More than 60 franchisees suing Vodafone for £85 million ($113 million) over allegedly arbitrary and financially damaging business decisions split in two on Thursday what would be an "extremely complex and unwieldy" trial. 
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Vodafone Franchisees Get 2 Trials For 'Unwieldy' £85M Case

By Eddie Beaver

More than 60 franchisees suing Vodafone for £85 million ($113 million) over allegedly arbitrary and financially damaging business decisions split in two on Thursday what would be an "extremely complex and unwieldy" trial. 

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Odey Denies Threat To Shut Biz To Scupper Misconduct Probe

By William Janes

Crispin Odey denied at a tribunal on Thursday that he threatened to shut down his hedge fund to force executives not to impose restrictions on him to safeguard women at the firm after repeated allegations of sexual misconduct.

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SRA Says Dentons AML Case Needs Fresh Tribunal

By Ronan Barnard

The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday that the Court of Appeal should uphold a ruling that a regulatory tribunal should rehear allegations that Dentons had breached anti-money laundering regulations, arguing that the tribunal had misdirected itself.

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Addison Lee Drivers Edge Closer To £20M Worker Status Win

By Jamie Lennox

Hundreds of Addison Lee taxi drivers have moved closer to a possible £20 million ($26.7 million) worker status payout after a tribunal largely adopted their way of deciding compensation, lawyers for the claimants said Thursday.

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CONTRACTS

B&M Sued For £14M By Sugar-Free Biz Over Delisting Losses

By Sophia Dourou

A sugar-free food brand has sued B&M for £13.8 million ($18.4 million), accusing the discount retailer of delisting its products to "ruin it" after failed negotiations for an investment deal.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

TMs That Invoke False Heritage Misleading, ECJ Finds

By Max Austin

A luxury fashion brand's "Paris 1717" trademark could mislead shoppers, the European Union's top court ruled Thursday, finding that modern companies which use TMs suggesting a historical heritage might deceive consumers about the quality and prestige of their products. 

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Sales Pro Denies Stealing Events Co.'s Secrets, Seeks £107K

By Jamie Lennox

The former sales director of an events company has denied stealing confidential information in breach of his non-disclosure agreement, telling a London court that the claim is a distraction from the £106,800 ($142,400) that the company owes him.

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TAX

Italy's Tax Regime Doesn't Flout EU Law, Court Adviser Says

By Natalie Olivo

Italy isn't breaking with European Union law by limiting tax deductions on certain intercompany interest payments, an adviser to the EU's top court said Thursday, holding the provision is nondiscriminatory because it looks at the location of assets, not entities.

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Recovery Of State Aid Can't Target Related Cos., ECJ Advised

By Josh White

The European Commission overstepped when it ordered Belgium to recover unlawful state aid not just from companies that received tax exemptions but from every member of their corporate groups, an adviser to the European Union's top court said Thursday.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Whistleblower Bank Exec Wins Costs In Welsh Bribery Feud

By Hanna Vioque

A bank in Wales must help pay a former senior executive's costs in a dispute over claims that it fired him for raising concerns that his line manager was allegedly accepting bribes from the CEO. 

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Consultant Must Add AmTrust To Case Against Ex-Solicitors

By Max Austin

A consultant suing his former solicitors for negligence must apply to add insurer AmTrust as a party to his claim, a London judge has ruled. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

New French In-House Privilege Reshapes Arbitration Strategy

The French Constitutional Council’s recent granting of legal privilege to in-house counsel marks a structural evolution in French arbitration practice and alters the evidentiary balance of document production in cross-border disputes, although the new protection is neither absolute nor risk-free, say lawyers at King & Spalding.

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