Legal Week - Litigation - The Bar

A&O global employment head quits in second recent senior German departure

Rose Walker, staff — Mon, 1 Oct 2018 12:36:19 -0400

Departure follows that of German dispute resolution head Daniel Busse

Herbert Smith Freehills pilots litigation analytics platform to assist with case planning

Andrew Messios, staff — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:29:23 -0400

The international firm has partnered with analytics platform Solomonic to assess Commercial Court decisions and assist in future case planning

Freshfields QC quits for breakaway arbitration boutique in latest exit from magic circle firm

Rose Walker, staff — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:13:02 -0400

Disputes heavyweight Reza Mohtashami QC leaves for disputes boutique

'We're aiming at the top of the market' - ex-A&O chief Morley on Vannin’s IPO plans

Rose Walker, staff — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:34:00 -0400

Linklaters and Simmons advise as litigation finance leader lands big hire for London IPO

Lawyers welcome 'recalibration' of privilege law as Hogan Lovells secures landmark SFO dispute win

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Wed, 5 Sep 2018 11:22:09 -0400

Court of Appeal overturns 2017 High Court ruling on privilege in closely watched case

White & Case continues City recruitment push with RBS head of investigations and litigation

Hannah Roberts, staff — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 05:07:55 -0400

Laura Durrant joins the firm after eight years at the bank

Linklaters and Deloitte reach settlement in dispute over Arsenal share sale

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 05:29:04 -0400

Parties reach agreement over former Arsenal shareholder's professional negligence lawsuit

Eversheds Sutherland and Freshfields top growing list of UK firms registering lawyers in Ireland as Brexit draws closer

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:09:16 -0400

Since early 2016, firms have registered lawyers in Ireland to hedge against a possible no-deal Brexit.

Dealmaker: RPC's Davina Given on Mandarin confusion, hunting ancient ruins and her thirst for knowledge

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 7 Aug 2018 05:59:51 -0400

RPC commercial and financial disputes partner Given on her love of the ancient world and what makes a good litigator

Lord Neuberger on what judges really like, his most memorable cases and being a hopeless banker

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:17:46 -0400

Lord Neuberger looks back on his career highlights ahead of this year's Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Forum

Mishcon hailed by taxi drivers for possible Uber class action

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:51:58 -0400

Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association calls up firm as 11,000 members mull action against Uber

Max Hill QC to succeed Alison Saunders as director of public prosecutions

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:43:45 -0400

Head of Red Lion Chambers aims to 'restore public trust' in Crown Prosecution Service

Debevoise secures International Court of Justice win for Qatar in UAE blockade dispute

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:22:14 -0400

US firm leads as top UN court rules Qatari families must be reunited amid ongoing diplomatic crisis

Reed Smith takes Pinsents Middle East chief in triple partner hire

Rose Walker, staff — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:11:00 -0400

US firm rebuilds Middle East practice with trio of hires following exits to Eversheds Sutherland

Mayer Brown boosts London litigation group with Norton Rose partner duo

Rose Walker, staff — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 05:55:19 -0400

Norton Rose head of business ethics Sam Eastwood exits alongside fellow partner

Incoming Linklaters partner Alison Saunders criticised for failing to take 'urgent action' on disclosure failures as DPP

Joseph Evans, staff — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 05:40:40 -0400

Justice committee report says Saunders failed to recognise seriousness of disclosure issues

BCLP hires heavyweight Libor investigations QC to lead its London corporate crime team

Joseph Evans, staff — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 08:16:08 -0400

Mukul Chawla QC joins the firm from Foundry Chambers

Deloitte steps down as Linklaters auditor over conflict of interest linked to Arsenal share dispute

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:24:47 -0400

PwC takes Linklaters audit role amid negligence claim brought by ex-Arsenal shareholder

Product replacement: how Freshfields revived its patent litigation bench

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:01:59 -0400

The departure of two Freshfields IP litigators to WilmerHale last year raised questions about the firm's patent plans - but their replacements are now set to lead a pan-European push

Quinn Emanuel forms shareholder group to sue Glencore after bribery and corruption allegations

Joseph Evans, staff — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 06:21:58 -0400

US firm leads claim backed by litigation funder as mining giant turns to Linklaters

Dechert applies to US court to subpoena Sunday Times journalist after ENRC leak allegation

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 07:28:18 -0400

US law firm follows mining company in applying to subpoena journalist for leaked documents

Dechert boosts City base with Sidley litigation partner

Rose Walker, staff — Tue, 3 Jul 2018 05:29:04 -0400

Dorothy Cory-Wright joins from Sidley where she co-headed the London disputes team

Ex-Hammonds partner to face January trial over allegations of Hillsborough disaster cover-up

Ben Wheway, staff — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:48:41 -0400

Lawyer who reviewed police statements after football stadium tragedy to face trial in January 2019 after judge declines to stay prosecution

The Middle East Legal Awards 2018 - who won what, and why...

