Analysis

Future Of Data Breach Claims Hinges On Top UK Court Case

By Joanne Faulkner

The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision to examine a case that stems from the accidental disclosure of police officers' personal data will probably determine whether litigation involving such large-scale breaches accelerates, lawyers say — or whether it stalls.

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Trafigura Wins Trial Over $500M Nickel Fraud Against Magnate

By Sophia Dourou

Trading company Trafigura was the victim of a "massive fraud" carried out by Prateek Gupta and his companies in which he made $500 million in sham nickel trades, a London court concluded on Friday.

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TSB Beats 'Mortgage Prisoners' Appeal In £800M Rates Claim

By Eddie Beaver

TSB was entitled to charge higher interest rates for loans to almost 400 former Northern Rock customers, a London appeals court ruled Friday, handing the lender a preliminary win in an £800 million ($1.1 billion) group action brought by borrowers.

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Deutsche Bank Denied Early Ruling In Barclay Family Dispute

By Sophia Dourou

A Luxembourg bank can't get early determination of part of its claim against a member of the Barclay family over an unpaid £18 million ($25 million) loan, after a judge said Friday the issue of which court had jurisdiction needed to be determined first.

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Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London saw collapsed solar bonds company Rockfire Capital sue the Royal Bank of Scotland, e-ticket platform Eventbrite target the owners of Salford Red Devils rugby club over an alleged contract breach, and Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons square off against a former MP in a trademark tussle tied to its Glenfiddich whisky. 

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Legal Services Biz Sues Insurer For £1M In Payment Row

By Joel Poultney

A legal expense insurance company has sued the insurer of an insolvent solicitors' firm for more than £1 million ($1.4) over allegations the law firm failed to pay premiums it owed that were linked to after-the-event litigation policies.

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'Whiplash' Reforms Widen Justice Gap, Trade Group Claims

By Martin Croucher

The government's controversial reforms to "whiplash" injury claims almost five years ago have meant more claimants than ever are being denied access to justice, a legal trade body warned Friday.

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Little Simz Fights £2.8M In Copyright Battle With Producer

By Hanna Vioque

Award-winning British rapper Little Simz has told a London court that she owns the copyright to several records despite the claims from her former producer and friend of over 20 years, as the two sides litigate over millions in allegedly unpaid fees. 

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Charity Challenges Recruiters' 'Evo' TM With Bad Faith Claims

By Hanna Vioque

A career guidance charity for minority applicants has pushed back against trademark infringement allegations, counterclaiming that a platform providing recruitment services had registered rival "evo" signs in bad faith over more services than it ever planned to market. 

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Tech Exec Fired After Board Coup Bid Was 'Unfairly' Let Go

By Joel Poultney

A London Employment Tribunal has ruled that a financial technology payment startup unfairly dismissed its chief technology officer, but did not do so for the disclosures he made amid a souring relationship with the company's chief executive that led to an attempted boardroom coup.

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Ex-Pensions Lawyer Wins Whistleblowing Docs In Firing Case

By Hanna Vioque

A former in-house lawyer at the National Employment Savings Trust has settled his whistleblowing claim against the pension scheme shortly after an employment tribunal granted him access to additional documents relating to its investigation into his concerns. 

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Ex-Client's £40K Fee-Fraud Emails Ruled Defamatory

By Ronan Barnard

A London judge ruled Friday that a series of emails sent by a law firm's former client accusing it of fraudulently charging him £40,000 ($55,000) were defamatory.

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