Crispin Odey has settled sexual assault claims brought against him by several women, a month after he dropped his £79 million ($107 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over articles which brought the allegations to public attention.
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Crispin Odey Settles Several Women's Sex Assault Claims

By Ronan Barnard

Crispin Odey has settled sexual assault claims brought against him by several women, a month after he dropped his £79 million ($107 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over articles which brought the allegations to public attention.

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Merricks Owes £75K For Halted Bid To Rep Rail Fare Class

By Eddie Beaver

Walter Merricks must pay £75,000 ($101,000) to cover the costs of his involvement in a proposed £400 million collective class action against rail operator Govia Thameslink, a London court ruled after he backed away from serving as the claim's class representative.

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Brief

Stephenson Harwood Sues Bulgari Jewelry Heiress Over Debt

By Hanna Vioque

Stephenson Harwood has sued a member of the Bulgari family, upping the stakes in her fight against another jewelry heiress over a $130 million family trust. 

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Analysis

Nokia Ruling Maps Route To Arbitration In UK FRAND Cases

By Jamie Lennox

Nokia has offered a glimpse into the future of standard-essential patent licensing disputes in London by persuading an appeals court to let arbitrators take the reins, with lawyers expecting other patent holders to follow suit.

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COMPETITION

Brief

Gov't Draws Funders' Ire After Avoiding PACCAR Again

By Marialuisa Taddia

Litigation-funding companies said Wednesday that they were "deeply disappointed" by the absence in the King's Speech of legislation to reverse the effects of a landmark ruling that upended their business model.

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CONTRACTS

Ex-BDB Pitmans Client Challenges Denial Of Fee Protections

By Ronan Barnard

A former client of BDB Pitmans urged a London appellate court on Wednesday to overturn rulings that their agreement for contentious work with the firm did not meet the requirements for statutory protections.

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INSURANCE

Chubb, Fidelis Lose Russian Aircraft Contribution Claim Bid

By Joel Poultney

A High Court judge on Wednesday blocked an attempt by insurers Chubb and Fidelis to claim contributions from a group of underwriters for their liability to aircraft lessors for planes stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Diamond Tycoon Denies Family Ran Firms In $1B Gold Fraud

By Sophia Dourou

A diamond and jewelry tycoon accused of swindling more than $1 billion from banks has denied controlling various businesses that carried out the Indian gold bullion fraud, as he testified on Wednesday at the trial brought by the liquidators of U.K. companies.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Novo Nordisk Secures Web Block On Ozempic Counterfeits

By Hanna Vioque

Novo Nordisk has convinced a London judge to block access to several websites selling counterfeit versions of its diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic, after showing that the risks to public health were too great. 

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Asterix Publisher Revives Challenge To 'Obelix' TM On Appeal

By Max Austin

A European court ruled Wednesday that the publisher behind the Asterix comic franchise can continue challenging a Polish arm maker's "Obelix" trademark, finding officials failed to consider that consumers would recognize the character outside of the series.

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Artist Sues Everton FC Over Unlicensed Stadium Artwork

By Max Austin

An artist has accused Everton Football Club of displaying a reproduction of one of his works at its stadium without his consent, costing him thousands of pounds in potential licensing fees.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Ex-QPR Player Wins Racist Banter Claim Against Ex-Manager

By Adele Redmond

A professional footballer has won his claim that he endured racist banter from the manager of a lower-league team where he was on loan, although his home club has avoided liability for the offending comments.

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TUI Pilots Say Union Deal Couldn't Cut Illness Benefits

By Eddie Beaver

A group of TUI Airways pilots told an appeals court on Wednesday that a judge had wrongly dismissed their claims of breach of contract after their employer slashed an income protection program for those unable to fly because of illness.

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Tesco Loses Appeal To Ax Training Docs From Equal Pay Feud

By Jamie Lennox

An appeals court has rejected Tesco's attempt to exclude training documents from an evaluation of the jobs done by staff at the retailer amid an ongoing equal-pay claim from thousands of mostly female workers in its stores.

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Diocese Wins 2nd Shot To Fight Staffer's Religious Bias Claim

By Hanna Vioque

A U.K. Catholic diocese has won a second shot at showing that it didn't discriminate against an employee because she wasn't Catholic, as an appellate tribunal found that the first judge had lumped her claims together instead of considering each alleged incident. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

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8 New Square

BDB Pitmans LLP

Blacks Solicitors

Brick Court Chambers

Bristows LLP

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Cloisters

Covington & Burling

Dean Wilson LLP

Dechert LLP

Dentons

Essex Court Chambers

Fieldfisher

Fountain Court Chambers

Freshfields

Gatehouse Chambers

Gateley PLC

HSF Kramer

Hailsham Chambers

Harcus Parker

Hill Dickinson

Holman Fenwick

Leigh Day

Linklaters LLP

Littleton Chambers

Maitland Walker

Matrix Chambers

Monckton Chambers

Nabarro LLP

NautaDutilh

Old Square Chambers

Outer Temple Chambers

Radcliffe Chambers

Reynolds Porter

Shoosmiths LLP

Simons Muirhead Burton

Stephenson Harwood

Twenty Essex

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

AerCap Holdings N.V.

Alexander Hutton Inc.

Amicorp Group

Bulgari SpA

Enterprise Chambers

Fidelis Inc.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

International Legal Finance Association

Litigation Capital Management

Liverpool FC

MasterCard Inc.

Nokia Corp.

Novo Nordisk A S

Odey Asset Management LLP

PACCAR Inc.

TUI AG

Talktalk Telecom Group PLC

Tesco Corp.

Tesco PLC

Virgin Media Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition Appeal Tribunal

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

Financial Conduct Authority

General Court of the EU

International Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Senate

UK Court of Appeal

UK High Court

UK Ministry of Justice

World Health Organization