The U.S.-Israel war with Iran could trigger a wave of complex commercial disputes in England similar to that seen after COVID-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, according to lawyers who say they are already being tapped by clients for advice over the evolving conflict.
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran could trigger a wave of complex commercial disputes in England similar to that seen after COVID-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, according to lawyers who say they are already being tapped by clients for advice over the evolving conflict.
A fashion retail outlet urged an appeals court Monday to block Russian proceedings by UniCredit aimed at taking some of its roughly €42 million ($50 million) property portfolio, arguing the matter needed to be dealt with via a Vienna arbitral tribunal.
German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence after being held in contempt in a London court Monday for refusing to attend a hearing to provide evidence of his company's assets after it failed to pay €27 million ($31 million).
A construction company has failed to have a foreman's whistleblowing claims thrown out on the grounds that he was a self-employed contractor, with a London tribunal ruling that the characteristics of his relationship with the company meant he was a worker.
A tribunal has ruled that Bond's Utilities unfairly sacked two drainage workers in a spat over weekend shifts, awarding them almost £30,000 ($40,000) each after the company fired them on WhatsApp despite them having no contractual requirement to work those hours.
A solicitor has won £45,400 ($60,000) after a tribunal ruled that an immigration services business racially discriminated against her when it fired her without any notice.
