Haulage Buyers Win OK To Serve £436M Scania Cartel Claim

By Sophia Dourou

Buyers of haulage services were given the green light on Friday to serve a proposed £436 million ($589 million) class action on Scania as a tribunal found there was an arguable case that they had overpaid because a price-fixing cartel was operating.

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Ofgem Sued Over 'Excessive' £1.2B Windfarm Energy Charges

By Robbie Kalus

A Scottish windfarm operator is seeking damages from Ofgem, claiming that the regulator exposed the company to "excessive and disproportionate" charges of up to £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) after an uncompetitive tender process for an electricity transmission contract.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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PE Biz Pecten Settles €118M Suit With Asset Manager Azimut

By Tom Fish

Investment advisory firm Pecten Capital LLP has settled its claim against Italian asset manager Azimut over alleged breaches of agreements tied to a multimillion-euro investment in an industrial machinery manufacturer.

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Drinks Co. Can't Recoup £7M Lost Profits Over Bad Collagen

By Eddie Beaver

A developer of health drinks cannot recover £7 million ($9 million) in lost profits from its collagen supplier despite proving parts of its supply were defective, after a London court ruled Friday that the companies' contract validly excluded liability for lost profits.

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Thieves, Not Staff To Blame For Burberry Loss, Haulers Say

By Joel Poultney

Logistics provider Transmec has argued that an "honest and genuine" mistake allowed thieves to get away with valuable Burberry stock as it tries to fight the luxury brand's insurer, Allianz, over liability for around £1.7 million ($2.3 million) in losses.

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Ex-Execs Settle £8M Share Sale Loss Claim With Telecom Biz

By Eddie Beaver

Two former directors of a telecom technology company have settled their £8 million ($10.8 million) claim against their successors over allegedly being tricked into selling their shares at a fraction of their true value.

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Russia Can't Pause $5B Crimean Award Suit, Judge Says

By Caroline Simson

A D.C. federal judge Friday refused to reimpose a pause on litigation filed by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award against Russia, calling it "mere speculation" that an ongoing appeal in the Netherlands would affect the proceedings.

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Axed Sports Data Employee Denies Misusing Confidential Info

By Jamie Lennox

A former employee of a sports data firm has denied misusing any confidential information in breach of his employment contract, telling a London court that he emailed himself documents only to preserve evidence during a "flawed" disciplinary process.

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Private Hire Driver Wins Disability Claim Over Longer Rota

By Max Austin

A tribunal has ruled that a vehicle logistics company discriminated against a driver by refusing to amend her shift pattern to accommodate her arthritis after it moved her onto a longer rota that made painful flare-ups of her condition more likely. 

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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Post-Award Noncompliance

Grainful Holdings v. Mineev, a recent Commercial Court decision that resulted in a sentence for contempt following post-award enforcement proceedings, illustrates the point at which proceedings, having moved beyond recognition of an arbitral obligation, engage the court's own coercive jurisdiction, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

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