The contractor behind a refurbishment that saw the installation of combustible materials on the Grenfell Tower before a blaze that killed 72 people has denied liability for the local council's £360 million ($476 million) bill for damages.
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Grenfell Contractor Denies Liability In Council's £360M Claim

By William Janes

The contractor behind a refurbishment that saw the installation of combustible materials on the Grenfell Tower before a blaze that killed 72 people has denied liability for the local council's £360 million ($476 million) bill for damages.

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Dexia Debt Swaps With Turin Upheld As Binding In €400M Row

By Sophia Dourou

Dexia's debt-restructuring swaps with Italy's Comune di Torino are legally binding, a London court held Thursday, rejecting arguments that the municipality could undo the €400 million ($459 million) transactions in proceedings in Italy.

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Ex-Consultancy Pro Can't Shift £46M Staff Raid Case To Dubai

By Eddie Beaver

A former partner of a management consultancy failed Thursday to convince a London court that the company's £46 million ($61 million) claim that he helped orchestrate a mass exit in which 24 employees jumped ship to a competitor should be heard in Dubai.

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CONTRACTS

JMW Ordered To Hand Over Docs In Negligence Claim

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge has given two property owners extra time to file a negligence claim against their former lawyers at JMW Solicitors LLP, ruling that key documents were missing from a client file the firm had provided them with regarding their breach claims over building defects.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

PE Co. Director Denies Helping Trader Drain $9M Investment

By Eddie Beaver

The director of a private equity company has denied conspiring with a bond market trader to divert a management consultancy's $9.4 million investment to his own company, saying the payments were part of a legitimate venture involving non-fungible tokens.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Parkster Revives Challenge To Block 'Parkner' TM

By Max Austin

A European court has reopened a challenge by Swedish parking app Parkster to an Estonian parking operator's use of the trademark "Parkner," finding that officials overlooked the connection between parking services and the mobile apps that drivers use to pay for parking.

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TAX

Karaoke Chain Loses Bid For COVID VAT Refund

By Josh White

A karaoke chain can't claim a value-added tax refund on bookings under a reduced rate for cultural shows and venues during the COVID-19 pandemic, a London tribunal has ruled, because the business's private rooms are exclusive.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Ex-Partner Partly Recovers Pruned Claims Against Firm

By Ronan Barnard

A former head of family law at Hampshire firm Dutton Gregory LLP succeeded Thursday at a London appellate tribunal in reviving her claim that she was expelled for whistleblowing.

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