An investment fund that says it is the victim of a €45 million ($52 million) fraud secured a court order on Friday for HSBC to provide it with information on the alleged scammers' frozen bank accounts.
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Investor In €45M Fraud Can Get Info On Frozen Accounts

By Sophia Dourou

An investment fund that says it is the victim of a €45 million ($52 million) fraud secured a court order on Friday for HSBC to provide it with information on the alleged scammers' frozen bank accounts.

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Swiss Drugmaker Extrovis Sues Ex-Partner For IP Portfolio

By Robbie Kalus

Extrovis AG is suing its former joint venture partner to reclaim ownership of a patent portfolio covering medications which counter the effects of opioids and other products, alleging that its former partner wrongly claimed ownership rights in multiple jurisdictions.

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Roundup

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

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen newly signed Real Madrid footballer Yan Diomandé sued over access to his image rights, Nigel Farage and Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice accuse the NCA of leaking confidential financial information, and a right-wing American journalist hit The Guardian with a libel claim. 

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SECURITIES & BANKING

FOS Can Withhold Bank Complaint Records, Tribunal Rules

By Robbie Kalus

A tribunal has ruled that the Financial Ombudsman Service may withhold confidential information it received from the Co-operative Bank during an investigation into a disgruntled bank customer's complaint and subsequent information request.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Abbott Seeks UK Ban On Chinese Rival's Glucose Monitors

By Hanna Vioque

Abbott has launched another case in England against medical device maker Sibionics, accusing the Chinese group of infringing its patent by selling rival glucose monitoring systems and escalating the companies' global patent fight.

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Photo Agency Says Staffer Sold Pics Without Permission

By Jamie Lennox

A photography agency has accused a former employee of trying to sell pictures that he took while still on the company's books, telling a London court that the staffer infringed its copyright and breached his employment contract.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Royal Mail Must Pay £37K To Ex-Worker Over Unfair Firing

By Hanna Vioque

An employment tribunal has ordered Royal Mail to pay £36,664 ($50,000) to a worker with a mental health condition that it discriminated against and unfairly fired, though the tribunal rejected her "unsustainable, excessive" damages request.  

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INSOLVENCY

Investors Challenge Spanish Auto Parts Maker's Restructuring

By Sophia Dourou

A group of secured noteholders has sued a Spanish maker of auto parts, arguing that the company's restructuring of its €821 million ($950 million) debt unfairly favors lender banks at the noteholders' expense.

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