PayPoint PLC faces paying around £1.5 million ($2 million) toward a competitor's legal bill after losing an antitrust case in which the rival recovered just 0.1% of the £172 million in damages it originally sought.
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PayPoint Faces £1.5M Bill After Rival's Minimal Antitrust Win

By Eddie Beaver

PayPoint PLC faces paying around £1.5 million ($2 million) toward a competitor's legal bill after losing an antitrust case in which the rival recovered just 0.1% of the £172 million in damages it originally sought.

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Insurers Sue To Block Syngenta Parkinson's Suit Coverage

By Robbie Kalus

Almost 40 insurers have asked a London court to rule that they need not indemnify agricultural giant Syngenta against thousands of lawsuits because the company has never admitted that one of its products causes Parkinson's disease.

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Gunnercooke Denies Botching Settlement Over HBOS Fraud

By Eddie Beaver

Gunnercooke has denied costing a family £4.7 million ($6.3 million) by bungling a settlement reached in the wake of their bankruptcies over a £245 million fraud against HBOS, arguing that the deal reflected what it was instructed to do.

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INSURANCE

Beazley Syndicates Sued Over COVID Biz Interruption Cover

By Joel Poultney

A group of 11 British health and beauty clinics has accused two Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates managed by Beazley of failing to pay out for business interruption losses they claim to have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Financial Advisory Biz Says Founder's Son Ripped Off Brand

By Jamie Lennox

A financial advisory group has accused its founder's son of taking the company's old name and starting a rival business under an "identical" brand, asking a London court to block him from using the name any further.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

J&J Unit Wins Another Shot To Block Delayed Race Bias Claim

By Hanna Vioque

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has won a shot at overturning a race discrimination finding after an employment appeal tribunal ruled that an earlier judge failed to question why a Nigerian staff member submitted her complaints a year late. 

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Barclays Mortgage Adviser Investigation Ruled Not Racist

By Robbie Kalus

A Barclays mortgage adviser has lost his race discrimination claim against the bank, with an employment judge ruling that a disciplinary investigation into his use of customer records was not tainted by bias.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Ex-Solicitor Can't Return To Rolls After Sham Marriage Advice

By Ronan Barnard

An ex-solicitor who was struck off after being caught on camera advising an undercover reporter on how to use a sham marriage for immigration purposes, and for not following up on red flags for a property transaction, failed Monday to return to the legal profession.

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