Mishcon Can't Assert Privilege Over Funder Docs In Uber Row

By Eddie Beaver

Mishcon de Reya LLP must review communications with a former litigation funder after a London judge ruled Friday that the correspondence is not protected by litigation privilege in the £340 million ($455 million) claims against Uber.

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SRA Tells Firms To Match Oversight To Risk After Mazur

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that solicitors overseeing unauthorized staff in litigation might need awareness of every file in some cases, as it urged the profession to take a risk-based approach when deciding on appropriate supervision following the Mazur decision.

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Ride App Bolt Can't Cut £190M VAT Bill After All, Court Rules

By Josh White

Ride-hailing giant Bolt can't apply a value-added tax margin scheme to reduce an estimated liability of £190 million ($254.9 million) because its services aren't comparable to travel agency or tour operator services, a London appeals court ruled Friday, overturning two lower courts.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Businessman Unable To Unmask Source For High-Risk Listing

By William Janes

A Chinese businessman suspected of financial crime linked to his U.K. property interests lost a bid on Friday to force a London Stock Exchange Group unit to explain how his name appeared on a database of high-risk individuals.

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Load-Handling Co. Sued For £55M For Backing Out Of Lease

By Sophia Dourou

A property developer has sued the U.K. arm of a Finnish load-handling business for more than £55 million ($73.7 million) for backing out of a 20-year lease agreement to build a bespoke warehouse.

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Drinks Co. Says $1.1M Wine IP Battle Judgment Won By Fraud

By William Janes

A U.K. drinks business has accused an American beverage brand creator of obtaining a $1.1 million U.S. court judgment by fraud in a dispute over the British company's purchase of a wine brand.

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Novo Nordisk Widens Court Block On Fake Ozempic Sites

By Ronan Barnard

Novo Nordisk secured an expanded court order Friday that prevents access to websites selling counterfeit versions of the drugmaker's Ozempic weight loss drug, shutting off a further seven domains.

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Worker Fired Over Offensive Tweets Loses Autism Bias Case

By Hanna Vioque

An employment tribunal has dismissed all of a claim handler's allegations of disability discrimination, ruling that managers at his insurance company fired him for posting offensive tweets rather than over his blunt communication style. 

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Poundstretcher Wins Court Approval For £5M Rescue Plan

By Sophia Dourou

Poundstretcher secured court approval on Friday for a £4.9 million ($6.7 million) rescue plan intended to return the struggling discount retailer to profitability and prevent it from falling into administration.

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Court Of Appeal Gets IP, Property Pros Among 7 New Justices

By Ashish Sareen

The Court of Appeal is expanding with seven new justices, including experts in intellectual property, planning and environment, and immigration.

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Diverging Global AI Rules Raise IP Risks For UK Cos.

Several recent updates to U.K. intellectual property law as it relates to artificial intelligence mark a sharp divergence with approaches in the European Union and U.S., highlighting why a one-size-fits-all IP strategy is not viable for U.K. businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, say lawyers at Skadden.

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