The government can keep sensitive documents secret from passengers and crew suing over allegations that it used a British Airways flight to insert intelligence operatives into Kuwait before Iraq invaded its neighbor in 1990, a London court has ruled.
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UK Can Withhold Special Forces Intel In Kuwait Hostage Claim

By Eddie Beaver

The government can keep sensitive documents secret from passengers and crew suing over allegations that it used a British Airways flight to insert intelligence operatives into Kuwait before Iraq invaded its neighbor in 1990, a London court has ruled.

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Bermuda Firm Owes UK Tax In £41M Dispute, Tribunal Rules

By Josh White

A Bermuda-based investment firm was a U.K. tax resident for several years and therefore may be liable for over £40.5 million ($54.3 million) in corporate tax because its beneficiary had effective control, a London tribunal ruled.

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Consultancy Accused Of Lying About Source Of Drained $9M

By Eddie Beaver

A financial services company has denied allegations that it siphoned off a management consultancy's $9.4 million investment after promising to hold it only as proof of funds, alleging instead that the consultancy itself fraudulently misrepresented that it owned the money it transferred.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Wine Investment Biz Denied Appeal For Negligent Audit

By Robbie Kalus

The liquidators of a collapsed wine investment company have failed to revive parts of their £5 million ($6.7 million) claim against a London-based accounting business that allegedly failed to properly audit how promised returns would be generated.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

IV Drip Biz Says Franchisor Lied About Regulatory Approval

By Jamie Lennox

An intravenous drip provider has sued its franchisor for £1.4 million ($1.9 million) in a London court, accusing it of falsely claiming that franchisees could begin operating without first securing regulatory approval.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Food Safety Whistleblower Can Seek Pay In Amended Claim

By Hanna Vioque

A worker who claims he was fired for food safety whistleblowing can seek a paycheck from his former employer, as an employment tribunal found that though there was no determination on his application to add an unfair dismissal complaint to his claim, this was no barrier to his application for interim relief.

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Banking Biz Loses Row Over 1994 Redundancy Deal

By Max Austin

Bank of Baroda denied four former workers enhanced redundancy payouts promised under a 30-year-old union deal, which entitled them to four weeks' pay for every year of service, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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LIBEL & DEFAMATION

Celeb Baker's Libel Claim Against The Times Trimmed

By Ronan Barnard

A celebrity baker's libel claim against the publisher of The Times over an article about her arrest during a dispute with her estranged husband can proceed to trial, albeit on a trimmed-down basis, a London judge has ruled.

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