Moving in-house: Pinsents Issacs seconded to Barclays litigation and investigations team Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons head of banking and finance litigation Michael Issacs, has been seconded to Barclays’ litigation and investigations team, led…
Fit for purpose? Critics round on SFO as forex charges are dropped Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been criticised for shutting down its investigation into alleged rigging in the foreign exchange…
Garrigues ramps up global push with London arbitration play and Chile tie-up Legal Business Garrigues continued its global expansion by hiring its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston &…
The bigger short – third party funding bets on new markets and models Legal Business Historically confined to David vs Goliath claims, a new band of dispute funders are pushing the model into new frontiers.…
Mishcon de Reya launches e-discovery business Legal Business Firm aims to save clients up to 30% on disclosure Mishcon de Reya has launched a new venture with e-discovery…
KPMG defeats judicial review challenge in Barclays swap case Legal Business Accountancy giant KPMG has triumphed at London’s High Court today (24 February) after an unprecedented judicial review taken by Holmcroft…
City showdown: US firms take roles as Russia and Ukraine’s $3bn debt dispute heads to London court Legal Business City lawyers at US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are to face off…
A job half done for Green QC as UK Serious Fraud Office director signs up until 2018 Legal Business The director of the UK Serious Fraud Office, David Green QC (pictured) has had his contract extended by two years…
Comment: Singapore swing – HSF’s Leydecker on the island state’s threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
‘Totally inappropriate’: Lawyers condemn Lord Jackson’s call to fix costs for civil claims Legal Business Calls by Lord Justice Jackson to introduce fixed costs for civil claims worth up to £250,000 have been majorly condemned…
Access to Asia: RPC seals Singapore tie-up as it targets banking litigation Legal Business UK law firm RPC has agreed a tie-up with Singapore firm Premier Law as it seeks out claims against the…
Ashurst hires DLA Piper arbitration head Saunders to boost City practice Jaishree Kalia After a slow churn of lateral partner hires in Ashurst‘s London office, the Anglo-Australian firm has kick-started 2016 by recruiting…
‘Criminal capability’: Cooley makes key appointment with Sullivan & Cromwell litigator Delahunty Legal Business Cooley has kicked off 2016 with further hires to its now year-old London office, adding prominent Sullivan & Cromwell litigator…
International hires: Hogan Lovells brings in key Hong Kong arbitration lateral as Mayer Brown expands German practice Legal Business Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown have announced significant international recruitment today (9 December). Hogan Lovells has improved its disputes practice…
The end of the tunnel – litigation and regulatory challenges in financial services Anthony Notaras Legal Business teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to discover how financial institutions are coping with the twin threats of…
‘Absolutely outrageous’ – Gove floats £60m-plus tax on City law firms to fund criminal courts Legal Business New justice secretary Michael Gove is set for a tussle with City lawyers after floating a plan to impose a…
Calling time at the Bar – Quality fears for English judges are growing as top QCs turn away from the bench Legal Business Disillusionment within the England and Wales judiciary was laid bare by the findings of the UK Judicial Attitude Survey in…
Harneys: British Virgin Islands positioned to become an international arbitration centre Legal Business Phillip Kite Global head of litigation and insolvency, Harneys [email protected] The British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Arbitration Act 2013 came into…
Signature Litigation: Policing arbitration – can accountability deficit be addressed? Legal Business Natalia Chumak Partner, Signature Litigation [email protected] Nick Storrs Senior associate, Signature Litigation [email protected] Over recent decades, arbitration for dispute resolution…
