{"id":2157,"date":"2024-09-02T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T15:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/?page_id=2157"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:04:06","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/","title":{"rendered":"CDR Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"home_main_featured\" class=\"wp-block-group home_second_featured is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title\">Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column spotlight_column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-1 mainfeatured\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handshake_mediation_resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to merge\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to merge<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Another big law merger hits the books before Christmas, as the two giants aim to combine operations in what is dubbed to be the largest ever law firm merger.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column displaySmall is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 featuredposts\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Arrows-up-growth-increase_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                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.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/New_York_Central_Park_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Class actions pro joins Skadden\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Class actions pro joins Skadden<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A disputes practitioner who guides Asia-Pacific clients on US class actions, mass torts and antitrust wrangles has jumped to Skadden in the Big Apple.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/omni-bridgeway-adds-two-to-us-team\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Financial-graph_tech_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Omni Bridgeway adds two to US team\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/omni-bridgeway-adds-two-to-us-team\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Omni Bridgeway adds two to US team<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The litigation financing firm has welcomed new leaders for its international arbitration and antitrust initiatives.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">18\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar sidebar_expert_view has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#264756;flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-1 \">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/beyond-settlements-and-judgments-ensuring-redress-actually-reaches-claimants\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Currency_globe_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond settlements and judgments: ensuring redress actually reaches claimants\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/beyond-settlements-and-judgments-ensuring-redress-actually-reaches-claimants\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Beyond settlements and judgments: ensuring redress actually reaches claimants<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The ability to distribute funds to successful claimants is a critical part of the collective actions process, writes Jade Tess Weiner of Angeion Group International.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Jade Tess Weiner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"home_second_featured\" class=\"wp-block-group home_second_featured is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column displayLarge is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 featuredposts\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Arrows-up-growth-increase_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                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.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/New_York_Central_Park_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Class actions pro joins Skadden\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Class actions pro joins Skadden<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A disputes practitioner who guides Asia-Pacific clients on US class actions, mass torts and antitrust wrangles has jumped to Skadden in the Big Apple.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/omni-bridgeway-adds-two-to-us-team\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Financial-graph_tech_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Omni Bridgeway adds two to US team\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/omni-bridgeway-adds-two-to-us-team\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Omni Bridgeway adds two to US team<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The litigation financing firm has welcomed new leaders for its international arbitration and antitrust initiatives.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">18\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compliancia.com\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=partner&amp;utm_campaign=CDR\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to merge<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Another big law merger hits the books before Christmas, as&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Arrows-up-growth-increase_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                US-headquartered firms dominate the ranks of partner promotions in the&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/New_York_Central_Park_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Class actions pro joins Skadden\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Class actions pro joins Skadden<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A disputes practitioner who guides Asia-Pacific clients on US class&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 sidebarthumbnail tablet\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Handshake_mediation_resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to merge\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to merge<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Another big law merger hits the books before Christmas, as&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Arrows-up-growth-increase_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/friday-round-up-mass-moves-up-to-partner\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                US-headquartered firms dominate the ranks of partner promotions in the&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/New_York_Central_Park_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Class actions pro joins Skadden\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/people-firms\/class-actions-pro-joins-skadden\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Class actions pro joins Skadden<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">People &amp; Firms<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A disputes practitioner who guides Asia-Pacific clients on US class&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:3px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/tags\/quarterly-focus\/\">Quarterly Focus<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 \">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/quarterly-focus-south-korea-makes-anti-corruption-strides\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ibaseoul-hot-topics-in-international-arbitration_0_MJ1mT3AG3c26Sj2bsNqOs9yx02khFgA3zOk2mTrW.jpeg\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: South Korea makes anti-corruption strides\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/quarterly-focus-south-korea-makes-anti-corruption-strides\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: South Korea makes anti-corruption strides<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Ten years after a new law sought to clean up business and politics, South Korea has seen a genuine cultural change when it comes to bribery and corruption.