent litigation in 2020 and beyond For the past four years, Brexit has…
Sponsored briefing: French litigation relating to the healthcare sector – legal trends
Diane Bandon-Tourret and Esther Vogel discuss healthcare regulation in France Healthcare companies have been used to dealing with several different…
Sponsored briefing: Parties’ ability to agree on procedural aspects of a lawsuit under Brazilian law
The team at Pinheiro Neto discuss Brazil’s civil procedure code Brazil’s Civil Procedure Code (CPC), enacted in 1973, provided for…
Sponsored briefing: IP litigation in Portugal – from the ’00s to the ’20s
António Magalhães Cardoso and Sara Nazaré discuss IP Court challenges Going back to the 2000s, disputes arising from the enforcement…
Firms pile into fast-moving corporate crime sphere but is there enough work to keep all hands busy?
Georgina Stanley and Anna Cole-Bailey assess a highly competitive sector in flux Tesco, Rolls-Royce, Unaoil, Greenergy – as companies…
CAT rules in favour of claimants and funders as trucks cartel dispute intensifies
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has today (29 October) laid down a marker in the ongoing trucks cartel dispute, giving…
Guest comment: Has ‘far more assertive’ Supreme Court over-reached in Miller 2?
For some, Miller 2 is the most significant constitutional case for centuries. For others, just another act in the Shakespearean…
New players and funding prompt evolution of disputes but City leaders adapt well
‘We’ve disrupted the market – everybody knows about us now,’ says Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan London co-managing partner Ted…