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…
Government to address PACCAR ruling with amendment to Digital Markets Bill – but litigation funders argue it isn’t enough Bethany Burns An amendment filed to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill last week will allow the use of damages-based agreements…
Osborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in Miami Ayesha Ellis Osborne Clarke has announced the launch of its third US office in Miami, adding to its existing offerings in San…
‘A somewhat unique position’: Quinn Emanuel opens second mainland China office in Beijing Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced the launch of a new office in Beijing, its second in mainland China…
Boies Don’t Cry Tom Baker ‘What would you do if you weren’t afraid? When I’m making big decisions, there’s always fear attached. I try to…
‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm Nathalie Tidman Undaunted by a hectic few days in which details of Natasha Harrison’s new firm Pallas Partners hit the headlines, the…
Revolving doors: Kirkland picks up Freshfields private equity stars again as seven partners depart pre-IPO Mishcon Tom Baker With echoes of David Higgins’ landmark $10m switch in 2017 , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost two up-and-coming private equity…
‘Leading-edge experience’ – Slaughter and May looks in-house to make rare City disputes partner hire Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has made a rare City hire, the firm announced today (19 November), recruiting a partner into its…
Comment: Litigators prepare as market enters phoney war but battle lines are yet to be drawn Thomas Alan The received wisdom is that a downward trajectory in the economy results in an upward trajectory in contentious work as…
Disputes perspectives: Craig Pollack Anna Cole-Bailey I was supposed to study economics and realised I was not a very good economist. Then I went to study…
Disputes perspectives: Geraldine Elliott Anna Cole-Bailey I wanted a professional career. My father was a doctor but very keen I didn’t do medicine. I had a…
Disputes perspectives: Paula Hodges QC Thomas Alan Becoming a lawyer was suggested to me by other people. I was about 15, and doing a lot of debating…
Disputes perspectives: Constantine Partasides QC Muna Abdi Modern history was my undergrad. History has always been my passion. I had a sense I’d be a lawyer, but…
A golden decade closes but the 2020s promise more Alex Novarese As our 2020 Disputes Yearbook hits desks, it is an appropriate moment to reflect on how litigation and arbitration evolved…
