Investors in Yukos Oil won their battle with the Russian government on Monday as the High Court ruled that the federation's attempts to quash a £66 billion ($88 billion) judgment in the investors' favor had already been tossed out by lower courts.
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Yukos Shareholders Win £66B Judgment Against Russia

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Investors in Yukos Oil won their battle with the Russian government on Monday as the High Court ruled that the federation's attempts to quash a £66 billion ($88 billion) judgment in the investors' favor had already been tossed out by lower courts.

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Motorists Say Carmakers Should Be Liable For Emissions

By Sophia Dourou

Carmakers in Britain have breached the law through the use of technology designed to cheat emissions tests similar to the one that sparked the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal, lawyers for a group of motorists told the closing submissions of the trial Monday.

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Dyson Settles Claims Over Labor Violations

By Sophia Dourou

A group of workers suing Dyson over alleged forced labor when they made components at Malaysian factories have settled their claim against the electronics manufacturer, their lawyers said Monday.

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Shein Fights To Withhold List Of Top Suppliers In Temu Battle

By William Janes

Shein asked a London appeals court on Monday to give it a chance to overturn an order compelling it to hand over a list of its top suppliers to Temu in a battle over photo copyright and alleged anticompetitive conduct.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

SFO Denied Final Chance To Cut $128M From ENRC Damages

By Christopher Crosby

The Serious Fraud Office cannot slash its potential payout to Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. by $128 million over its unsuccessful criminal investigation after Britain's highest court refused to weigh in on the case, the parties confirmed on Monday.

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COMPETITION

Publisher Loses Challenge To Camelot's £70M Lottery Grant

By William Janes

Publishing group and lottery operator Northern & Shell has lost its case that Britain's gambling regulator gave the country's national lottery operator an unlawful subsidy by granting it £70 million (£93.8 million) for marketing, with a tribunal ruling the move was lawful.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Broker Denies Ex-Man Utd. Player's Portugal Property Claim

By Tom Fish

A U.K. mortgage broker has denied liability in a real estate dispute at London's High Court over a £2 million ($3 million) claim from a company owned by former Manchester United footballer Scott McTominay.

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INSURANCE

Insurance Broker Rejects 'Hopeless' Unpaid Loan Claim

By Joel Poultney

An insurance broker and its sole director have denied owing a real estate investment company over a nearly £227,000 ($303,500) loan facility because no actual money was drawn down under the agreement.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

JPMorgan Lawyer Can't Revive Claim After Forging Letters

By Jamie Lennox

A London tribunal has refused to reconsider its decision to throw out a former JPMorgan lawyer's discrimination claim after ruling that she forged medical letters to postpone a hearing.

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Fired Paralegal Assistant Loses Bias Claim Over Monkey Pic

By Hanna Vioque

A paralegal assistant has failed to prove that a colleague's email containing a monkey picture alongside a humorous caption was discriminatory and bosses at his law firm should have taken immediate action over it, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

UK Record Labels Say US Rap Duo $uicideboy$ Infringed IP

By Jamie Lennox

Two British record labels have told a London court that U.S. rap duo $uicideboy$ infringed their copyright by sampling music from movie soundtrack composer Mica Levi without permission.

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Total Electric Is Told Breach Claims Need More Specificity

By Hanna Vioque

A London judge has ruled that Total Electric must redraft its breach claims against former business partner Nortek if it wants to rely more heavily on a 2017 agreement, after earlier arguments based on a 2010 deal failed.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

UK Territories May Yet Prevail On Ownership Disclosure

Despite its recently launched anti-corruption strategy, the U.K. government appears to have little appetite in the short term to impose fully public ownership registers on the overseas territories, a position that will be welcomed by advisers and individuals, says Rupert Cullen at Allectus Law

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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European Union

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