A landmark ruling holding mining giant BHP liable for a catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil signals the English courts' growing readiness to hold U.K.-based multinationals to account for harm overseas.
A landmark ruling holding mining giant BHP liable for a catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil signals the English courts' growing readiness to hold U.K.-based multinationals to account for harm overseas.
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives said Tuesday that it has applied for permission to appeal against the Mazur decision that restricts which employees within a law firm can conduct litigation, citing the disruption it has caused in the legal sector.
The children of a former Kuwaiti pensions fund director told an appeals court on Tuesday that they should not be held liable for their now-dead father's alleged $1 billion fraud debt, arguing that successors outside the English jurisdiction cannot be forced to pay.
A London judge challenged a former client of Mishcon de Reya LLP who alleges that the firm's lawyers gave false statements to court, telling her Tuesday that she has put forward no simple or straightforward charge of contempt of court.
The operator of a football stadium told an appeals court on Tuesday that West Ham United FC owed it £3.6 million ($4.7 million) from sales of shares in the club, arguing that an expert correctly calculated the amount due.
A seismic technology company urged London judges on Tuesday to rule that it had not breached its corporate bribery settlement agreement with the Serious Fraud Office, arguing that the agency had missed its deadline.
The owner of a Boeing 737 aircraft has alleged that the company it leased its plane to owes it $29.3 million after failing to pay rent, a termination fee and repair costs for a damaged engine.
Mike Lynch's estate asked a London court on Tuesday for permission to appeal against a judgment that found he had defrauded Hewlett Packard Enterprise, attacking a ruling that an entity set up to buy the technology entrepreneur's company was misled.
Romania is fighting against Gabriel Resources' bid to revive its $4.4 billion arbitration claim against the country, saying the mining company's attacks on a tribunal member are "opportunistic," and that his work for a non-governmental organization didn't affect the proceedings' outcome.
Rightsholders looking to follow in Getty Images' footsteps and bring the next high-profile infringement claim against generative artificial intelligence companies should ensure they have robust evidence of infringement in the U.K. to avoid the pitfalls faced by the stock image giant, lawyers say.
The Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Information Commissioner v. Clearview AI is an important ruling on the extraterritorial reach of the European Union and U.K. General Data Protection Regulations, broadening behavioral monitoring to include not only activity by the company, but also its client, says Edward Machin at Ropes & Gray.
