Lawyers running a rugby players' concussion group litigation must provide clarity over who will lead the case to trial, a London judge said at a hearing Tuesday as he granted another conditional reprieve over failures to disclose medical records.
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Rugby Players Get Reprieve To Fix 'Huge' Disclosure Task

By Joanne Faulkner

Lawyers running a rugby players' concussion group litigation must provide clarity over who will lead the case to trial, a London judge said at a hearing Tuesday as he granted another conditional reprieve over failures to disclose medical records.

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Google Cloud Outage Hits Banks, Halts Court Hearings

By Isabel Jackson

Trials and court hearings were disrupted Tuesday by a Google Cloud outage that hit the courts' video system, which is used for remote hearings.

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Lawfront Persists In £4.6M Case Against Slater Heelis Partners

By Jamie Lennox

Lawfront has hit back at five current and former partners of Slater Heelis amid an ongoing feud over its acquisition of the firm, doubling down on its claim that the lawyers owe £4.6 million ($6.1 million) under the sale.

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COMPETITION

Glencore Seeks $236M Over Prax Refinery 'Fraud'

By Robbie Kalus

Glencore has alleged that Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery misled it into supplying more than $236 million of crude oil through repeated assurances of its solvency that the trader says were false, according to a High Court claim that was recently made public.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

BNP Paribas Seeks Early $119M Win In UAE Fraud Case

By Ronan Barnard

BNP Paribas urged a London judge Tuesday to enforce a debt of more than 436 million United Arab Emirates dirhams ($118.7 million) that is allegedly owed by an oil company owner under an Emirati judgment, arguing that he does not have a real chance of successfully defending against its claim.

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DATA PROTECTION

Chinese Investors Sue Developer For £2.4M Loan Repayment

By Isabel Jackson

Two Chinese investment companies have sued a developer for £2.4 million ($3.2 million), alleging that he defaulted on a repayment plan brokered over WeChat after his property business fell into liquidation.

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CONTRACTS

Live Nation Accused Of Botching Cornwall Concert Deal

By Eddie Beaver

The owner of an events venue in southwest England has sued a Live Nation subsidiary for more than £1 million ($1.34 million) after the promoter allegedly failed to properly market shows before walking away from a five-year deal after just one year.

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Gov't Says Bouygues Sued Too Late Over £18B School Deal

By Eddie Beaver

The government told a court Tuesday that a claim from Bouygues (UK) Ltd. alleging that the Department for Education unfairly evaluated its bid for a share of an estimated £18.5 billion ($24.6 billion) school construction program was brought two days too late.

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INSURANCE

Insurer Liable For Storm Damage To 'Floppy' Wall

By Jamie Lennox

A London court said Tuesday that insurance firm HDI is liable for the cost of repairing a "floppy" wall at a house in southern England, ruling that the damage dates back to a storm 12 years ago.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

4Syte Sues ECapital For £4M Over Alleged Fraud Cover-Up

By Isabel Jackson

Invoice finance lender 4Syte has sued fellow invoice finance provider eCapital for £4 million ($5.3 million), alleging it deliberately concealed fraudulent activity by six borrowers before they were transferred to 4Syte.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

PinkNews Says Clipping TikTok Videos Was Fair Use

By Hanna Vioque

LGBTQ+ outlet PinkNews has fought back against copyright infringement claims from a popular beauty TikTok influencer, arguing that viewers clicked on its videos to hear one of its journalists review her procedures alongside other treatments. 

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Travel Blue Founder Defends Pillow Design In Boots IP Trial

By Sophia Dourou

The founder of a travel accessories maker accusing Boots of infringing its design for a travel pillow insisted that his company's product was the "next stage" for consumer comfort, as he gave evidence in the trial on Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Appeals Court Offers Framework For Loan Interest Disputes

The Court of Appeal's recent decision in Houssein v. London Credit Ltd. offers guidance for borrowers and lenders on determining what is required to stop contractual interest from accruing on a secured loan and whether a default interest provision amounts to an unenforceable penalty, say lawyers at Reed Smith.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

11KBW

4 Stone Buildings

8 New Square

Bevan Brittan

Blackstone Chambers

Brachers LLP

Cripps LLP

Fieldfisher

Fladgate LLP

Gordons LLP

Greenberg Traurig

Harbottle & Lewis

Hogarth Chambers

Jones Day

KP Law Ltd.

Matrix Chambers

Norton Rose

One Essex Court

Pinsent Masons

Quadrant Chambers

Reed Smith

Reynolds Porter

Serle Court

Slater Heelis

Slaughter and May

Three New Square

Trethowans LLP

Watson Farley

XXIV Old Buildings

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

BNP Paribas SA

Bouygues

Glencore PLC

Google LLC

Gulf Petrochem FZC

HDI Global Specialty SE

HSBC Holdings PLC

Hannaford Brothers Co.

Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lloyds Bank PLC

Optimum

Royal Mail Group PLC

Snap Inc.

TikTok Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Financial Conduct Authority

HMRC

UK High Court

UK Ministry of Justice

UK Parliament Treasury Committee