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.
Football law has typically been the domain of sports specialists. However, in recent years, there has been a growing number of large, elite firms and chambers entering the football market. Clifford Chance and Freshfields act for Manchester City, and Slaughter and May and Linklaters represent the Premier League. Latham and Watkins worked on the Chelsea […]
Clifford Chance has lost its second senior tech partner in London in as many months. The firm’s co-head of data protection and cybersecurity, Simon Persoff, has left for DLA Piper. Persoff joined Clifford Chance in 2020 from DLA where he was a senior consultant. After training at Baker McKenzie, Persoff worked in-house and as an […]
A team from Mishcon de Reya and Twenty Essex has emerged victorious in a decades-long legal battle named as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024. The case, brought by the Arnold & Porter-repped Czech Republic against Liechtenstein blood plasma company Diag Human and its owner Joseph Stava, sought to overturn a 2022 […]
And just like that, the Olympics are coming to an end. A bit of a comedown for many, but not for the sports lawyers of Northridge Law. Within the space of two Olympic cycles, the sports boutique has cemented itself as, just possibly, the most heavyweight sports team in the country, hop, skipping and jumping […]
Capsticks has postponed its South Asian Heritage month event in Leeds tonight as Clifford Chance tells staff that they can work from home, following reports of further riots and disruption across the country. Organised by the firm’s South Asian colleagues and CREATE (culture, race, ethnicity, allies, tradition and equity) network, the Leeds office at Capsticks […]
Ethnic minority lawyers have expressed fear and defiance as far-right protests continue across the country, with some choosing to work from home for safety. Riots and clashes between far-right groups and the police are expected to take place again tonight, with immigration law firms and asylum centres listed as possible targets. Lawyers from ethnic minority […]
Lawyers working at immigration firms have told The Lawyer that there is “an element of trepidation” among their teams, as concerns grow over potential attacks by far-right groups. Nearly 40 immigration centres and law firms were listed on a Telegram channel called Southport Wake Up on Monday, which has more than 12,000 members. The list, […]
Immigration lawyers and centres may be the next target of attacks from far-right groups. This follows multiple riots and clashes with police over the weekend, in which two migrant hotels were set on fire. Responding to the threats, The Law Society president Nick Emmerson said it was seriously concerned about the safety and wellbeing of […]
The long-running battle between the Russian Federation and the former majority shareholders in Yukos Oil must wait until 2026 for a preliminary issues trial, more than a decade after the case was first filed. According to court documents seen by The Lawyer, an eight-day preliminary issues trial is due to begin on 19 January 2026, […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. As the Court year wraps up today, The Lawyer’s weekly litigation content will pause until the Michaelmas term starts in October. Before that, however, we dive into the most high-profile and controversial judgment of the year: Mr Justice Robin […]
The long-awaited tuna bonds judgment has been handed down today, with Mr Justice Knowles finding largely in favour of Peters & Peters-repped Republic of Mozambique. One of The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2023, which featured more than 10 firms and over 40 barristers, Mozambique brought the lawsuit against shipbuilding company Privinvest, banks including Credit […]
Millions of people around the world will tune in to the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris this evening. With both the Olympics and Paralympics set to dominate headlines over the coming weeks, we climb to the top of the 10-meter platform for a deep dive into one of the firms that specialises […]