FCA Sues Hunter Jones Over Alleged Property 'Ponzi Scheme'

By Sophia Dourou

The Financial Conduct Authority has sued property investment specialist Hunter Jones Group and its director, accusing the company of promoting a multimillion-pound property investment plan that operated as a Ponzi scheme.

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Uber Defeats £340M Claim From UK Cab Drivers

By Joanne Faulkner

Uber defeated claims worth an estimated £340 million ($453 million) brought by drivers of London black cabs and former minicab businesses on Monday, as a High Court judge ruled that they had waited too long to challenge the company's allegedly unlawful operations.

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Trump Fights Jack Smith Subpoena In $10B BBC Suit

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Monday slammed the British Broadcasting Corp.'s subpoena to Jack Smith, who brought election interference and classified document-hoarding charges against the president, saying the former special counsel's testimony is "entirely irrelevant" to the $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the broadcaster's documentary on the 2021 U.S. Capital attack.

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Rajasthan Royals Owner Settles UK Investors' Tax Dispute

By Eddie Beaver

Three U.K.-based investors have settled their claim against an owner of India's Rajasthan Royals cricket team who they alleged misled them over the tax consequences of selling their shares and a $300 million valuation purportedly negotiated with a prospective buyer.

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Clearview AI Says £7.5M Fine Misapplies UK Data Rules

By Eddie Beaver

Clearview AI told an appeals court Monday that the U.K.'s privacy watchdog had overstepped its powers by imposing a £7.5 million ($10 million) fine and data deletion order, which it said would force the closure of its facial recognition service.

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Allianz Wins Court Approval To Consolidate UK Insurers

By Joel Poultney

Four Allianz UK insurers can transfer their businesses to Allianz Insurance PLC under a "lift and drop" arrangement that could release up to £130 million ($173 million) for shareholders in Britain, the High Court has ruled.

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Ex-Security Says Police Killed People At Tanzanian Mine

By Ronan Barnard

A former soldier who was security manager for a Tanzanian mine told the High Court on Monday that Tanzanian police had killed people at the site, saying that more could have been done to improve the human rights situation.

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Justices Remand 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

By Caroline Simson

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated and remanded a Third Circuit decision dismissing on jurisdictional grounds a bid by litigation funder Burford Capital to arbitrate a dispute relating to German antitrust litigation.

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Marine Tech Co. Says Scottish Rival Infringed Patent

By Jamie Lennox

A U.S. engineering company has accused a Scottish rival of infringing its patent for a subsea safety system used in offshore rigs, asking a London court for an injunction to halt its opponent's sales.

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Kingspan Denies Misleading Construction Co. Over Fire Safety

By Isabel Jackson

Kingspan has denied a £69 million ($92 million) claim by construction company Equans, arguing that it did not compromise the safety of a tower block complex by deliberately misleading Equans over the combustibility of its insulation products.

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Commodities Trader Claims £4.3M Over Failed Property Deal

By Laura Stewart Liberty

A Singaporean commodities company has sued a property investor for £4.3 million ($5.7 million), alleging he failed to pay a settlement after its planned purchase of his real estate company — which held a London apartment lease — collapsed.

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Practice Leader Insights From MoFo's Ben Summerfield

Ben Summerfield, head of litigation for MoFo's​​​​​​​ London office, discusses the importance of leading with sincerity and honesty, the challenge of navigating both legal and emotional issues in the most difficult of cases, and why junior lawyers should stay focused on building and maintaining strong client relationships.

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