Disputes Yearbook 2019

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A message from the chief executive of The International Arbitration Centre As London’s newest dispute resolution centre, The International Arbitration…

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Jane Colston discusses the use of AI in the courts under the new disclosure pilot scheme’s push for cheaper tech-assisted…

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It is fair to say that the volume and nature of commercial disputes generally reflect shifts in the prevailing winds…

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Sidley Austin’s place in the top ten global law firms is well established. Integral to this is a standout international…

Alex Novarese

Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Tracey, shall we talk about the background of the All Rise project? Tracey Dovaston, Barclays: We…

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Clive Zietman considers the big trends likely to shape the commercial disputes scene If I possessed a crystal ball, I…

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Huw Jenkin assesses the options for curbing excessive or aggressive litigation In the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s November 2018 report…

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Manoj Singh and Nilava Bandyopadhyay discuss the growth of commercial litigation in India, with a focus on infrastructure projects Broadly…

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Richard Harris on the impact of the preoccupation with banking mistakes History abounds with examples of problems to which a…

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Simon Kerry asks whether front loading case management is effective in resolving cases and looks at the forthcoming Disclosure Pilot…

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Marcia Shekerdemian QC considers the decisions in Ve Vegas v Shinners and Zinc Hotels v Beveridge ‘An insolvency practitioner should…

Alex Novarese

The fourth, and largest, Disputes Yearbook returns to find the contentious legal scene much as we left it in 2018.…

Tom Baker

The best dispute lawyers often have something of the diva or rockstar about them – argumentative, uncompromising and brash. Michael…

Anna Cole-Bailey

With deferred prosecution agreements proving a success and the scale of investigations increasing, things have never been busier for corporate…

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Richard Kovalevsky QC on the difficulties facing prosecutors of financial crime Following the Bribery Act coming into force on 1…

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About our dispute resolution team Our dispute resolution team is a cadre of specialist litigators. We work with our in-house…

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Edward Sawyer and Jia Wei Lee look at a recent Court of Appeal decision on the extent of a fiduciary’s obligation…

Dominic Carman

For large companies and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, disputes are an inevitable feature of doing business. According to the Litigation Trends Annual…

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Chris Brennan follows on from his panel discussion at the Financial Services Regulation and Disputes Summit to explore the options…

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Daizy Chawla charts the progress of India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ‘The Insolvency Code is a legislation which deals with…