This is certainly a good development for the oil and gas sector and also for alternative dispute resolution practice in Nigeria. It will boost investors confidence. Thank you AfricanLaw&Business for the news report. africanlawbusiness.com/news/21360-nig…

Ghana looks set to lift its cryptocurrency ban as it launches its first draft rules to regulate the digital assets space. africanlawbusiness.com/news/21396-gha…

Some scope here for growth in Italian class actions in the coming years.

A curious development. Unsurprising to see a big international firm view an African office as an unnecessary expense, but the firm's hopes of retaining its African work seems a bit optimistic, once the partners land at rival firms.

A&O Shearman announces cuts. 10% of partners, Joburg office and consulting arm to go. cdr-news.com/categories/peo…

The Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival brought out 100 figures from the arbitration world to discuss the sector over two days in the Scottish capital. cdr-news.com/categories/arb…

English law has drawn disputes from across the international legal community to London, according to a report by the Law Society of England and Wales. cdr-news.com/categories/lit…

Navigating the rise of resource nationalism in Africa’s ‘coup belt’ - Boies Schiller Flexner's Timothy Foden writes for ALB africanlawbusiness.com/news/21466-nav…

A strong addition for Alvarez & Marsal in London. Colin is an experienced expert and leader of practice groups, who has founded the expert witness function at multiple outfits.

Scotland has defined what kind of hub it wants to be in the international arbitration world. cdr-news.com/categories/arb…

Arbitration stands to benefit from the Mexican judicial reforms, in the short term at least, but as time goes on, the judicial uncertainty may impact it too. It has been interesting exploring those implications this week at #IBAMexico.