Dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution including professional negligence
Thompsons merges with Whittles
Browne Jacobson hits record turnover
Ashfords lures partner from rival Burges Salmon
Duane Morris in litigation shake-up
Influx of retired judges threatens to flood arbitration and ADR markets
24-March-2008There is a world beyond the bench - provided practitioners know where to look for it.
"There is life after the judiciary," says Sir Gavin Lightman. And for this former High Court judge this is absolutely true.
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Top trials: Heavyweights ready to rumble
14-Jan-2008The must-read for litigators: last year was busy, but with plenty of loose ends to tie up and new battles on the horizon, 2008 should prove to be a knockout.
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ICC left reeling as arbitration court chairman Tercier resigns
31-March-2008The resignation of Pierre Tercier as chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) International Court of Arbitration has given the impression that the organisation is in turmoil.
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Judicial appointments must be distanced from the executive
04-Feb-2008The Law Society supports the development of an appointments system, which enhances the integrity and independence of the judiciary and continues to inspire public confidence. However, the current system is in need of reform.
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The art of selecting experts
16-Jan-2008Instructing the ‘right’ expert is often no easy task. Whilst the 2005 Civil Justice Protocol for the Instruction of Experts to give Evidence in the Civil Courts has provided guidance to those instructing experts, there remain a myriad of practical problems for practitioners.
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To e or not to e: An E-disclosure debate
11-Jan-2008KPMG recently published a report on litigators’ views on e-disclosure. It tells us that lawyers are concerned about the cost of handling e-disclosure exercises and that they feel the changes to Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 31 have not had much of an impact. In fact, in some cases they have merely added to the confusion.
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Class struggles
03-Jan-2008The subject of class actions or class litigation is a provocative and emotive one. For some commentators, the subject conjures images of greedy lawyers chasing after the sick and needy. But that picture is not a true one.
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Extradition should not be a one-way street
17-Dec-2007The plea-bargain of the 'NatWest Three' means they will receive a term of imprisonment of three years and one month (reduced from a possible 35 to - arguably - 210 years), and will be ordered to repay the £3.5m they defrauded from NatWest.
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Broken class
21-Apr-2008 From 30 June class actions will be allowed in Italy, but unclear new legislation could leave the system in disarray.
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Getting wiggy with it
17-Mar-2008Are wigs and gowns really necessary?
Dynamic, forward-looking and modern - the bar in the 21st century? On the issue of clothing, I don't think so.
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Dispute pursuit
17-Mar-2008With 2008 promising to be a huge year for disputes in the UK, three representatives of US firms set out their strategies for getting in on the action
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Split ends
17-Mar-2008
The futures of the Commercial Court and Chancery Division, combined or otherwise, have been the subject of debate for a long time. Twenty years ago the Committee of the Deployment of the High Court Bench concluded that a single listing office for the ...
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Double trouble
17-Mar-2008The growing trend for parallel criminal and civil proceedings is making life more complicated for litigators and defendants alike.
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False economy
18-Feb-2008By failing to take out after-the-event (ATE) cover when working on a conditional fee arrangement (CFA), personal injury firms are leaving themselves wide open to claims from their own clients.
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