Lord Falconer (pictured below) predicted an explosion of 'mega-litigation' when delivering his keynote speech at the Legal Week Litigation Forum in London last month.His speech was set against the backdrop of Lehman Brothers' dramatic collapse a couple of days earlier but the rhetoric recalled the days of Maxwell, Lloyd's of London and BCCI. For Falconer, the profession is at the gates of a new era of mega-litigation, the likes of which has not been seen before.
October 08, 2008 at 09:32 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
A predicted boom in litigation, the rising cost of trials and improving London’s status as a centre for dispute resolution were the issues forefront at the Legal Week Litigation Forum. Claire Ruckin reports
Lord Falconer (pictured below) predicted an explosion of ‘mega-litigation’ when delivering his keynote speech at the Legal Week Litigation Forum in London last month.
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