Commercial Litigation UK

  • July 21, 2025

    Barrister Loses Appeal Over Disbarment For Dishonesty

    A barrister who supervised an unregistered immigration advice firm and lied to his regulator about it failed to overturn his disbarment, as a judge held Monday that the sanction was "clearly appropriate."

  • July 18, 2025

    Off The Bench: Latest NASCAR Win, Trans Athlete Fights Ban

    In this week's Off The Bench, Michael Jordan's racing team fails to bounce back right away from a tough defeat in its battle with NASCAR, a transgender woman fights a last-minute expulsion from a college women's track and field event, and a football player sees his window to playing an extra college season slammed shut by the NCAA and the Seventh Circuit.

  • July 18, 2025

    Lords Swap Day-1 Unfair Dismissal For 6-Month Threshold

    The House of Lords has approved an amendment that would block the government's signature policy proposal to give employees protection against unfair dismissal from their first day on the job, requiring them to put in six months first.

  • July 18, 2025

    IT Engineer Sues School Over 'Defamatory' Job Reference

    An IT technician has sued a London school and its parent company, alleging that a reference it provided falsely accused him of misconduct involving safeguarding concerns which destroyed his chance at a new job.

  • July 18, 2025

    Female Staffer Wins Sexual Harassment Case Against Boss

    A female staffer at a business advisory firm was awarded £20,000 (£27,000) by a tribunal that concluded on Friday that its boss sexually harassed her by making unwanted sexual advances in his hotel room on a business trip to France.

  • July 18, 2025

    Notting Hill Shopping Tote Designer Loses TM Dispute

    A London judge ruled Friday that the designer of the "Notting Hill Shopping Bag" tote couldn't claim infringement against a rival in the famous London neighborhood because the trademark had expired.

  • July 18, 2025

    Fintech Blocks JPMorgan's €917M Greek Case In JV Dispute

    A London judge granted a fintech company an injunction on Friday that prevents J.P. Morgan from pursuing its directors in Greece, finding that the litigation in Athens breached a shareholder agreement.

  • July 18, 2025

    Irwin Mitchell Can't Escape Costs In Pension Fraud Claim

    Irwin Mitchell LLP failed on Friday to recover costs after it persuaded a London court that it had been wrongly named in a retired naval officer's negligence claim because its broader effort to throw out the case fell short.

  • July 18, 2025

    Paralegal's Bias Claims Tossed Over 'Unreasonable' Conduct

    A paralegal's employment claims against a law firm and legal recruiter have been thrown out, after a judge concluded Friday that her conduct in the proceedings is so unreasonable it's impossible to have a fair hearing.

  • July 18, 2025

    Odey Fights To Delay Libel Trial Amid Sex Assault Claims

    U.K. hedge fund manager Crispin Odey argued in a London court on Friday that his £79 million ($106.3 million) libel claim against the Financial Times should be put on hold while he defends against claims by five women accusing him of sexual abuse.

  • July 18, 2025

    Engineer Sues Broker For Negligence Over PI Policy Notice

    A building services engineer has accused its broker of negligence for allegedly failing to notify one of its insurers about a row in which it was involved over a generator system that it said could leave it "liable for substantial sums."

  • July 18, 2025

    Mastercard, Visa Face New Swipe Fees Claim By UK Retailers

    Harcus Parker is preparing a new class action on behalf of retailers allegedly overcharged by Visa and Mastercard for accepting debit and credit card payments after a tribunal ruled that the transactions fees breach U.K. competition law. 

  • July 18, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen the former owner of British oil refinery Prax Group sued following the collapse of his business empire, a unit of Shard Credit Partners target a married couple believed to have inflated the value of their companies before selling them, and Aerofoil Energy reignite patent action against AFE Group over the design of its F1-inspired cooling units.

