The system for group consumer claims in England and Wales "clearly isn't working," lawyers have said, as the Law Commission weighs a new class action regime for consumer law cases — one that must balance improving access to justice against the risk of rewarding weak claims.
The system for group consumer claims in England and Wales "clearly isn't working," lawyers have said, as the Law Commission weighs a new class action regime for consumer law cases — one that must balance improving access to justice against the risk of rewarding weak claims.
A top commercial crime lawyer admitted on Monday that his former barristers' chambers overcharged ENRC some of the £22 million ($30 million) his team earned on the Serious Fraud Office's criminal investigation, but denied suggestions the billing process was "shambolic."
Dentons failed on Monday to prevent a rerun of allegations that it breached money laundering rules while acting for a politically exposed client, as an appeals court said a new tribunal must decide whether the firm's actions amounted to professional misconduct and what sanction might follow.
A consumer rights group said Monday it has filed a legal challenge over how the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance redress scheme calculates compensation, warning that it could otherwise leave millions of consumers out of pocket.
Thousands of residents suing Welsh Water and two chicken producers for allegedly polluting rivers in England and Wales suffered a setback on Monday when a London judge ruled their case was too thinly pleaded to require a defense at this stage.
A London court struck out former dotcom entrepreneur Robert Bonnier's claim on Monday against property developer Nick Candy over a wrongly obtained freezing order, concluding that the entrepreneur and his company's bankruptcy trustee repeatedly breached court orders.
A diamond and jewelry tycoon swindled more than $1 billion from banks in an Indian gold bullion fraud and diverted it to entities connected to him and his family, liquidators for U.K. companies said Monday at the first day of a High Court trial.
Shoosmiths has hired Peter Stockill, a construction disputes expert formerly at Penningtons Manches Coopers LLP, as part of efforts to meet growing demand from clients in the real estate sector.
Tesla urged the U.K.'s top court on Monday to revive the carmaker's bid to hold patent pool operator Avanci liable to set fair licensing rates, as the court reconsiders the jurisdictional limits of British courts to set licensing rates for essential patents.
A font designer revived her claim on Monday for an estimated £300,000 ($406,000) in unpaid royalties against a type foundry, as a London appeals court concluded that the case should not have been struck out as an abuse of process.
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The High Court’s recent decision in Darchem Engineering v. Bouygues on whether individual members of an unincorporated joint venture can pursue claims against an employer provides a helpful road map for considering a JV's standing, and a reminder of the importance of contract construction, say lawyers at Squire Patton.
