The challenges facing the retail sector are well known. In what has been an unenviable few years for the industry, retailers have had to tackle internet competition and the decline of the high street, lockdowns and Covid-19-related rules, supply chain issues, Brexit conundrums, staffing challenges, and now inflation and a cost of living crisis. Even […]
The four magic circle firms — Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters — are made up of unquestionably tremendous legal professionals. Their expertise and appearances on the very largest corporate transactions have always caught the eye of the business community, but their litigation practices have suffered from a perception problem. The […]
After concerns over whether London might lose its international client base, the Court’s own numbers comprehensively dispel that fear. According to the Commercial Court’s own report, the last two years saw international disputes comprise almost two-thirds of all matters heard. Which law firms are winning big Clyde & Co and HFW are the only firms […]
The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has an outstanding reputation. Described as “innovative”, “adaptable” and “specialist” in a series of interviews conducted by The Lawyer for the report, the TCC and its judiciary deserve praise for its innovative stance. Practices which are now widespread, such as hot-tubbing witnesses, were first used in the TCC. Indeed, […]
Last month’s China sanctions against a number of individuals and entities, including Essex Court Chambers, sparked a weekend of discussions for City litigators.
As showcased in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases last month, litigants are lining up for a busy 2021, with further disputes set to be heard in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Here are the challenges to look out for. Several of this year’s appeals have previously appeared in The Lawyer’s Top 20 […]
Claims activity rallied across a number of sectors in late 2020 following a coronavirus-induced dip in Q2, data from The Lawyer Litigation Tracker shows. For the sake of this analysis a cross-section of pandemic-hit sectors was selected, including: healthcare equipment and services, public sector (excluding health), retail, real estate and pharmaceuticals. Claims activity as a […]
Claims activity within the Queen’s Bench and Chancery Divisions of the High Court dropped significantly following the initial coronavirus outbreak but activity within the Patents Court, the Commercial Court and the Admiralty Division remained consistent, data from The Lawyer Litigation Tracker shows. Claims activity across UK courts as a whole plummeted between January and […]
Claims activity within five major UK courts resurged in the second half of 2020 after plummeting following the initial Covid-19 outbreak, data from The Lawyer Litigation Tracker shows. There were 606 claims filed within the Commercial, Chancery, Queen’s Bench, Patents and Admiralty Divisions of the E&W High Court in January last year. This collapsed in […]