  • July 18, 2025

    Insurer Denies Changing Life Policy To Cut Illness Cover

    Countrywide Assured has said two of its clients chose a policy without advice that did not provide cover for critical illness, arguing that it doesn't owe one of them £250,000 ($336,000) over claims that he was left short after a serious heart attack.

  • July 17, 2025

    EU Sends Hungary To Court Of Justice Over ECT Stance

    The European Commission said it will refer Hungary to the European Union's Court of Justice to address a potential violation of EU law, claiming it has contradicted the union's position on intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty and refused to abide by the court's case law.

  • July 17, 2025

    US Challenge To Belgian Minimum Tax Rules Heads To ECJ

    A Belgian court said Thursday it has asked the European Union's highest court to weigh in on a U.S. industry group's challenge to the country's global minimum tax rules.

  • July 17, 2025

    Dechert Settles Jordanian Lawyers' UAE Torture Claims

    Dechert and Neil Gerrard, its former head of white collar crime, have settled claims of torture and hacking in a web of litigation spawned from the firm's work for a UAE sovereign wealth fund, a spokesperson for the outfit confirmed Thursday.

  • July 17, 2025

    UK Landlords Face Group Claim Over 'Hidden' Insurance Fees

    A campaign group for apartment owners said Thursday that it has sent letters to some of the U.K.'s largest landowners warning them of possible litigation over allegedly secret commissions from insurance premiums.

  • July 17, 2025

    Tesco Must Wait For Appeal In Equal Pay Case

    A London appeals court delayed on Thursday an appeal by Tesco in lengthy equal pay litigation between the retail giant and around 55,000 workers to consider it at a later date because of an upcoming ruling by a lower appellate tribunal.

  • July 17, 2025

    Retailer Says Rival Can't Sue Over Amazon Listing Dispute

    A homewares retailer has argued that a baby-clothes maker can't sue it for reputational damage over its infringement report that led Amazon to remove a listing for a children's bike, as it had agreed to withdraw the design registration that supported the claim. 

  • July 18, 2025

    CORRECTED: South Korea Can Challenge $48.5M Award In Samsung Merger Case

    Correction: An earlier version of the story misstated the nature of the panel's decision. That has now been corrected.

  • July 16, 2025

    AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Revive Patent For Diabetes Drug

    The Court of Appeal refused Wednesday to revive AstraZeneca's intellectual property protections for its billion-dollar diabetes drug, opening the way for generic competition to hit the market.

  • July 16, 2025

    TfL Threatened With Litigation Over Licensing Delays

    A labor union said Wednesday that it is suing Transport for London over delays in processing licenses for private hire vehicles, as the issues were forcing members of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Bolt to rack up huge debts and go months without working.

  • July 16, 2025

    Le Pen Heirs Lose Challenge To €300K Expenses Recovery

    A European Union court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the daughters of dead French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, including Marine Le Pen, against an order to pay back €303,000 ($353,000) of misused expenses.

  • July 16, 2025

    ENRC Bids To Overturn $128M Cut From SFO Claim

    ENRC fought at a London appellate court on Wednesday to overturn a decision blocking it from adding approximately $128 million in damages the mining company alleges it suffered from a Serious Fraud Office investigation, arguing that it had applied the incorrect legal principles.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Ukraine Aircraft Insurance Case Failed To Take Off In UK

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    In Aercap v. PJSC Insurance, the High Court decided the claimants could not avoid an exclusive jurisdiction clause and advance their case in England rather than Ukraine, and the reasoning is likely to be of relevance in future jurisdiction disputes, say Abigail Healey and Genevieve Douglas at Quillon Law.

  • What UK Digital Markets Act Will Mean For Competition Law

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    The new Digital Markets Act’s reforms will strengthen the Competition and Markets Authority's investigatory and enforcement powers across its full remit of merger control and antitrust investigations, representing a seismic shift in the U.K. competition and consumer law landscape, say lawyers at Travers Smith.

