Justin LePatourel v BT Alex Ryan 2018 saw Ofcom decide that BT held significant market power in relation to stand-alone landline customers, finding that the company…
Debate winners – which disputes teams are best at making their case to the Legal 500? Ben Wheway Disputes is one of the broadest areas of work covered by the Legal 500; while commercial litigation accounts for over…
Disputes Yearbook 2024 – Editor’s Letter Ben Wheway Welcome to the latest edition of the Disputes Yearbook from the Legal 500 and Legal Business; a special edition marking…
Bankim Thanki KC on epic trials, great movies and clients doing a runner Alex Ryan I still don’t regard myself as a proper ‘lawyer’ as such. Despite 35 years in practice at the Bar, 21…
Disputes perspectives: Sherina Petit Bethany Burns I am the third generation in my family to have taken up law, following in the footsteps of my grandfather…
Disputes perspectives: Adrian Chopin Bethany Burns When I was nine years old, an elderly relative told me I should consider being a lawyer because I was…
Disputes perspectives: Kate Davies KC Bethany Burns I didn’t really decide to be a lawyer, the law chose me. I went to a wedding and sat next…
Holding court – cases of the year Alex Ryan If any trend is set to define the London disputes market in 2024, it is the continued rise of group…
Gormsen v Meta Alex Ryan Following the refusal of the CAT to allow Dr Gormsen to commence collective proceedings in February 2023, a hearing at…
Q&A: Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation Guest Blog Signature Litigation’s Paris office co-founding partner on the French litigation system
Train tickets cases Alex Ryan Gutmann v Govia Thameslink Railway, Govia Ltd, The Go-Ahead Group, Keolis Ltd, MTR South Western, Stagecoach South Western, London &…
Shepherd Construction v Kingspan & Ors Alex Ryan Building contractor Shepherd Construction is bringing a claim valued at almost £70m against 12 defendants, including building materials company Kingspan…
Serco Alex Ryan Serco hits the High Court at the start of June in the first s90A securities group action to go to…
Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group Alex Ryan Described by one London disputes head as ‘the biggest class action ever’, Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group…
Mastercard proceedings Alex Ryan Complex claims are being brought against Mastercard and Visa in an ongoing decade-long saga involving over 1,800 corporate claimants across…
Russian aircraft claims Alex Ryan In line with the trend towards mega-trials, the Commercial Court in October is due to hear the highly publicised Russian…
Disputes Yearbook 2024 – online PDF Legal Business Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the Disputes Yearbook 2024.
The UK mediation sector Guest Blog Independent Mediators’ provide insight into the recent developments in the mediation sector in the UK
Securities litigation in the UK: A changing landscape? Guest Blog Stewarts look at the UK financial market, with special focus on FSMA
Splitting the tab: allocating transaction costs in M&A deals as a topic in tax litigation in Switzerland Guest Blog Lenz & Staehelin looks at the complex issue of allocation of transaction costs in Swiss deals
