Christmas is a giving time of year, so this week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we’re focusing on Winckworth Sherwood’s charities practice. How the firm is structured means that 60 to 70 lawyers work on charity matters at any given time due to its substantial ecclesiastical, property (including social housing) and education practice groups, so it’s […]
In this Friday’s Spotlight feature, we study Hamlins’ media disputes practice group. Earlier this week, the claimant-side team secured public apologies and substantial damages for several high-profile victims of unlawful information gathering by News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun and the now defunct News of the World. The market: Strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs), legal actions […]
COP28 kicked off yesterday, so with minds on global climate change, this week’s Spotlight feature will examine a practice area a little more local to the UK: Leigh Day’s environment team, which is no stranger to disputes with public bodies as it fights for environmental standards in the UK. The market: Greenwashing is top on […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we laser in on Forsters‘ property litigation group, one of the firm’s fastest-growing teams. Earlier this year, the group secured a win in the Supreme Court against Tate Modern for its clients, residents of nearby luxury apartments, in a high-profile dispute over Tate’s viewing platform. The market: Property litigation is an exciting area to […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we explore Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Mass Claims Unit (MCU). Offering a novel take on how to handle this ever-growing part of the European disputes market, the magic circle firm wants to be a one-stop shop for the largest mass claims and tap into previously unexplored talent pools. The […]
With six lawyers in London dedicated to pro bono, Hogan Lovells takes on matters ranging from coroner inquests, human trafficking compensation and war crime claims. The market: Hogan Lovells isn’t alone in putting forward teams of lawyers to take on pro bono matters. Clients are demanding to know what their external advisers are doing in […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we examine Fieldfisher’s young commercial crime team comprising “blood and guts” crime lawyers and civil fraud specialists as they bolster their reputation in this highly active space. The market: It’s an exciting time to be a commercial crime lawyer. The new director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Nick Ephgrave is […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we inspect the art law practice at Mishcon de Reya as a team of hybrid lawyers battle litigation, disputes and everything in between. The market: Art law is as cosy a market as it is discreet. While even Caravaggio would have done deals and dealt with disputes in the 16th century, the art […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we explore the “future disputes” group at Allen & Overy as a team of litigators focus on disputes that might arise from space exploration and satellite use. The market: As early as the 1950s, satellites have been launched to provide us with information about the weather and climate change, to […]
This week on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, we zero in on Stewarts, one of the leading claimant side teams in the securities litigation market, specifically in the fast-growing area of shareholder group action claims. The market: The US has been launching shareholder group actions in securities litigation for some time, which seek to recover losses on behalf of investors […]
The first in a new feature on The Lawyer‘s Litigation Tracker, we laser in on a litigation team as they attempt to navigate a booming disputes market. This week: Addleshaw Goddard and its growing reputation in the funding community. The market: The litigation funding market has grown hugely in the past 20 years, with the past […]