  • UK Supreme Court Confirms Limits To Arbitration Act Appeals

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    Every year, disappointed parties come out of U.K.-seated arbitrations and try to seek redress in the English courts, but the U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sharp v. Viterra serves as a reminder of the strict restrictions on appeals brought under the Arbitration Act, says Mark Handley at Duane Morris.

  • Examining The EU Sanctions Directive Approach To Breaches

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    In criminalizing sanctions violations and harmonizing the rules on breaches, a new European Union directive will bring significant change and likely increase enforcement risks across the EU, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

  • Trends, Tips From 7 Years Of EPO Antibody Patent Appeals

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    Recent years of European Patent Office decisions reveal some surprising differences between appeals involving therapeutic antibody patents and those for other technologies, offering useful insight into this developing area of European case law for future antibody patent applicants, say Alex Epstein and Jane Evenson at CMS.

  • 4 Takeaways From Biotech Patent Invalidity Ruling

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    The recent Patents Court decision in litigation between Advanced Cell Diagnostics and Molecular Instruments offers noteworthy commentary on issues related to experiments done in the ordinary course of business, joint importation, common general knowledge and mindset, and mosaicking for anticipation, say Nessa Khandaker and Darren Jiron at Finnegan.

  • Why Reperforming Loan Securitization In UK And EU May Rise

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    The recently published new U.K. securitization rules will largely bring the U.K.’s nonperforming loan regime in line with the European Union, and together with the success of EU and U.K. banks in reducing loan ratios, reperforming securitizations may feature more prominently in relevant markets going forward, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • What French Watchdog Ruling Means For M&A Landscape

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    Although ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence, the French competition authority’s recent post-closing review of several nonreportable mergers is a landmark case that highlights the increased complexity of such transactions, and is further testament to the European competition authorities’ willingness to expand their toolkit to address below-threshold M&As, say lawyers at Cleary.

  • How Life Science Companies Are Approaching UPC Opt-Outs

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    A look at recent data shows that one year after its launch, the European Union's Unified Patent Court is still seeing a high rate of opt-outs, including from large U.S.-based life science companies wary of this unpredictable court — and there are reasons this strategy should largely remain the same, say Sanjay Murthy and Christopher Tuinenga at McAndrews Held.

  • New Directors' Code Of Conduct May Serve As Useful Guide

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    Although the Institute of Directors’ current proposal for a voluntary code of conduct is strongly supported by its members, it must be balanced against the statutory requirement for directors to promote their company’s success, and the risk of claims by shareholders if their decisions are influenced by wider social considerations, says Matthew Watson at RPC.

  • Lego Ruling Builds Understanding Of Design Exam Process

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    In Lego v. Guangdong Loongon, the European Union Intellectual Property Office recently invalidated a registered design for a toy figure, offering an illustrative guide to assessing the individual character of a design in relation to a preexisting design, says Christoph Moeller at Mewburn Ellis.

  • Contractual Drafting Takeaways From Force Majeure Ruling

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    Lawyers at Cleary discuss the U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment RTI v. MUR Shipping and its important implications, including how the court approached the apparent tension between certainty and commercial pragmatism, and considerations for the drafting of force majeure clauses going forward.

  • Behind The Stagecoach Boundary Fare Dispute Settlement

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    The Competition Appeal Tribunal's recent rail network boundary fare settlement offers group action practitioners some much-needed guidance as it reduces the number of remaining parties' five-year dispute from two to one, says Mohsin Patel at Factor Risk Management.

  • The Unified Patent Court: What We Learned In Year 1

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    ​​​​​​​The Unified Patent Court celebrated its first anniversary this month, and while questions remain as we wait for the first decisions on the merits, a multitude of decisions and orders regarding provisional measures and procedural aspects have provided valuable insights already, says Antje Brambrink at Finnegan.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Judicial Oversight

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    The recent conviction of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa underscores the critical importance of judicial authority in the realm of international arbitration in Spain, and emphasizes that arbitrators must respect the procedural frameworks established by Spanish national courts, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

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