The first arbitration termination under ICSID’s security for costs rule has sparked furious debate over the fairness of the decision. CDR explores the impact of the ruling and how different arbitral ...

A former Clyde & Co litigator with in-house experience talks to CDR about his move to head up the Magic Circle firm’s latest Middle East office. Linklaters has launched a physical presence in Dubai, ...

Simmons & Simmons is launching an ADGM office and Debevoise & Plimpton has hired an ex-federal prosecutor in San Francisco, while a Venezuelan-qualified lawyer is the ICDR’s latest ADR head for Latin ...

The firm has hired a disputes lawyer with extensive experience in the banking sector. Lewis Silkin has added disputes specialist Catherine Hammerson-Jones as a partner in its London office. The firm ...

The court has overturned an ICC tribunal’s jurisdictional award and clarified how competing arbitration clauses in commercial contracts should be interpreted under English law. The London High Court ...

As litigation funding finds itself becoming a societal and political issue, funders are being encouraged to be more vocal about the role they play – but where do the education gaps lie?

Developments include a new tax litigation head for CMS in Madrid, a mass torts duo arriving at Jenner & Block in Chicago, and an ex-Pinheiro Neto litigation head’s new in-house position in São Paulo.

An executive resolution promises a holistic review of the Saudi arbitration framework, with publication of arbitration-related court judgments attracting most attention, but granular detail is still ...

The firm has hired a partner with extensive experience handling high level Congressional investigations. Latham & Watkins has hired Vanessa Le as a partner in its Washington, DC, white-collar defence ...

The New York-based firm will focus on litigation, white-collar defence, investigations and trials. The founding partners tell CDR they expect to be a six-strong team within the next month. A&O ...

A technology litigator widely recognised for his internet disputes and IP work has joined King & Spalding in California. King & Spalding has swiped leading technology disputes and trial lawyer Neel ...

The firm has added an appellate and Supreme Court lawyer in Washington, DC. Jenner & Block has snapped up Peter Davis as a partner in its appellate and Supreme Court practice. The firm announced his ...