Commercial Litigation UK

  • July 30, 2025

    Govt's National Wealth Fund Ignored Worker's Pay Concerns

    The U.K. government's National Wealth Fund subjected an employee to sexual discrimination after it failed to address his request for a pay review, an Employment Tribunal has ruled.

  • July 30, 2025

    Axed Charity Staffer Wins Early Battle In Whistleblowing Claim

    A tribunal has ordered a London charity to reinstate a former member of staff or keep paying her after she showed there is a "pretty good chance" that her whistleblowing over an irregular payment led to her dismissal.

  • July 30, 2025

    Allianz Settles £9M Structural Dispute With Housing Trust

    Insurance giant Allianz and a London-based social housing provider have agreed to a settlement in a £9 million ($12 million) row over the cost of fixing a range of structural defects in a property in London.

  • July 30, 2025

    PrivatBank Wins $1.9B Fraud Case Against Ex-Owners

    The former owners of PrivatBank are liable to pay the Ukrainian lender for a fraud that cost the bank billions, a London judge ruled on Wednesday almost two years after the trial over sham loans linked to fictitious commodity trades concluded. 

  • July 29, 2025

    JV Partner Found To Have Inflated Costs In London Project

    A Dubai-based businessman has largely succeeded in a complex dispute over a joint venture after a London judge ruled that other parties to the deal had inflated costs in invoices to pocket part of the payments as profit.

  • July 29, 2025

    Forex Biz Can't Avoid Liability For Deceit In $10M Deal

    A foreign exchange business lost its fight on Tuesday to challenge a ruling that it could not defend claims that its agent deceived a Nigerian broker in a $10 million transaction, despite winning challenges over lesser deals worth $6 million.

  • July 29, 2025

    Fake Threats Claim To Be Heard At £50M Waste Dumping Trial

    Allegations by a former director of a quarry that the site's owner fabricated evidence to support an asset-freezing order will be heard during a trial of a £50 million ($67 million) claim that ex-bosses allowed illegal waste dumping, the Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday.

  • July 29, 2025

    Solicitor Denies Antisemitic Intent With Offensive Tweets

    A solicitor told a disciplinary tribunal Tuesday that he did not intend any of his social media posts to be antisemitic, arguing that although his posts were admittedly "offensive" and "childish" he intended only to criticize the state of Israel.

  • July 29, 2025

    Ex-JPMorgan Trader Drops Bid For Remedy Over Unfair Firing

    A former JPMorgan Chase metals trader has told an employment tribunal that he won't be pursuing his case for compensation any further despite winning his unfair dismissal claim against the bank over a faulty "spoofing" investigation. 

  • July 29, 2025

    Dutch Rail Tech Firm Says Rival Infringed Patent In UK

    A Dutch rail technology company has accused a rival of flouting its patent for a way of shutting down sections of a railway, telling a London court that the firm has supplied Network Rail with devices that infringe its intellectual property.

  • July 29, 2025

    Tech Co. Accuses Seller Of Hiding Issues Ahead Of £20M Deal

    A group of companies owned by an American technology and security conglomerate has sued the former owner of a company it acquired for more than £20 million ($26.6 million), accusing him of concealing a raft of problems with the business.

  • July 29, 2025

    Fox Could Have Paid More For Libel Battle Loss, Tweeters Say

    Lawyers representing two people libeled by activist Laurence Fox on social media told the Court of Appeal on Tuesday that the damages he was ordered to pay could "legitimately" have been twice as high.

  • July 29, 2025

    Tech Pro Says Alleged Software Copying Was 'Obvious' Joke

    A payments company's former head of technology has denied copying the company's software to help build a rival platform, telling a London court that his ex-employer has taken a joke about pinching the code "out of context."

  • July 29, 2025

    Law Firm Wins Appeal To Nix Ex-Solicitor's Commission

    A law firm won its appeal on Tuesday against a ruling that it owes a former solicitor unpaid commission, as an appeals tribunal found there was no chance he would have exceeded his billing targets once the involvement of partners and trainees in his work was considered.

  • July 29, 2025

    Labour Settles Defamation Case Over Antisemitism Report

    The Labour Party has agreed to compensate a former councilor and a group of ex-employees following the leak of a defamatory report on how the party's internal disciplinary body mishandled allegations of antisemitism, a lawyer for the individuals said Tuesday.

  • July 29, 2025

    Uber Cannot Force Changes To Taxi Booking Contracts

    Uber failed to convince Britain's highest court on Tuesday that private hire vehicle operators outside London must contract directly with passengers to provide a taxi service, in a case with wide implications for the agency model.

  • July 29, 2025

    Shvidler Loses Landmark UK Sanctions Challenge

    Britain's highest court upheld sanctions against billionaire oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler in a landmark ruling on Tuesday that backs the U.K. government's authority to impose the restrictions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  • July 28, 2025

    Fraud Claims 'Smaller Slice' As Crypto Litigation Booms

    As litigation involving cryptocurrency significantly increases, fraud cases represent a lesser share of the total number of crypto disputes, according to a report published Monday by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ex-Telecom Manager Can't Shield ID In Whistleblowing Claim

    A manager who was made redundant by the U.K. branch of a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator can't remain anonymous as he brings whistleblowing claims, an employment tribunal has ruled. 

  • July 28, 2025

    Fox Says Tweets In Libel Battle Were Not Taken Seriously

    Activist Laurence Fox told the Court of Appeal Monday that his tweets calling two people "paedophiles" would not have been taken "seriously" by many people, and that a decision awarding them damages did not consider the words he used.

