Commercial Litigation UK

  • August 04, 2025

    Solicitor Ignored Red Flags In Property Deals, Tribunal Told

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority told a disciplinary tribunal Monday that a lawyer who displayed "manifest incompetence" when he failed to prevent a number of fraudulent or potentially fraudulent property deals should face disciplinary consequences.

  • August 04, 2025

    Court Freezes Couple's £5M Over Alleged Misuse Of Co. Cash

    A London court granted a freezing order Monday worth more than £5.1 million ($6.8 million) against a married couple accused of siphoning funds from a holding company, finding that there is a real risk that they will scatter their assets.

  • August 04, 2025

    Serco Must Pay £750K To 147 Staff For Trade Union Breaches

    A tribunal has ordered Serco to pay 147 immigration center workers more than £750,000 ($997,000) in total after it ruled that the public services contractor breached trade union laws by making a pay offer directly to staff.

  • August 04, 2025

    Most Business Leaders Strongly Back Litigation Funding

    Most business leaders and consumers would consider litigation funding to pursue unaffordable legal cases and help close the gap in access to justice, according to new research published Monday.

  • August 04, 2025

    Pool Federation Defeats Trans Player's Challenge To Ban

    A transgender pool player has lost her case that a ban on her playing in women's teams and competitions is discriminatory, one of the first tests of the U.K. Supreme Court's watershed ruling on the legal definition of a woman.

  • August 04, 2025

    Hogan Exits ENRC Mandate As SFO Case Enters Final Stage

    Hogan Lovells International LLP has ended its involvement representing ENRC in the Kazakh miner's long-running litigation against the Serious Fraud Office and Dechert LLP, court records show.

  • August 04, 2025

    Sellers To Pay £5M For Hiding Breaches In Education Biz Sale

    The sellers of a military education business must pay more than £5.2 million ($6.9 million) in damages to the buyer after a court held Monday they had breached the terms of the deal by not disclosing violating funding regulations.

  • August 04, 2025

    VC Firm Beats Ex-Rosenblatt Firm's Legal Bill Appeal

    A venture capital firm beat a City law firm's appeal over costs the firm claimed to be owed for its representation under a conditional fee agreement when a London judge ruled that the financial business could not be criticized for raising an argument late in its dispute about whether it was liable to pay the legal bill.

  • August 04, 2025

    Telegraph Columnist Sues Police Over Hate Crime Probe

    Newspaper columnist Allison Pearson has sued Essex Police over statements it made about its investigation into allegations that she incited racial hatred with a tweet that referred to "Jew haters."

  • August 04, 2025

    Builder Sues To Void License Deal For TM It Owned All Along

    A homebuilder has sued to recover the fees it paid out to use a trademark for "Miller Metcalfe," arguing that it had actually owned the rights to the mark for years after buying it from the owner. 

  • August 04, 2025

    FIFA Faces Multibillion-Dollar Action Over Transfer Rules

    FIFA is facing a potentially multibillion-dollar class action on behalf of approximately 100,000 footballers across the European Union and the U.K. over its allegedly unlawful and restrictive no-poaching agreements that have been in place since 2002, a Dutch foundation revealed Monday.

  • August 04, 2025

    Accountancy Boss Denies Siphoning Funds During Exit Talks

    A businessman accused of wrongly extracting at least £850,000 ($1.1 million) from an accountancy has denied this was a conspiracy to harm the firm and claimed he was taking out money he considered at the time that he and his wife were owed.

  • August 04, 2025

    Venues Biz Beats Axed Staffer's Appeal To Use Leaked Emails

    An appeals judge has blocked the former employee of a venue operator from using leaked emails between the company and its lawyer to support her tribunal claim, ruling that the correspondence was legally privileged.

  • August 04, 2025

    Solicitors' Firm Blames Dishonest Lawyers For Missing Funds

    A law firm has denied misusing the funds of a dead individual's estate, arguing that alleged sham property purchases were carried out without its knowledge by a disbarred barrister and a former director of the outfit.

  • August 04, 2025

    Motor Finance Redress Scheme Could Reach £18B, FCA Says

    The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed a compensation program for motor finance customers after a landmark U.K. Supreme Court decision on Friday found signs that consumers were being treated unfairly, as the watchdog estimated that the cost could reach £18 billion ($24 billion).

  • August 02, 2025

    Supreme Court Car Finance Verdict Slashes Lender Exposure

    The U.K. Supreme Court's landmark decision Friday to reverse most of the Court of Appeal's judgment on hidden motor finance commissions has sharply narrowed the scope of any future redress scheme from the Financial Conduct Authority — an outcome critics said favored lenders and car dealers over consumer protection.

  • August 01, 2025

    The Times Says Mogul Misconduct Articles Are Public Interest

    The publisher of The Times newspaper has hit back against a London privacy claim brought by the founder of an exclusive mobile phone provider, saying that articles concerning allegations of wrongdoing against him did not violate his privacy because they concerned possible criminality.

  • August 01, 2025

    Oil Magnate Can't Appeal $324M Arbitration Award

    Britain's Court of Appeal on Friday turned away an oil magnate's challenge to an arbitral award ordering him to pay $324 million owed under a settlement involving China's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, affirming that the appeal was time-barred.

  • August 01, 2025

    AstraZeneca Can't Take Diabetes Drug IP Appeal To Top Court

    The U.K. Supreme Court has refused to consider AstraZeneca's last-ditch bid to revive patent protections for its billion-dollar diabetes drug dapagliflozin, as generic competition prepares to hit the market.

