IP and data claims are a rising tide
IP and data claims have risen sharply in the first half of 2021 and there are no signs that this will slow down
Alex Taylor
Alex worked at The Lawyer between June 2017 and June 2019. He joined as a reporter, becoming senior reporter covering all aspects of dispute resolution and the Bar.
The Lawyer’s own Euro 2020
Three Lions on the shirt, but who’s the best in Europe?
Are you a 4PQE Herbies associate? It might be time to join Quinn Emanuel
A group of litigation boutiques all target 4PQEs, with Quinn having a particular affection for Herbies.
Paris is no longer arbitration’s hottest seat
A bumper year for Singapore should give Paris pause for thought.
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Live blog: law and the Super League
The latest developments in the aftermath of the collapse of the breakaway league from the legal point of view. Contact alex.taylor@thelawyer.com with related news or analysis.
In CVC, Freshfields has sport’s most interesting client
The private equity house is determined to become sport’s dominant player and the magic circle firm is making that goal a reality.
Litigation funding: Explaining risks and dispelling myths
The case-funding world is a fiendishly complex one. The Lawyer hears from two industry figures who believe more should be done to educate legal teams about the benefits of this external help
A&O’s Karen Seward: “Clerks must suggest diverse teams of barristers to our clients”
“We have an obligation to uphold the law to have non-discriminatory working environments,” says A&O’s Karen Seward.
HSF’s disputes head on diversity at the Bar: “The responsibility falls to solicitors”
I would like to see more women at the senior end of the Bar and among the judiciary. This is obviously an issue for the entire legal profession and, although most have made progress, City firms are still a long way behind where they would like to be. However, the Bar faces its own challenges. […]
Servier to face extra QCs for Court of Appeal hearings
Pharmaceutical giant Servier will face two additional silks in a pair of Court of Appeal hearings scheduled for this month in one of The Lawyer‘s top 20 cases of 2019. 4 Stone Buildings’ Jonathan Crow QC and Monckton Chambers’ Robert Palmer QC have been drafted in for the hearings by Peters & Peters partners Jonathan […]
The Lawyers Awards 2019: the barrister of the year shortlist
The English Bar continues to provide a stage for the brightest minds in the profession and 2018 was no different.
The Lawyer Awards 2019: the competition shortlist
The lawyers shortlisted for competition team of the year have all excelled in finding answers to some of the biggest regulatory problems posed in the market. Baker McKenzie’s entry saw it successfully navigate a Competition Markets Authority (CMA) review in the asset management sector, following a direct referral from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The […]