A U.K. subsidiary of Bouygues has alleged that the Department for Education ran a flawed procurement process for an estimated £15.4 billion ($20.8 billion) construction project and wrongly excluded the engineering company from the scheme.
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Bouygues Sues Over £15B School Construction Contract Loss

By Eddie Beaver

A U.K. subsidiary of Bouygues has alleged that the Department for Education ran a flawed procurement process for an estimated £15.4 billion ($20.8 billion) construction project and wrongly excluded the engineering company from the scheme.

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Bolt Says Driver Flexibility Sinks 'Worker' Status Criteria

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Bolt urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday to find that its drivers should not be granted "worker" status, saying they do not meet one of the key criteria because they have the freedom to pass their rides to other drivers.

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Mishcon Denies It Was Negligent In Administration Row

By Ashish Sareen

Mishcon de Reya LLP has denied acting negligently when it advised two former directors of a brand development business to place the holding company and its U.K. arm into administration.

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TRANSACTIONS

West Ham Football Club Owes £3.6M Fee Over Share Sale

By Eddie Beaver

West Ham United FC owes the operator of London Stadium an additional fee of £3.6 million ($4.9 million) from a sale of shares in the club worth more than £25.8 million from November 2021, an appeals court has ruled.

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INSURANCE

Shipowner Blames Cargo Quality For Loss In Insurance Fight

By Joel Poultney

An Indonesian shipowner has denied it is liable for around $143,000 in alleged losses sustained by an Italian petroleum business and its insurer during the transit of oil, arguing that the quality and condition of the fuel were to blame for the shortfall.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Tesla Must Face Rival's TM Bid Again Over Brexit Error

By Hanna Vioque

A trademark filing firm has won a second shot at registering "Tesla" despite objections from the eponymous electric automaker after a London judge found that a bad faith ruling was based on the wrong date post-Brexit.

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Artist Denies Holographer's Rights Over Queen's Portraits

By Hanna Vioque

An artist has denied claims that he failed to credit a technician as the co-author of two holographic portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth, arguing that he was their sole creator and that his former business partner was infringing his copyright. 

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Spurs Security Guard Cut For Criticizing Team Loses Case

By Jamie Lennox

A tribunal has ruled that a staffing agency did not discriminate against one of its security workers who lost his placement at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground for audibly slamming the club's performances on the pitch.

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Ex-Lloyds Staffer Wins £26K Over Firing For Racist Slur

By Joel Poultney

Lloyds Bank PLC must pay one of its former employees more than £26,000 ($35,000) for unfair dismissal after a London employment tribunal found the bank had botched a disciplinary investigation into allegations she made racist and derogatory remarks.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FCA Enforcement Newsletter Reflects Shift Toward Openness

The Financial Conduct Authority’s inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter provides clarity on the cases the regulator is opening and highlights its approach to early communication of enforcement activity, offering a welcome insight into its emerging priorities, says David Hamilton at Howard Kennedy.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Leigh Day

Lewis Silkin

Littleton Chambers

Mishcon de Reya

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Pinsent Masons

Quadrant Chambers

Serle Court

Watson Farley

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Barclays PLC

Bouygues

British Broadcasting Corp.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

Drax Group PLC

John Wood Group PLC

Lloyds Bank PLC

Odey Asset Management LLP

Tesla Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

National Health Service

UK Court of Appeal

UK High Court