Offshore disputes: Big fish, small pond Dominic Carman Carlyle, Tchenguiz and Crociani are cases repeatedly cited by the leading players in Jersey and Guernsey as shorthand for big…
‘Don’t start a war you can’t win’: High Court throws out SRA’s Leigh Day misconduct appeal Tom Baker The High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which challenged the decision to exonerate Leigh…
Rosenblatt battles Brexit uncertainty in post-IPO financials as it launches litigation funder Tom Baker In its first financial results since the £43m IPO in May, Rosenblatt has recorded a slight uptick in revenue and…
The no-plan plan – MoJ sets out disputes contingency guidance for a no-deal Brexit Tom Baker As the UK careens towards the March 2019 deadline, the Government has released a contingency plan outlining rules for cross-border…
Ireland: A case to make Thomas Alan Centuries of imperiousness towards the Irish could be one of England’s greatest historical mistakes, and when Legal Business set about…
Disputes Eye: Hunting krakens – As finance and Russian work slows veteran litigators look to key trends and opportunities Tom Baker As the torrent of post-financial crisis litigation continues to slow, litigators are increasingly wondering: ‘What next?’ Certainly, 2018 has so far…
A victory for legal privilege as ENRC triumphs in landmark SFO case Tom Baker City litigators uttered a collective sigh of relief as legal professional privilege (LPP) was upheld in the judgment of the…
Disputes round-up: White & Case continues hiring drive with RBS litigation head as HSF partner appointed deputy High Court judge Tom Baker White & Case is continuing its bid to add firepower to its London disputes bench with the hire of The…
Comment: Disputes Eye – An English court in Paris: another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
Disputes Eye: An English court in Paris – another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
Disputes round-up: Vannin Capital hires Fountain Court’s Martenstyn as managing director as Stewarts makes litigation tech play Tom Baker In a further indication of the growing prominence of litigation funders, Vannin Capital has turned to Bar stalwart Paul Martenstyn…
CC wins out as Google’s record fine in landmark antitrust case heralds new era Marco Cillario In a case that has put antitrust law on the front pages, the European Commission (EC) has fined Google a…
End of Sir Cliff’s BBC privacy battle ushers in new rules on reporting investigations Hamish McNicol Old-fashioned defamation disputes may rarely create significant precedent these days but the rapidly evolving area of privacy is a very…
Tchenguiz swaps Stephenson Harwood for Debevoise after failed €2bn claim Tom Baker Embattled property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz (pictured) has replaced long-time legal advisers Stephenson Harwood with Debevoise & Plimpton after his €2bn claim against…
Disputes round-up: Retailers beat Visa/Mastercard on fees as Stewarts launches financial crime unit Tom Baker The UK’s largest disputes specialist, Stewarts, has helped secure a win in the high-profile Visa/Mastercard interchange fees case less than a…
The Silk Round: One fine day Tom Baker Legal Business writes many high-minded pieces focused on the finer analytical points of the legal industry. This is not one…
International Arbitration Insight: Bigger, longer, more complicated James Wood ‘Arbitration has gone from being the exotic bird of dispute resolution to become almost the norm,’ argues Constantine Partasides of…
Herbert Smith Freehills: Are UK disputes heading for the Brexit? Legal Business Alan Watts Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills [email protected] Well, we are where we are. ‘Brexit means Brexit’. The legal profession, in…
Travers Smith: The rise and rise of competition litigation in England – what might the future hold in a brave new post-Brexit world? Legal Business Caroline Edwards Partner, Travers Smith [email protected] The reputation of London as a jurisdiction of choice for private competition damages claims…
Stewarts Law: The green shoots of English securities litigation Legal Business Clive Zietman Head of commercial litigation, Stewarts Law [email protected] Unbeknown to many English lawyers there is an area of the…