  • August 01, 2025

    Spacey Claims No Memory Of Actor In Old Vic Assault Case

    Kevin Spacey has denied sexually assaulting British actor Ruari Cannon during a 2013 production at the Old Vic theater, telling a London court he has "no recollection of ever meeting" Cannon.

  • August 01, 2025

    Ex-AllSaints Chair In Contempt Over Share Sale Fraud Claims

    A London court ruled Friday that the former chairman of AllSaints was in contempt of court for breaching an order to stop claiming an interest in shares in the high street fashion chain after his fraud allegations were rejected.

  • August 01, 2025

    Manufacturer Wins 5-Year Ban On Pro-Palestine Protesters

    Twelve people who allegedly took part in protests in the name of Palestine Action have been barred from entering a manufacturer's sites for five years, as a London court found Friday there remains an imminent risk of further incidents.

  • August 01, 2025

    Barclays Adviser Wrongly Fired Over Sexual Remarks

    A former Barclays employee was unfairly dismissed for making sexual comments to female colleagues, but he could have been fairly dismissed for the same conduct, according to a Glasgow tribunal ruling.

  • August 01, 2025

    TriOn Pharma Must Face Trial Over Inhaler IP Claims

    A London pharmaceutical company lost its bid Friday to toss out a malicious falsehood claim from a medical device manufacturer, with a judge finding the allegations are not time-barred and will proceed to trial.

  • August 01, 2025

    Top Court Hands Banks Partial Win Over Motor Finance Fees

    Car finance providers won a partial victory in a landmark case over commission payments on Friday when the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that they did not owe a duty to provide customers with information about the fees, potentially avoiding a multibillion-pound compensation scheme. 

Expert Analysis

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Fiscal Liability Vs. Int'l Investment

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    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' award in Amec Foster Wheeler USA v. Colombia, upholding the country's jurisdictional objections, exemplifies the growing tension between domestic regulatory measures and international investment protections, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.

  • How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases

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    In two recent U.K. Supreme Court cases challenging the U.K. Russia sanctions regime, the forthcoming judgments are likely to focus on proportionality and European Convention on Human Rights compatibility, and will undoubtedly influence how future challenges are shaped, says Leigh Crestohl at Zaiwalla.

  • How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes

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    Noncompliance with the recently effective European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act will add layers of complexity to disputes and litigation for U.K.-based firms servicing EU entities, but international standards may serve as a bridge between jurisdictional and contractual misalignments, says Siobhan Forster at Alvarez & Marsal.

  • How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs

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    The never-before-used anticoercion instrument could allow the European Union to respond to the imposition of U.S. tariffs, potentially effective March 12, and gives EU companies a voice in the process as it provides for consultation with economic operators at different steps throughout the procedure, say lawyers at Crowell & Moring.

  • How 2025 Act Refines The UK's Arbitral Framework

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    The U.K.'s Arbitration Act 2025 marks the regime's first significant reform since 1996 and aligns the nation's approach more closely with international principles, which means practitioners should take note of key procedural and strategic adjustments, including the explicit power of summary disposal, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions

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    The Premier League’s claims that Manchester City Football Club fell foul of financial fair play regulations are partly based on documents unlawfully obtained by an activist, which means the independent commission deciding the case will need to weigh whether the evidence is permissible against the principle of open justice, says Stuart Southall at KANGS Solicitors.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity

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    A recent European Data Protection Board position paper calls for closer cooperation among data protection and competition authorities, and provides valuable insight for businesses seeking to ensure compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • Key Points From Gov't Consultation On Copyright And AI

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    The U.K. government’s current consultation on mitigating artificial intelligence input and output risks to copyright holders seeks to facilitate copyright holders in bringing actions against AI developers that make unauthorized use of protected works and mandate consistent labeling of AI-generated content, say lawyers at Deloitte.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Equal Rights Limit State Immunity

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    The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent determination that Spain’s London embassy could not dodge a former U.K.-based employee’s discrimination claims by invoking sovereign immunity reaffirms its position that employment and human rights should come before the privileges of foreign powers, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

  • What To Expect As CAT Considers Mastercard Settlement

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    It is expected that the Competition Appeal Tribunal will closely scrutinize the proposed collective settlement in Merricks v. Mastercard, including the role of the case’s litigation funder, as the CAT's past approach to such cases shows it does not treat the process as a rubber stamp exercise, say lawyers at BCLP.

  • Managing Transatlantic Antitrust Investigations And Litigation

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    As transatlantic competition regulators cooperate more closely and European antitrust investigations increasingly spark follow-up civil suits in the U.S., companies must understand how to simultaneously juggle high-stakes multigovernment investigations and manage the risks of expensive new claims across jurisdictions, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • What 2025 Holds For UK, EU Restructuring And Insolvency

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    European Union and U.K. restructuring developments in 2024, with a new era of director accountability, the use of cramdown tools and the emergence of aggressive liability management exercises, mean greater consideration of creditors' interests and earlier engagement in restructuring discussions can be expected this year, says Inga West at Ashurst.

  • How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds

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    Geopolitical uncertainty is perceived by corporate leaders as the biggest short-term threat to global business, but many of the potential crises are navigable if general counsel focus on what is being said about a company and what the company is doing, says Juliet Young at Schillings.

  • What BT Ruling Will Mean For UK Class Actions

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    The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s recent dismissal of a £1.3 billion mass consumer claim against BT, the first trial decision for a U.K. collective action, reminds claimants and funders of the high bar for establishing an abuse, and provides valuable insight into how pending mass consumer cases may be resolved, say lawyers at Ashurst.

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