An antitrust tribunal ruled Tuesday that a consumer rights group can pursue a £6.3 billion ($8.3 billion) class action against Amazon over allegedly inflated prices, but only if it agrees to coordinate parts of its case with two existing claims against the online retail giant.
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Amazon £6B Price Inflation Class Action Gets Provisional OK

By Eddie Beaver

An antitrust tribunal ruled Tuesday that a consumer rights group can pursue a £6.3 billion ($8.3 billion) class action against Amazon over allegedly inflated prices, but only if it agrees to coordinate parts of its case with two existing claims against the online retail giant.

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Meta Challenges Ofcom's Worldwide Revenue Fine Formula

By Eddie Beaver

Meta told a court on Tuesday that the communications watchdog wrongly gave itself the power to impose penalties on social media companies at an "unprecedented level of magnitude" under the Online Safety Act.

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Santander Must Release $90M In Power Plant Bond Spat

By Robbie Kalus

A London court has ordered Santander to release funds at the center of a $90 million bond dispute, ruling on Tuesday that the bank could not rely on a Spanish injunction to dodge paying a power plant developer.

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Chinese Law To Govern Fraud Victims' £5B Bitcoin Claim

By Isabel Jackson

Chinese law must determine whether fraud victims are owed a share of more than £5 billion ($7 billion) in seized cryptocurrency, a London court has ruled, improving the U.K.'s chances of retaining the record haul.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

FCA Motor Finance Scheme Dispute Delayed To February 2027

By Alex Davidson

A tribunal has delayed the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance compensation program until February 2027 to allow for the use of expert evidence and to require the regulator to disclose more detail of its redress calculations.

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INSURANCE

Liberty Mutual Settles Six Rows Over Planes Stuck In Russia

By Joel Poultney

Two business units of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group have agreed to settle six separate disputes with aircraft leasing companies that have been wrangling over payment for planes and engines stranded in Russia since the country's invasion of Ukraine.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Oil Biz Fights Denial Of Freeze Order Against Former Execs

By Ronan Barnard

A Singapore-based petroleum company asked a London appellate court on Tuesday to impose a worldwide freezing order on its former chief executive and "de facto" chief financial officer.

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ARBITRATION

Financialright Seeks To Revive Burford Arbitration Fight

By Corey Rothauser

German entity Financialright Claims GmbH has urged a Delaware federal judge to reopen its lawsuit against a Burford Capital affiliate over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration agreement, arguing that an arbitral tribunal has now determined that the court has the authority to decide the dispute.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ex-Convatec Worker Seeks £366M From Patent Profit Share

By Sophia Dourou

A former Convatec employee told an appeals court Tuesday that he's entitled to combine the impact of his inventions over his 32-year stint at the company when arguing he's entitled to a share of the profits worth up to £366 million ($485 million.)

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Home Office Won't Disclose Border Force Docs In IP Clash

By Jamie Lennox

The Home Office has declined to hand over Border Force records regarding the seizure of a fried chicken shipment following a tipoff that the goods were allegedly counterfeit, opting to let the ongoing London court dispute run its course.

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Menswear Biz Denies Copying Rival's Sneaker Designs

By Jamie Lennox

A menswear boutique has denied infringing a rival's design rights over its chunky-sole sneakers, arguing in a London court that its opponent is trying to monopolize "conventional features" in a market of shoes that often have a similar appearance.

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Anti-Terror Bollard Co. Says Rival Infringed Patent

By Jamie Lennox

A provider of anti-terror bollards has sued a rival in a London court, accusing the company of infringing its patent in the U.K. for a barrier designed to stop hostile vehicles.

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TAX

Security Dog Firm Can Appeal £88K UK Tax Bill

By Josh White

A security firm providing search dogs can appeal a decision that it must pay over £88,500 ($117,000) in tax, a London tribunal ruled, saying the judgment contained a possible error of law on the status of costs under worker-agency rules.

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PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION

Waterstones Denies Owing Fenwick £1.25M For Store Repairs

By Isabel Jackson

Waterstones has denied it owes Fenwick £1.25 million ($1.7 million) for building repairs, alleging that the department store failed to maintain the property for years, inflating the repair costs.

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