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April 17, 2024
Chinese Vape Maker Accuses UK Co. Of Bumming Designs
A Chinese vape maker has accused a rival of selling products that look identical to its SKE Crystal Bar, infringing its intellectual property by using the "Crystal" name and misrepresenting their vapes to British consumers.
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April 17, 2024
Intel Urges Court To Revoke Semiconductor's Chip Patent
Computer processor giant Intel denied infringing the intellectual property of R2, telling a judge Wednesday that the chip patent that the semiconductor maker is trying to enforce is invalid because it represents developments already known in the industry.
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April 17, 2024
'Non-Feminist' Staffer Fails To Prove Anti-Men Conspiracy
The Environment Agency did not mistreat a sacked employee based on his non-feminist views, a tribunal has ruled, finding that his complaints were nothing more than simple workplace squabbles and deeming his views discriminatory in their own right.
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April 24, 2024
Fieldfisher Goes On German Media, Tech And IP Hiring Spree
Fieldfisher LLP has recruited 11 lawyers across its German offices, including several new partners, to boost its intellectual property offerings, and strengthen its position in the media sector.
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April 17, 2024
Construction Co. Settles £5M Bathroom Fault Insurance Claim
A major construction company has settled its £5.1 million ($6.3 million) claim against four insurers that allegedly failed to cover the costs of repair damage caused by faulty bathroom floor designs.
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April 17, 2024
Hugh Grant Settles Privacy Suit Against UK Tabloid Publisher
Actor Hugh Grant has settled his claim against the U.K. arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire over alleged invasions of his privacy, according to London court filings made public Wednesday.
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April 17, 2024
Employers Can't Punish Workers For Striking, Top Court Rules
Employers cannot punish workers for taking part in industrial action, the U.K.'s highest court ruled Wednesday, handing a major victory to trade unions amid disputes over new barriers to calling workers out on strike.
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April 16, 2024
Autonomy CEO Pressured JPMorgan Over Analyst, Jury Told
An ex-JPMorgan stock analyst testifying Tuesday in the criminal fraud trial of former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch told jurors that the software company founder responded with hostility when his research reports questioned its growth, and that Lynch offered JPMorgan millions in business if he were taken off the Autonomy beat.
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April 16, 2024
Womble Bond Sued Over Advice On £126M Real Estate Project
Two businessmen and a management company have sued Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in a London court after the law firm's allegedly negligent advice caused a £126 million ($157 million) property redevelopment project to fall through.
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April 16, 2024
Cigna Denies Insurer's Claim For PPI Complaints Indemnity
Cigna hit back at insurer PA (GI) Ltd.'s claim to recover its costs of dealing with missold payment protection insurance for healthcare cover, saying that it is not entitled to any compensation.
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April 16, 2024
Hill Dickinson Bolsters Disputes Team With New Partner
Hill Dickinson LLP has snapped up a partner from Teacher Stern LLP to join its commercial litigation team, bringing a wealth of dispute resolution and crisis management experience to the table.
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April 16, 2024
Charity Pushed Out Exec But Not Over Whistleblowing
A charity unlawfully pushed its former head of governance out of the organization by treating her unfairly, but not because she voiced concerns that a property sale might violate industry regulations, an employment tribunal ruled.
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April 16, 2024
Pornhub Owner Makes Fresh Bid To Nix Dish's Patents
Adult entertainment outfit Pornhub's parent company Aylo has hit U.S. satellite television network Dish with a claim to revoke two of the network's U.K. patents, the latest volley in the international streaming technology patent dispute between the two companies.
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April 16, 2024
Amazon Staffer Wins Payout Over Early-Morning Health Check
Amazon must pay its former employee £1,600 ($1,990) after it failed to accommodate his anxiety by demanding that he attend an early-morning occupational health appointment, a Scottish tribunal has ruled.
