Ben Rigby

3 days ago | globallegalpost.com | Ben Rigby

International specialist insurance firm Kennedys has posted record revenue of £428m, a 13% jump on last year’s results. This year’s increase – which covers the financial year ending 30 April – was driven by significant regional growth, with Latin America revenue surging 27% to almost £13m and North America revenue climbing 22% to almost £110m. The firm’s EMEA region grew by 13.6%, Asia-Pacific by 11.5%, and the UK – where the firm is based – by 8.8%.

4 days ago | globallegalpost.com | Ben Rigby

Legal counsel and arbitrators must show “greater proactivity and courage” to address behaviours that negatively impact arbitral efficiency, according to White & Case and the School of International Arbitration of Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL) latest International Arbitration Survey.

5 days ago | globallegalpost.com | Ben Rigby

Reed Smith has boosted its UK white-collar crime capabilities with the hire of a King's Counsel from the US disputes boutique Cohen & Gresser's London arm. Richard Kovalevsky KC joins the top 40 US firm after four years at Cohen & Gresser, having previously led the financial crime practice at UK disputes specialists Stewarts, which he joined in 2018 after a long career at the Bar.

1 week ago | globallegalpost.com | Ben Rigby

The Council of the Law Society of England & Wales has elected Dana-Denis Smith OBE as deputy vice president. Denis-Smith will take office in October, as part of a leadership team that will be led by North Wales property lawyer and University of Law lecturer Mark Evans, and vice-president Brett Dixon, a litigation solicitor who Denis-Smith challenged for election last year. She will then take over from Dixon as vice-president in October 2026 and become president of the Law Society in 2027.

1 week ago | globallegalpost.com | Ben Rigby

Withers has appointed private client disputes lawyer Paul Hewitt as its new chair. London-based Hewitt will take the helm of the private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025 and succeed Justine Markovitz. Hewitt, who joined Withers in 1998 as an associate, specialises in all types of trust and probate disputes, as well as working closely with charities on disputes regarding legacies. He is currently co-head of Withers' Court of Protection practice with Stephen Richards.