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May 23, 2025
Tortoise Media Loses Bid For Details On Tory Leadership Vote
Tortoise Media Ltd. lost its bid on Friday to force the Conservative Party to reveal information about how it elects its leaders, as an appeals court ruled that the party's internal elections are not public actions open to judicial scrutiny.
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May 23, 2025
Accounting Firm Says Business Partner Embezzled £850K
An accounting firm has accused a business partner of embezzling at least £850,000 ($1.1 million), telling a London court that there was a conspiracy to harm the business.
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May 23, 2025
Tech Firm Settles £18.4M Acquisition Claim
A consumer technology business has settled its £18.4 million ($25 million) claim over its purchase of an online retailer, in which it alleged that the owners of the digital platform had fraudulently represented its finances as healthier than they were.
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May 23, 2025
BVI Firm Settles £8.5M Fraud Case Over Property Transfer
A company registered in the British Virgin Islands has settled its £8.5 million ($11.5 million) fraud case against a debtor, ending its fight for a court declaration that the transfer of a property was done to hinder its chances of clawing back money it was owed.
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May 22, 2025
Hungarian Co. Fights Croatia Delay Bid In $236M Award Case
A Hungarian energy company has urged a D.C. federal court to nix Croatia's bid to stay a lawsuit aimed at enforcing a $236 million arbitral award against the country a month after it lost a motion to dismiss the suit.
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May 22, 2025
Tory Donor Battles BBC Over Corruption Libel Defense
Telecoms magnate and Conservative Party donor Mohamed Amersi urged a London judge Thursday to throw out part of the BBC's defense over what he asserts are the corporation's "baseless factual assertions," in the latest stage of his high-profile libel claim.
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May 22, 2025
Next Challenges Workers' £30M Equal Pay Win
High street fashion chain Next argued Thursday that a decision siding with thousands of female shop workers in an equal pay dispute ignored the company's legitimate need to offer more to recruit and retain its predominantly male warehouse workforce.
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May 22, 2025
Pogust Goodhead Sued In Brazil Over 'Abusive' Retainers
Brazilian prosecutors have accused Pogust Goodhead of inserting "abusive" clauses into the retainers of the clients it is representing in a £36 billion ($48 billion) claim over the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil.
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May 22, 2025
Campaigners Fight £200M Wimbledon Tennis Expansion Plan
A campaign group has hit back against the bid by the owner of the venue that hosts the Wimbledon tennis championships to forge ahead with a 38-court expansion project, arguing that the land on which it intends to build should remain open to the public.
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May 22, 2025
Lawyer Denies Aiding Undercover Reporter's Fake Asylum Bid
A former law firm manager told a London tribunal Thursday that he denied trying to help an undercover journalist to make a bogus asylum application by suggesting they fabricate claims of persecution.
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May 22, 2025
UK Gov't Denies Exploiting BA Flight For 1990 Kuwait Intel Op
The government has denied intentionally exploiting a commercial British Airways flight to insert military intelligence operatives into Kuwait just before the Iraq invaded its neighbor in 1990, but admitted it cannot be ruled out that unidentified officers were on board by coincidence.
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May 22, 2025
Sandoz Ordered To Recall Diabetes Drug In AstraZeneca Fight
A London judge has ordered Sandoz to recall a specific diabetes medicine, as AstraZeneca fights to stop generic-drug makers from imminently releasing variants of its billion-dollar treatment.
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May 22, 2025
EY Says NMC Health Obstructed Detection Of £2B Fraud
NMC Health "frustrated and obstructed" EY's ability to detect widespread fraud at the healthcare chain, lawyers for the Big Four firm said in its defense against a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) High Court claim Thursday.
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May 22, 2025
Marsh Settles $143M Claim Over Losses In Greensill Collapse
Marsh has reached settlement in a claim of almost $143 million with investment firm White Oak, which had alleged that the insurance broker misled it when selling cover for investments in Greensill Capital, a financing firm that collapsed in 2021.
