Dispute resolution Archives

The no-plan plan – MoJ sets out disputes contingency guidance for a no-deal Brexit

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Q&A: Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC on the Bar, the challenges of nature and London’s status as a disputes hub

Legal Business

Having attended Legal Business’s first International Arbitration Summit in September to debate issues on investor-state disputes, Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC…

Mishcon de Reya hires Enyo Law partner in ongoing disputes push

Tom Moore

After having left Addleshaw Goddard in 2010 to join high-end disputes boutique Enyo Law, partner Annabel Thomas (pictured) is returning…

Headlines and hype but less substance despite foreign firms’ push into Asia disputes market

Legal Business

Tony Lin argues that Asia’s small and politicised litigation market won’t deliver on the hopes many international law firms are…

The Movie Business

Legal Business

MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Freshfields’ head of international arbitration, Lucy Reed, talks to Singapore International Arbitration Centre chief executive, Lim…

Global 100 Arbitration Focus – Battle for the City

Legal Business

London has established an increasingly powerful position as a global arbitration hub. But does it have the facilities to drive…

Revolution on a shoe string

Jaishree Kalia

Quinn Emanuel’s no-frills, high-end approach to law has re-written the rules on what US advisers can achieve in London after…