A prominent political donor and businessman argued at the start of a London trial Wednesday that the BBC had falsely accused him of being involved in corrupt business dealings in three different countries, saying the broadcaster's case that the allegations were true was "plainly not sufficient."
A prominent political donor and businessman argued at the start of a London trial Wednesday that the BBC had falsely accused him of being involved in corrupt business dealings in three different countries, saying the broadcaster's case that the allegations were true was "plainly not sufficient."
Naming a well-known public figure accused of using his power to sexually abuse young women would be "a valuable contribution of public importance," lawyers for The Guardian and Independent Television News argued in a London court on Wednesday.
The U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a marine insurer's attempt to seek damages from Spain and France for suing it in Spanish courts over damages from a massive oil tanker spill rather than using arbitration in London.
Digital asset business Haycen has denied two former associates' claims they were promised co-founder-level stakes in its digital currency arm, arguing that they worked mainly as advisers and consultants and have "grossly overstated" their contributions.
The Atomic Energy Authority has denied unlawfully awarding an ultra-high-temperature testing equipment contract to a German manufacturer, rejecting a rival bidder's allegation that the winning company did not have the required manufacturing capability.
Auto group Stellantis failed Wednesday to immediately strike out a claim brought by around 5,000 motorists outside the main "Dieselgate" litigation, as a London court gave them 21 days to serve detailed pleadings or face automatic dismissal.
Turkey is pressing a D.C. federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to enforce an arbitral award ordering it to pay some $1.47 billion in damages to Iraq, saying the judge wrongly analyzed the issue of interest and that the ultimate prevailing party still isn't clear.
The moving of a roughly £513,000 ($684,000) loan a U.K. director owed his company to its parent holding company still counts as a release of the loan, a London court affirmed Wednesday, sticking the director with an additional £195,000 in income tax.
Burges Salmon LLP defeated a claim on Wednesday from a prospective buyer of two east London properties who alleged that the firm mishandled information and evidence he provided about potential fraud exposure during the transaction.
The Court of Appeal’s ruling that a psychiatric hospital did not inherit vicarious liability for alleged staff abuse of a patient under previous owners will have immediate practical consequences as third parties seek to use protections meant for employees at workplaces changing hands to pursue buyers as substitute defendants, say lawyers at CMS.
