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October 01, 2025
Law Firm Denies Liability Over Fraudulent Property Deal
A regional law firm said it should not be liable to pay nearly £1 million ($1.35 million) to a property developer for representing a fraudster posing as the owner of a London property, saying it believed the sale was a genuine transaction.
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October 01, 2025
Bank CEO Cleared Of Dishonestly Assisting £415M Tax Fraud
A Caribbean bank and its former chief executive have been cleared of dishonestly assisting a £415 million ($558 million) value-added tax fraud as a London court ruled that he did not know about the scheme to defraud tax authorities.
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October 01, 2025
Korea-Based Exec Wins Unpaid Salary From UK Tech Biz
A London tribunal has ruled that a British tech company must cough up $14,400 in unpaid wages and holiday pay that it owes to a former employee who was based in South Korea.
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October 01, 2025
Michelle Mone-Linked Biz To Pay £122M For PPE Deal Breach
A medical equipment company linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone must repay the government £122 million ($164 million) after it provided unsafe surgical gowns during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a court ruled on Wednesday.
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September 30, 2025
Privacy Fears Loom Over Court's Transparency Initiative
A new pilot program in the Commercial Court that would push more key case documents into the public eye could drive privacy-conscious companies and individuals to opt for arbitration over conventional litigation, disputes lawyers say.
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September 30, 2025
Michelle Mone-Linked Biz Goes Bust Ahead Of £122M Ruling
A medical equipment company linked to Conservative peer Michelle Mone was put in administration Tuesday, on the eve of a High Court judgment in the government's £122 million ($164 million) claim against the business.
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September 30, 2025
Merck Hits Back At Halozyme In Cancer Drug Patent Row
Merck has once again asked a London court to nix Halozyme's patents for an under-the-skin drug delivery system because they allegedly solve no technical problem in the field, as it plans to launch its own subcutaneous injectable next month.
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September 30, 2025
Iran Oil Co. Can't Stop Office Seizure In $2.4B Arbitration Fight
Iran's state oil company on Tuesday lost a bid to avoid handing over an office to pay a $2.4 billion arbitration award, with a London appeals court upholding a ruling that the property was transferred into a trust to keep it out of creditors' hands.
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September 30, 2025
Data Biz Exec Denies Helping To Hide Property Mogul Assets
A data center executive has denied conspiring to hide assets belonging to property mogul Andrew Ruhan from the liquidators of a hotel company, telling a London court that Ruhan's employment at his company was not a sham.
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September 30, 2025
Regeneron Sues Biosimilar Maker Over IP Rights Exemption
Regeneron has sued a biosimilar specialist in a London court, arguing that the rival was infringing on its intellectual property rights because its waiver requests to export a drug treating eye conditions to countries outside the European Union were invalid.
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September 30, 2025
FCA Staffer Axed For Harassment Loses Fair Trial Appeal
A London appeals judge rejected an argument on Tuesday from a former employee of the Financial Conduct Authority that an earlier tribunal had denied him a fair trial in his unfair dismissal claim against the watchdog.
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September 30, 2025
Ex-Sales Agent Denies Role In £10M COVID Test Conspiracy
A former sales agent has hit back against a £10 million ($13.4 million) claim from the founder of a COVID-19 testing venture, denying he was part of a conspiracy to seize control of the business.
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September 30, 2025
Ex-Havilland CEO Knew Of Qatar Currency Plot, FCA Says
The former chief executive of Banque Havilland's U.K. branch must have known about the content of a presentation outlining a plan to devalue Qatar's currency, the Financial Conduct Authority told the closing stages of an appeal hearing at a tribunal Tuesday.
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September 30, 2025
Recruiter Fights Contract Breach Claims After Joining Rival
A recruitment consultant has denied allegations from his former employer that he stole trade secrets for a rival headed by his stepmother, arguing that his old bosses still owe him £2,816 ($3,800).
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September 30, 2025
Huawei Sued In UK For Global License Over Wi-Fi Patents
Network equipment provider TP-Link has accused Huawei of demanding inflated royalties to use its essential Wi-Fi patents, asking a London court to force the Chinese company to accept a license on fair terms.
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September 30, 2025
Condé Nast Photo Editor Loses Race Discrimination Case
A former Wired magazine photo editor who alleged aggressive behavior by security staff and micromanagement has lost her racial discrimination and harassment case against magazine giant Condé Nast.
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September 30, 2025
NHS Care Boards Deny Unlawful Award Of Waste Contracts
A group of National Health Service care boards has denied carrying out an unlawful procurement process for health care waste collection and disposal services, claiming that it correctly carried out assessments on bidders' finances.
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September 29, 2025
Iconic Claims Textor Lacked Funds In $93M Buyout Dispute
A billionaire-backed investment company has claimed the owner of a portfolio of football clubs was not "ready and willing" to pay it $93 million for its shares in his company, arguing on Monday at a preliminary trial over the construction of the agreement that he lacked the funds to do.
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September 29, 2025
McLaren Driver Can Run Loss Mitigation Defense In $21M Trial
Álex Palou can seek to dodge damages in an almost $21 million claim from McLaren Racing Ltd. by arguing that the British motor racing group mitigated its losses after he walked away from his Formula 1 deal by signing on a different driver.
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September 29, 2025
Real Estate Tech Co. Ex-Owners Claim $6M Payment Owed
The ex-owners of a real estate software company have asked a London court to order the new owner to pay more than $6 million in performance-based payments after an acquisition, arguing that the buyer has misinterpreted their agreement.
