A law firm has denied giving former Pandora boss Peter Andersen negligent tax advice that saddled him and the jeweler with a £3.3 million ($4.5 million) tax bill because of Andersen's pension trust.
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Firm Denies Giving Ex-Pandora Chief Negligent Tax Advice

By William Janes

A law firm has denied giving former Pandora boss Peter Andersen negligent tax advice that saddled him and the jeweler with a £3.3 million ($4.5 million) tax bill because of Andersen's pension trust.

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Buyer Contests Ruling On $1.85M Award In Botched Ship Sale

By Sophia Dourou

A shipping company told the Court of Appeal on Thursday that it should be entitled to a $1.85 million award arising from the botched purchase of a vessel, arguing it is owed damages for prospective losses.

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Rusal Can Serve Claim On Abramovich Via Oligarch's Lawyers

By Ronan Barnard

A London judge on Thursday approved Russian aluminum giant Rusal to serve a claim on Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich via his lawyers over alleged breaches of an agreement setting out the governance of a Russian mining company.

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CONTRACTS

Housing Co. Blames £29M Loss On Flawed Project Pricing

By Eddie Beaver

A housing association has alleged that a construction consultancy owes it £28.8 million ($39 million) after providing significantly underpriced estimates for the building costs of a London property development that shouldn't have gone ahead.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Pfizer Takes Aim At Moderna's Leftover MRNA Protections

By Alex Baldwin

Pfizer asked an appeals court Thursday to revoke surplus patent protections underpinning rival Moderna's mRNA vaccine after getting a key patent tossed.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

BMW Unfairly Fired Worker Accused Of Faking Back Pain

By Hanna Vioque

BMW's decision to sack a factory worker accused of faking his back condition to claim sick pay was unfair and discriminatory, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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Ex-Union Official Argues Bias Risk Misjudged In Appeal

By Adele Redmond

A former trade union official argued Thursday that a decision ruling his expulsion was fair incorrectly considered whether there was a risk that the chair of a disciplinary panel was biased against him, rather than whether there was a risk of "the possibility of bias."

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