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April 16, 2024
Legal Experts Uneasy About Post Office Convictions Law
Legal experts warned a parliamentary committee Tuesday that government plans to introduce legislation to quash the convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers could unintentionally set a precedent for other miscarriages of justice.
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April 16, 2024
7,000 Asda Staff Lose Full Disclosure Bid In Equal Pay Case
A tribunal ruled Tuesday that 7,000 Asda workers whose equal pay claims are stayed pending a lead group action cannot have access to all other claimants' correspondence with the supermarket ahead of the upcoming first battle.
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April 16, 2024
Ex-Post Office Boss Says Lawyers Ignored Prosecution Risks
The Post Office's former chief executive said Tuesday that he was "surprised" that in-house lawyers who prosecuted sub-postmasters based on faulty IT data ignored the risk of failing to disclose certain key facts in court.
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April 16, 2024
Ex-Airport Train Staffers Get Early Win In Travel Discount Case
Former employees of London's Heathrow Express airport train won an appeal Tuesday that they were wrongly barred from a cheap travel benefit after they opted for redundancy — but a new tribunal will decide whether their breach of contract claims can continue.
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April 16, 2024
Semiconductor Maker Accuses Intel Of Infringing Chip Patent
Semiconductor maker R2 told a London court Tuesday that major tech rival Intel has infringed its computer chip technology, arguing that it has a valid patent over a technology that allows computer processors to avoid voltage spikes.
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April 16, 2024
Law Firm Denies Encouraging Consultant's Weak Case
Costigan King has denied owing a consultant £291,000 ($362,000) for allegedly advising he fight a claim to stop him providing legal services, saying that it never told him he had a strong case.
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April 16, 2024
Bakery Chases Insurers In Multimillion Fire Damage Claim
A bakery has sued six insurers for at least £26 million ($33.4 million) over claims they wrongfully refused to cover damage and business interruption losses caused by a fire at one of its bakery sites.
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April 16, 2024
Insurance Manager Harassed By Bosses Wins £56K
A tribunal has ordered a British insurance broker to pay a former manager more than £56,000 ($69,800) after ruling that the business pushed her out because bosses no longer valued her after she went off sick with anxiety and depression.
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April 16, 2024
Cooley Hires Ex-Norton Rose Antitrust Chief In London
Cooley LLP has recruited Norton Rose Fulbright's London antitrust and competition chief to its London office as a partner in an effort to boost its ability to advise clients on competition disputes across the U.K. and the European Union.
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April 16, 2024
Lawyers Call For Rethink Of Personal Injury 'Discount Rate'
The government must radically rethink the way compensation for major personal injury claims is calculated or else risk continually under-compensating claimants, a legal industry trade body warned.
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April 15, 2024
Ex-Autonomy Exec Testifies To Handshake Deals, Backdating
Autonomy's former U.S. head of sales testified for the prosecution Monday in the criminal fraud trial of founder Michael Lynch, saying he boosted sales figures via "quid pro quo" handshake deals with customers, created pretextual emails to cover his tracks and even backdated a deal to meet revenue targets.
Expert Analysis
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PPI Ruling Spells Trouble For Financial Services Firms
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Canada Square v. Potter, which found that the claimant's missold payment protection insurance claim was not time-barred, is bad news for affected financial services firms, as there is now certainty over the law on the postponement of limitation periods, rendering hidden commission claims viable, say Ian Skinner and Chris Webber at Squire Patton.
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UPC Decision Highlights Key Security Costs Questions
While the Unified Patent Court recently ordered NanoString to pay €300,000 as security for Harvard's legal costs in a revocation action dispute, the decision highlights that the outcome of a security for costs application will be highly fact-dependent and that respondents should prepare to set out their financial position in detail, says Tom Brazier at EIP.
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Extradition Ruling Hints At Ways Around High Burden Of Proof
The U.K. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Popoviciu v. Curtea De Apel Bucharest confirmed that, in a conviction extradition case, the requested person must establish a flagrant violation of their right to a fair trial, but the court's reasoning reveals creative opportunities to test this boundary in the U.K. and Strasbourg alike, says Rebecca Hughes at Corker Binning.
