Robert Li

Following Tom Hayes' success in the UK Supreme Court last year, this week the Court of Appeal in London has allowed an appeal by a five-strong group of former Barclays employees, overturning their criminal convictions for benchmark rate manipulation. A group of five financial traders has succeeded in overturning their criminal convictions for rate rigging. The Court of Appeal in London announced its judgment orally yesterday (7 October), quashing the convictions of Jay Merchant, Jonathan

A dual-qualified ex-Netflix Korea general counsel has struck out on her own in Seoul, while Withers has established a Japan disputes practice by hiring a former O'Melveny litigator. The round-up begins in South Korea, where Liz (Kyo-Hwa) Chung has launched her own practice in Seoul, LKC ADR, focusing on alternative dispute resolution (ADR)-related mandates. Qualified as a lawyer in New York and South Korea, Chung brings high-level experience in prominent roles, including head of legal at Mi

Improvements to the clarity, fairness and applicability of product liability law in the context of modern technology could be in the pipeline for England and Wales. A change to the law governing product liability in the largest UK jurisdiction has taken a step closer, as the Law Commission formally opened a consultation on 8 October. The Law Commission – a non-departmental body operating under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Justice – periodically reviews the laws of England and Wales,

An ex-Sheppard Mullin practice co-head has taken up a similar-level role at Mayer Brown, bringing extensive civil, criminal and investigations experience. Mayer Brown announced yesterday (13 October) the arrival of Joseph Jay as a partner and co-chair of its Washington, DC-based global investigations and white-collar defence practice. Joining from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, where he spent eight years, including serving as co-chair of its governmental practice, Jay focuses on

The UK financial crime regulator has updated guidelines for companies to submit reports of suspected fraud, bribery and corruption within their own organisations. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has issued amended guidance for corporates on the self-reporting of suspected fraud, bribery and corruption. Published yesterday (13 October), the new version of the Corporate Cooperation Guidance (CCG) details a new channel for liaising with the regulator's director of legal services directly. Di

The 14-year alliance with Cavenagh Law is coming to an end, but the London-founded firm will still retain a presence in the Southeast Asian city state. The formal law alliance (FLA) between high-profile London-founded Clifford Chance and its smaller Singaporean counterpart Cavenagh Law is being dissolved by mutual consent, ending a 14-year collaboration. Background After launching its Singapore office in 1981, Clifford Chance took advantage of legal market reforms by obtaining a qualify

The weekly disputes developments summary also includes multi-practitioner hires by HSF Kramer in Milan, Womble Bond Dickinson in Boston and Skadden in Chicago. The round-up begins in Belgium, where Compass Lexecon – the economic consulting division of FTI Consulting – has rehired ex-European Commission antitrust case handler Stéphane Dewulf from Oxera Consulting, as an executive vice president and head of its Brussels office. Compass Lexecon's international board chair Jorge Padilla sa

The twists and turns of a hotly contested mining rights dispute have wider implications for rare earth policy and geopolitics. A high-profile claim by Australian-owned Greenland Minerals (GM) against Greenland and Denmark took an unexpected turn in October 2025, when the tribunal held Denmark was not a party to the arbitration, directing that a substantial part of the dispute should instead be heard by a Greenland court. The final outcome of the wider dispute is likely to have ramification

Vaaris Energy has agreed to acquire the energy business from Shell, in a deal which includes the global corporation's Nigerian domestic gas distribution company.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader’s New York office has welcomed a high-profile former White House adviser, strengthening its government relations abilities.