Sponsored foreword: Litigation in the post-Brexit world – 2020 and beyond Guest Blog In the fiery political debate on Brexit, relatively little attention has concentrated on the threat to the UK as a…
Sponsored briefing: Disruption, disintermediation and disputes Guest Blog Stewarts’ Marc Jones discusses the implications of crypto-assets for the litigation sphere The chances are that in January 2009, when…
Sponsored briefing: 2020 fraud – Is the picture any clearer? Guest Blog Stewarts’ Mo Bhaskaran and Pia Mithani discuss the huge growth in international fraud Fraud thrives in systems that permit secrecy…
Stewarts’ PEP descends as revenue follows ‘non-linear’ growth path with 11% bounce Muna Abdi Stewarts Law has partly recovered from a 20% drop in turnover last year in what managing partner John Cahill described…
Revolving doors: Dechert makes hires from Sidley and Hill Dickinson expands its commodities team Muna Abdi The lateral hires market has seen significant moves recently with Dechert hiring more partners from Sidley Austin, Crowell & Moring…
Sponsored briefing: My Litigation Crystal Ball Guest Blog Clive Zietman considers the big trends likely to shape the commercial disputes scene If I possessed a crystal ball, I…
Sponsored briefing: Financial crime and criminal prosecutions in the UK Guest Blog Richard Kovalevsky QC on the difficulties facing prosecutors of financial crime Following the Bribery Act coming into force on 1…
Sponsored foreword: Period of upheaval set to continue Guest Blog It is fair to say that the volume and nature of commercial disputes generally reflect shifts in the prevailing winds…
LB100 Second 50: London stalling? Thomas Alan With initial post-referendum Brexit shock giving way to pre-breakaway uncertainty, the boutique and mid-market London firms in the second half…
Revenue plunges 20% at Stewarts as contingent fee swings end stellar run Tom Baker Disputes specialist Stewarts has experienced a reality check after a consistent period of striking financial growth, with revenue tumbling by…
Disputes round-up: Vannin Capital hires Fountain Court’s Martenstyn as managing director as Stewarts makes litigation tech play Tom Baker In a further indication of the growing prominence of litigation funders, Vannin Capital has turned to Bar stalwart Paul Martenstyn…
Disputes round-up: Retailers beat Visa/Mastercard on fees as Stewarts launches financial crime unit Tom Baker The UK’s largest disputes specialist, Stewarts, has helped secure a win in the high-profile Visa/Mastercard interchange fees case less than a…
Boutiques: Highly evolved Tom Baker With the disputes market evolving and clients becoming more discerning, it has been a phenomenal ten years for boutique law…
Perspectives: Clive Zietman, Stewarts Tom Baker I got into law almost by default. I didn’t even like it when I started with Herbert Smith where I…
Global Outlook sponsored briefing: The International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal – France has risen to the challenge Guest Blog The Paris courts aim to strengthen France’s appeal as a centre for litigation post-Brexit Paris has long been positioned as…
Legal Business 100: Case study – Stewarts Law Legal Business Stewarts Law, the UK’s largest litigation-only firm, had an eventful 2016/17 financial year, which resulted in its third consecutive period…
Financials 2016/17: Stewarts Law reaches £1.9m PEP in another year of standout growth Georgiana Tudor Litigation specialist Stewarts Law has posted its third consecutive year of double-digit growth, with a record profit per equity partner…
Stewarts Law brings in Dechert veteran to bolster fraud practice Legal Business Disputes leader Stewarts Law has made a rare partner hire in its core commercial litigation practice after recruiting Dechert litigation…
Called off: Stewarts Law deal to acquire Enyo scrapped Tom Baker A deal for Stewarts Law to merge with boutique Enyo Law to create an £80m disputes specialist has been called…
Boutique boost: Stewarts in talks to pick up Enyo to create £80m firm Tom Baker Litigation boutique Stewarts Law is in discussions to buy Enyo Law in a deal which will see about £20m added…
