Pogust-BGI Dispute Threatens £36B Dam Trial Prep, BHP Says

By Eddie Beaver

BHP criticized Pogust Goodhead and Bailey Glasser International over their battle for control of £36 billion ($48 billion) litigation arising from a collapsed dam, warning on Friday that the dispute has disrupted preparations for a trial to determine compensation.

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Top UK Court Refuses To Hear Tesco Equal Pay Appeal

By Adele Redmond

The U.K. Supreme Court has refused to hear retail giant Tesco's appeal to exclude training documents from an evaluation of the jobs done by thousands of workers who have sued the company for equal pay. 

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

By Poppy Grainger

The past week in London has seen former solicitor Paul Baxendale-Walker file a claim, private equity firm Novalpina Capital sue its founder Stefan Emanuel Kowski amid fallout over its investment in NSO Group, and Boehringer bring a patents claim against Teva Pharmaceuticals.

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Legacy Insurer Sues Bank For $35M Over Kelvin Re Sale

By Joel Poultney

Legacy insurance specialist Marco Capital has sued the Toronto-Dominion Bank for $35 million in London after the financial position of a run-off operator the insurance business bought from the lender deteriorated.

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Former Prince Andrew Can Be Called As Witness In Fraud Trial

By Ronan Barnard

A former Goldman Sachs banker accused of misappropriating assets from the multimillionaire wife of an imprisoned Turkish politician was given permission by a judge on Friday to call Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence at trial.

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Burford Affiliate Fights For Stay In Suit Over Alleged Fraud

By Caroline Simson

A German Burford Capital affiliate is pressing a Delaware federal court to keep on hold a German claims aggregator's lawsuit over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration agreement, disputing the latter company's argument that a London tribunal has confirmed that the matter belongs in court.

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Ex-Commodores Guitarist Loses UK Fight Over Band Name

By Robbie Kalus

A founding member of the Commodores failed Friday to trademark the band's name in the U.K., with a London court ruling that he lost the right to do so when he quit the group in 1984.

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Perfume Maker Denies Copying Luxury Brand's 'Molecule' TMs

By Hanna Vioque

A perfume maker that sells cheap versions of high-end fragrances has denied infringing the trademarks of luxury brand Escentric Molecules, arguing that it added other elements such as "inspired" to inform shoppers that the bottles weren't from the designer names.

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Ex-Solicitor Fails To Tie £432K Tax Bill To Managers

By Josh White

A retired solicitor who invested in a redevelopment scheme in Birmingham, England, lost his bid to recover more than £432,000 ($578,000) when a London court ruled he didn't show the scheme's managers were negligent by failing to preserve tax relief in the deal.

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Carter-Ruck Ruling Sets High Bar For Overriding Privilege

The High Court’s recent ruling in Carter-Ruck v. Solicitors Regulation Authority reinforces that regulatory necessity cannot justify nullifying clients’ legal professional privilege without clear statutory authority, offering a broader lesson for firms confronting regulatory demands that encroach on fundamental rights, says Claire Cross at Corker Binning.

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