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Ben Rigby
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Freelance Legal Journalist, Freelance
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Biography
Ben Rigby is a freelance media consultant and journalist. He has over fifteen years of experience as a legal journalist and copywriter. He is a media consultant for Arbitra International, the fast-growing membership support service dedicated to supporting arbitrators, mediators, dispute boards and neutrals. He is also a principal consultant to legal marketing consultancy, Overture, and management consultants, Properant. He has acted as a copywriter for leading barristers’ chambers and significant commercial law firms. He is a former editor-in-chief of Commercial Dispute Resolution magazine (CDR) and former editor of African Law & Business and Costs Lawyer magazines. Previously, he was a staff reporter on Legal Business and In-House Lawyer magazines. He was Bar Editor of the Legal 500 UK from 2006 to 2009. He has written regularly for Global Legal Post, Briefing, Managing Partner, Solicitors’ Journal, the Law Society Gazette, The Lawyer, Legal Week, IBA In-House Perspective, IBA Global Insight, Africa Legal, and Tax Journal, among others. Ben is a non-practising solicitor, who has worked in private practice, the Law Society of England & Wales and in government. He is a past president of the European Young Bar Association and past chairman of the London Young Solicitors Group. He was a trustee of the Law Society’s Charity for twelve years. He is a Clare College, Cambridge’s Alumni Council (1989) member and was a volunteer vaccination marshal with Essex Partnership University NHS Trust from April 2020 to July 2022.
Advocacy, Practice Management , Law Management, Law, Marketing And BD, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Legal Services , Justice, Arbitration , Litigation, Litigation Funding
Content
By Ben Rigby Verified| The Global Legal Post Verified 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.
By Ben Rigby Verified| The Global Legal Post Verified 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.
By Ben Rigby Verified| The Global Legal Post Verified Taylor Wessing has elevated 10 lawyers to partner in its latest promotions round, its lowest cohort for five years. The 2025 class intake is almost 50% lower than last year, when 18 made the grade. It is also below the 14 that were promoted in 2023 and 2022, and the 12 that were made up in 2021. The last time it was lower was in 2020 when five made the cut, the same year the firm overhauled its UK partnership structure to add a junior tier of fixed-share equity partners.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States