The founder of Rosenblatt Solicitors has sued Simon Cowell in London, alleging that the music mogul failed to pay him a cut of a confidential 2025 deal under a contract "written on a napkin" over dinner.
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Simon Cowell Sued Over Unpaid Fee Deal 'Written On Napkin'

By Eddie Beaver

The founder of Rosenblatt Solicitors has sued Simon Cowell in London, alleging that the music mogul failed to pay him a cut of a confidential 2025 deal under a contract "written on a napkin" over dinner.

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Brazilian FC Share Sale Blocked In £24M Ownership Dispute

By Eddie Beaver

The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs won an injunction on Wednesday to block the administrators of one of his companies from selling off a stake of approximately £24 million ($33.5 million) in Brazil's Botafogo that he claims is his.

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Top UK Court Lowers Bar For Part-Time Worker Bias Claims

By Adele Redmond

Workers treated unfairly because they work part-time need not prove that their part-time status was the sole reason they were mistreated, Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday. Correction: An initial version of this story misstated the justices' decision. The error has been corrected.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Libyan Wealth Fund Seeks Data On Suspect $50M Investment

By Sophia Dourou

A subsidiary of Libya's sovereign wealth fund has sued a London fund manager, seeking information about suspected third-party commission payments in connection with a $50 million investment it made.

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CONTRACTS

Vodafone Settles £85M Case Over Franchise Commission Cuts

By Eddie Beaver

More than 60 franchisees have settled their £85 million ($115 million) London claim against Vodafone over the telecommunications company allegedly making arbitrary decisions to cut commission, issue excessive fines and depress government financial support to business owners.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Gupta Gets More Time In $7M UK Nickel Fraud Claim

By Sophia Dourou

Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta has partly convinced an appeals court to delay acknowledging an almost $7 million fraud claim brought by a commodities trader pending the outcome of a jurisdictional challenge at the U.K. Supreme Court.

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ARBITRATION

MSC Cruises Chair Asks UK To Block US Me-Too Suit

By Robbie Kalus

The executive chairman of MSC Cruises has asked a London court to block an American tech entrepreneur's sexual misconduct suit, arguing that her case violates a non-disclosure agreement they signed during business talks.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Hotel Worker Wins Appeal On Whistleblowing Relief Bid

By Laura Stewart Liberty

An Edinburgh appeals judge has ordered a tribunal to reconsider a hotel worker's bid to have his contract reinstated ahead of his whistleblowing claim, ruling that an earlier tribunal failed to correctly determine whether he was entitled to the relief.

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Brief

HSBC Discriminated By Failing To Give Worker A Printer

By Max Austin

An employment tribunal has ruled that HSBC UK Bank discriminated against a former employee by refusing to provide her with a working printer to use at home.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

UK Top Court Eases Creditors' Path To Enforcing Foreign Debt

The recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling in Drelle v. Servis-Terminal that an unrecognized and unregistrable foreign judgment may found a bankruptcy petition presents a real risk for debtors, who could find themselves facing insolvency proceedings with very little warning, say lawyers at Dechert.

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