Whatever happened to… the Brick Court juniors of 2016?
We look back at 13 of Brick Court’s juniors who featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2016.
Litigation Tracker Quarterly
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11KBW: “We need more senior female clerks”
The diversity issue extends to the clerks’ rooms, says 11KBW’s Lucy Barbet, chair of the Institute of Barristers Clerks (IBC).
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.
Whatever happened to…the Matrix Chambers juniors of 2016?
Every year, The Lawyer publishes its Top 20 cases of the coming 12 months based on a variety of metrics. The QCs and partners regularly take the headlines, but the juniors can go unheralded. In this series, we’re looking back at the juniors whose cases three years ago paved the way for their careers to flourish. Since The […]
Data dive: Climate change fuels energy sector disputes activity
With global warming dominating the political agenda and bringing challenges for businesses, litigators have been kept busy, with Herbert Smith Freehills in front this quarter with two cases over two case days
In court this week: Ukraine, Leave.EU and Bank of India with Quinn, TLT and Kingsley Napley
December may be here, but the courts are not slinking off for the end of term just yet, with this week’s listings including several significant cases for the likes of TLT, Norton Rose Fulbright and Kingsley Napley. A number of foreign-related matters will be heard in the English courts, including Ukraine facing Russia in the […]
In court this week: Ferrari, VW and Libya with Freshfields, Macfarlanes and Stephenson Harwood
Our digest this week is certainly one for the petrolheads, with the first case concerning the most expensive car ever bought, while the other affects Volkswagen-owners all across the country. There’s a whole host of firms acting in both hearings, including Rosenblatt Solicitors, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Leigh Day. Separately, Stephenson Harwood and Macfarlanes are […]
Controversial Russian-Ukrainian businessman instructs Quinn in £45m bank dispute
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is defending a Russian-Ukrainian oligarch in a High Court clash against Signature Litigation, with the latter acting for a BVI-based bank in a claim valued at £45m. The recipient of the claim lodged by Handcart Investments Limited is businessman Pavel Fuchs. In documents seen by The Lawyer, Handcart alleges it […]
Pump Court Tax Chambers’ former head to face claim over film tax scheme
Stewarts is leading the charge on yet another failed film finance-related tax scheme, with Pump Court Tax Chambers’ former head the latest barrister to be caught in the mix. Andrew Thornhill QC, called to the Bar in 1969, is facing a professional negligence claim in the region of £40m, with the silk calling on Mayer […]
Defendants granted appeal after “extreme delay” of Arkhangelsky judgment
The Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step to allow for an appeal from the losing party in the long-running dispute between Bank St Petersburg PJSC and Vitaly Arkhangelsky, with a trial set for March 2020 after the defendants appealed a High Court verdict claiming that Mr Justice Hildyard took too long to reach […]
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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 […]