Pogust Taps Quinn After Landing $150M For BHP Case

By Marialuisa Taddia

Pogust Goodhead said Wednesday that it has secured $150 million in fresh funding from Gramercy Funds Management and retained Quinn Emanuel to advance its £36 billion claim over a disastrous dam collapse in Brazil that affected hundreds of thousands of people.

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Michelle Mone Sued By PPE Medpro Amid COVID Scandal

By Sophia Dourou

Michelle Mone has been sued by PPE Medpro, a medical equipment company linked to the House of Lords peer, which was wound up after it was ordered to repay the government £122 million ($160 million) for supplying unsafe surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Banks Defeat FOS Bid To Revive Historic Loan Complaints

By Alex Davidson

A group of major U.K. banks fended off on Wednesday an attempt by the Financial Ombudsman Service to investigate customer complaints over historic lending, which they argued could have opened the floodgates to thousands of more claims.

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White & Case, Laytons Sued For £2M Over Flawed Tax Advice

By Max Austin

A lettings agency has accused White & Case and Laytons of causing it more than £2.6 million ($3.4 million) in tax liabilities after the law firms allegedly failed to identify that an offshore trust structure was subject to U.K. income tax.

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Primark Owner ABF To Face Malawi Flood Victims Trial In 2028

By Joanne Faulkner

More than 1,700 Malawian villagers will have their claims against Associated British Foods PLC tested at trial in 2028 after the High Court ruled that allegations linking the company to flooding that destroyed their village should proceed to a full hearing.

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Green Industrialist Seeks Revival Of GDPR Daily Mail Claim

By Sophia Dourou

A green energy industrialist sought Wednesday to revive his data protection claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, telling the Court of Appeal that an earlier judge wrongly applied defamation law when dismissing his case.

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Hipgnosis Founder Beats Music Catalog Investment Idea Row

By Ronan Barnard

Elton John and Beyoncé's former manager has beaten a multimillion-pound claim accusing him of improperly diverting a music catalog investment opportunity for his own benefit, with a London judge ruling he was entitled to pursue the idea behind the Hipgnosis music investment fund. 

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Campaigners Lose Challenge To Gatwick Airport Expansion

By Ronan Barnard

Campaigners have lost their challenge to the expansion of London's Gatwick Airport as a London judge found that the transport secretary's decision to allow it had been lawful and reasonable.

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India Keeps Immunity Shield Against $221M Award Bid

By Caroline Simson

India did not waive its sovereign immunity with respect to enforcement actions for international arbitration awards by signing the New York Convention, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales held Wednesday, refusing to remove a hurdle faced by telecommunications investors looking to enforce a $221 million arbitral award.

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Merck Swipes At Surrozen's IP Over Tissue Regrowth Proteins

By Hanna Vioque

Merck Sharp and Dohme has attacked a biotechnology company's patent for engineered proteins that help regenerate tissue, just as the pharmaceutical giant's own treatment for damaged eye tissue undergoes its final clinical studies.

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Estée Lauder Owner Presses Jo Malone TM Case Against Zara

By Jamie Lennox

Estée Lauder Companies has doubled down on its claim in a London court that Zara infringed its "Jo Malone" trademarks, rejecting the retailer's argument that it only ever referred to the British perfumer in a personal capacity.

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Nokia Gets Interim Payments In Paramount Patent Case

By Jamie Lennox

A London court granted Nokia interim payments from Warner Bros. and Paramount on Wednesday, while the Finnish tech company awaits a final decision on a license covering its video-coding patents.

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Football Club Must Pay Player Fired While Pregnant €69K

By Max Austin

A sports arbitration court has ordered Lazio Women to pay more than €69,000 ($78,200) to former midfielder Maja Göthberg, saying that the Italian football club unlawfully ended her contract after it learned she was pregnant. 

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EU Protocol Strengthens Int'l Criminal Asset Recovery Powers

The Council of Europe’s recently adopted protocol to the Warsaw Convention marks a significant evolution in the international asset recovery landscape, signaling a focus on proactive and coordinated methods that require organizations to consider how to respond quickly to unexpected enforcement action, say lawyers at Trowers & Hamlin.

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