A leading King's Counsel, a former Formula One boss and a billionaire financier are seeking to recover £5 million ($6.7 million) as part of a legal tussle over control of their exclusive golf club, with a trial set to start in early 2028, the High Court was told on Tuesday.
A leading King's Counsel, a former Formula One boss and a billionaire financier are seeking to recover £5 million ($6.7 million) as part of a legal tussle over control of their exclusive golf club, with a trial set to start in early 2028, the High Court was told on Tuesday.
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
The Court of Appeal's decision to wipe out a £677 million ($905 million) payment protection insurance bill for Santander has far-reaching implications on historic liabilities for insurers, transaction lawyers and private equity dealmakers, experts say.
A founding partner of an Oxford investment company that backs university spin-offs has accused his former business of withholding his share of returns from a medical technology company sold for $1.5 billion.
A British low-carbon fertilizer company said it is planning to submit a claim to international arbitration against Paraguay over a $665 million investment in a project fueled by renewable power, claiming the country has violated its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom.
Regeneron and Bayer have pushed back against British pharmaceutical company Advanz, defending the validity of their U.K. eye medicine patents in an ongoing feud over the planned launch of a competing treatment.
Chinese medical device maker Sibionics has denied claims that it is infringing Abbott's patented technology over glucose monitoring devices, arguing that a patent protecting the rival's FreeStyle brand of wearable systems should be invalidated.
A gambling company urged a London appeals court Tuesday to let it use a series of Georgian court victories to prevent a rival from relitigating key issues in a sprawling copyright dispute covering roughly 180 countries.
The Bahamas' Water and Sewerage Corp. cannot claim squatters' rights over a section of land in the Caribbean country on the grounds that it has constructed water tanks there, the top appeals court for U.K. overseas territories has ruled.
The freeholder of a property in southwest London has defended its decision to withhold permission for a leaseholder to sublet and convert the building for use as a gym, health and wellness spa.
Ten new judges have been named to the High Court to fill gaps in the judiciary after a recent round of retirements and promotions to the Court of Appeal, including high-profile intellectual property and professional liability specialists.
