Linklaters makes first US lateral hire in two years with Baker’s New York litigation chief Legal Business Linklaters has made a statement of intent in New York by hiring Baker & McKenzie’s Manhattan litigation head Douglas Tween,…
Clyde & Co continues arbitration push with Berwin Leighton Paisner hire Legal Business Clyde & Co has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner’s co-head of arbitration and energy specialist Richard Power as it continues to…
Supreme Court rules in favour of wives in hidden wealth divorce case Legal Business The UK’s top court has ruled in favour of two wives whose husbands hid the extent of their wealth when…
Not over yet – New York jury clears former Dewey leaders on multiple counts in partial verdict Legal Business A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives Steven Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders not guilty on…
Concerns raised as consultation closes on court fee hikes Legal Business Disputes practitioners contend another hike will deter foreign litigants City lawyers have voiced concerns over government policy once again as…
News in brief – October 2015 Legal Business FIRST-TIME GC FOR BRITISH LAND Property developer British Land has hired HSBC deputy company secretary and former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Concerns raised as consultation closes on court fee hikes Legal Business City lawyers have voiced concerns over government policy once again as the deadline for written submissions closes this month on…
Gates set to open for new financial court in London Legal Business A newly created financial court at the Rolls Building in London, the first of its kind in the City and…
In-house: Lloyds Bank hires JP Morgan EMEA litigation head as new disputes chief Legal Business JP Morgan’s Europe, Middle East and Africa head of litigation Wilson Thorburn has been appointed by Lloyds Bank as its…
‘Difficult to see a principled basis for the distinction’: CJC calls for wholesale change of DBA rules Legal Business The Civil Justice Council has recommended a raft of changes in a bid to increase the number of law firms…
Could trustee protection return post-Pitt and Futter? Legal Business Withers’ Steven Kempster and Sarah Aughwane on the doctrine of mistake. Withers’ contentious trust and succession group is unrivalled in…
HSF arbitration heavyweight Weiniger QC to depart for Linklaters Legal Business Linklaters has returned to a familiar hunting ground, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), to hire experienced arbitration partner Matthew Weiniger QC.
70 years’ experience: Hogan Lovells adds Baker Botts disputes trio in Houston Legal Business Hogan Lovells has tapped Baker Botts’ disputes team in Houston with the hire of three partners with almost 70 years’…
Press watchdog looks at new arbitration body to handle media claims Legal Business The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has launched a three month consultation on creating a new arbitration scheme to settle…
US firms step up in the City with new practices Legal Business Goodwin Procter and Ropes & Gray launch in PE and ComLit International firms in the City maintained their expansive form…
Targeting London: Ropes launches City commercial litigation practice with K&L Gates hire Legal Business Five years after setting up in London, Ropes & Gray has launched a City-based commercial litigation practice with the hire…
An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
Rumbling on – Barclays’ profits plunge after £750m Forex provision Legal Business The fallout from the Forex rigging scandal continues to rumble on with Barclays this week being the latest in a…
Boutique banquet: profits double at Enyo as dispute specialist’s income surges 61% Sarah Downey Enyo Law enjoyed major financial growth for the 2013/14 year, as LLP accounts filed at Companies House reveal revenue jumped…
Winston & Strawn’s Tirado: ‘Dissent, it turns out, comes at a price even in disputes’ Legal Business There are many so-called ‘hot’ topics in international arbitration that could have been the subject of this article, but ultimately…
