COMMENTARY
The value in-house lawyers are delivering has reached an unprecedented high
Ben Bruton reflects on how general counsel are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
Litigation/dispute resolution
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Expert panel revises South Africa arbitration rules to boost regional status
The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa takes 'bold step' to create 'truly international set of rules'
LITIGATION
HFW teams up with KPMG and Augusta Ventures to offer Covid-19 disputes service
Non-exclusive relationship seeks to capitalise on expected surge in pandemic-related litigation
LITIGATION FUNDING
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Burford Capital signs equity deal with London litigation boutique
PCB Litigation hands litigation funder 32% stake in business in exchange for litigation portfolio financing in 'market first'
LITIGATION
Morgan Lewis, Mishcon and Stewarts Law celebrate landmark UK Supreme Court credit card fees ruling
Trio advise retailers in cartel claim against MasterCard and Visa that could lead to billions of pounds in damages
PARTNER HIRES
Withers adds two disputes partners in the US
International firm heralds 'keystone hires' to its Los Angeles and New York offices
TEAM MOVE
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Moscow firm hires seven-strong team to launch arbitration practice
Rybalkin Gortsunyan and Partners secures lawyers from regional firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Arbitrators team up to create resource centre for sharing know-how on remote hearings
Clyde & Co partner secures backing from leading arbitrators and institutions to launch Virtual Arbitration site
LITIGATION
London High Court claims bounce back in May after Covid-19 slump
Weekly claims more than double after historic low in March when the UK lockdown kicked in
LITIGATION
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Hausfeld pairs up with Madrid firm to target milk cartel damages claims
International claimant litigation specialist identifies Spain as 'new frontier' for competition claims