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IP Ruling Could Pave Way For AI Patents In UK
If implemented by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office, the High Court's recent ruling in Emotional Perception AI v. Comptroller-General of Patents, holding that artificial neural networks can be patented, could be a first step to welcoming AI patents in the U.K., say Arnie Francis and Alexandra Brodie at Gowling.
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UK Review May Lead To Lower Investment Screening Burden
The government’s current review of national security investment screening rules aims to refine the scope of mandatory notifications required for unproblematic deals, and is likely to result in much-needed modifications to minimize the administrative burden on businesses and investors, say lawyers at Simpson Thacher.
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What Prince Harry Privacy Case May Mean For Media Ethics
An English High Court recently allowed the privacy case brought by Prince Harry and six other claimants against the Daily Mail publisher to proceed, which, if successful, could embolden other high-profile individuals to bring claims and lead to renewed calls for a judicial public inquiry into British press ethics, says Philippa Dempster at Freeths.
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How European Authorities Are Foiling Anti-Competitive Hiring
Lawyers at Squire Patton discuss key labor practice antitrust concerns and notable regulation trends in several European countries following recent enforcement actions brought by the European Commission and U.K. Competition and Markets Authority.
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When Can Bonuses Be Clawed Back?
The High Court's recent decision in Steel v. Spencer should remind employees that the contractual conditions surrounding bonuses and the timing of any resignation must be carefully considered, as in certain circumstances, bonuses can and are being successfully clawed back by employers, say Merrill April and Rachael Parker at CM Murray.
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The State Of UK Litigation Funding After Therium Ruling
The recent English High Court decision in Therium v. Bugsby Property has provided a glimmer of hope for litigation funders about how courts will interpret this summer's U.K. Supreme Court ruling that called funding agreements impermissible, suggesting that its adverse effects may be mitigated, says Daniel Williams at DWF Law.
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Trial By AI Could Be Closer Than You Think
In a known first for the U.K., a Court of Appeal justice recently admitted to using ChatGPT to write part of a judgment, highlighting how AI could make the legal system more efficient and enable the judicial process to record more accurate and fair decisions, say Charles Kuhn and Neide Lemos at Clyde & Co.
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Why It's Urgent For Pharma Cos. To Halt Counterfeit Meds
With over 10.5 million counterfeit medicines seized in the EU in 2023, it is vital both ethically and commercially that pharmaceutical companies take steps to protect against such infringements, including by invoking intellectual property rights protection, says Lars Karnøe at Potter Clarkson.
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Nix Of $11B Award Shows Limits Of Arbitral Process
A recent English High Court decision in Nigeria v. Process & Industrial Developments, overturning an arbitration award because it was obtained by fraud, is a reminder that arbitration decisions are ultimately still accountable to the courts, and that the relative simplicity of the arbitration rules is not necessarily always a benefit, say Robin Henry and Abbie Coleman at Collyer Bristow.
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How The Netherlands Became A Hub For EU Class Actions
As countries continue to implement the European Union Collective Redress Directive, the Netherlands — the country with the largest class action docket in the EU — provides a real-world example of what class and mass litigation may eventually look like in the bloc, say lawyers at Faegre Drinker and Houthoff.
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Navigating The Novel Challenges Facing The Legal Profession
The increasing prominence of ESG and AI have transformed the legal landscape and represent new opportunities for lawyers, but with evolving regulations and the ever-expanding reach of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, law firms should ensure that they have appropriate policies in place to adapt to these challenges, say Scott Ashby and Aimee Talbot at RPC.
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New Fixed Costs Rules May Have Unforeseen Consequences
The recent changes to fixed recoverable costs, which were intended to reduce costs and increase certainty, have profound implications for civil claims, but may unintentionally prompt more litigation and reduce access to justice as lawyers leave the market, says Paul Squires at Sedgwick Legal.