The ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court on the bounds of a director's duty to act in "good faith" makes it clear that honesty is the best policy, even if directors are at odds over what they think is best for their company, lawyers say.
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Honesty Best Policy After Top UK Court's 'Good Faith' Ruling

By Adele Redmond

The ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court on the bounds of a director's duty to act in "good faith" makes it clear that honesty is the best policy, even if directors are at odds over what they think is best for their company, lawyers say.

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Daily Mail Owes Dale Vince Damages Over 'Sex Pest' Headline

By Robbie Kalus

Climate activist Dale Vince won a GDPR claim Wednesday against the publisher of the Daily Mail, as a London appeals court decided his data had been misused when the newspaper published his photograph alongside a separate article about a "sex pest donor."

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OpenAI Name Too Descriptive For TM, EU Court Says

By Max Austin

A European court on Wednesday rejected OpenAI's bid for another shot at registering its name as a trademark, finding the term focused too heavily on describing artificial intelligence and related tech that the company offers.

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Port Co. Defends Tax Claim On £57M Project At Upper Tribunal

By Josh White

Liverpool's port operator defended its claim at the Upper Tribunal on Wednesday to tax allowances on more than £57 million ($76.3 million) in construction costs after Britain's tax authority argued that the project didn't qualify for the tax breaks.

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COMPETITION

UK Clears EBay's $1.2B Depop Buy After Merger Review

By Dawood Fakhir

Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it has approved the planned $1.2 billion acquisition by eBay of Depop, an online marketplace for used apparel, at the end of the first phase of an investigation it launched in June.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Saudi Investor Appeals Time-Barred Claim In $5M Loan Fight

By Eddie Beaver

A Saudi investor urged an appeals court Wednesday to revive its $5 million claim over an unpaid loan agreement, arguing that a London judge wrongly held the case was time-barred by applying too strict a test for what constituted an acknowledgment of the claim.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Security Co. Accuses Distributor Of Selling Copycat Tech

By Hanna Vioque

A security firm has accused its U.K. distributor of copying its unregistered rights in two security towers used for autonomous 360-degree surveillance, after allegedly identifying products that looked similar to its own in a LinkedIn post.

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Photographer Sues Luxury Lifestyle Co. Over Image Use

By Max Austin

A photographer has sued Fairfax & Favor over allegations that the English luxury brand has continued using his copyrighted work beyond the terms of their initial licensing agreement and has profited from doing so without his consent. 

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Brief

Google's Attack On Cloud Computing Patent Meets Pushback

By Jamie Lennox

A U.S. company has defended its data processing patent amid an ongoing infringement claim against Google, urging a London court to dismiss the tech giant's argument that the patent contains nothing inventive.

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TAX

EU Court Says Danish VAT Rule Must Truly Target Tax Evasion

By Eleanor Butler

Denmark can set a 100% minimum ownership threshold for businesses wishing to form a VAT group only if national courts deem the requirement necessary and proportionate for combating tax abuse, a European Union court said Wednesday.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Ex-Brachers Partner Can't Bring Tribunal Claim Anonymously

By Jamie Lennox

A London tribunal has ruled that a veteran property disputes lawyer cannot remain anonymous in a disability discrimination claim she has brought against her former law firm Brachers LLP and several of its partners.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Sun Says Mel B Ex's Bad Reputation Undercuts Libel Claim

By Eddie Beaver

The Sun newspaper has defended its reporting that Mel B's ex-husband Stephen Belafonte harassed the former Spice Girl, arguing that the allegations were substantially true and that any libel claim fails because of his "notorious bad reputation."

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Brachers LLP

Brett Wilson LLP

Brick Court Chambers

Bristows LLP

Fieldfisher

Freeths LLP

Gateley PLC

Hogan Lovells

Hogarth Chambers

Lewis Silkin

Littleton Chambers

Matrix Chambers

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

One Essex Court

Reynolds Porter

Simmons & Simmons

Stevens & Bolton

Three New Square

Wiggin LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

Bloomingdale's Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP

Etsy Inc.

Google LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Swarovski AG

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition and Markets Authority

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

General Court of the EU

HM Revenue & Customs

UK Court of Appeal

UK First-tier Tribunal

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal