Feb 17, 2022 Disruption and disputes: The COVID conundrum, plus digital risks on the horizon By Kathryn Britten Reading through the findings of the 2022 AlixPartners Disruption Index, it was interesting to see that only 3% of the 3,000+ business...
Dec 08, 2021 M&A disputes in an uncertain, volatile world By Jungmin Lee As global M&A transactions continue to boom many forecast that 2021 will be a record setting year, bypassing the US$4.1 trillion in...
Oct 25, 2021 WeChat matters in investigations and disputes in China By Stephen Yu My fellow forensic technology expert, Sandeep Jadav's recent article (referenced below) was a good read and re-affirms our common...
Oct 05, 2021 ESG in focus: Dispute Resolution – Part 4 of 4 By Kathryn Britten ESG will continue to be a top priority for business, as scrutiny from a broad set of stakeholders intensifies and companies increasingly...
Sep 22, 2021 Litigation funding tie ups – the latest transatlantic legal trend By Kathryn Britten Gordon Stevenson Earlier this year our Litigation Funding survey highlighted the growth of litigation funding in the UK. This trend has continued to...
Aug 10, 2021 Representation in dispute resolution is on the up, but there’s still work to do By Kathryn Britten Just over a year ago I wrote about the need for better representation in dispute resolution. I believe that there are considerable...
May 20, 2021 Mind the expectation gap By Kathryn Britten Peter Wright “What on earth were the auditors doing?” is a familiar cry whenever the headlines include another high-profile entity that has either...
Apr 28, 2021 Funding market readies itself for a spike in litigation By Gordon Stevenson Iona McCall As our soon-to-be-released litigation funding survey has found, there is one aspect of the funding market on which almost everyone...
Feb 09, 2021 Post-COVID commercial claims need conciliatory conclusions By Kathryn Britten One of the unfortunate and inevitable consequences of economic disruption is the long-tail impact of the numerous commercial disputes...
Jul 30, 2020 Careful choices required in the post-Covid legal landscape By Kathryn Britten The article in the Times illustrates how legal experts expect the current level of disputes to pick up in coming months.There are a...
Jul 22, 2020 Why disputes strategy will need to change in the post-COVID world By Kathryn Britten We need to build on the lessons learned from the 2007-2008 financial crisisThis article was co-authored by Helen Mahy CBE, chair of The...
May 29, 2020 Old dogs can learn new tricks By Kathryn Britten Reading content on the IBA website, it is refreshing to see that many professionals, both young and old, have embraced technology with...
May 27, 2020 Optimal outcomes with responsible and fair contractual behaviour By Kathryn Britten The Government has said it will “strongly encourage” parties to resolve emerging contractual issues through mediation and negotiation...
May 07, 2020 Delaying preparation for claims is simply delaying the inevitable By Kathryn Britten It is hardly surprising that many businesses are conserving cash and focusing on the immediate problems associated with Covid-19 and the...
May 07, 2020 Lesson from the lockdown – prepare for the unexpected! By Kathryn Britten As businesses re-emerge into a very different environment they will be scrutinising their commercial contracts, and many will undoubtedly...