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">12\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/quarterly-focus-cost-of-living-crunch-sparks-australia-insolvency-disputes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Australian_dollars2_resized_credit_Melissa-Walker-Horn.png\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: Cost of living crunch sparks Australia insolvency disputes\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/quarterly-focus-cost-of-living-crunch-sparks-australia-insolvency-disputes\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: Cost of living crunch sparks Australia insolvency disputes<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Inflationary pressures and a soaring cost of living has seen small-to-medium-sized enterprises fall to insolvency, with even giant companies struggling to keep their heads above water. A new wave of litigation is one result.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">11\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/quarterly-focus-not-quite-done-in-taiwan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Taipei_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: Not quite done in Taiwan\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/quarterly-focus-not-quite-done-in-taiwan\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: Not quite done in Taiwan<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Arbitration &amp; ADR<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                While it boasts an arbitration-friendly culture, there are notable gaps in Taiwan\u2019s dispute resolution framework, not least its battle to accede to the New York Convention.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">11\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/china-overhauls-30-year-old-arbitration-legislation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beijing_old_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: China overhauls 30-year-old arbitration legislation\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/china-overhauls-30-year-old-arbitration-legislation\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: China overhauls 30-year-old arbitration legislation<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Arbitration &amp; ADR<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                China\u2019s three-decade-old arbitration law has had a major refresh, with new provisions supporting the ADR method\u2019s self-contained nature, allowance of ad hoc proceedings and a clear definition of the seat.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">10\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/quarterly-focus-asia-pacifics-increasing-gravitational-pull\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Asia_Pacific_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: Asia-Pacific\u2019s increasing gravitational pull\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/arbitration-adr\/quarterly-focus-asia-pacifics-increasing-gravitational-pull\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: Asia-Pacific\u2019s increasing gravitational pull<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Arbitration &amp; ADR<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Rising above a period of geopolitical and economic difficulties, the Asia-Pacific region offers increasing and varied arbitration and litigation opportunities.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">10\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/investors-find-security-in-luxembourgs-courts\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Luxembourg_flag_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Quarterly Focus: Investors find security in Luxembourg\u2019s courts\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/investors-find-security-in-luxembourgs-courts\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Quarterly Focus: Investors find security in Luxembourg\u2019s courts<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                As a major finance hub, Luxembourg is a natural home for securities litigation, but it will take time before the recent listings boom generates commensurate disputes.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">10\/09\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    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has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-66c82b120f056e71b0932534d6dd7a50 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-1 sidebarthumbnail desktop\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/nationwide-hit-with-gbp-44-million-fine\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UK_money_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Nationwide hit with GBP 44 million fine\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/nationwide-hit-with-gbp-44-million-fine\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Nationwide hit with GBP 44 million fine<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The FCA has sanctioned the UK building society for its&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">18\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-ditches-bold-plan-to-relax-conflict-rule\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bias_resized.jpg\" alt=\"CAT ditches bold plan to relax conflict rule\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-ditches-bold-plan-to-relax-conflict-rule\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">CAT ditches bold plan to relax conflict rule<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A proposal to loosen the CAT\u2019s strict rule banning its&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-cartel-case-on-verge-of-landmark-payout\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Car_exhaust_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"CAT cartel case on verge of landmark payout\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-cartel-case-on-verge-of-landmark-payout\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">CAT cartel case on verge of landmark payout<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The high-profile claim brought against a car shipping cartel has&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">11\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 sidebarthumbnail tablet\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/nationwide-hit-with-gbp-44-million-fine\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UK_money_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Nationwide hit with GBP 44 million fine\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/nationwide-hit-with-gbp-44-million-fine\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Nationwide hit with GBP 44 million fine<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The FCA has sanctioned the UK building society for its&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">18\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-ditches-bold-plan-to-relax-conflict-rule\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bias_resized.jpg\" alt=\"CAT ditches bold plan to relax conflict rule\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-ditches-bold-plan-to-relax-conflict-rule\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">CAT ditches bold plan to relax conflict rule<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                A proposal to loosen the CAT\u2019s strict rule banning its&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-cartel-case-on-verge-of-landmark-payout\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Car_exhaust_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"CAT