Analysis

Salmon Cartel Ruling Puts Class Rep Pay Under Microscope

By Joanne Faulkner

A decision from the Competition Appeal Tribunal to refuse to certify a class action against an alleged salmon cartel sharpens scrutiny of class representative pay, litigation budgets and distribution models, with a renewed focus on whether claims make economic sense and can deliver for class members.

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MoD Hearing Loss Ruling Sets Damages Guide For Veterans

By Sophia Dourou

Thousands of ex-service personnel who say they suffered hearing loss during their military service now have guidance on how their compensation claims should be assessed, following a court decision on Friday.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen a Hong Kong company sue the government and a COVID-19 PPE company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone, an oligarch bring a fresh claim against a rival in a long-running feud, a rugby league club sue over a canceled mass dance event, and Visa and Mastercard hit with legal action from H&M, Eurostar, and Bang & Olufsen. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Fintech Countersues NFT Firms Over Miscoded Transactions

By Ronan Barnard

A Maltese fintech company has denied unlawfully withholding €2.2 million ($2.6 million) from two U.K. nonfungible token businesses, countersuing them in a London court for around €2.8 million for allegedly incorrectly coding gambling transactions, causing it to lose its payment provider.

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Father Admits He Misled Sons Amid £5M Row Over Loan

By Sophia Dourou

The father of two brothers accused of owing almost £5 million ($6.8 million) in outstanding payments on an investment loan has admitted that he misled them, but has denied liability for the lender's claimed loss.

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Developer Sued For $15M Over Botched Nigerian Data Center

By Eddie Beaver

A digital infrastructure company has sued a property developer at a London court for approximately $15.5 million, alleging that it failed to construct a data center in Nigeria on time and left subcontractors unpaid, prompting threats to walk off the job.

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Tycoon's Son Can't Appeal £3.1M Howard Kennedy Bill

By Sophia Dourou

The son of a diamond tycoon accused of swindling $1 billion from banks has lost his latest bid to challenge his legal bills from Howard Kennedy LLP, as a judge held Friday that he understood his "ongoing liability" from the international fraud case.

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Film Co. Wins Claim Co-Founder Diverted Work To Rival

By Ronan Barnard

A London judge ruled Friday that a former director and co-founder of a video production company breached his duties to it by diverting business and misusing company information to run a competitor.

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Brief

TV Presenter Withdraws Bullying Claims Against Dan Walker

By Sophia Dourou

Former Channel 5 news presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije has withdrawn claims against her co-host Dan Walker as she settled her employment claim against ITN and Channel 5, the companies said Friday. 

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Duty To Consult Applies To 'Provisional' Redundancies

By Hanna Vioque

A business ready to shut its doors must consult employees even if there is no fixed proposal for collective redundancies and should think ahead to start the process early, an appellate tribunal has ruled.

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Worker Told To 'Speak Scottish' Fails To Boost £16K Payout

By Max Austin

A tribunal has rejected a support worker's case that her payout of more than £16,000 ($21,600) should include future loss of earnings, finding that the judge already accounted for that when ruling she faced racism because of her accent.

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