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May 21, 2025
Petrofac Wins Approval For $355M Plan To Dodge Liquidation
British energy services company Petrofact Ltd. has won approval of a $355 million restructuring deal to save it from liquidation, with a London court rejecting arguments from a group of creditors that the deal was unfair.
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May 21, 2025
Phone Operators Deny Collusion In Phones 4u Appeal
Major mobile phone operators urged an appeals court on Wednesday to uphold a finding clearing them of engaging in anticompetitive conduct in order to drive retailer Phones 4u out of business.
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May 21, 2025
Ty Can't Nix Distributor's 'Glubschi' TM Over Bad Faith
A European court on Wednesday rejected Beanie Baby maker Ty's bid to block a former business partner from selling stuffed toys using the trademark "Glubschi," concluding that the distributor had actually filed the applications for Ty's benefit.
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May 21, 2025
Finance Worker Who Stole Secret Docs Can't Claim Notice Pay
A clearing bank was within its rights to sack a finance manager without notice pay after he breached his contract by sending confidential information to his personal email address, a tribunal has ruled.
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May 21, 2025
TUI Denies Causing Guests' Food Poisoning At 5-Star Hotel
TUI has denied a £200,000 ($269,000) claim that it caused 300 travelers to suffer gastric illnesses on its package holidays, saying that the five-star Cape Verde hotel which allegedly served contaminated food had good hygiene standards.
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May 21, 2025
Crypto-Traders Can't Revive Bulk Of £10B Binance Claim
An appeals court Wednesday rejected most of a £10 billion ($13.3 billion) class action against Binance for delisting a bitcoin alternative, ruling that investors were not entitled to claim damages from the cryptocurrency exchange on the basis they lost out on its future speculative value.
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May 21, 2025
Shipper Settles $420K Contract Dispute With Consultant
A consultancy and its director have settled their long-standing $420,000 dispute with Greek shipping company Navios over allegations that the shipper prematurely backed out of their deal.
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May 21, 2025
Vape Co. Can't Threaten To Sue Retailers For TM Infringement
A London court on Wednesday blocked a vape company from threatening to sue retailers for trademark infringement amid its dispute with a Chinese rival over the rights to the "Crystal" brand name.
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May 21, 2025
Staffer Replaced While Sick With Cancer Wins £1.2M
An employment tribunal has ordered a business equipment seller to pay more than £1.2 million ($1.6 million) to a former employee it forced to resign after hiring someone new while she was on sick leave with breast cancer.
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May 21, 2025
'Amicus' Name Not Distinctive, Rival Law Firm Argues
A high street solicitors' firm in London formerly known as Amicus Solicitors London has hit back at a Manchester-based firm's claims of passing-off, saying that the name was not distinctive and that the two companies served different markets.
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May 21, 2025
Class Rep Can't Appeal Chucked £800M Water Pollution Claim
The U.K. competition tribunal has said an environmental consultant cannot challenge its decision to toss her £800 million ($1.1 billion) proposed class action against several water companies over their alleged failure to report pollution, finding that there is no real prospect of a successful appeal.
Expert Analysis
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Taking Stock Of Changes UK Economic Crime Act Will Bring
With more than six months since the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act's enactment, it is time to look at the steps organizations can take to prepare for imminent changes, including the new failure to prevent fraud offense and extensions to Companies House authority, say lawyers at Mayer Brown.
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Sanctions Ruling Opens Door For Enforcer To Clear Up Rules
In Vneshprombank v. Bedzhamov, the High Court recently argued against a broader interpretation of the test on reasonable suspicion for asset freezes, offering the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation an opportunity to clarify when freezes should be applied and respond to judicial criticism of its guidance on financial sanctions, says Tasha Benkhadra at Corker Binning.
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How Gov't Response Addresses Investment Act Concerns
The government’s recently published response to a call for evidence on the National Security and Investment Act is largely appropriate to stakeholder concerns raised and demonstrates in its five areas of focus that it is willing to respond to live issues, say lawyers at Watson Farley.
