Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million ($106 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over a series of articles about allegations of sexual misconduct against the hedge-fund founder, the newspaper has said.
Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million ($106 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over a series of articles about allegations of sexual misconduct against the hedge-fund founder, the newspaper has said.
London-based litigation funder Fenchurch Legal has been hit with a winding-up petition by an investment manager, months after the parties became embroiled in a dispute over a multimillion-pound loan.
The Law Society said Monday that non-solicitors can carry out litigation tasks under supervision, provided an authorized lawyer remains responsible, issuing its first practical guidance after the Court of Appeal's landmark ruling in Mazur.
An architectural firm has denied that its defective designs created nearly £1 million ($1.35 million) in extra costs for a London development that is subject to a wider £28.8 million dispute, arguing instead that the overruns stemmed from a building contractor's insolvency.
An English construction site investigation consultancy facing a £3.2 million ($4.3 million) legal claim from a property developer has denied it negligently failed to properly survey a site, saying its reports were based on the information it had at the time.
Panama Ports Co. SA, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., said it has begun arbitration proceedings against shipping giant Maersk A/S over its takeover of the PPC port terminals in Panama.
A D.C. federal judge has refused to disallow subpoenas issued against Spain by Blasket Renewable Investments LLC as the creditor looks to capture Spanish assets to enforce an arbitral award of about €77 million ($90 million) under the Energy Charter Treaty.
House of Fraser has lost swaths of its brand protections in the U.K. following a "Frasers" trademark clash with a Singaporean property firm of the same name.
A 60-year-old Latin American cleaner is suing Amazon for allegedly firing her out of prejudice against migrants after falsely accusing her of stealing a damaged juice carton, her union representatives announced on Monday.
An employment tribunal has ruled that a manufacturer of solid surfaces must pay £13,617 ($18,325) to a polisher for trying to defame him and firing him directly after he complained about the racist workplace culture.
