A competition lawyer argued at a London antitrust tribunal Thursday that she should be allowed to bring a case potentially worth £2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) on behalf of thousands of businesses against Microsoft for allegedly charging abusive license fees for Windows Server, its server operating system.
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Microsoft Battles Proposed £2.1B Server License Abuse Claim

By Ronan Barnard

A competition lawyer argued at a London antitrust tribunal Thursday that she should be allowed to bring a case potentially worth £2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) on behalf of thousands of businesses against Microsoft for allegedly charging abusive license fees for Windows Server, its server operating system.

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Shell Accused Of Worsening Typhoon Through Emissions

By Eddie Beaver

Over 100 survivors of a "super-typhoon" that hit the Philippines in 2021 have sued Shell PLC in the first case in England that directly links climate change to a fossil fuel giant, alleging that the company's operations intensified the storm's destruction.

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Maire Cos. Face $1B Russian Fine Over EuroChem Arbitration

By Joyce Hanson

Two subsidiaries of Italian technology and engineering company Maire SpA risk a $1 billion fine from a court in Russia unless they drop arbitration proceedings in London against a EuroChem Group AG subsidiary owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, the EuroChem subsidiary said.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Carter-Ruck Pro Says She Was Bound To Defend Crypto Scam

By Christopher Crosby

A Carter-Ruck partner was professionally "bound" to threaten a whistleblower with legal action on behalf of Ruja Ignatova because she did not know that the "Crypto Queen" was actually running a multibillion-dollar scam, the solicitor's counsel told a disciplinary tribunal on Thursday.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Abbott Appeals To Revive Glucose Monitoring Patent

By Sophia Dourou

Abbott urged an appeals court Thursday to restore the patent for its flagship glucose monitoring device, arguing that the delay in producing the judgment that invalidated it led to "material inconsistency" in the judge's reasoning.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Late Filing Voids Adviser's Bid For Alleged €10M Share Payout

By Hanna Vioque

An adviser won't be able to pursue claims that fund services giant IQ-EQ fired him to avoid paying out some €10 million ($12 million) in a share sale, after an employment tribunal held that his unfair dismissal complaint was filed too late.

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INSOLVENCY

EY Must Release Wirecard Audit Files, Top German Court Says

By Eddie Beaver

Germany's highest civil court largely sided with Wirecard's insolvency administrator on Thursday, finding that the former auditors of the payments company, Ernst & Young, must disclose audit files from the four financial years running up to its collapse.

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Wirecard AG

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Competition and Markets Authority

European Union

International Chamber of Commerce

Ofcom

UK Court of Appeal

UK High Court

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)