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By Tony Sabine | April 11, 2024
The two lawyers the lead counsel on opposite sides of a case that Singapore's Court of Appeal heard on January 20, 2021.
3 minute read
By Pallas Partners | April 11, 2024
A general election in the UK is expected in the second half of 2024, but what would law firm partners put in their own election manifesto?
5 minute read
By Jack Womack | April 3, 2024
Debate has intensified about the societal value of litigation funders as the UK government prepares a change to the rules that would help them, with some saying a review is needed first.
6 minute read
By Jack Womack | March 18, 2024
The importance of litigation funding in UK class actions has been in the spotlight over recent months—particularly since the renewed attention on the Post Office Horizon scandal.
4 minute read
By Jack Womack | March 4, 2024
In addition to new legislation, the government said it was also considering options for a wider review of the sector and how third-party litigation funding is carried out.
3 minute read
By Jack Womack | February 23, 2024
The government said the decision was 'in response to a rising tide of this pernicious form of litigation', including high-profile cases involving Russian oligarchs and allies of Vladimir Putin.
4 minute read
By Jack Womack | February 5, 2024
The group actions business' founders had a role in originating the £36 billion Mariana dam disaster claim currently making its way through UK courts.
2 minute read
By Jack Womack | January 16, 2024
The proposed legislation could bypass a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that litigation funding agreements were unenforceable in competition cases.
3 minute read
By Anne Bagamery | January 10, 2024
The move, which includes a partner and practice head, is the latest by law firms to reinforce their Paris presence in cross-border litigation, commercial disputes, and criminal investigations.
3 minute read
By Jack Womack | January 9, 2024
An ITV drama has led to renewed scrutiny of the scandal, and the role played by lawyers and firms.
9 minute read
By Lydia Pilch | April 18, 2024
What happens when you talk about various negotiation events, strategies, desired outcomes and potentially low key disasters? How should these items should be discussed and what positions are worth taking and which aren't?
7 minute read
By Justin Henry | April 16, 2024
"The skillsets we were developing as associates were largely transferable," said Evan Meyerson, a former Paul Weiss associate who moved to Burford Capital. "A big part of litigation strategy is thinking about what the other side thinks about your case and the job at Burford is to think through these investments as a devil's advocate."
8 minute read
By Kevin P. Allen and Zachary L. Gross | April 16, 2024
The incorporation of an integration clause into an amendment merely preserves the original integration clause and precludes evidence of oral or written representations that occurred prior to or contemporaneous with the execution of the original contract. The mere incorporation of the original integration clause into an amendment does not cover the time period between the execution of the original contract and the amendment.
6 minute read
By Maria Dinzeo | April 16, 2024
"If I wanted to stay in-house, I would have stayed at Mary Kay. What I wanted was a different challenge," retired Mary Kay legal chief Julia Simon told Law.com on her return to private practice in April. "The idea of bringing my broad knowledge and skills back to private practice and to a top tier trial firm was compelling."
4 minute read
By Justin Henry | April 12, 2024
A $40 million agreement between Quinn Emanuel and Longford Capital illustrates how law firms are seeking to make third-party finance more appealing to their clients.
5 minute read
By Andrew Denney | April 11, 2024
Commercial Division was already hearing tech cases, and that litigants have long been allowed to have court-appointed referees preside over their commercial disputes, prior to the chief administrative judge's order. But the court's advisory council recommended adding specific language to its rules to better educate the bar on the court's offerings.
2 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | April 11, 2024
In the last week, attorneys left Fox Rothschild and Swartz Campbell for plaintiffs firms, and at least two others have made similar moves since the start of 2024.
6 minute read
By Ellen Bardash | April 10, 2024
New Brunswick, New Jersey-based AIM and plaintiff Ted Kellner have each taken issue with parts of the decision issued on Dec. 28 by Vice Chancellor Lori Will.
4 minute read
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | April 10, 2024
While RWI policies are manuscripted policies separately negotiated for each transaction, the vast majority contain arbitration clauses, meaning that claim disputes are resolved privately without published court rulings. The recent ruling in 'Novolex Holdings v. Illinois Union Insurance' sheds some light on one of these claim disputes, while also providing important lessons for insurers and M&A practitioners.
8 minute read
By Lara Flath, Jacob Fargo and Gaby Colvin | April 10, 2024
This article explores so-called "scrivener's errors"—a mistake that occurs when parties have reached a mutual oral agreement but the signed writing does not express that agreement and one of the parties seeks to reform the contract.
8 minute read
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