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September 29, 2025
Allianz Loses £20K Costs Claim Against Ex-Employee
Allianz has lost its quest to recover £20,000 ($27,000) from a former employee who sued the company, failing to convince a tribunal that she acted unreasonably by bringing her claim.
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September 29, 2025
Luxury Car Parts Maker Sues Rival, Claiming Infringement
A U.K. designer of bespoke car parts has accused a rival of selling bumpers that infringe on its intellectual property rights, arguing that its products have distinctive characteristics achieving a "balance and elegance" that set them apart on the aftermarket.
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September 29, 2025
EuroChem Can Appeal €212M Bond Ruling Over EU Sanctions
A London court granted EuroChem permission on Monday to appeal against a ruling that Société Générale and Dutch lender ING rightly refused to pay out on €212 million ($249 million) worth of bonds to the agricultural chemicals company's Russian subsidiary.
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September 29, 2025
Facebook Users Bid To Expand £2.3B Data Claim Against Meta
A class representative for millions of U.K. consumers sought on Monday to expand a £2.3 billion ($3.1 billion) case against Meta for allegedly exploiting their data by adding a new category of damages over what Facebook should have paid for their personal information.
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September 29, 2025
Morrisons Faces More Equal Pay Complaints
A group of former store staff have accused retail giant Morrisons of paying warehouse workers of the opposite sex more an hour despite doing equally valuable work, joining a long list of equal pay complainants against the company.
Expert Analysis
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Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance
Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts’ general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.
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What Green Claims Directive Proposal Means For Businesses
With the European Union’s recent adoption of a general approach to the proposed Green Claims Directive, which will regulate certain environmental claims and likely be finalized next year, companies keen to publicize their green credentials have even more reason to tread carefully, say Marcus Navin-Jones and Juge Gregg at Crowell & Moring.
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EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling
The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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£43M Legal Bill Case Shows Courts' View On Exchange Rates
A recent Court of Appeal decision declined to change the currency used for payment of the Nigerian government's legal bill, aligning with British courts' consensus that they should not be concerned with how fluctuating exchange rates might benefit one party over another, says Francis Kendall at Kain Knight.
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Examining The State Of Paccar Fixes After General Election
Following the U.K. Supreme Court's Paccar decision last year, which made many litigation funding agreements for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal unenforceable, the judiciary will likely take charge in implementing any fixes — but the general election has created uncertainty, says Ben Knowles at Clyde & Co.
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EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector
Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.
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Takeaways From UPC's Amgen Patent Invalidity Analysis
The Unified Patent Court Central Division's decision in Regeneron v. Amgen to revoke a patent for lack of inventive step is particularly clear in its reasoning and highlights the risks to patentees of the new court's central revocation powers, say Jane Evenson and Caitlin Heard at CMS.
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GDPR 6 Years On: Key Points From EU Report
The European Commission’s recent report on the General Data Protection Regulation is clearly positive, concluding that it has brought benefits to both individuals and businesses, but stakeholders are still awaiting essential guidelines on scientific research and important business concerns remain, say Thibaut D'hulst and Malik Aouadi at Van Bael & Bellis.
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UK Mandatory ADR Push Renews Mediation Standards Focus
In the wake of a Court of Appeal decision last year allowing courts to mandate alternative dispute resolution, the push toward mandatory ADR has continued with the aim of streamlining dispute resolution and reducing costs, say Ned Beale and Edward Nyman at Hausfeld.
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2 UK Rulings Highlight Persistent Push Payment Fraud Issues
Two recent High Court decisions, Larsson v. Revolut and Terna DOO v. Revolut, demonstrate that authorized push payment fraud continues to cause headaches for consumers and financial institutions alike, and with forthcoming mandatory reimbursement requirements, more APP fraud litigation can be expected, say lawyers at Charles Russell.
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Decision Shows Cost Consequences Of Rejecting Mediation
An English county court's recent first-instance decision in Conway v. Conway & Meek, which imposed a reduction in costs due to what the judge saw as the defendants' unreasonable refusal to consider mediation, underscores a growing judicial willingness to promote mediation through cost sanctions, say Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey at Mason Hayes.
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Duties And Questions To Consider In Expert Witness Selection
A spotlight has recently been shone on the role of expert witnesses due to the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, which should remind all parties to take steps to understand what an expert witness is responsible for and what the selection process should look like, says Toby Hunt at HKA.
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ECJ Cartel Damages Rulings Are Wins For Multinational Cos.
Two decisions from the European Court of Justice last month clarifying the limits of the single economic unit doctrine in cartel damages proceedings will help multinational companies anticipate and prepare for litigation within a narrower band of possible jurisdictions, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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Takeaways From EU's 'Pay Or Consent' Advertising Probe
Anne-Gabrielle Haie and Charles Whiddington at Steptoe examine key points from the European Commission's recent investigation into Big Tech's use of "pay or consent" advertising models, as well as the European Data Protection Board’s opinion on how such models can comply with EU competition and data protection laws.
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UK Judgment Could Change Anti-Money Laundering Regimes
After the Court of Appeal of England and Wales' determination that criminal property remains criminal property in the hands of its purchaser even if purchased at market value, many businesses could face a new or heightened risk of prosecution for criminality in their supply chains and related money laundering offenses, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.