cartel case on verge of landmark payout\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/competition-business-crime\/cat-cartel-case-on-verge-of-landmark-payout\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">CAT cartel case on verge of landmark payout<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Competition &amp; Business Crime<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The high-profile claim brought against a car shipping cartel has&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">11\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:3px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/\">Litigation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 \">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/2026-us-trends-ai-securities-and-delaware-disputes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/US-map_resized.jpg\" alt=\"2026 US trends: AI, securities and Delaware disputes\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/2026-us-trends-ai-securities-and-delaware-disputes\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">2026 US trends: AI, securities and Delaware disputes<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                As 2025 comes to a close, CDR explores what litigation trends await the world\u2019s most powerful country next year.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/class-actions-targeting-justice-over-rewards-says-portland\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowd_blurred_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Class actions targeting justice over rewards, says Portland\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/class-actions-targeting-justice-over-rewards-says-portland\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Class actions targeting justice over rewards, says Portland<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                An annual report on class action trends has seen rising awareness of class actions, with consumers demanding stronger accountability and executives taking notice.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">02\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/singapores-courts-expand-international-ambitions\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Singapore_red_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Singapore\u2019s courts expand international ambitions \u00a0\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/singapores-courts-expand-international-ambitions\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Singapore\u2019s courts expand international ambitions \u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Singapore\u2019s courts formed tighter relationships with their foreign counterparts and further embraced technology during 2024, according to an annual report.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Natasha Doris<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">27\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/major-dutch-class-actions-review-sparks-revision-debate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Figures_crowd_iStock_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Major Dutch class actions review sparks revision debate\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/major-dutch-class-actions-review-sparks-revision-debate\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Major Dutch class actions review sparks revision debate<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The first in-depth assessment of the Dutch WAMCA class actions regime has proposed a number of modifications as several concerns are raised. Three leading lawyers weigh up the report\u2019s key findings and recommendations.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">27\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/gcas25-strong-feelings-over-mass-torts\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GCAS25_day_2_a_resized.jpg\" alt=\"GCAS25: Strong feelings over mass arbitration\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/gcas25-strong-feelings-over-mass-torts\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">GCAS25: Strong feelings over mass arbitration<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The rapid rise of mass arbitration has caused consternation among US companies, while the varied approaches to experts and claims administration were laid out at the Global Class Actions Symposium 2025.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">26\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/gcas25-combining-preventive-and-remedial-forces\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GlobalClassActionsSymposium2025_day2_panel1_resized.jpg\" alt=\"GCAS25: Combining preventive and remedial forces\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/litigation\/gcas25-combining-preventive-and-remedial-forces\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">GCAS25: Combining preventive and remedial forces<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Litigation<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Cross-fertilisation of ideas between transactional and litigation lawyers yields a result greater than the sum of its parts, according to the keynote speaker on the second morning of the Global Class Actions Symposium 2025.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Robert Li<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">26\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group category_column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ad1a30f509efe51401e32d18365fa641 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/\">Third-party Finance<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-1 sidebarthumbnail desktop\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/uk-government-promises-to-reverse-paccar\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/westminster_sign_resized.jpg\" alt=\"UK government promises to reverse PACCAR\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/uk-government-promises-to-reverse-paccar\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">UK government promises to reverse PACCAR<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Ministry of Justice commits to undoing court ruling that limited&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/eu-scraps-plan-for-litigation-funding-regulation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/European_Commission_resized.jpg\" alt=\"EU scraps plan for litigation funding regulation\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/eu-scraps-plan-for-litigation-funding-regulation\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">EU scraps plan for litigation funding regulation<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The European Commission \u2018sees no need\u2019 to introduce new legislation&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">24\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/gcas25-fcj-head-causes-funding-stir\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GlobalClassActionsSymposium2025UZ5A2132-1_resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"GCAS25: FCJ head causes funding stir\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/gcas25-fcj-head-causes-funding-stir\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">GCAS25: FCJ head causes funding stir<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Seema Kennedy\u2019s eagerly anticipated appearance at GCAS25 set off a&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 sidebarthumbnail tablet\">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/uk-government-promises-to-reverse-paccar\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/westminster_sign_resized.jpg\" alt=\"UK government promises to reverse PACCAR\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/uk-government-promises-to-reverse-paccar\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">UK