Commercial Litigation UK

  • September 15, 2025

    Electricals Co. Had No Proof Axed Manager 'Authorized Fraud'

    A tribunal has held that an electricals distributor unfairly sacked a manager on the grounds that he endorsed a coworker's alleged fraudulent transactions, ruling that there was no proof he had any knowledge of the scandal.

  • September 12, 2025

    French Court Rejects Russian Businesswoman's $100M Claim

    A French appeals court has refused to revive a Russian businesswoman's $100 million claim against Kuwait after she was sentenced to more than two decades of hard labor in the Persian Gulf country for purportedly embezzling public funds.

  • September 12, 2025

    Saudi Blockade Leads To $100M Award To Qatar Pharma Co.

    A Qatari pharmaceutical distributor and its chairman were awarded nearly $100 million in arbitration against Saudi Arabia after its business in the country was left "in shambles" due to a 2017 anti-terrorism blockade, though annulment proceedings in England remain ongoing, according to a newly removed lawsuit.

  • September 12, 2025

    Off The Bench: NCAA Athlete Ban, WNBA Sun Controversy

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA administered permanent bans to three basketball players, and two high-profile politicians warned the WNBA that it could be at risk of violating antitrust laws if it interferes in the sale of the Connecticut Sun.

  • September 12, 2025

    Another Investor Settles In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case

    A U.S. investor and two of his alleged pension plans have settled claims by Denmark's tax agency accusing them of participating in a $2.1 billion scheme that fraudulently claimed refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends, with a New York federal court dismissing the allegations.

  • September 12, 2025

    Glencore Ruling Affirms Disclosure Trumps Prosecution Fears

    A recent High Court decision that forced Glencore to hand over documents obtained from a Dutch investigation provides further evidence of the difficulties companies face when they try to resist disclosure in civil proceedings by pointing to the risk of prosecution overseas.

  • September 12, 2025

    Ankle Tag Co. Says Ex-CEO Forged Docs To Hide Wrongdoing

    A British ankle tag maker has accused its former chief executive of forging documents to cover up wrongdoing, adding to its £320 million ($434 million) claim that she hid her interests in the company's shareholders and diverted millions from the business.

  • September 12, 2025

    Businessman Can Sue Fund In UK To Stop Luxembourg Claim

    A London court ruled Friday that a businessman can sue a Luxembourg investment fund in England over allegations that he was partly responsible for the fund underselling a company by as much as £80 million ($108 million).

  • September 12, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.

  • September 12, 2025

    Nursery Gets Statutory Fine For Forging Staffer's Signature

    A London tribunal has ordered a nursery owner to pay a £17,000 ($23,000) statutory penalty after it forged a former employee's signature on a loan agreement without her knowledge.

  • September 12, 2025

    Barrister Disbarred Over False Claims About Oxford Degree

    A London legal disciplinary tribunal disbarred a King's Counsel barrister on Friday for falsely claiming that he had studied medicine at the University of Oxford when he applied for tenancy at a chambers in 2013.

  • September 12, 2025

    Ex-AIG IT Pro's Claim Struck Out Over Courtroom Misconduct

    A former AIG software developer on Friday had his whistleblowing claims against the insurer struck out after accusing a judge of perverting the course of justice, eating a meal during a hearing and calling a London tribunal a "circus."

  • September 12, 2025

    Class Rep Says £650M Motorola Claim Should Be Opt-Out

    The representative of a £650 million ($881 million) collective action against Motorola urged a London tribunal on Friday to certify the unfair pricing case as an opt-out claim, arguing that this would prevent alleged victims from being denied justice.

  • September 12, 2025

    Travelers Sued For £5.8M Client Funds Lost In Axiom Collapse

    A property buyer has sued Travelers for a £5.8 million ($7.9 million) insurance payout under its policy with Axiom Ince, telling a London court that the company had misappropriated his payment for an apartment before collapsing into administration.

  • September 12, 2025

    Microsoft Settles UPC Dispute With Smart Mirror Biz

    The Unified Patent Court said Friday that a smart mirror company has withdrawn its patent infringement claim against Microsoft after the two parties reached a settlement.

  • September 12, 2025

    COVID Fueled Innocent Drinks' Plant Delay, Consultancy Says

    A project management consultancy has denied causing overspending and delay in the construction of a juice-processing plant for the companies behind the Innocent smoothie brand, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for disrupting the development's supply chain.

  • September 12, 2025

    Mars Settles Claim Over Pesticide-Contaminated Ice Cream

    Mars Wrigley has settled its £1.1 million ($1.5 million) claim against a food supplier that the snacks giant alleged had provided ice cream contaminated with a hazardous pesticide.

  • September 11, 2025

    FIFA Lifts Lid On Sports Disputes With New Legal Database

    The worldwide governing body of soccer has launched a free, searchable digital database of soccer-related cases adjudicated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Swiss Federal Tribunal going back to 2002 in an effort to promote transparency in sports law.

  • September 11, 2025

    Burford Urges Del. Court Not To Reconsider Arbitration Ruling

    A Burford Capital affiliate is urging a Delaware federal court not to reconsider a decision ordering German entity Financialright Claims GmbH to arbitrate a dispute over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration pact, saying the court already carefully considered its arguments.

  • September 11, 2025

    Metro Bank Settles £24M Claim Over Coin-Counting Software

    Metro Bank has settled a copyright infringement and licensing spat with software company Arkeyo, which had accused the bank of sharing source code for its coin-counting machines without permission.

  • September 11, 2025

    Salt Associations Can't Void 'Fleur De Sel' Protected Status

    A European Union court has rejected an attempt from several salt producers' associations to void a protected geographical indication for premium sea salt harvested in southern France.

