A London judge ruled Thursday that Temu had not infringed Shein's copyright for several product images, concluding that Temu hadn't authorized anyone to upload protected photos or facilitated infringement.
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Temu Beats Shein's Copyright Claim Over Product Photos

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge ruled Thursday that Temu had not infringed Shein's copyright for several product images, concluding that Temu hadn't authorized anyone to upload protected photos or facilitated infringement.

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Deutsche Calls Ex-Execs' £700M Conspiracy Claims Baseless

By Sophia Dourou

Deutsche Bank has hit back against a £700 million ($944 million) claim brought by four former executives, denying that it conspired to have them imprisoned in an attempt to conceal its historical accounting errors in one of Italy's biggest financial scandals.

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Clinic Sues Charity Over Failed £5.5M Gym Lease

By Eddie Beaver

A London health clinics company has sued the trustees of a charity for allegedly failing to complete a £5.5 million ($7 million) lease for a gym or return more than £650,000 paid toward the deal.

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COMPETITION

Visa, Mastercard Get Joiner Cutoff In Swipe Fees Claim

By Sophia Dourou

Visa and Mastercard have convinced the Competition Appeal Tribunal to restrict the number of claimants ahead of a trial that will determine whether the credit card giants are allowed to rely on legal exemptions for anti-competitive interchange fees.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Afreximbank Seeks To Recover €25M From Gabon Bank

By Robbie Kalus

The African Export-Import Bank is asking a London court to force AFG Bank Gabon to repay €25 million ($29 million), claiming it failed to honor the terms of a financing agreement.

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CONTRACTS

INSURANCE

Clarion Not Owed £2.9M Over Misleading Bonds, Insurer Says

By Eddie Beaver

An insurer has denied owing Clarion £2.9 million ($4 million) under bonds for two developments in England, claiming that the housing association knew the insurer had been misled about a contractor's role in the projects.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Novartis Halts Accord's Generic Heart Failure Drug Plans

By Jamie Lennox

A London court upheld Novartis' extended patent protections for heart failure drug Entresto on Thursday, blocking Accord's plans to launch a generic version of the treatment in the near future.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Yo! Sushi Manager Wins Unfair Dismissal, Bias Claim

By Robbie Kalus

A former Yo! Sushi manager has won £32,000 ($43,000) from the restaurant chain, after proving that the company sacked him after a flawed investigation that treated him differently to female colleagues involved in responding to the same incident.

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Brief

Care Home To Pay £154K For Bias Against Disabled Worker

By Max Austin

A tribunal has ordered a care home operator to pay a worker £153,804 ($207,500) after finding that it discriminated against her because she was disabled.

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INSOLVENCY

Winston Taylor-Led Frasers Group Acquires Harvey Nichols

By Tom Fish

Frasers Group PLC said Thursday it has acquired the loss-making Harvey Nichols Group after the luxury retailer entered administration, in a deal including six U.K. stores, the online business, existing inventory and more than 1,000 employees.

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PEOPLE

Fieldfisher Launches Berlin Disputes Practice With New Hire

By Corey Rothauser

Fieldfisher has added corporate disputes attorney Benny Wünschmann as a partner in Berlin, launching a dispute resolution practice in the German capital as the firm continues to expand its European disputes team.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Award Enforcement Is Just Step 1

In Qatar National Bank v. South Sudan and Bank of South Sudan, a D.C. federal court recently confirmed a $1 billion arbitral award, but the judgment itself remains only the entrance to the asset-recovery exercise, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.

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