The administrators of Axiom Ince have lodged a professional negligence claim against the Solicitors Regulation Authority, two years after the failed law firm was shut down when almost £65 million ($86 million) of its clients' money went missing.
The administrators of Axiom Ince have lodged a professional negligence claim against the Solicitors Regulation Authority, two years after the failed law firm was shut down when almost £65 million ($86 million) of its clients' money went missing.
An art collector's business has hit back at Christie's in a dispute over a Picasso painting owned by a drug trafficker, denying the auction house's accusation that it has unlawfully refused to fulfill its £14.5 million ($19.4 million) bid for the artwork.
Broadfield Law has hit back against a £10 million ($13.4 million) negligence claim over a botched property transaction, arguing it cannot be held liable for the actions of its predecessor.
A London appeals court upheld Aga's trademark infringement victory against an aftermarket modification company on Monday, ruling that its "eControl Aga" conversion kits hinted at a link with the original manufacturer.
Gambling giant Entain has doubled down on its trademark infringement claim against the operator of a matched betting website, arguing in a London court that the use of its logos was not simply educational.
Despite its "cavalier approach to due diligence," a scrap metal trader in the U.K. couldn't have known its suppliers were engaged in value-added tax fraud, so it isn't liable for additional tax and penalties, the First-tier Tribunal Tax Chamber said in a decision.
A former director of a traffic-management business has sued the company's new owner and a fellow director, alleging he was forced out of the business and then wrongly denied £400,000 ($535,000) in share sale payments.
Two prominent international arbitration professors and a Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC partner are urging the Third Circuit to revisit its decision dismissing on jurisdictional grounds Burford Capital's bid to arbitrate a dispute relating to German antitrust litigation.
The proliferation of U.K. and European Union sanctions targeting Russia has led to a vast increase in legislative provisions, and lawyers advising affected businesses should expect a complex and evolving legal landscape for the foreseeable future, says Rob Dalling at Jenner & Block.
