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Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner

Robert Li — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:17:19 +0000

US-headquartered firms dominate the ranks of partner promotions in the final disputes developments summary of 2025, which also includes a pair of tax litigators seeking a change of scene in Norway and Portugal.

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Friday round-up: proliferating judicial experience

Robert Li — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:24:48 +0000

Two litigators have quit their respective UK Magic Circle firms’ Munich and Paris outposts for pastures new, in a week which has seen experienced judges taking up new positions, alongside the more usual lateral moves and partner promotions.

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Losers all round in pivotal Gutmann distribution ruling

Dippy Singh — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:14:23 +0000

The CAT has ruled on how the undistributed settlement sums in the Gutmann ‘boundary fares’ case should be allocated – with the Tribunal admitting that the funder, legal counsels and insurers would not ‘receive what they may have hoped’.

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Friday round-up: peak partner proliferation

Robert Li — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:36:01 +0000

Promotions season is firmly underway, with the lion’s share of new partners being made up on the US East Coast.

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Friday round-up: all change in Washington and London

Dippy Singh — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:21:33 +0000

The US and UK capitals led the way in attracting top disputes talent this week, with Kings Chambers losing two barristers to a London set, and Foley & Lardner scooping a litigator duo in DC.

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Warsaw trio launch claimant boutique

Robert Li — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:24:06 +0000

Ex-JDP Law counsel Adrian Andrychowski speaks to CDR about his new firm, which has already got off to a fast start with four competition law damages claims on its books.

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Boosting building safety

Robert Li — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:02:48 +0000

As the UK Building Safety Act enters its third year since coming into force, CDR talks to litigators about its effect on older legislation, changes in liability and a critique of the still-new Building Safety Regulator.

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Friday round-up: New ventures in Spain and US

Robert Li — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:55:08 +0000

A Madrid firm has launched a disputes practice, while the US East Coast has seen new ventures focused on litigation funding and contingency fee cases, in a summary that also takes in Singapore, India, Dubai and the British Isles.

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