Commercial Litigation UK

  • August 11, 2025

    Wikipedia Loses Legal Challenge Over UK Online Safety Act

    The charity behind Wikipedia lost a challenge to the Online Safety Act on Monday after claiming that the online encyclopedia could be lumbered with unmanageable duties aimed at regulating social media giants and viral content.

  • August 11, 2025

    Heathrow Staffer Fired Over Allegedly Racist Video Wins £44K 

    Heathrow Airport must pay £43,999 ($59,000) to a security officer it unfairly fired for showing his colleague a video allegedly portraying India as dirty, but it does not have to give him back his job, an employment tribunal has ruled. 

  • August 11, 2025

    Nathaniel Rothschild Drops Claim Against Lars Windhorst

    Nathaniel Rothschild has dropped a legal case against German financier Lars Windhorst and global investment company Tennor International AG over an allegedly unpaid personal loan.

  • August 11, 2025

    Greece Wins €150M Arbitration Award In Submarine Dispute

    Greece has won a €150 million ($174 million) arbitration award against Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest and its former Greek subsidiary at an Athens-based tribunal, the Mediterranean republic's counsel said Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    SRA Says Lawyer Misled Tribunal About His Finances

    A disability rights lawyer lied to a tribunal by not disclosing the proceeds of the sale of his home in earlier disciplinary proceedings brought against him, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    UK Opt-Out Claims Surge To €77B Amid Class Action Boom

    There was "extraordinary" growth in class actions in the U.K. and across Europe in 2024 as new procedural mechanisms were introduced in different jurisdictions and claimant firms acted aggressively, CMS said Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    Taylor Wessing Sued By Tycoon's Son Amid Family Trust Row

    The son of an Italian-Nigerian businessman has sued Taylor Wessing LLP, accusing the firm of failing to prepare pleadings for a long-running arbitration battle with his father because of a dispute over a £1.5 million ($2 million) legal bill.

  • August 11, 2025

    Law Firm Sues NatWest Over Suspended Bank Accounts

    NatWest is facing a High Court claim brought by a London law firm which alleges that the bank suddenly suspended access to its accounts without warning and has failed to give any explanation.

  • August 08, 2025

    Fieldfisher Patent Team Joins Casalonga's German Operation

    European IP firm Casalonga has opened a second office in Germany and brought in a team of patent litigation lawyers from Fieldfisher LLP, as it aims to build a strong presence across member countries of the Unified Patent Court.

  • August 08, 2025

    NHS Settles £4B Procurement Fight With Logistics Biz

    The National Health Service's supply chain arm has settled a claim brought by a prospective logistics contractor that alleged the health service had breached procurement rules over the award of a £4.4 billion ($5.9 billion) contract.

  • August 08, 2025

    Solicitor Found To Be Incompetent In Property Deal Oversight

    A disciplinary tribunal ruled on Friday that a solicitor displayed "manifest incompetence" when he failed to spot red flags in several potentially fraudulent property transactions — but also found that his conduct had not lacked integrity.

  • August 08, 2025

    BAE Unit Challenges Drone Patent In Infringement Case

    A BAE Systems unit has denied infringing a drone-maker's patent by selling heavy lift drones for rapid aid delivery, arguing that its rival's technology didn't deserve to be protected in the first place. 

  • August 08, 2025

    Bar Council Calls For 'Urgent' Probe Into HMCTS IT Bugs

    The Bar Council called on Friday for an investigation into reports that IT bugs in case management software caused information and evidence used in court cases to be hidden, overwritten or disappear, potentially affecting the outcome of litigation.

  • August 08, 2025

    Steve Coogan Backs Uni Director Depiction In Richard III Film

    Steve Coogan has added to his defense against a university director's libel claim over a film depicting the search for the remains of King Richard III in a car park, arguing that the movie's portrayal of his actions was substantially true.

  • August 08, 2025

    River Island Gets Legal Green Light For £54M Rescue Plan

    River Island secured approval by a court Friday of a £54 million ($75.5 million) rescue plan aimed at preventing the struggling High Street fashion retailer from running out of cash and falling into insolvent administration by September.

  • August 08, 2025

    Chelsea Group Claims Bribery Tainted $20M Greensill Deal

    A Cyprus-based group of companies has denied owing $20.6 million to UBS' asset management unit from a supply chain finance deal with the now-defunct Greensill Capital, arguing that the deal was rescinded because it was tainted by bribery.

  • August 08, 2025

    Fit-Out Co. Pulled Finance Director Job Offer Due To Disability

    A company that provides fit-out services harassed and discriminated against a prospective finance director by withdrawing its job offer when he requested adjustments for his disability, a tribunal has ruled.

  • August 08, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission target a British investor over a $10 million microcap fraud scheme, Merck Sharp & Dohme move against Halozyme Inc. following a recent clash over its patented cancer medicine, and Birmingham City Council sue a school minibus operator years after ending its contract over DBS check failures. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. 

  • August 08, 2025

    JPMorgan Denies Witholding €18M In VTB Sanctions Fight

    JPMorgan has hit back at a VTB Bank subsidiary's claim that the American bank withheld €17.8 million ($21 million) from a liquidated trading account, arguing that sanctions have blocked it from paying the money.

  • August 08, 2025

    Businessman Sues Agent For £10M Amid COVID Test Spat

    A businessman has sued one of his former partners in a venture from during the COVID-19 pandemic to sell lateral flow tests, alleging that his ex-sales agent participated in a conspiracy to take over his business and cut him out of the profits.

  • August 08, 2025

    Diamond Trader's Dismissal Of Manager Ruled A Sham

    A trader in laboratory-grown diamonds must pay its former manager £24,900 ($33,500) after it cut her loose without notice under the guise of redundancy, a tribunal has ruled.

