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• January 20, 2026

  Brazil Dam Contempt Case Has No Legal Authority, BHP Says

  BHP urged the Court of Appeal Tuesday to grant it permission to appeal against an order allowing Brazilian municipalities bringing litigation over the collapse of a dam to continue criminal contempt proceedings because it raises issues of "general public importance."

• January 20, 2026

  What Is In Store For ESG Litigation In UK And EU

  With 2025 seeing more sophisticated and far-reaching environmental litigation, and regulatory enforcement set to continue, a focus on greenwashing and climate attribution science is likely in 2026, and organizations must remain vigilant and proactive in their approach to sustainability risks and opportunities, say lawyers at Simmons & Simmons.

• January 20, 2026

  'Mortgage Prisoners' Fight To Revive Core Of £800M TSB Case

  Hundreds of former customers of Northern Rock suing TSB for £800 million ($1.1 billion) challenged on Tuesday a ruling that TSB did not breach their mortgage contracts by charging higher interest rates for loans the lender took over after Northern Rock's collapse.

• January 20, 2026

  Paddington Bear Owner Denies Claim For Digital Royalties

  The owner of the rights to Paddington Bear told a London court Tuesday that its modern royalty distribution deal formalized a gentlemen's agreement struck by the bear's creator in the 1970s and doesn't entitle another company to claim income from online merchandising.

• January 20, 2026

  Chubb Rejects Investor's Negligent Property Advice Claim

  Chubb has denied that it must pay out around £259,000 ($348,200) to cover a now-insolvent conveyancing firm accused of negligence by a Saudi investor, arguing the dissolved business acted within its legal remit during the purchase of student accommodation in the U.K.

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