Ben Ainslie's America's Cup Team Says It Owns £180M Boat

By Sophia Dourou

British competitive sailor Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team has said it's the "absolute owner" of a £180 million yacht previously used in the race, in response to a claim by the racing team owned by Ineos, billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's chemical company.

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Wife Of Bankrupt Former EY Tax Chief Sued By Trustees

By Ronan Barnard

The bankruptcy trustees of former EY head of tax John Dixon are bringing a claim against his wife, according to a newly public entry on the High Court's filing system.

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Roundup

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

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Finance Biz Says $5M Loan Was Properly Turned To Equity

By Sophia Dourou

An Irish microfinancing company has hit back against a claim from a Saudi investor over an allegedly unpaid $5 million convertible loan, arguing that it doesn't owe any repayment.

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Accor Unit Wins Fight Over Removal Of Combustible Cladding

By William Janes

A subsidiary of hotel giant Accor won a bid on Friday to force its landlord, a company owned by the family of real estate billionaire Asif Aziz, to remove combustible cladding discovered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

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Carnival Settles $3M Claim Over Airline's Last-Minute Fee

By Eddie Beaver

Cruise operator Carnival has settled its $3.3 million claim against an airline that it alleged had threatened to withhold aircraft days before scheduled flights unless it paid an unjustified late fee.

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Ex-Law Firm Chair's Insurers Deny Payout Covers £1.1M Debt

By Joel Poultney

Two insurers have said that the former executive chair of the failed Metamorph Group of law firms remains liable under two guarantees tied to professional indemnity insurance policies, even though he authorized the release of about £880,000 ($1.2 million).

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Hogan Hires Paris Arbitration Team From Hughes Hubbard

By Ashish Sareen

Hogan Lovells said Friday that it has boosted its international arbitration practice by hiring a team of four lawyers from Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in Paris, led by Hughes Hubbard's office managing partner.

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J&J Unit Didn't Properly Serve Drug Patent Claim, US Says

By Eddie Beaver

The U.S. told a London court on Friday that a Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical unit failed to properly serve a patent revocation claim over a blood cancer treatment, arguing that it did not use the required diplomatic channels.

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HMRC's Reading Would Double-Tax £10M, Upper Tribunal Told

By Josh White

Shareholders of a holding company argued before the Upper Tribunal on Friday that HM Revenue & Customs misinterpreted tax legislation, risking the same £10 million ($13.4 million) in payouts being taxed twice after a capital reduction.

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Brief

Ex-Citi Salesman Loses Pay Bid In Whistleblowing Claim

By Adele Redmond

A former Citi salesman who claims the lender made him redundant because he blew the whistle has lost an early battle in his employment claim.

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HSBC Beats Discrimination Claim From Worker With ADHD

By Jamie Lennox

HSBC has defeated a former employee's claim that it discriminated against her based on her disability, persuading an Edinburgh tribunal that it did not treat her any less favorably because she has ADHD.

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