Legal Week, staff — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:56:05 -0400

All the details of the winners at this year's Middle East Legal Awards in Dubai

Kirkland and Skadden take home top honours at Transatlantic Legal Awards

Legal Week, staff — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 05:55:44 -0400

Kirkland named Transatlantic Law Firm of the Year as Skadden picks up multiple awards

'The question on everyone's lips is whether she will protect the organisation' - ex-SFO lawyers on new director Lisa Osofsky

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 5 Jun 2018 06:59:06 -0400

City white collar partners set out the key questions facing new Serious Fraud Office chief

Mishcon accused of seeking to 'financially cripple' murdered Maltese journalist 'with libel action'

Joseph Evans, staff — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 11:10:33 -0400

Daphne Caruana Galizia's sons criticise Mishcon in letter to writers campaign group PEN

White & Case City hires continue with Addleshaws FCA investigations and enforcement chief

Hannah Roberts, staff — Fri, 1 Jun 2018 06:48:36 -0400

Former Lloyds regulatory head joins White & Case after six years at Addleshaws

African Legal Awards 2018 entries welcomed from continent's top legal teams

Legal Week, staff — Thu, 31 May 2018 10:29:07 -0400

Sixth annual awards will take place in Johannesburg on 7 September

Former SFO director David Green in talks to join Slaughter and May

Rose Walker, staff — Tue, 15 May 2018 05:12:39 -0400

Discussions with magic circle firm come after months of speculation about Green's next move

Co-op Group overhauls legal panel with seven firms appointed to new combined roster

Rose Walker, staff — Mon, 14 May 2018 04:00:46 -0400

Two firms win new appointments as Co-op Group combines corporate, commercial and property panels

Rosenblatt aims to 'rewrite the rule book' for litigation funding after record UK law firm IPO

Anna Ward, contributor — Tue, 8 May 2018 08:36:26 -0400

City firm to use proceeds from largest UK law firm listing to fund litigation 'in-house'

Charles Russell Speechlys makes 'significant' investment in City HQ in agile working push

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 4 May 2018 05:12:38 -0400

Firm moves disputes team into newly fitted-out floor in effort to boost collaboration

'There's never been a moment like this' - the US lawyer, the QC and a unique transatlantic alliance

Dominic Carman, staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:39:02 -0400

Jeffrey Golden, the first American lawyer and non-barrister to lead a London chambers, on his plans for 3 Hare Court alongside co-head Simon Davenport QC

'We're running a prize asset into the ground' - top criminal QC on drama, diversity and the cuts decimating the profession

Georgina Stanley, staff — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:48:56 -0400

Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC on the factors holding back women in law, the challenges facing the criminal Bar, and the 'insanity' of the demands of the job

Dechert accused of leaking confidential information to The Sunday Times in long-running ENRC dispute

Joseph Evans, staff — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:01:04 -0400

Mining company under SFO scrutiny granted permission to subpoena Sunday Times reporter for all communications with law firm

A&O's new litigation head sets out plan to create 'premier IP practice amongst global elite'

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:18:09 -0400

Incoming global litigation head Karen Seward on tech, talent and building on the firm's recent run of IP partner hires

Greenberg Traurig's Giuliani takes leave from firm to join Donald Trump's legal team

Christine Simmons, staff — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:54:07 -0400

Former New York mayor to serve as personal lawyer to US President

Litigation funding: what you need to know about this fast-growing business

Verity Jackson-Grant, staff — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:37:26 -0400

Litigation funding has been growing in prominence in recent years, and up-and-coming litigators need to ensure they are up to speed on what is becoming an increasingly influential factor in the market

Cravath loses another senior partner to Kirkland as pressure on firm's lockstep model grows

Brian Baxter, staff — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:16:52 -0400

Former litigation head becomes latest partner to leave Wall Street firm amid growing scrutiny on compensation

Ex-Chadbourne partner opens up about 'long, messy slog' of her $1m gender bias case

Vivia Chen, staff — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:01:27 -0400

Former Chadbourne litigator Kerrie Campbell on her gender discrimination dispute with Norton Rose Fulbright and the 'cloak and dagger secrecy' about pay at big law firms

Line-up of heavyweight QCs set to go head-to-head in Trial of Richard III

Legal Week, staff — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:43:34 -0400

Lady Justice Hallett to preside over courtroom in charity performance featuring Cloth Fair and Two Hare Court silks

Quinn Emanuel, Allen & Overy and Slaughters brought in as WPP chief Sorrell faces misconduct claims

Rose Walker, staff — Thu, 5 Apr 2018 08:21:03 -0400

WilmerHale and Lewis Silkin also take roles amid investigation into ad agency founder

McDermott touts $100m revenue boost from 50-lawyer DLA Piper raid

Roy Strom, staff — Mon, 2 Apr 2018 00:00:25 -0400

Firm takes more than 20 partners from DLA Piper's US offices including three practice group leaders

'It contains things I have never seen in 30 years' – employment partners question Allen & Overy's Weinstein NDA

Rose Walker, staff — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:28:57 -0400

Lawyers express surprise over 'extraordinary' provisions in NDA after online publication

Gibson Dunn and Squire Patton Boggs lead legal line-up as UK firm takes dual role on Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal

Joseph Evans, staff — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:26:56 -0400

Gunnercooke advises Cambridge Analytica and its parent company amid political campaigning and data harvesting controversy

'There was a perception that the SFO wasn't up for a fight' - David Green on restoring the watchdog's corporate self-respect

Joseph Evans, staff — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:28:51 -0400

Outgoing SFO director David Green on his leadership tenure and his plans to "hawk himself around the bazaars of legal London"

High Court judge criticises 'extremely high' Weil Gotshal fees for work on BlackRock dispute

Joseph Evans, staff — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:07:00 -0400

Lord Justice Leggatt questions hourly rates of as much as £946 charged by US firm's lawyers

Baker McKenzie, Ashurst, Dentons and DLA Piper among firms in contention for top prize at Middle East Legal Awards

Legal Week, contributor — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:36:22 -0400

Shortlist announced for premier Middle East awards, which take place in Dubai in April

India rules against foreign firm bases and sets 'casual' criteria for fly-in, fly-out advice

Anna Zhang, staff — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:48 -0400

India's Supreme Court says fly-in, fly-out work by international firms must be "casual" and not amount to "practice"