  • September 11, 2025

    Ex-Ashurst Partner Barred By SDT Over Sexual Misconduct

    A London legal disciplinary tribunal has barred a former Ashurst Madrid partner from practicing at an English solicitors firm after finding that it had jurisdiction to make a ruling against him.

  • September 11, 2025

    Property Co. Can't Block 'Undervalued' Warehouse Sale

    An ailing property investment business lost its fight on Thursday to block receivers from selling a warehouse at a price that allegedly undervalued it by £2.3 million ($3.2 million), with a London appeals court rejecting the company's bid for control over the purchase.

  • September 11, 2025

    No New Judges As Employment Bill Nears Passage Into Law

    The Ministry of Justice has admitted that it has so far drawn a blank in its push to recruit new employment judges in 2025, despite concerns that the Employment Rights Bill could trigger a surge in claims.

  • September 11, 2025

    Berlin Subway Operator Beats Challenge To Jingle TM

    Berlin's main public transportation operator has convinced a European court that its jingle deserves trademark protection after a previous bid failed, because the two-second melody was a striking sequence that the public would remember and recognize.

Expert Analysis

  • ICSID Annulment Proceedings Carry High Stakes For System

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    The annulment proceedings brought by Freeport-McMoRan before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, seeking to redress a glaring and prejudicial oversight in its arbitral award against Peru, are significant for delimiting the boundaries of procedural fairness within the ICSID's annulment framework, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Key Takeaways As EU And UK Impose New Russia Sanctions

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    The European Union and U.K.’s new sanctions on Russia, designating increasing numbers of non-Russian companies in the defense and shipping sectors, mean that organizations must examine from the outset whether a transaction has any nexus with the EU or the U.K., say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Prestige's Jurisprudential Legacy

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent denial of appeal ended Spain's decades-long quest to enforce an €855 million arbitral judgment against a London insurer, throwing into stark relief the increasingly complex relationship between arbitral sovereignty, foreign state immunity and the shifting terrain of post-Brexit private international law, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • German Ruling Further Restrains Intra-EU Bilateral Arbitration

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    The German Federal Court of Justice recently issued a notable ruling that pushes the invalidation of intra-European Union bilateral investment treaty arbitration into the realm of stand-alone cost decisions, strengthening the EU's legal framework while increasing uncertainty for investors in the region, say attorneys at Linklaters.

  • High Court Ruling Shows Firm Stance On Procedural Integrity

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    The recent High Court decision in Qatar Investment v. Phoenix Ancient Art demonstrates its zero tolerance of procedural failure, serving as a reminder that the financial burden associated with document disclosure will not excuse a party’s failure to comply with court orders, say lawyers at Quillon Law.

  • A Shifting Landscape Of Greater Scrutiny After Data Breaches

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    Recent Information Commissioner's Office fines for personal data breaches and a Home Office consultation signal a shift in the U.K. regulatory landscape, and with an increase in mass actions and resulting exposure, organizations should prepare for potential third-party claims from those incurring consequential losses, say lawyers at Atheria.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: An Update On ICSID Annulment

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    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' recent decision in Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway offers a reasoned and principled contribution to annulment jurisprudence, effectively balancing the competing imperatives of fairness, finality and institutional coherence, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • UK Data Disputes Could Become Competition Class Actions

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    While mass data protection claims have chafed against the procedural restrictions that apply to class actions under U.K. law, it is possible these claims will be brought into the fold of the rapidly growing Competition Appeal Tribunal scene, says Aislinn Kelly-Lyth at Blackstone Chambers.

  • Opinion

    UK Court Of Appeal's FRAND Ruling Is Troubling

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    The U.K. Court of Appeal's recent decision in Optis v. Apple disregards a lower court's extensive factual findings and contradicts its own precedent regarding fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms for cellular patents, says Enrico Bonadio at the University of London.

  • What Santander Fraud Ruling Means For UK Banking Sector

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    A London court's recent judgment in Santander v. CCP Graduate School held that a bank does not owe any duty to third-party victims of authorized push payment fraud, reaffirming the steps banks are already taking to protect their own customers from sophisticated fraud mechanisms, say lawyers at Charles Russell.

  • Arbitral Ruling In EU Fisheries Clash Clarifies Post-Brexit Pact

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    The Permanent Court of Arbitration's recent ruling marks a pivotal moment in the evolving jurisprudence surrounding the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, concluded between the U.K. and the EU after Brexit, and sets an important precedent for interpretation and enforcement of trade and environment clauses in cross-border disputes, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Apple Ruling Provides Clarity For UK Litigation Funders

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    The Court of Appeal's recent Gutmann v. Apple decision that litigation funders can take a fee before class action members are paid helps relieve the concerns of insufficient funding returns that followed news of a broad sector review and a key high court ruling, says Matthew Lo at Exton Advisors.

  • Expect Complex Ruling From UK Justices In Car Dealer Case

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    While recent arguments before the U.K. Supreme Court in a consumer test case on motor finance commissions reveal the court’s take on several points argued, application of the upcoming decision will be both nuanced and fact-sensitive, so market participants wishing to prepare do not have a simple task, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.

  • Why Cos. Should Investigate Unethical Supply Chain Conduct

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    The U.K. government’s recent updated guidance for businesses on reporting slavery and human trafficking in supply chains underscores the urgent need for companies to adopt transparent and measurable due diligence practices, reinforcing the broader need for proactive internal investigations into unethical or criminal conduct, say lawyers at Seladore and Matrix Chambers.

  • UK Top Court Charts Limits Of Liability In Ship Explosion Case

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    A recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling, capping a ship charterer's damages for an onboard explosion, casts a clarifying light upon the murky waters of maritime liability, particularly concerning the delicate operation of limitation under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

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