government promises to reverse PACCAR<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Ministry of Justice commits to undoing court ruling that limited&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Andrew Mizner<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">17\/12\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/eu-scraps-plan-for-litigation-funding-regulation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/European_Commission_resized.jpg\" alt=\"EU scraps plan for litigation funding regulation\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/eu-scraps-plan-for-litigation-funding-regulation\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">EU scraps plan for litigation funding regulation<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                The European Commission \u2018sees no need\u2019 to introduce new legislation&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">24\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/gcas25-fcj-head-causes-funding-stir\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GlobalClassActionsSymposium2025UZ5A2132-1_resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"GCAS25: FCJ head causes funding stir\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/third-party-finance\/gcas25-fcj-head-causes-funding-stir\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">GCAS25: FCJ head causes funding stir<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Third-Party Finance<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Seema Kennedy\u2019s eagerly anticipated appearance at GCAS25 set off a&hellip;                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Dippy Singh<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/11\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gb-post-grid-section-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:3px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/\">Expert Views<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-post-grid columns-3 \">                                        <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/battle-plan-for-economic-loss-compensation-in-france\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/addleshaw-inaugurates-france-office_0_lTR8C2jgngx1UvgJ3R0OAXt8zPHSKVkeNL0tm9ze.jpg\" alt=\"Battle plan for economic loss compensation in France\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/battle-plan-for-economic-loss-compensation-in-france\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Battle plan for economic loss compensation in France<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Fieldfisher Paris lawyers Lucile Meriguet and Claire Havet detail the steps, evidentiary burdens and challenges when claiming for economic loss before the French courts.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Lucile Meriguet, Claire Havet<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">29\/10\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/opening-the-books-opening-the-floodgates-uk-pl-rules-and-disputes-ahead\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Financial-stats_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Opening the books, opening the floodgates? UK P&#038;L rules and disputes ahead\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/opening-the-books-opening-the-floodgates-uk-pl-rules-and-disputes-ahead\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Opening the books, opening the floodgates? UK P&#038;L rules and disputes ahead<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Plans to increase the level of disclosure required by Companies House will impact on a range of disputes, writes Alex Houston of Crowe.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Alex Houston<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">26\/08\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/indemnity-costs-and-issue-based-costs-orders-in-the-bermuda-court-of-appeal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Money-in-water_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Indemnity costs and issue-based costs orders in the Bermuda Court of Appeal\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/indemnity-costs-and-issue-based-costs-orders-in-the-bermuda-court-of-appeal\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Indemnity costs and issue-based costs orders in the Bermuda Court of Appeal<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Conor Doyle of Conyers explains that recent court decisions will have a real impact on how litigation is conducted in Bermuda.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Conor Doyle<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">07\/08\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/a-question-of-standards-forensic-technical-investigation-and-reporting\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Construction_skyline_iStock_3_resized.jpg\" alt=\"A question of standards; forensic technical investigation and reporting\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/a-question-of-standards-forensic-technical-investigation-and-reporting\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">A question of standards; forensic technical investigation and reporting<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Carlos Turizo of HKA outlines the ground rules for instructing lawyers, clients and experts, when property damage claims rely on technical evidence.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Carlos Turizo<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">19\/06\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/procedural-playbook-a-la-francaise-the-evidentiary-battlefield\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/France_wall_resized2_2.jpg\" alt=\"Procedural playbook \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise: the evidentiary battlefield\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/procedural-playbook-a-la-francaise-the-evidentiary-battlefield\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Procedural playbook \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise: the evidentiary battlefield<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Lucile Meriguet and Claire Havet of Fieldfisher highlight the quirks and strategies when adducing evidence under the French civil procedure rules.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Lucile Meriguet, Claire Havet<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">12\/06\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"custom-post-item\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/can-rumours-cause-an-increase-in-transaction-related-disputes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Graph_2_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Can rumours cause an increase in transaction related disputes?\" data-medium=\"full\"><\/a><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"custom-post-content\">\n                            <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdr-news.com\/categories\/expert-views\/can-rumours-cause-an-increase-in-transaction-related-disputes\/\" class=\"custom-post-url\">Can rumours cause an increase in transaction related disputes?<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <span class=\"custom-post-category\">Expert Views<\/span>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-excerpt\">\n                                Authors from Crowe consider the risk of disputes that arise when market speculation rushes commercial parties into making deals.                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"custom-post-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"custom-post-author\">Alex Houston, Neil Rudd<\/span><\/b> | <span class=\"custom-post-date\">27\/05\/2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotlight People &amp; 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