Dispute Resolution

Stories and digests covering a variety of angles to ADR, whether on key issues of law or notable parties

  • Global disputes: Now is the time to speak

    By Legal Week | June 25, 2009

    International arbitration has, for many years, experienced extraordinary growth. A greater range of parties use arbitration for a wider range of disputes. Arbitration faces a number of challenges, however, not least from the fact that at a time of recession resources are stretched and businesses want to focus their resources on the productive parts of their business rather than on fighting disputes. Moreover, they want value for money, which translates into a desire for greater efficiency and effectiveness across a broad array of disputes.

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  • Ashurst to refer litigation to German independent

    By Legal Week | June 25, 2009

    A senior German partner has left Ashurst as former Munich head Karl Wach sets up his own litigation boutique alongside senior associate Frank Meckes. The top 10 City law firm said the move came as part of a bid to refocus its Munich office around corporate and finance law. Wach was the only litigation partner in the office, although there are still three associates.

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  • DLA appoints new international senior partner

    By Legal Week | June 25, 2009

    DLA Piper International has appointed a new senior partner, with litigation partner Janet Legrand set to replace Peter Wayte in the role. Legrand, who joined DLA Piper in 1991 as a partner, will take up the new post on 1 July, with Wayte set to retire after 37 years with the firm.

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  • Crowell boosts London arm with Cohen Milstein partner hire

    By Legal Week | June 25, 2009

    Crowell & Moring has bolstered its London arm with the hire of Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll's former European managing partner Rob Murray. Murray joined the firm's antitrust litigation practice last month after leaving Cohen Milstein in February, when the office rebranded as Hausfeld.

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  • Manches boosts IP litigation with Addleshaws partner hire

    By Legal Week | June 24, 2009

    Manches has signed up intellectual property (IP) and litigation partner Margaret Tofalides from Addleshaw Goddard. Tofalides, who headed up Addleshaws' retail and data and information groups, has experience of working on a wide range of IP matters with a focus on litigation. She has acted for the likes of Argos, Homebase and Harrods.

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  • Ince records 23.5% revenue growth for 2008-09

    By Legal Week | June 24, 2009

    Ince & Co has joined a handful of firms in defying the downturn to announce strong growth in revenues. The top 50 firm saw turnover for 2008-09 grow by 23.5% to hit £79.4m, up from £64.3m last year. In contrast, revenues during 2007-08 increased by 14.5% on the previous year. The firm's London office brought in the bulk of the fee income, breaking through the £50m barrier. Asia and Europe brought in £14.9m and £11.7m respectively.

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  • Pinsents to outsource litigation work to South Africa

    By Legal Week | June 22, 2009

    Pinsent Masons has signed an outsourcing deal which will see the top 20 UK firm send litigation work to South Africa. The major regional player has launched a litigation support service in co-operation with global legal processing outsourcing provider Exigent, with the work to be undertaken by qualified lawyers in Exigent's outsourcing centre in Cape Town. Pinsents has outsourced document processing to Exigent for a number of years, but will now also see the company provide a data review and e-disclosure capability for its 360-lawyer litigation practice.

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  • Field Fisher posts 8% turnover rise with profits expected to fall

    By Legal Week | June 18, 2009

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has become the latest firm to announce its financial results, with turnover growing by 8% but the firm predicting a slump in profits per equity partner (PEP). The UK top 40 firm saw revenues rise to £95m during the 2008-09 financial year, up from £88m the previous year. The firm has yet to finalise its PEP figure, but confirmed that it does not expect profits to reach last year's high of £750,000.

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  • UBS appeal rejected in HSH Nordbank dispute

    By Legal Week | June 18, 2009

    A £275m (£169m) dispute involving UBS and HSH Nordbank - cited as the first true bank-on-bank dispute to hit the UK as a result of the credit crunch - has been refused jurisdiction in the English courts following a Court of Appeal ruling today (18 July). The judgment, handed down by Lord Justice Ward, Lord Collins of Mapesbury and Lord Justice Toulson, will be seen as a blow for UBS after the bank appealed a ruling handed down by Mr Justice Walker last July.

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  • The same, only different

    By Legal Week | June 18, 2009

    E-discovery (as it is referred to in the US) or, more accurately, e-disclosure (as it is referred to here, post the Woolf reforms), has received a very negative press, mainly due to the huge costs associated with it. But, when all is said and done, is it really that bad?

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