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UK Expected to Relax Litigation Funding Rules, Reversing Supreme Court Ruling

In addition to new legislation, the government said it was also considering options for a wider review of the sector and how third-party litigation funding is carried out.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ireland Ordered to Pay €2.5M to European Commission Over Online Safety Rules Delay

The EU's highest court has ordered Ireland to pay a lump sum and a daily penalty to the European Commission for not transposing a 2018 EU directive into national law.
3 minute read

International Edition

UK Government Throws Weight Behind Extensive Anti-SLAPPs Legislation

The government said the decision was 'in response to a rising tide of this pernicious form of litigation', including high-profile cases involving Russian oligarchs and allies of Vladimir Putin.
4 minute read

International Edition

'One Firm' or Separate Entities? Vereins' Growth Bumps Into Conflicts, Liability Concerns

A ruling from an appellate court in the U.S. has put Baker McKenzie's structure under scrutiny, two years after Dentons was saddled with a $32 million malpractice verdict that also implicated the firm's verein status.
8 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn: 'Climate Change-Related Litigation Is Going to Be a Real Growth Area'

John Quinn, co-founder of one of the world's leading litigation firms, talks about global litigation opportunities, the rise of class actions in Europe and podcasting about the law.
7 minute read

International Edition

Air Canada Argues Lying AI Chatbot Was a Separate Legal Entity—and Loses

A small claims court judge has ordered the airline to pay up in the wake of what he called the company's "remarkable submission."
3 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie's Verein Structure Heavily Scrutinized in US Malpractice Case

The firm argues that the case 'has no merit', and has accused its former client of 'forum shopping', calling its lawsuit an 'affront' to certain legal doctrines.
5 minute read

International Edition

Paul Hastings Poaches Latham Partner Duo in London

The additions follow other hires the firm has made in the UK and Europe recently, including Nikolaos Paschos from Latham in Germany.
2 minute read

International Edition

Former PwC Australia Partner Sues Firm Over Pension Payments

PwC said the partner forfeited his posttermination payments when he went to DLA Piper, which PwC deemed a "major competitor."
3 minute read

International Edition

Gambling Giant Entain Bets On DLA Piper For Latest Court Battle

The general counsel of the target company at the centre of the dispute has also been involved in a whistleblowing claim at the Employment Tribunal.
3 minute read

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