The Law Society said Wednesday that it will not challenge the Court of Appeal's recent landmark Mazur ruling, which allows non-solicitors to carry out litigation work under supervision.
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Law Society Won't Appeal Mazur Ruling On Litigation Rights

By Max Austin

The Law Society said Wednesday that it will not challenge the Court of Appeal's recent landmark Mazur ruling, which allows non-solicitors to carry out litigation work under supervision.

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Class Rep Seeks To Revive £2.7B FX Claim As Opt-In Action

By William Janes

A competition law consultant is fighting to relaunch a £2.7 billion ($3.65 billion) class action against major banks over alleged foreign exchange-rigging as an opt-in claim after a tribunal rejected it as an opt-out case.

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Apple Cites Top Court Ruling In Bid To Ax £785M Class Action

By Sophia Dourou

Apple urged the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Wednesday to throw out a £785 million ($1 billion) class action by app developers, arguing that the law has changed since it was given the green light.

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INSURANCE

Insurers Win Landmark Case Over COVID Grant Deductions

By Martin Croucher

Insurers were right to deduct the value of the government support that companies received during the COVID-19 pandemic from successful claims for business interruption, Britain's top court ruled Wednesday.

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Lloyd's, Chubb Accused Of Withholding $8M Ship Fire Payout

By Eddie Beaver

The owner of an oil tanker has alleged in a London court that several major insurers have refused to pay out $8.6 million outstanding under a marine policy after a fire in the engine room damaged the vessel.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

FCA Faces Challenge Over Motor Finance Redress Formula

By Eddie Beaver

A consumer organization said Wednesday that it will bring a legal challenge to review how the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($10 billion) motor finance redress system is calculated, the first time such a program has been tested.

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Lenders Say Group Motor Finance Case Should Be Split Up

By Ronan Barnard

Several car finance providers sought on Wednesday to overturn a ruling that allows more than 5,000 customers to bring claims against them as a group, arguing at the Court of Appeal that they should be forced to bring the claims individually.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Nokia Fights English Court's Jurisdiction To Hear RAND Claim

By Alex Baldwin

Nokia told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the English courts have no business setting terms to license its suite of video-codec patents to Acer and Asus, marking the latest jurisdictional spat over standard-essential patents to reach the appellate court.

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Drugmaker Denies Ripping Off Veterinary Injection Patent

By Max Austin

A drugmaker has denied copying a Dechra unit's formula used to treat vomiting in cats and dogs, arguing that the pharmaceutical company never held a valid patent over the formula in the U.K.

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TAX

Real Estate Co. Fights Exit Tax On £142M Over Legal Certainty

By Josh White

A tribunal breached the principle of legal certainty in European Union law by ruling in favor of Britain's tax authority in a dispute over an exit tax on capital gains of £142 million ($192 million), a real estate investment company told a London court Wednesday.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

John Lewis Trans Bias Case Revived After Name-Change Error

By Jamie Lennox

A London appeals tribunal revived a transgender discrimination claim against John Lewis on Wednesday, ruling that an earlier judge should not have tossed the case after the claimant changed his name.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

LC&F Solicitor Banned For Backdating Docs To Mislead FCA

By Christopher Crosby

A solicitor found to have abetted a Ponzi scheme that siphoned off millions of pounds from British investors was banned from practicing on Wednesday after a disciplinary tribunal found that he had backdated documents to mislead auditors and regulators.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Lessons From Spain's Decision Not To Enforce UK Judgment

In a recent ruling, a Barcelona court refused to recognize a €365 million U.K. judgment against Cerberus Capital, showing that a foreign decision may be sound, final and enforceable in its own jurisdiction, yet still be refused entry where it threatens to displace a dispute already before the Spanish courts, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

National Westminster Bank PLC

Nokia Corp.

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UBS Group AG

Volkswagen AG

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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