A judge recently found for the first time that a claim met the statutory definition of a strategic lawsuit against public participation, offering a symbolically significant — if limited — test of new powers designed to curb abusive litigation.
A judge recently found for the first time that a claim met the statutory definition of a strategic lawsuit against public participation, offering a symbolically significant — if limited — test of new powers designed to curb abusive litigation.
Lex Greensill failed Wednesday to strike out U.K. government proceedings to disqualify him as a company director, as a London court ruled that a full trial is needed to assess the fairness of the investigation running up to the case.
A London law firm has brought a group action against Virgin Media after the telecommunications giant left the personal details of hundreds of thousands of customers unsecured and accessible on an online database for 10 months.
A manager at the City watchdog who conducted its supervision of Crispin Odey's hedge fund rejected the financier's allegations that pressure from the watchdog made other executives incapable of fairly disciplining him over allegations of misconduct.
Rosling King LLP has reached a settlement over claims by property developer Tonstate Group, which had accused the law firm of negligently handling litigation against its former chief executive.
Two former directors of a robotics investment company have sued SoftBank Robotics UK and investment firm Reditus Capital for at least £8 million ($10.7 million), alleging it forced them out of the business.
An executive has denied that he acted as the shadow director of a Singaporean oil company that says it was the victim of a €143.8 million ($165.6 million) forgery and payment diversion fraud, rejecting claims he could have known about the misappropriation.
Barclays Bank wasn't entitled to treat as a corporate tax deduction £800 million ($1 billion) of £3 billion raised issuing debt instruments in a deal with Qatar and Abu Dhabi, HM Revenue & Customs argued Wednesday, because the bank gave away certain securities as a "sweetener" for the deal.
A whistleblower's claim against the government and an Airbus subsidiary for damages will be delayed after a London judge said Wednesday that the court will not have enough time to determine crucial issues in the case.
A court has fined Unite the Union £265,000 ($353,500) for repeatedly breaching an order not to obstruct vehicles during a strike by refuse collectors, leading to widespread disruption to sanitation services.
Nestlé must pay a factory machine operator £22,000 ($29,300) after a tribunal found the company acted unreasonably in sacking him for failing to admit he had vaped in a bathroom, rather than because the conduct posed a safety risk.
The long-awaited U.K. Supreme Court decision in THG PLC v. Zedra Trust confirms that even historical acts can be remedied without a firm limitation date by allowing courts to order appropriate relief for unfairly prejudicial conduct, which will be welcomed by both petitioners and respondents, say lawyers at Stewarts.
