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Climate change and collective proceedings: what businesses need to know

Collective proceedings are a longstanding mechanism for bringing claims in the US and Australia. They are now a feature of…

Simmons names international disputes head as new managing partner

Tom Cox

Simmons & Simmons has elected international head of disputes Emily Monastiriotis as the firm’s new managing partner, succeeding long-serving leader…

CAT approves £200m Merricks v Mastercard settlement

Alex Ryan

The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has approved a settlement of £200m in the long-running Merricks v Mastercard dispute. The tribunal’s ruling dismisses…

‘Everyone will be watching’: disputes partners pick out the trends to watch for 2025

Isabel Caine

If there’s one thing litigators aren’t disputing, it’s that workflow is not likely to drop as we settle into 2025.…

‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year

Isabel Caine

Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at…

‘Leave no stone unturned’: LB speaks to Barrister of the Year Edward Henry KC

Isabel Caine

Mountford Chambers’ Edward Henry KC won the title of Barrister of the Year at the Legal Business Awards this past…

‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year

Anna Huntley

Adam Ibrahim, UK co-head of litigation and arbitration at DLA Piper, was last month named Private Practice Lawyer of the Year…

‘We’re all talking about it, but what’s going to happen?’ Why this year’s LIDW is promising in-house lawyers answers around greenwashing, AI, and group litigation

Isabel Caine

The chairs of next week’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW) are urging in-house lawyers to attend the event to learn…

‘Your mindset is more important than it seems’ – how Maxwell Chambers shook up Singapore’s disputes landscape

Allan Cohen

Jiun Ean Ban, chief executive of Maxwell Chambers in Singapore, recently sat down with Legal 500 senior research editor Allan…

The UK mediation sector

Guest Blog

Independent Mediators’ provide insight into the recent developments in the mediation sector in the UK

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…

Two themes in arbitration cases before the English courts: state parties and the nature and extent of the court’s pro-arbitration approach

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Stewarts on some recent developments in arbitration in the UK

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Climate change and collective proceedings: what businesses need to know

Simmons names international disputes head as new managing partner

CAT approves £200m Merricks v Mastercard settlement

‘Everyone will be watching’: disputes partners pick out the trends to watch for 2025

‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year

‘Leave no stone unturned’: LB speaks to Barrister of the Year Edward Henry KC

‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year

‘We’re all talking about it, but what’s going to happen?’ Why this year’s LIDW is promising in-house lawyers answers around greenwashing, AI, and group litigation

‘Your mindset is more important than it seems’ – how Maxwell Chambers shook up Singapore’s disputes landscape

The UK mediation sector

Gormsen v Meta

Two themes in arbitration cases before the English courts: state parties and the nature and extent of the court’s pro-arbitration approach

Justin LePatourel v BT

Q&A: Clyde & Co – Garza Tello

Train tickets cases

Q&A: Giorgos Landas LLC

Shepherd Construction v Kingspan & Ors

A focus on ESG litigation

Serco

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