Womble Bond Beats Negligence Case Over £126M Deal

By William Janes

Womble Bond Dickinson has beaten claims that it gave negligent advice which caused a £126 million ($169 million) apartment redevelopment deal to collapse, as a London court ruled on Monday that the firm's guidance was "reasonable and accurate."

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Which Gets OK To Drop £480M Qualcomm Claim In CPO 1st

By Joanne Faulkner

Consumer group Which secured permission on Monday to withdraw its collective action against Qualcomm over the supply of chips without any money being paid to the 29 million class members, in a first decision of its kind by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

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HMRC Says Scottish Power Owes Tax On £28M Redress

By Sophia Dourou

HM Revenue and Customs told the U.K. Supreme Court Monday that ScottishPower can't dodge paying tax on just over £28 million ($38 million) in redress payments that the energy company made after being investigated for regulatory failures.

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ENRC Seeks 'Tender' Approach To Costs In $290M SFO Trial

By Ronan Barnard

Kazakh miner ENRC urged a London judge on Monday to "adopt a tender approach" to decide how much compensation it should receive from the Serious Fraud Office and Dechert LLP after the agency's botched bribery and corruption probe.

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EY Pays £105M To Settle NMC Health Audit Negligence Claim

By Eddie Beaver

EY has paid £105.5 million ($141 million) to the administrators of NMC Health PLC after settling a £2 billion claim over its allegedly negligent auditing of the collapsed hospital operator and failure to spot major fraud by the health giant's shareholders.

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Ex-Everton FC Director Loses Bid To End UK Sanctions

By Eddie Beaver

A former director of Everton Football Club failed to lift U.K. government sanctions imposed on him following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as a London court on Monday rejected his claims that the measures were irrational and disproportionately interfered with his human rights.

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Israeli Logistics Co. Rejects €1.6M Hamas Disruption Claim

By William Janes

An Israeli logistics business has hit back at a €1.6 million ($1.9 million) claim that it failed to mitigate disruption to the installation of warehouse machinery caused by the October 2023 Hamas attack, claiming the technology's supplier was to blame for delays.

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Nokia Can't Force Acer, Asus To Arbitrate Over Their SEPs

By Jamie Lennox

An appeals court told Nokia on Monday that it cannot compel Acer and Asus to arbitrate over cross-licenses for their own patents in upcoming arbitration over suitable licenses for the Finnish company's essential video-coding technology.

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HMRC Wins Appeal In £56M Supplements Dispute

By Josh White

A supplements provider can rely only on expert evidence limited to the nutritional quality of the products in a £56 million ($75 million) value-added tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs, a London tribunal said in a ruling siding with the tax agency released Monday.

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Malaysian National Told To Trade Passport For Pay Wins Claim

By Hanna Vioque

A hotel's assistant manager has won several of her discrimination claims against a hospitality company after convincing an employment tribunal that management asked her to hand over her Malaysian passport to get paid without requiring anyone else to do so.

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CMA's Actions Signal New Spotlight On UK Consumer Law

The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent hidden fee fine against the AA — its first infringement decision using its new direct enforcement powers — as well as its investigations into fake online reviews and scrutiny of subscription contracts, demonstrate the regulator's new focus on tackling the most egregious breaches of U.K. consumer law, say lawyers at Wilson Sonsini.

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