The BBC told a London trial on Wednesday that a prominent political donor and businessman had operated "in countries where corruption was rife" and had good reason to know about admitted bribery.
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BBC Says Amersi Called Uzbek Deals His 'Favorite' Graft Case

By Ronan Barnard

The BBC told a London trial on Wednesday that a prominent political donor and businessman had operated "in countries where corruption was rife" and had good reason to know about admitted bribery.

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Care Provider Loses £928M Contract Row Over Late Filing

By Isabel Jackson

Verity Healthcare has lost its claim against Cambridgeshire County Council over an £928 million ($1.3 billion) home-care services contract, as a London court ruled that the care provider sued the council outside the statutory 30-day time limit.

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Lambretta Owner Says Betrayal Fueled Brand Rights Grab

By Eddie Beaver

The company claiming ownership of the Lambretta brand told a court on Wednesday that a longtime licensee betrayed its former trademark owner by handing rights to a businessman who had spent years trying to wrest control of the famed scooter name.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Oil Co. Denied €160M Freeze Over Lack Of Dissipation Risk

By Ronan Barnard

A Singaporean oil company failed to impose a freezing order against its former chief executive and "de facto chief financial officer" after a London appellate court ruled that it had not demonstrated the men were trying to hide allegedly misappropriated funds.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Bratz Maker Fends Off Startup's £90M Antitrust Appeal

By Sophia Dourou

A startup toymaker failed on Wednesday to revive its claim against MGA Entertainment after the Court of Appeal rejected its argument that it was entitled to damages for being unlawfully excluded from the market by the maker of Bratz dolls.

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TAX

Tribunal Largely Backs HMRC Ax Of Port Co.'s £57M Tax Break

By Kevin Pinner

The First-tier Tribunal erred in deciding that HM Revenue & Customs could not deny Liverpool's port operator tax allowances on £57.1 million ($76.9 million) spent building part of a deep-water container terminal, the Upper Tribunal found Wednesday.

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UK Biz Wins Fresh Look At Collagen Product's VAT Status

By Kevin Pinner

A court must look again at whether a U.K. company's liquid collagen product is a drink for human consumption, and therefore a zero-rated food for value-added tax purposes, in light of an appeals court's ruling in a separate case, a London tribunal said in a decision published Wednesday.

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PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION

Builder's £7.3M Cladding Claim Survives Prior Settlement

By Isabel Jackson

Architect Hawkins Brown cannot block United Living's £7.3 million ($10 million) claim over cladding defects at a London development, a court ruled Tuesday, finding the builder acted in good faith by excluding the allegations from an earlier dispute.

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Supplier Can't Nix £2.9M Failed Flooring Claim

By Laura Stewart Liberty

A flooring company lost its bid Tuesday to throw out a contractor's £2.9 million ($3.9 million) claim over failed flooring, as a High Court judge found the supplier had not proved that time limits and caps on liability defenses could defeat the claim.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

11 New Square

11 South Square

11KBW

3 Verulam Buildings

4 New Square

4 Pump Court

Atkin Chambers

Brick Court Chambers

Bristows LLP

Candey Ltd.

Charles Russell Speechlys

Clifford Chance

DWF LLP

Devonshires Solicitors

Doughty Street Chambers

Essex Court Chambers

Hogarth Chambers

Jones Day

Matrix Chambers

Monckton Chambers

One Essex Court

Osborne Clarke

Outer Temple Chambers

Powell Gilbert

Sharpe Pritchard

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arshiya Ltd.

British Broadcasting Corp.

Ernst & Young LLP

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

Telia Co. AB

VEON Ltd.

VimpelCom Ltd.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

HM Revenue & Customs

House of Lords of the United Kingdom

U.S. Department of Justice

UK Court of Appeal

UK First-tier Tribunal

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal