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Preparation and perseverance are key to negotiating a settlement through mediation

Few disagree that mediation is a sensible and effective concept. The courts, the Government and, increasingly, clients agree with lawyers that it should be used where possible. But how can a lawyer make a mediation most effective for his/her client? Mediators hover in between parties (privy to confidential information from each) and have a fascinating insight into the workings of negotiations between commercial parties. Mediators see firsthand what experienced lawyers can do to maximise the chance of favourable settlement.
5 minute read

International Edition

BIT between the teeth - the value of bilateral investment treaties

CC's Audley Sheppard discusses the value of bilateral investment treaties as insurance policies against government interference
6 minute read

International Edition

Dewey leadership duo quit in latest exits; 23 partners head for Winston

Two members of Dewey & LeBoeuf's four-strong leadership team are set to leave as Winston & Strawn and O'Melveny & Myers become the latest firms to benefit from the fallout at the embattled firm.
3 minute read

International Edition

Stewarts and Mishcon prevail in £40m battle over banker bonuses

Stewarts Law and Mishcon de Reya have won a high-profile battle over €50m (£40m) in unpaid bankers' bonuses, with a judgment handed down today (9 May) in favour of a group of former Dresdner Kleinwort bankers. The High Court judgment, issued by Mr Justice Owen, found that their former employer Commerzbank acted in breach of its contractual obligations in slashing bonuses to 104 staff after it acquired Dresdner.
3 minute read

International Edition

TLT announces Scottish merger and Northern Ireland launch

TLT is to merge with Scottish litigation specialist Anderson Fyfe, with the union and a planned launch in Northern Ireland expected to create a firm with predicted revenues of £48m and coverage of all UK legal jurisdictions. The Scottish tie-up will gift TLT offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh and will add around £3m in revenue as well as eight partners and 45 employees to TLT's existing practice in London and Bristol.
2 minute read

International Edition

Quinn to strengthen City arbitration with double partner hire from A&O

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is set to hire two London arbitration partners from Allen & Overy (A&O), Stephen Jagusch and Anthony Sinclair, with the hires coming just days after the US litigation specialist launched in Hamburg with a team from A&O.
3 minute read

International Edition

Simmons confirms first partner relocations for Bristol launch

Simmons & Simmons has named the first two London partners who will relocate to Bristol to head up the firm's second UK arm.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Mark Hastings

"How does the average litigator differ from a deal lawyer? Traditionally, we used to get more sleep. How times have changed!"
3 minute read

International Edition

Dewey London head quits firm as US M&A star heads for White & Case

Dewey & LeBoeuf's London managing partner Peter Sharp has agreed a deal to take a team of City litigation partners to Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while US corporate heavyweight Morton Pierce is joining White & Case along with seven other partners. Sharp, who resigned from Dewey this morning, will be joined at Morgan Lewis's City base by fellow London litigation partners David Waldron - who co-chairs both the firm's litigation group outside of the US and the energy litigation practice group - and Nick Greenwood.
4 minute read

International Edition

Grierson expense fraud sentencing delayed due to defence request

The sentencing of former Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson has been delayed until later this month, after he pleaded guilty to defrauding the firm of £1.3m in false travel expenses. Grierson's sentencing, which was expected to take place today (3 May) at Southwark Crown Court, has been postponed until 30 May as the result of a "defence request", according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
2 minute read

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