  • August 07, 2025

    Spain Can't Get $124M Renewable Energy Award Axed

    Spain has come up short in its efforts to nix an approximately $124 million arbitral award issued to Eurus Energy Holdings Corp. after the country dialed back its incentives for such projects, the Japanese renewable energy investor said on Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    Russia Loses Challenge To Hague Tribunal In Ukraine Case

    An international tribunal seated in The Hague has voted by majority to reject Russia's challenge claiming it was improperly constituted as the arbitrators oversee Ukraine's claim against Moscow over the detention of Ukrainian naval vessels and servicemen.

  • August 07, 2025

    Motor Finance Ruling Shifts Focus To Wider Broker-Fee Cases

    The recent decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to limit the payouts available to many motor finance customers over hidden fees could switch legal attention to other sectors that routinely add brokers' commissions to bills, lawyers say.

  • August 07, 2025

    Pogust Goodhead Adds To Board Amid Org Shakeup Rumors

    Pogust Goodhead said Thursday that it has appointed three new members to its board as a judgment looms in a £36 billion ($48.3 billion) claim against mining giant BHP over the Mariana dam disaster in Brazil.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Leveson Review Is Significant For UK Court System

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    Brian Leveson’s recent review into the U.K. criminal justice system calls for judge-only trials in serious and complex fraud cases, a controversial recommendation that is sparking debate over the future of jury trials, says Louise Hodges at Kingsley Napley.

  • High Court Elects Substance Over Form In Arbitration Dispute

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    The High Court recently found that an arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction over the dispute in Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority v. India, underscoring the importance of aligning treaty interpretation with the goal of fostering investment, while rejecting interpretations that unduly limit investor protections, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • French Plans For Call-In Powers Signal More Merger Scrutiny

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    The French Competition Authority’s intention to draft a call-in mechanism for below-threshold transactions demonstrates a growing appetite to expand national investigation tools that will require a balance of effective control and legal certainty to reduce the burden on merging companies, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Injunctions Across Borders

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    A recent High Court of Justice decision allowing JPMorgan Chase Bank to block VTB Bank from bringing suit in a Russian court provides a seminal reflection on the power of English courts to issue antisuit injunctions when global banking disputes increasingly straddle multiple jurisdictions, says Josep Galvez of 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Saxon Woods Ruling Tightens Rules On Director Good Faith

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    The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Saxon Woods v. Costa departs from the High Court's ruling, clarifying that a director's sincere belief they have acted in the company’s best interests is not sufficient to satisfy the statutory requirement to act in good faith, say lawyers at Covington.

  • ICSID Annulment Proceedings Carry High Stakes For System

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    The annulment proceedings brought by Freeport-McMoRan before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, seeking to redress a glaring and prejudicial oversight in its arbitral award against Peru, are significant for delimiting the boundaries of procedural fairness within the ICSID's annulment framework, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Key Takeaways As EU And UK Impose New Russia Sanctions

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    The European Union and U.K.’s new sanctions on Russia, designating increasing numbers of non-Russian companies in the defense and shipping sectors, mean that organizations must examine from the outset whether a transaction has any nexus with the EU or the U.K., say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Prestige's Jurisprudential Legacy

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent denial of appeal ended Spain's decades-long quest to enforce an €855 million arbitral judgment against a London insurer, throwing into stark relief the increasingly complex relationship between arbitral sovereignty, foreign state immunity and the shifting terrain of post-Brexit private international law, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • German Ruling Further Restrains Intra-EU Bilateral Arbitration

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    The German Federal Court of Justice recently issued a notable ruling that pushes the invalidation of intra-European Union bilateral investment treaty arbitration into the realm of stand-alone cost decisions, strengthening the EU's legal framework while increasing uncertainty for investors in the region, say attorneys at Linklaters.

  • High Court Ruling Shows Firm Stance On Procedural Integrity

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    The recent High Court decision in Qatar Investment v. Phoenix Ancient Art demonstrates its zero tolerance of procedural failure, serving as a reminder that the financial burden associated with document disclosure will not excuse a party’s failure to comply with court orders, say lawyers at Quillon Law.

  • A Shifting Landscape Of Greater Scrutiny After Data Breaches

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    Recent Information Commissioner's Office fines for personal data breaches and a Home Office consultation signal a shift in the U.K. regulatory landscape, and with an increase in mass actions and resulting exposure, organizations should prepare for potential third-party claims from those incurring consequential losses, say lawyers at Atheria.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: An Update On ICSID Annulment

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    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' recent decision in Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway offers a reasoned and principled contribution to annulment jurisprudence, effectively balancing the competing imperatives of fairness, finality and institutional coherence, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • UK Data Disputes Could Become Competition Class Actions

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    While mass data protection claims have chafed against the procedural restrictions that apply to class actions under U.K. law, it is possible these claims will be brought into the fold of the rapidly growing Competition Appeal Tribunal scene, says Aislinn Kelly-Lyth at Blackstone Chambers.

  • Opinion

    UK Court Of Appeal's FRAND Ruling Is Troubling

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    The U.K. Court of Appeal's recent decision in Optis v. Apple disregards a lower court's extensive factual findings and contradicts its own precedent regarding fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms for cellular patents, says Enrico Bonadio at the University of London.

  • What Santander Fraud Ruling Means For UK Banking Sector

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    A London court's recent judgment in Santander v. CCP Graduate School held that a bank does not owe any duty to third-party victims of authorized push payment fraud, reaffirming the steps banks are already taking to protect their own customers from sophisticated fraud mechanisms, say lawyers at Charles Russell.

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