Simon Chapman KC, an HSF lifer who has been at the firm for almost 18 years, was most recently appointed global co-chair of international arbitration following the retirement of veteran partner Paula Hodges earlier this year. He is currently based out in Hong Kong, where he is also regional head of…

Generative artificial intelligence applications are unreliable when answering legal questions and may fabricate legal citations so they should not be used for legal advice without expert supervision, according to law firm Allens in its first benchmark report on AI and Australian law. “While the answers produced by [large language models] can…

More than two months after hearing oral arguments, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling in a dispute over the constitutionality of a county ordinance that limited a merchant’s ability to “sell and display sex devices” at two of its storefronts in Gwinnett County. According to the high court ruling, facts “implicated”…

Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing, told lawmakers that the company is cutting corners in assembling its 787 and 777 jets and claimed his supervisors have retaliated against him for blowing the whistle. (Credit: Senator Hawley Press Office) The relatives of victims that were killed in two separate plane crashes…

With foreign investment flowing into Africa, arbitration is becoming a more popular dispute resolution mechanism, especially for investors looking to avoid the long haul of navigating the courts and the associated costs. The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has reported a notable rise in the involvement of African parties…

A raft of leading corporate law firms have been drafted in to advise on two multi-billion-pound private equity deals involving high profile U.K. assets. Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins and the newly-merged A&O Shearman all advised as Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial has come to an agreement relating to the sale…