Disputes Yearbook 2024
Stewarts look at the UK financial market, with special focus on FSMA
The recently published fourth edition of the City of London Corporation’s international competitiveness study 1 ranked London as the world’s top global financial centre. The foreword to that report states: ‘Amidst a range of macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, this latest report shows how the UK’s financial services are key to driving growth and promoting the …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
‘Never forget you are there to do a deal, not to burn the other side to the ground’ – Bench Walk co-founder Adrian Chopin on top trumps, pompous lawyer language and all-staff email calamities
When I was nine years old, an elderly relative told me I should consider being a lawyer because I was an argumentative brat. On that flimsy basis I studied law with German law. For my first year, I hated the subject – everything had come easily to me at school but this new thing required …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
Stewarts on some recent developments in arbitration in the UK
Claims relating to arbitration make up a significant portion of the English Commercial Court’s case list. Arbitration is by its nature international and London’s enduring status as a global hub for international arbitration reflects its position as a destination for international parties to resolve their disputes. Recent cases before the English courts which this article …
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Disputes yearbook 2024
Independent Mediators’ provide insight into the recent developments in the mediation sector in the UK
Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] made a significant stride in the evolution of dispute resolution within the legal system of England and Wales. The case, stemming from Merthyr Tydfil’s approach to managing Japanese Knotweed on its …
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Disputes yearbook 2024
Mayer Brown discusses the importance of businesses understanding their exposure
2024 is shaping up to be another significant year for the UK’s burgeoning class/collective action regimes. New developments in several areas means that businesses need to have an understanding of their exposure across collective proceedings orders (CPOs) and umbrella proceedings orders in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), to group litigation orders (GLOs) and representative actions …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
Osborne Clarke on how seriously companies should take greenwashing accusations
How do you see ESG litigation developing? The concept of ESG is not a new one – but the attention it has gained is fresh and here to stay. Put simply: no-one has solved the climate crisis, globalisation has made supply chains harder to monitor, and levels of public scrutiny over companies’ actions (and omissions) …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
Ten years on from the publication of Legal Business’ inaugural Disputes Yearbook, Bethany Burns and Alex Ryan check in with London litigators to find out how much has changed in terms of both the work and the firms involved
When Legal Business first launched its Disputes Yearbook back in 2014 Brexit was barely on the radar, most people had not heard of Wuhan and post-financial crisis disputes work and oligarchs were helping firms cast aside any doubts about how sustainable further disputes growth was at either the biggest players in the City or the …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
Iro Petrou and Myria Pornari examine trends and sectors in the Cyprus disputes market
What are the key regulatory frameworks that govern the disputes legal market in Cyprus, and how have recent changes impacted the landscape? The key regulatory frameworks that govern the disputes legal market in Cyprus are European Union law and constitutional law. For civil disputes in the legal market in Cyprus, the key regulatory frameworks include …
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Disputes yearbook 2024
Signature Litigation’s Paris office co-founding partner on the French litigation system
Can you describe your experience and areas of expertise within the French legal system, particularly in relation to dispute resolution? How do you stay updated with changes in French law and jurisprudence that impact your practice? I am both an avocat à la cour in France and a solicitor in England and Wales. I became …
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Disputes Yearbook 2024
While many argue that litigation funding has an important role to play in access to justice, others are wary of the risks of unmeritorious claims being brought
With the marked increase in group litigation and rapid development of the litigation funding industry, the Competition Appeal Tribunal is consistently seeing novel claims. New theories of dominance are appearing, with what actually constitutes a dominant position widening. And the type of claim presented to the tribunal is expanding, with an increasing number of ESG …
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