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UPC Appeal Ruling Clarifies Language Change Framework
In 10x Genomics v. Curio Bioscience, the Unified Patent Court recently allowed proceedings to be conducted in English, rather than German, shedding light on the framework on UPC language change applications and hopefully helping prevent future disputes, say Conor McLaughlin and Nina O'Sullivan at Mishcon de Reya.
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How Generative AI Can Enhance Disclosure Review Processes
As recent developments show that implementing artificial intelligence in legal processes remains a critical challenge, the disclosure process — one of the most document-intensive legal exercises — presents itself as a prime use-case, illustrating how generative AI can supplement traditional technology-assisted review, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: The Benefits Of Non-EU Venues
In Spain v. Triodos, a Swedish appeal court recently annulled an intra-EU investment treaty award, reinforcing a growing trend in the bloc against enforcing such awards, and highlighting the advantages of initiating enforcement proceedings in common law jurisdictions, such as the U.K., says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.
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Experian Ruling Helps Cos. Navigate GDPR Transparency
In Information Commissioner v. Experian, the Upper Tribunal recently reaffirmed the lawfulness of the company's marketing practices, providing guidance that will assist organizations in complying with the GDPR’s transparency obligations, say lawyers at Jenner & Block.
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Salvaging The Investor-State Arbitration System's Legitimacy
Recent developments in Europe and Ecuador highlight the vulnerability of the investor-state arbitration framework, but arbitrators can avert a crisis by relying on a poorly understood doctrine of fairness and equity, rather than law, to resolve the disputes before them, says Phillip Euell at Diaz Reus.
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UK Trademark Law May Further Diverge From EU Standards
The recently enacted Retained EU Law Act, which removes the principle of EU law supremacy, offers a path for U.K. trademark law to distance itself even further from EU precedent — beyond the existing differences between the two trademark examination processes, say David Kemp and Michael Shaw at Marks & Clerk.
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Clarity Is Central Theme In FCA's Greenwashing Guidance
Recent Financial Conduct Authority guidance for complying with the U.K. regulator's anti-greenwashing rule sends an overarching message that sustainability claims must be clear, accurate and capable of being substantiated, say lawyers at Cadwalader.
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How Clinical Trials Affect Patentability In US And Europe
A comparison of recent U.S. and European patent decisions — concerning the effect of disclosures in clinical trials on the patentability of products — offers guidance on good practice for companies dealing with public use issues and prior art documents in these commercially important jurisdictions, say lawyers at Finnegan.
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ECHR Ruling May Pave Path For A UK Climate Damage Tort
In light of case law on the interaction between human rights law and common law, the European Court of Human Rights' recent ruling in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, finding the country at fault for failures to tackle global warming, could tip the scales toward extending English tort law to cover climate change-related losses, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Disciplinary Ruling Has Lessons For Lawyers On Social Media
A recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal judgment against a solicitor for online posts deemed antisemitic and offensive highlights the serious sanctions that can stem from conduct on social media and the importance of law firms' efforts to ensure that their employees behave properly, say Liz Pearson and Andrew Pavlovic at CM Murray.
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The Art Of Corporate Apologies: Crafting An Effective Strategy
Public relations challenges often stop companies from apologizing amid alleged wrongdoing, but a recent U.K. government consultation seeks to make this easier, highlighting the importance of corporate apologies and measures to help companies balance the benefits against the potential legal ramifications, says Dina Hudson at Byfield Consultancy.
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What UK Supreme Court Strike Ruling Means For Employers
Although the U.K. Supreme Court recently declared in Mercer v. Secretary of State that part of a trade union rule and employees' human rights were incompatible, the decision will presumably not affect employer engagement with collective bargaining, as most companies are already unlikely to rely on the rule as part of their broader industrial relations strategy, say lawyers at Baker McKenzie.