  • July 28, 2025

    Porsche Blocked From Halting Supply Of Parts To Reseller

    A car parts reseller won its bid on Monday to force Porsche to continue supplying it with parts while the two companies battle in the courts over Porsche's alleged anticompetitive conduct, with the judge saying the reseller should be protected from long-term harm.

  • July 28, 2025

    Investment Firm Beats Ex-Risk Chief's Long COVID Bias Claim

    An asset management firm did not discriminate against its former risk chief based on his long COVID when it required him to interview for a new post after eliminating his old job, a tribunal has ruled.

  • July 28, 2025

    Czech Republic Loses Latest Challenge To $350M Award

    A London appeals court on Monday rejected the Czech Republic's latest challenge to a $350 million award in favor of a blood plasma company owner, ruling that the businessman was still entitled to the award even though his company was not.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ex-Solicitor Loses Appeal Over £175K Client Fund Transfers

    A former solicitor failed on Monday to overturn a decision to strike him from the profession for moving more than £175,000 ($235,000) from his firm's client account into its office account after a suspected arson attack on its premises devastated its profits.

  • July 28, 2025

    Citigroup Defends $16M VTB Russian Securities Sale Losses

    Citigroup has denied claims that it caused a VTB Bank subsidiary to lose almost $16 million by taking an irrational approach to liquidating securities after the Russian lender defaulted on a demand for collateral amid market volatility following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Expert Analysis

  • Hawaii Climate Insurance Case Is Good News For Energy Cos.

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    The Hawaii Supreme Court's recent ruling in a dispute between an oil company and its insurers, holding that reckless conduct in the context of activities that can cause climate harms is covered by liability policies, will likely be viewed by energy companies as a positive development, say attorneys at Fenchurch Law.

  • Can Romania Escape Its Arbitral Award Catch-22?

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    Following a recent European Union General Court decision, Romania faces an apparent stalemate of conflicting norms as the country owes payment under an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes award, but is prohibited by the European Commission from making that payment, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Key Takeaways From EU's Coming Digital Act

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    The European Union's impending Digital Operational Resilience Act will necessitate closer collaboration on resilience, risk management and compliance, and crucial challenges include ensuring IT third-party service providers meet the requirements on or before January 2025, says Susie MacKenzie at Coralytics.

  • State Immunity Case Highlights UK's Creditor-Friendly Stance

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    The English Court of Appeal's decision in a conjoined case involving Spain and Zimbabwe, holding that the nations cannot use state immunity to escape arbitral award enforcement, emphasizes the U.K.'s reputation as a creditor-friendly and pro-arbitration jurisdiction, says Jon Felce at Cooke Young.

  • Looking Back On 2024's Competition Law Issues For GenAI

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    With inherent uncertainties in generative artificial intelligence raising antitrust issues that attract competition authorities' attention, the 2024 uptick in transaction reviews demonstrates that regulators are vigilant about the possibility that markets may tip in favor of large existing players, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records

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    Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generally emphasize the risk of illegal activity and attorney discipline, but a string of recent cases shows an additional danger — investigators might be fabricating records altogether, says Brian Asher at Asher Research.

  • New Offense Expands Liability For Corporate Enviro Fraud

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    The Economic Crime Act's new corporate fraud offense — for which the Home Office recently released guidance — underscores the U.K.'s commitment to hold companies accountable on environmental grounds, and in lowering the bar for establishing liability, offers claimants a wider set of tools to wield against multinational entities, say lawyers at Bracewell.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: State Immunity And ICSID Awards

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    In a landmark decision in cases involving Spain and Zimbabwe, the English Court of Appeal grappled with the intersection of state immunity and the enforcement of arbitration awards, setting a precedent for future disputes involving sovereign entities in the U.K, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Inside The Premier League's Financial Regulation Dilemma

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    The Premier League's arbitration award in its dispute with Manchester City Football Club has raised significant financial governance concerns in English football, and a resolution may set a precedent in regulatory development, say consultants at Secretariat.

  • What UK Procurement Act Delay Will Mean For Stakeholders

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    The Procurement Act 2023’s delay until February 2025 has sparked debate among contracting authorities and suppliers, and the Labour Party’s preference for a broader reform package demonstrates the challenges involved in implementing legislative changes where there is a change in government, say lawyers at Shoosmiths.

  • 2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill

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    The Labour government’s recently unveiled Employment Rights Bill marks the start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law, and its updates to unfair dismissal rights and restrictions on fire-and-rehire tactics are of particular note, say lawyers at Covington.

  • Inspecting The New Int'l Arbitration Site Visits Protocol

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    The International Bar Association's recently published model protocol for site visits is helpful in offering a standardized, sensible approach to a range of typical issues that arise in the course of scheduling site visits in construction, engineering or other types of disputes, say attorneys at V&E.

  • Opinion

    Why The UK Gov't Should Commit To An Anti-SLAPP Law

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    Recent libel cases against journalists demonstrate how the English court system can be potentially misused through strategic lawsuits against public participation, underscoring the need for a robust statutory mechanism for early dismissal of unmeritorious claims, says Nadia Tymkiw at RPC.

  • 5 Takeaways From UK Justices' Arbitration Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment in UniCredit Bank v. RusChemAlliance, upholding an injunction against a lawsuit that attempted to shift arbitration away from a contractually designated venue, provides helpful guidance on when such injunctions may be available, say attorneys at Fladgate.

  • FCA's Broad Proposals Aim To Protect Customer Funds

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed changes to payments firms’ safeguarding requirements, with enhanced recordkeeping and fund segregation, seek to bolster existing regulatory provisions, but by introducing a statutory trust concept to cover customers’ assets, represent a set of onerous rules, says Matt Hancock at Greenberg Traurig.

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