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Introduced by Guy Beringer QC (Hon), once senior partner of Allen & Overy, this panel consisted of Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society, Derek Sweeting QC, chair of the Bar Council, and Lord David Wolfson QC, once of One Essex Court, of the Ministry of Justice.
Published on: 12/05/2021
The highlight of Tuesday morning’s sessions included a detailed discussion on funding access to justice, spanning class actions, and collective redress, litigation funding, and the agreements that support them, from hourly rate to Damages Based Agreements
Published on: 12/05/2021
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, gave the keynote address at London International Disputes Week’s opening day
Published on: 11/05/2021
Two aspects of dispute resolution were discussed in Monday’s opening sessions at LIDW, notes Ben Rigby; one, the challenges of practice development, and second, how to manage digital solutions to a decentralised age.
Published on: 11/05/2021
London retains its attraction as one of the leading destinations for commercial parties seeking to resolve their disputes, says Ben Rigby.
Published on: 09/05/2021
“What on earth were the auditors doing?” is a familiar cry whenever the headlines include another high-profile entity that has either collapsed or been caught up in a serious financial scandal, or both.
Published on: 06/05/2021
The behavioural sciences are fascinating. Studies showing how people make predictable and systematic ‘errors’ in decision-making can make for amusing and intriguing stories, often met with a mix of ‘this cannot be true’ (as they go against most of what we understand about rational judgment) and ‘that seems about right’ (as heuristics and biases are part of human nature and may therefore feel intuitive).
Published on: 04/05/2021
Co-founding Partner of London Disputes boutique and disputes tech advisor, Luke Tucker Harrison considers the current landscape for legaltech and what’s on the horizon.
Published on: 28/04/2021
There are things that firms can (and must) do, at every stage of a dispute, to minimise the environmental impact of their work, argues Jane Hughes of Stevens & Bolton LLP, and these things go far beyond using electronic documents, and minimising travel.
Published on: 26/04/2021
At least in some parts of the world, a sense of normality appears to be on the horizon after the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it will come much-needed relief from the current financial downturn.
Published on: 23/04/2021
What is a legal dispute worth? It may depend on who you ask to price it.
Published on: 15/04/2021
Contracts are a powerful tool available to any business to protect against the risks posed by climate change – especially since climate change risks are already known to and experienced by us.
Published on: 06/04/2021
London's legal future is as a dispute resolution hub for international firms, writes Professor Loukas Mistelis
Published on: 04/03/2021
This blog shares thoughts from several of our sponsors who had originally signed up for what we had planned in 2020 and have remained with us as sponsors for the virtual 2021 event. Further sponsors are already signing up and more will follow in relation to those.
Published on: 15/02/2021
Even in an online era, London is still the home of dispute resolution, writes Tobias Sansome of Byfield Consultancy.
Published on: 05/02/2021
Over the last year, London International Disputes Week (LIDW) has transformed into a membership organisation and grown that membership in order to take the aims and ambitions of LIDW forward. Emily Morris, LIDW Board Member and Head of Marketing at Atkin Chambers, summarises why the original founding members and supporters of LIDW have orchestrated this change.
Published on: 12/11/2020
On Wednesday 18 March, all hearings in the Commercial Court were proceeding as usual. By Friday 20 March, every single hearing in the list was virtual. What any of the judges would have said in advance was utterly impossible, simply happened.
Published on: 12/11/2020
Lawyers are obliged by professional conduct rules to inform their clients at the start of a dispute what they think are the likely costs, length and outcome of the proceedings. But what else should a client that is new to litigation or arbitration ask their lawyer?
Published on: 12/11/2020