A court pilot program intended to improve public access to documents has generated early demand for expert reports, skeleton arguments and written submissions, but lawyers warn that uncertainty over compliance with its filing obligations could undermine its aims.
A court pilot program intended to improve public access to documents has generated early demand for expert reports, skeleton arguments and written submissions, but lawyers warn that uncertainty over compliance with its filing obligations could undermine its aims.
Two partners hired to lead Pogust Goodhead's multibillion-pound BHP litigation have left the firm within a few months of joining, and the firm said Wednesday that general counsel Lynn Wong is now leading the case.
The Serious Fraud Office, Dechert LLP and Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. reached an out-of-court settlement on Wednesday, ending a long-running $290 million claim that accused the agency of mishandling a criminal investigation.
A £400 million ($540 million) collective action against rail operator Govia Thameslink has collapsed after the claimants' lawyers missed a deadline to replace a class representative who died following certification.
A former director at a cybersecurity company has sued his business partners, alleging they ousted him to force him to sell his shares at half their fair value and derail a potential technology sale to Mastercard.
A Chinese business intermediary won permission Wednesday to set aside a default judgment over claims he sat on funds owed to a clothing business, clearing the way for him to bring a $19 million counterclaim against the M&S supplier.
A payment administration company has sued the U.K.'s research public funding body for alleged errors and regulatory breaches in the awarding process for a contract linked to the British state's technology skills program.
Administrators of a financial intermediary linked to the collapsed Market Financial Solutions have sued MFS' former director Paresh Raja for £242 million ($327 million), alleging that he funneled the money to companies he owned and controlled.
Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian ice-strengthened vessel that is used for commercial expeditions, as part of global efforts by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $4.2 billion arbitral award against the Kremlin.
Britain's tax authority didn't misinterpret tax legislation when it applied anti-avoidance rules to a holding company's payout of £10 million ($13.5 million) to shareholders, a London tribunal ruled Wednesday.
A law firm appealed on Wednesday to trim the £109,000 ($147,000) it owes to a paralegal it discriminated against, arguing that the award was wrongly inflated because of a tribunal's "indignation" at its conduct.
A tribunal has ordered a hotel owner to pay £200,300 ($270,000) after ruling that the business discriminated against a former employee by having her work in a cupboard before firing her because of her disability.
A former economist at Veolia has lost her claim that the waste giant retaliated against her by firing her after she blew the whistle on bullying and staff mismanagement. Correction: A previous version of this story misreported the latest judgment. The error has been corrected.
