Appeals Court Scraps Redo Of Pfizer, Flynn Drug Fines

By Joanne Faulkner

The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the Competition Appeal Tribunal was wrong to remake a decision to fine Pfizer Ltd. and Flynn Pharma Ltd. £70 million ($93 million) for excessive pricing, finding that the process was tainted by procedural unfairness.

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Reform UK Loses Bid To End 'Political' Data Protection Claim

By Eddie Beaver

Reform UK has failed to ax a claim for breach of the data protection regulation that it argued was politically motivated, as a London court ruled Friday that the case raises issues for trial and is not an abuse of process.

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

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Royal Mail Pension Plan companies sue Wates Construction after investing in a Cambridge development project, law firm Ronald Fletcher Baker launch proceedings against several former partners and the rival firm they moved to, Lansdowne Law, and energy group VAROPreem bring an intellectual property claim against North Sea producer Viaro Energy and its chief executive. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K...

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B&M Defends Delisting Supplier In £14M Skinny Food Fight

By Ronan Barnard

Retailer B&M denies that it caused £13.8 million ($18.2 million) in losses for the company behind the Skinny Food Co. brand, saying it stopped purchasing the low-calorie food supplier's products as part of a review of its commercial strategy.

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Software Co. Sellers Deny Inflating Finances In Criteo Deal

By Sophia Dourou

Investors in a communications software provider have hit back against a £7.5 million ($9.9 million) claim brought by BidSwitch, denying that they fraudulently inflated the financial position of the company in an attempt to persuade the internet advertising broker to buy it.

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FX Biz Beats Liability Ruling Over £35M Briefcase Cash Case

By William Janes

A Singapore-based foreign exchange company won a bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that held it liable for nearly $2 million that disappeared during a cash-transfer operation involving £35 million ($46.3 million) in banknotes moved between the two countries.

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Mex Group Faces $170M Claim Over 'Misused' Freezing Order

By Eddie Beaver

A business executive and two financial services companies said Friday that they are seeking more than $170 million from Mex Group over alleged losses stemming from a worldwide freezing order that they say the trading group weaponized after its conspiracy case against them collapsed.

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Nokia, Acer Swap Patent Litigation For Arbitration

By Alex Baldwin

Nokia and Acer have agreed to halt all patent litigation between them and enter arbitration, shortly after a London court ruled that the companies' dispute over fair licensing terms was best settled outside the courtroom.

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Coin Seller Wins Claim Ex-Staff Stole Client Data For Rival Co.

By Max Austin

A coin dealer persuaded a London judge on Friday that a group of former account managers conspired to exploit confidential customer data and stage a collective grievance as part of a plan to establish a rival business.

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Online Access Can Satisfy Payslip Duty, Appeals Court Rules

By Adele Redmond

Employers providing electronic payslips in a reasonable fashion meet their statutory duty to provide workers with itemized statements, an appellate tribunal ruled Friday, dismissing an attempt to draw a legal distinction between directly giving the document to staff and making it available online.

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Staff Safety Reps Win 'Union-Busting' Case Over Meeting Ban

By Hanna Vioque

An employment judge has backed "union-busting" claims brought by three college employees, ruling that their managers unlawfully prevented them from representing members of GMB Scotland on health and safety committees during work hours.

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Law Firm Revives Bid To Ax Negligence Suit Over SOCA Case

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge has dismissed an order requiring a law firm to pay £27,500 ($36,355), ruling that a new court should consider the firm's bid to put an end to a couple's claims of professional negligence in a wider case over drug trafficking allegations. 

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Bar AI Guidance Shifts Verification Duty Focus To Law Firms

The Bar Standards Board’s new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, following two recent cases highlighting risks of misuse, sends a clear message to law firm leadership that firms’ operational processes and the conduct of those who supervise now sit within the regulatory frame, says Marcella Rich at Williams Lea.

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