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Former Hausfeld Partner Establishes Litigation Funder in Germany

Profin, a litigation funder backed by a triple-digit million euro sum provided by an unnamed private equity firm, is looking to benefit from the Dieselgate emissions scandal.
3 minute read

International Edition

London Partner and Longtime Adviser to SRA Dies

A former Ashurst and Nabarro lawyer, Paolo Sidoli died at 51 years old from an apparent heart attack.
2 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funder Burford Capital Finances US Firms in International Arbitration Work

In an interview with Law.com-International, Burford managing director Craig Arnott said the funding has resulted in U.S. firms winning work that previously went to Magic Circle firms.
6 minute read

International Edition

'A Shameful Act of Utter Madness' - How a Pioneering 'New Law' Firm Fell to Pieces

Through interviews and documents, Legal Week uncovers how Cubism Law—a once-bright light in the New Law movement—fell victim to exorbitant costs, deep divisions and greed.
16 minute read

International Edition

EU Takes Steps Toward Legalising Class Actions

The legislation, known as the Representative Actions Directive, would allow consumers in the EU's 28 member nations to launch common claims for compensation for faulty or illegal consumer goods.
3 minute read

International Edition

Thirteen-Lawyer KPMG Team in France Heads Back to Fidal as Dispute Rumbles On

The returning lawyers are part of the 144 that KPMG poached from Fidal earlier this year, sparking an ongoing employment dispute between the two firms.
3 minute read

International Edition

Bird & Bird Flies In For Mothercare Collapse

The company's previous CVA proposal, which Slaughter and May advised on, was approved last year.
2 minute read

International Edition

Addleshaws Pulls In £1.2M On Government Railway Dispute

The firm has provided advice to the Department for Transport throughout a long-running railway contract dispute.
2 minute read

International Edition

US and UK Firms Sweep Up Roles On Supercuts Administration

The company previously faced a CVA legal challenge which a host of other firms are acting on.
2 minute read

International Edition

Growing Singapore Dispute Arbitration Sector Lures Australian Barristers

The city-state, which has been working to improve its stature as a destination for international arbitration, is now the third most preferred seat of arbitration in the world and top in the Asia-Pacific, according to a 2018 international arbitration survey.
5 minute read

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