Analysis

Celeb's Injunction Bid Limits Suicide Risk Route To Gag Press

By Joanne Faulkner

A celebrity's failed attempt to block reporting of sexual misconduct allegations solely on grounds of suicide risk has narrowed a potentially significant new avenue for restricting press freedom, lawyers say.

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Mex Group Ex-GC Denies Contacts With Litigants Violated Ban

By Eddie Beaver

Mex Group's former general counsel argued in court Friday that the restrictions preventing him from communicating with his ex-employer's litigation opponents did not prevent him from discussing information already in the public domain.

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Roundup

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

By Poppy Grainger

The past week in London has seen Samsung sue Petrofac and its administrators, building materials giant Kingspan hit with two financial list claims by dozens of institutional investors, and Boehringer Ingelheim file a patent claim against fellow pharmaceutical company Sandoz amid ongoing conflict surrounding its empagliflozin type 2 diabetes drug.

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Kingspan Hit With 3rd Investor Claim After Grenfell Inquiry

By Isabel Jackson

Several institutional investors including Allianz and RBC Global Asset Management have sued Kingspan in the latest of a series of financial list claims filed against the building materials giant.

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Sahara Seeks $335M From South Sudan Over Undelivered Oil

By Sophia Dourou

A UAE oil trader has sued South Sudan for $335 million, accusing the East African state of not delivering promised crude oil cargoes in breach of two prepayment agreements.

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Energy Co. Cites 'Economic Duress' For $5.5M Unpaid Fees

By Tom Fish

Egyptian petrochemicals company Carbon Holdings Ltd. has accused financial adviser Houlihan Lokey of pressuring it into signing a deal to repay millions of dollars of consultancy fees owed for debt restructuring work, as it fights the nearly $5.5 million claim in London's High Court.

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Windhorst Says Broker Can 'Take The Keys' Over €27M Debt

By Ronan Barnard

German financier Lars Windhorst told a London court in a hearing Friday that a brokerage that his company Tennor Holding BV was ordered to pay €27 million ($30 million) could "take the keys" to Tennor's offices to enforce the debt.

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Shein, Bodum Settle French Press Copyright Dispute

By Jamie Lennox

A subsidiary of design company Bodum has settled its claim that Shein infringed the intellectual property behind its French press and drinking glass designs, a London court has confirmed.

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Biffa Seeks £6.5M Over Alleged Landfill Tax Evasion Scheme

By Sophia Dourou

A landfill operator has sued a waste management services supplier for £6.46 million ($9 million), accusing the supplier of "gaming" the system by falsely claiming that waste it delivered qualified for lower landfill tax rates.

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Law Firm Sued Over Trust Error That Blocked Son's Payout

By Max Austin

A beneficiary of his late father's estate has sued his former solicitors for allegedly failing to obtain the court approval needed for a trust, leaving him unable to collect his share from the sale of the family home. 

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Sports Court Defends Russia's Return To Int'l Hockey Games

By Taylor Bowie

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has defended its decision to allow Russian ice hockey teams to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments in a rare follow-up statement, acknowledging the public's "divisive reaction" to the news.

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