Overview

There can be little doubt that challenging economic conditions and increased regulation have caused a profound shift in the role of the litigator. To form a more in-depth picture of the current state of the litigation market, Legal Week, in conjunction with Hogan Lovells, surveyed more than 200 in-house lawyers to garner their thoughts and impressions on a range of litigation-related topics. The resulting Hogan Lovells litigation benchmarker survey analyses the disputes landscape and looks at the challenges facing in-house counsel. Richard Lloyd delves into the data and offers insight into the following areas:

• which jurisdictions are more challenging to litigate in than the UK;


• the increase in the amount of legal advice requested by company boards;


• the areas where respondents saw the most increase in litigation;


• instructing the Bar directly; and


• innovative or flexible strategies when it comes to case management and costs.

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