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raining money

The Hearing: The £3bn man

Welcome to your last edition of The Hearing for October. A judgment concerning an $11bn arbitral award from Commercial Court Judge Sir Robin Knowles CBE has left many London disputes lawyers reeling this week. That amount of money would leave most people reeling, to be fair, but it’s the implications for the legal profession that […]

Greenwashing

The Hearing: Watch out for greenwashing litigation funders

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your weekly insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This is the penultimate edition of The Hearing before it takes a recess alongside the courts this summer. But before then, we look at what AI may mean for cross-examination and ask if Essex Court is entering the […]

Thames Water

The Hearing: Thames Water’s problems are only just beginning

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. In this week’s edition, we examine why the UK Government’s new Russian sanctions have barristers pulling their hair out. But first, the new SFO chief Nick Ephgrave may have claim to the worst job in the law, but spare […]

Newcastle

The Hearing: CMA chances fresh-faced silk for biggest case yet; and try Newcastle for speedier TCC trials

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, pressure is building as dispute resolution bodies look to overturn laws on compulsory mediation, and we discuss why Newcastle might be your best bet for a fast Technology and Construction Court case. But first, it’s […]

The Lawyer Awards 2022

The Hearing: Glitz, glamour and litigation

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. On Tuesday, more than a thousand people gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate the best in the business at The Lawyer Awards. This year, four different awards linked to litigation were handed out by host Dara Ó […]