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Dispute Resolution
Stories and digests covering a variety of angles to ADR, whether on key issues of law or notable parties
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Why Some Lawyers Believe the Middle East Will One Day Become 'Globally Dominant' in Law
By Peter Shaw-Smith | May 15, 2023
An onrush of new legislation and liberalizing markets have given rise to huge demand for legal services in the region.
4 minute read
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PwC Successfully Defends Leaking Allegations in Slater & Gordon-Quindell Debacle
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | May 15, 2023
The long-running dispute concerns Slater & Gordon's 'catastrophic' £637 million purchase of the legal arm of insurance tech firm Quindell—now known as Watchstone.
2 minute read
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Meta's Shifting Fines in Ireland Reflect Growing Pains for EU Data Privacy Regulation
By Anne Bagamery | May 11, 2023
"Data regulation in Europe is not so complicated, but it's not so easy, either," said Marc Mossé, senior counsel at the French firm August Debouzy and a former attorney at Microsoft.
6 minute read
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Record Number of Russian Litigants in London Courts, Report Finds
By Jack Womack | May 4, 2023
The research, by Portland Communications, also found that a majority of the U.K. public thinks less favourably of law firms who provide legal services to Russian individuals or companies.
2 minute read
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Freshfields Appoints Next London Disputes Head
By Charlotte Johnstone | May 3, 2023
The move comes after former head, Mark Sansom, was appointed London managing partner.
2 minute read
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Can Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Get Along?
By Alex D'Elia | April 14, 2023
An international audience convened in the Portuguese capital to examine how mediation and other ADR methods can be integrated with arbitration to better meet clients' needs and find more flexible solutions.
4 minute read
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Covington to Advise Ukrainian Billionaire on Arbitration Against Russia
By Jack Womack | April 14, 2023
In 2022, a Covington team also advised Ukraine on a case against Russia to the International Court of Justice.
2 minute read
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Macfarlanes Wins Out in Pro Golfers Dispute
By Charlotte Johnstone | April 11, 2023
The case arose after a group of 12 players were not sanctioned to play at a rival tour.
2 minute read
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HSF Appoints Joint Managing Partner for Global Disputes
By Charlotte Johnstone | March 31, 2023
The appointment succeeds current dispute resolution managing partner Damien Byrne Hill, who is set to return to full-time practice, according to the firm.
2 minute read
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HSF's Singapore Alliance Firm Launches Disputes Practice With 4 Hires From Morgan Lewis
By Brian Yap | March 28, 2023
The quadruple hires boost Singaporean boutique firm Prolegis' lawyer headcount to 14 in the country.
2 minute read
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Judge Orders 3M CEO Mike Roman to Attend This Week's Earplug Mediation
By Amanda Bronstad | May 22, 2023
"Sometimes, the nature and demands of a situation are far-reaching and consequential enough that the leader must be in the room," wrote U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers. "This is one of those times."
3 minute read
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Former Coke Sales Manager Seeks to Enjoin Company From Enforcing Noncompete
By Marianna Wharry | May 11, 2023
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read
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Former Coca-Cola Sales Manager Seeks to Enjoin Company From Enforcing Noncompete
By Marianna Wharry | May 11, 2023
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read
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Meta's Shifting Fines in Ireland Reflect Growing Pains for EU Data Privacy Regulation
By Anne Bagamery | May 11, 2023
"Data regulation in Europe is not so complicated, but it's not so easy, either," said Marc Mossé, senior counsel at the French firm August Debouzy and a former attorney at Microsoft.
6 minute read
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Forum Shopping? Dallas Appeals Court Rejects $48.3M Foreign Judgment
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 9, 2023
"It is antithetical to our system of justice to be able to file a suit for recognition of a judgment when the purported judgment debtor has no ties to the state," the Dallas Court of Appeals found.
5 minute read
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Justice Department Announces Settlement With Spokane Public Schools for 'Improper' Seclusion, Restraint of Students With Disabilities
By Marianna Wharry | May 9, 2023
An investigation found that the school district inappropriately and repeatedly secluded and restrained students with disabilities and did not limit the practice to emergency situations, as required by state law and district policy.
2 minute read
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As Holland & Knight Grows, Another Partner Leaves Because of Conflicts
By Alexander Lugo | April 21, 2023
Rodolfo "Rudy" Sorondo Jr., a former judge, is heading to an alternate dispute resolution firm recently launched by another retired Florida jurist.
3 minute read
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Eckert Seamans Taps Pittsburgh Litigator Scott Cessar as Next CEO
By Amanda O'Brien | April 20, 2023
Cessar will succeed Timothy Hudak at the start of May. He's looking to continue the firm's competitive rates and lean staffing of cases.
4 minute read
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'An Astounding Admission': Risk of Murdoch Testimony, High Threshold for Dominion Said to Spur Settlement
By Ellen Bardash | April 19, 2023
Fox was also likely pushed to settle by a series of decisions Davis made in Dominion's favor in recent months, including confirming falsity and declining to dismiss the case at the summary judgment stage.
5 minute read
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1st Circuit Reverses Vacatur of $3.3M Arbitration Award in Peru-New Balance Dispute
By Marianna Wharry | April 13, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has reversed a lower court's ruling after determining that an Ecuadorian businessman and his Peruvian…
3 minute read
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