Sony Says £2B PlayStation Suit 'Misconceived'

By William Janes

Sony hit back at a £2 billion ($2.6 billion) proposed class action claim that it raised prices and suppressed competition by keeping PlayStation console owners "captive" with software and PlayStation Store restrictions, saying Friday that the case was "fundamentally misconceived."

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Witness Was Being Coached Via Smart Glasses, Judge Says

By Ronan Barnard

A London judge has rejected a witness's testimony as "unreliable and untruthful" after concluding that he answered questions during cross-examination while he was being coached through his smart glasses.

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

In London, Estée Lauder accused Jo Malone's founder of intellectual property infringement, the wife of an Iranian businessman linked to a £75 million fraud sued several Iranian oil companies, HSBC sued U.S. property tycoon Michael Fuchs, and Charles Russell Speechlys brought a claim against a United Arab Emirates company it once represented in an international arbitration.

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Gazprom Can't Get Naftogaz $1.4B Award Nixed

By Caroline Simson

Gazprom has failed to convince Switzerland's highest court to set aside a more than $1.4 billion arbitral award issued to Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company after the Russian state-owned energy giant allegedly failed to pay for natural gas transit services.

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Actor Dropped Over Anti-LGBT Views Can't Reopen Bias Case

By Jamie Lennox

A London appeals court refused on Friday to reopen a Christian actor's discrimination claim against a theater company that dropped her from a musical production of "The Color Purple" over an anti-gay social media post.

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Ex-Racing Marketing Head Wins £1M For Work Overload

By Ronan Barnard

A former senior marketing head for the company behind Cheltenham racecourse won almost £1 million ($1.3 million) from his ex-employer after a judge found Friday that the firm had breached its duty of care toward him by overloading him with work.

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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Top Court On State Immunity

The U.K. Supreme Court's recent ruling denying Spain's and Zimbabwe's bids to escape arbitration awards using state immunity claims provides significant clarification of the relationship between sovereign immunity and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes system, and reinforces the finality and enforceability of ICSID awards, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

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