Disputes

This report contains:

• ranking of the top 50 firms based on their global litigation revenue generated in the last financial year
• overview of financial performance including revenue per lawyer and revenue per partner
• headcount and regional analysis.

This report contains:

• an examination of the key trends in the defamation and privacy market
• an analysis of, and numbers for, the top claimant and defendant law firms, chambers and barristers in defamation and privacy law
• an analysis of the state of the law following the Defamation Act of 2013.

This report contains

• Information about retailers listed in the FTSE 350 Index
• perceived key risks they face, as well as their litigation activity
• case analysis utilising data from The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker since 2015.

This report contains:-

• an analysis of Allen & Overy’s litigation revenue between 2013 and 2020
• an overview of the litigation practice at the four magic circle firms
• an overview of the partner promotions and associate seniority in A&O’s litigation practice.

This report contains:

• a look at the number of decisions handed down in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) during the past seven years
• insights into the strategies deployed by the TCC during the Covid-19 pandemic, which allowed it to continue running hearings smoothly
• a description of further changes in the TCC’s work, including the crucial change to the minimum financial threshold for claims to be heard in London, which is set to quadruple
• rankings and analysis of the key firms and chambers acting in the TCC over the past seven years.

Included in this report:

• The partner headcount among the 50 firms in this year’s report grew by 10.6 per cent last year to hit a new record of 2,818.
• Firms continue to keep their powder dry ahead of an expected wave of litigation set to arise from the Covid-19 pandemic.
• London’s status as a disputes hub is in no doubt. 2021 saw 855 judgments involving the UK Litigation 50 tracked by the The Lawyer Litigation Tracker. This figure is comparable to any pre-pandemic year.

• Five year trends in litigation involving the FTSE 350
• Sectoral analysis – Banking & Financial Services, Retail and Insurance in focus
• Sector-specific law firm rankings

Our annual analysis of the Top Global Litigation 50’s performance. Included in the report are :

• Five-year litigation headcount and revenue trends
• Jurisdictional analysis – California, London and Singapore in focus
• ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance focus
• Global Litigation 50 rankings

• Access in-depth activity information for the main courts during Q2 2021, including the quarter’s most significant judgments.
• Claims activity rockets in H1 2021, confirming year on year growth
• Notable judgments handed down in Q2
• Bar Moves in Q2

Examination of international and UK arbitration includes:

• International arbitration centre caseload statistics
• Analysis of arbitration cases in UK courts
• Global distribution of arbitration partners and relationship analysis of law firms and the Bar

Examining biggest players and up-and-comers in group actions, including:

• PQE and talent pipeline analysis
• Group action data from UK courts
• Claimant firm profiles, with insight from senior personnel