Ben Rigby

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Global law firm Dentons has named 10 new partners in its UK, Ireland and Middle East partner promotions round, a slight decrease from 2024. This year’s cohort was two fewer than last year and three fewer than in 2023, though it was higher than in 2022 when nine made the grade. Although the firm did not issue a diversity breakdown of this year’s promotions, six of the new partners are women. The promotions will take effect from May.

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Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimantsYesterday’s decision in Gutmann v Apple (16 April) is a victory for class representative Justin Gutmann, who had earlier succeeded at the CAT in having his estimated £850 million opt-out claim certified on behalf of more than 20 million iPhone users against Apple, the CAT having approved the funding arrangements.

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Appleby’s British Virgin Islands (BVI) head of disputes has been made a BVI King's Counsel (KC), the first such appointment since 2013. Andrew Willins’ appointment took effect earlier this month, when the advocate received his Letters Patent from the Governor, Daniel Pruce. KC appointments are made on the recommendation of the Silk Advisory Committee, a body appointed by the Chief Justice, which includes serving judges.

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Blackstone Chambers junior Tim Parker has been nominated for appointment as a Senior Counsel at the Bar of Hong Kong. Parker, who is also a tenant at Temple Chambers in Hong Kong, is one of three barristers nominated today by Chief Justice Andrew Cheung of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA). The other nominees are Catrina Lam of Des Voeux Chambers, who was called to the bar in 1999, and criminal barrister Priscilia Lam of Plowman Chambers, who was called in 2000.

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Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted 19 lawyers to the partnership as it gears up for its merger with US firm Kramer Levin to go live in June. The total is significantly reduced from 2024’s 27-strong partner promotion round and is in keeping with other firms also having announced reduced partner classes this year, including Eversheds Sutherland and Taylor Wessing. HSF promoted 32 partners in 2023 and 34 – its largest partner class on record – in 2022.