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Clifford Chance and Charles Russell Speechlys Advise As More Phone-Hacking Payouts Secured

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance represented news publisher, News Group Newspapers, which owns the scandal-hit Sun and now-defunct News Of The World newspapers.
2 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

Australian Business Group Calls for Regulation of Litigation Funders and Plaintiff Firms

The group, an employers' organisation, claims that class actions are costing investment and jobs and pushing up insurance costs, presenting "a clear and present danger to Australia's fragile economy."
3 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

Australian Class Actions Boosted by First-Ever Judgment in Shareholder Class Action Suit

A federal judge found that a retailer had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct following a 2014 profit forecast but ruled against the shareholders because he was not convinced that investors suffered a loss.
5 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Recovery Company Expands on Global Rise of Shareholder Class Action

Shareholder class actions have increased globally, especially in Australia.
5 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funder IMF Bentham CEO Says Planned Merger Is Hedge Against Regulation

In an interview with Law.com, Andrew Saker said the merger will help the Australia-based firm pursue its diversification strategy, which aims to reduce risk by seeking more cases and a wider range of case types and increasing funding sources primarily through geographic diversity.
5 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel Swoops For Latest London Partner Recruit

The Hogan Lovells partner, who is recognized as a leading advisor on business and human rights issues, is the latest recruit to the litigation powerhouse.
2 minute read

International Edition

Barclays Europe Litigation Head to Join Boies Schiller

The Herbert Smith Freehills and GE veteran is leaving Barclays after nearly five years in the role.
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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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