The owner of a vessel that ran aground in the Solomon Islands has sued MS Amlin for $2.6 million, almost a year after the insurer dodged a payout to a company it insured because the insolvent business failed to pay a $47 million arbitration award.
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MS Amlin Sued For $2.6M Over Payout For Grounded Ship

By Joel Poultney

The owner of a vessel that ran aground in the Solomon Islands has sued MS Amlin for $2.6 million, almost a year after the insurer dodged a payout to a company it insured because the insolvent business failed to pay a $47 million arbitration award.

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Pogust Goodhead To Drop Name After Founder's Legal Threat

By Ashish Sareen

Pogust Goodhead said Thursday it will change its name after co-founder Harris Pogust demanded that the firm stop using his name, amid a dispute over whether the outfit can continue representing claimants in the £36 billion ($47.6 billion) Mariana dam litigation against BHP.

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Victoria's Secret 'PINK' TM Suit Spurs Expedited UK Trial

By Eddie Beaver

Victoria's Secret and Thomas Pink secured an expedited trial Thursday over whether the lingerie giant breached a co-existence agreement by suing the British shirtmaker in the U.S. for trademark infringement over its use of the "PINK" name.

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COMPETITION

CAT Says £56M Cartel Distribution Plan Maximizes Take-Up

By Isabel Jackson

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has said a plan to distribute a £56 million ($74 million) class action settlement is a "fair, reasonable and practical mechanism" for compensating consumers and businesses affected by a vehicle-shipping price-fixing cartel.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Investor Loses 'Novel' Bid For Offshore Freezing Order

By Laura Stewart Liberty

An investor seeking to recover millions of pounds in loans from a property finance company lost his bid Wednesday to freeze assets held by its director's wife and his Spanish company, after an appeals court ruled the investor could not serve the application in Spain.

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DATA PROTECTION

Slater Heelis Partners Say Lawfront Owes £1.5M Under Sale

By Jamie Lennox

Five current and former partners at Slater Heelis Ltd. have hit back at Lawfront amid an ongoing dispute over their sale of the firm, telling a London court that the legal services group owes them £1.5 million ($2 million) under the deal.

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TikTok Drops Appeals Over £12.7M Children's Privacy Fine

By Eddie Beaver

TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million ($17 million) fine for unlawfully processing children's personal data after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the data privacy regulator's power to impose the penalty, the watchdog said Thursday.

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CONTRACTS

Ankle Tag Co. Sued By Ousted CEO For Defamation

By Isabel Jackson

The former chief executive of ankle tag maker Big Technologies has sued the company for defamation amid an ongoing £320 million ($423 million) dispute over allegations she diverted company funds and hid her involvement with shareholders.

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ARBITRATION

Iraq's $1.5B Arbitration Win Should Be Upheld, DC Judge Says

By Gina Kim

A D.C. federal magistrate judge has recommended granting Iraq's Ministry of Oil's petition seeking to enforce a $1.47 billion arbitral award it won against Turkey after the country violated a pipeline agreement, but the magistrate judge held off on endorsing a specific number Turkey must pay to Iraq.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Easy Live Auction Says Infringing Signs Were Not Core Brand

By Hanna Vioque

An online auction platform has pushed back against EasyGroup's trademark claims over its branding, arguing that EasyGroup is entitled to damages only for a limited period when the platform used shortened versions of its name that it now acknowledges were infringing.

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Jellycat Sues Discount Retailer Over Copycat Plushies

By Max Austin

Jellycat has accused discount retailer Online Home Shop of selling knockoffs of its popular food-themed plush toys, the latest in a series of cases accusing rivals of confusing consumers with anthropomorphic toys.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

11 South Square

4 Stone Buildings

7 King's Bench Walk

Bailey & Glasser

Baker Botts

Blackstone Chambers

Brachers LLP

Brick Court Chambers

Bristows LLP

Cleary Gottlieb

Harrison LLP

Hausfeld LLP

Holman Fenwick

Humphries Kerstetter

King & Spalding

Matrix Chambers

Monckton Chambers

PCB Byrne

Pinsent Masons

Pogust Goodhead

Quadrant Chambers

Scott&Scott

Serle Court

Slater Heelis

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Three New Square

Trethowans LLP

Twenty Essex

Vinson & Elkins

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association

Charlotte Russe Inc.

Fashion Nova LLC

King Street Capital Management LP

LinkedIn Corp.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

MS Amlin PLC

TikTok Inc.

Victoria's Secret & Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition Appeal Tribunal

European Union

Information Commissioner's Office

International Chamber of Commerce

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio