For chambers, forging strong and effective relationships with law firms is key when it comes to securing litigation mandates. From the perspective of firms, knowing which sets are instructed most frequently acts as a useful indicator of a chambers’ strength and capability. In this analysis, The Lawyer has scrutinised its Litigation Tracker database to pinpoint […]
Some 4,184 litigants were involved in cases that reached the English courts between Q1 18 and Q3 18. A large proportion of these litigants were non-commercial and comprised individuals or public-sector organisations. But just under half (44 per cent) were commercial organisations involved in high-value disputes. In the last three quarters, the biggest source of […]
The Commercial Court has played host to some of the highest-value litigation to have reached the English courts, involving some of the world’s biggest corporates. In the last quarter alone, the court reached judgment in 27 cases, involving litigants from 26 countries. These included clients from Cyprus, Switzerland, Ukraine and the UAE. This feature examines […]
As if to underline the set’s pole position in the rankings, three of the top four busiest barristers of 2018’s first three quarters all call Blackstone Chambers home. Nathalie Lieven QC and Ben Jaffey QC were a close contest coming in second and joint-third positions, having handled 12 and 11 cases respectively, though it was […]
Our sector taxonomy explained Our sector taxonomy was constructed following three key principles: Using a recognised standardised classification system Enabling detailed classification of companies and non-corporate organisations Aligning with the key features of litigations in the UK We based our sector taxonomy on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), a recognised and widely accepted classification […]
The league tables and analysis in the Litigation Tracker frequently refer to the number of cases and the number of case days. Importantly, this only refers to cases for which a judgment has been handed down. This does not have to be the substantive judgment but incorporates any judgment relating to a case including interlocutory […]
Case Case name Primary litigation type Secondary litigation type (if applicable) Case status Class action dichotomy Judgment Outcome Court Citation Case number Procedural type (if applicable) Judges Judgment date Hearing date Hearing days Summary Link Parties Claimant/Appellant/Applicant Type (individual or organisation) Name Sector Nationality Barristers representing Chambers representing Law firms representing Solicitors representing Defendant/Respondent Type […]
Responsibilities of lawyers at FTSE 250 firms are expanding while budgets are shrinking
As gambling comes under ever-increasing scrutiny from regulators, internal and external colleagues offer invaluable advice to William Hill’s Michael Leadbeater William Hill is one of the UK’s largest betting companies with annual revenues of nearly £2bn. The group employs 16,000 people and has about 2,300 high street shops nationally. The FTSE 250 company has also […]
A Supreme Court case and a patent battle against Illumina helped Clyde & Co to become the most active law firm in English courts in 2017, according to The Lawyer’s latest Litigation Tracker figures.
Dentons has retained its title as the most-popular litigation adviser to FTSE 100 companies, new data gathered for The Lawyer’s FTSE 100 report in association with Consilio shows.
FTSE 100 companies have had most success in reducing spend by improving their management of outside counsel rather than using technology, new research by The Lawyer has revealed.