Christian is the Litigation Editor at The Lawyer, where he covers domestic and global disputes, as well as writing The Hearing and Disputes Signal. He also co-hosts and produces The Lawyer Podcast. Prior to joining The Lawyer, he worked at Times Radio. Christian was a commercial and sports disputes solicitor for several years in London and New Zealand before becoming a journalist.
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing. The largest mass lawsuit in history: Anticipation is building among London’s litigators this week for what is billed as the largest mass claim in the country’s history. The Mariana Dam group action is quickly achieving blockbuster status, not least thanks to the claimants’ media campaigning. The group […]
The Hearing is back for the new court year and, as it’s a new year, we are bringing you a fresh new format. We’ll be bringing you the week’s top stories, with all the insider goss and analysis you’d expect from the Hearing. Think of it as your “cheat sheet” to what’s going on in […]
The Premier League and Manchester City are both claiming victory after judgment was handed down this week over the legality of the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules. But with all the spin and finger-pointing, who actually won?
Both the Premier League and Manchester City are claiming victory in the dispute over the legality of the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) Rules. The 175-page decision, which was sent to the parties last month but kept confidential until now, came after a two week private arbitration in June. The Slaughter and May-repped Premier […]
If this year’s UK200 is anything to go by, the majority of UK law firms are in robust health. Indeed, they are finally fighting back against the growth of US competitors. So why are so many upending their partnership models? In part one of our two-part podcast series celebrating the 20th edition of The Lawyer’s […]
2024 has already been a memorable year for the English courts. With the Michaelmas term set to begin tomorrow, The Lawyer takes a look at the cases to watch out for this month.
Of the Top 10 fastest growing firms in The Lawyer’s Global Litigation 50 2024 (GL50), seven have headquarters in the UK. Given that there are only 10 UK firms in the GL50, which ranks the world’s 50 largest litigation practices, that’s not bad. Add to that, the fastest growing firm in the list, disputes giant […]
Judgment in Manchester City’s challenge to the Premier League’s associated party transaction (APT) rules may be released in the coming days. The case was filed by the club in February and heard in a private arbitration over two weeks in early June. The proceedings are separate from the disciplinary case brought by the Premier League […]
Media, technology and IP firm Wiggin has poached a six-strong sports team from Walker Morris. Led by partner David Hinchliffe, the team works primarily on football matters, having acted for clients including Crystal Palace and Leeds United across contentious and non-contentious mandates. Hinchliffe, who joined Walker Morris 28 years ago, was head of sport at […]
The long-awaited showdown between the Premier League and Manchester City has kicked off at an arbitration centre in London. Lord Pannick KC of Blackstone Chambers was the first barrister to appear, representing Manchester City, accompanied by Blackstone Chambers senior clerk Gary Oliver. Serle Court’s Philip Marshall KC and James Mather, also acting for City, arrived […]
After 18 months of secrecy, speculation and extraordinary legal fees, the Premier League’s case against Manchester City over more than 100 alleged rule breaches is set to begin today. City, England’s most successful football club over the past decade, has denied any wrongdoing. There is an air of the Boris Berezovsky v Roman Abramovich trial […]
The Stewarts-repped London International Exhibition (ExCel) Centre has successfully seen off an appeal by insurers over its Covid-19 business interruption claim. The case, which was one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023 and Top 10 Appeals of 2024, concerned whether pandemic lockdowns entitled the Centre to claim £16m under the disease occurring “at […]