ENRC Seeks $290M As Final SFO Damages Trial Opens

By Christopher Crosby

The 13-year legal battle between the Serious Fraud Office and Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. could be headed for its final chapter on Monday as the mining company demands compensation for a botched criminal investigation.

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Richard Desmond Loses £1.3B UK Lottery License Fight

By Ronan Barnard

A group owned by former media magnate Richard Desmond said Friday it would appeal the loss of its £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) claim against the gambling regulator after a judge ruled that the watchdog's process of awarding the National Lottery license was lawful.

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Ineos Sues Ben Ainslie's America's Cup Team For £180M Boat

By Sophia Dourou

The racing team owned by Ineos, billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's chemical company, has sued British competitive sailor Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team, seeking the return of a £180 million ($244 million) vessel previously used in the sailing competition.

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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 Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

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Businessman Denies Duping Council In £150M Solar Deal Row

By Eddie Beaver

A businessman has denied owing an effectively bankrupt local English council more than £150 million ($204 million) over a series of failed investments that he allegedly misrepresented and siphoned off for his personal spending, arguing that he never deceived the authority.

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Supplier Faces Competition Claim Over Skincare 'Monopoly'

By Sophia Dourou

A medical aesthetics clinic has sued the distributor of a skincare products range, accusing it of abusing its dominant market position after it refused to supply the clinic with the products.

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Insurance Broker Denies £1.5M Liability For Failed Theft Claim

By Tom Fish

An insurance broker has denied liability at the High Court in a dispute worth up to £1.5 million ($2 million) over a failed claim that arose from the alleged theft of construction equipment, arguing that the case against it is "fundamentally flawed."

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Retailer Biz Can't Block UniCredit's €42M Russian Asset Fight

By Sophia Dourou

A retail outlet owner can't block Russian proceedings by AO UniCredit aimed at taking some of the retailer's approximately €42 million ($50 million) property portfolio, as an appeals court ruled Friday that the bank did not breach an agreement to arbitrate.

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Oschadbank Kicks Off New Russia Claim Over Lost Assets

By Caroline Simson

One of Ukraine's largest banks has made good on its threat to pursue a second investment treaty claim against Russia over the loss of "substantial" assets and operations near Ukraine's western border.

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Aston Martin Sues Shareholder After Wing Logo Row

By Hanna Vioque

Aston Martin has sued in a London court a Chinese rival that uses a winged logo for its electric car brand it failed to convince U.K. IP examiners to nix the trademark, ramping up a dispute between the luxury carmaker and its third-biggest shareholder.

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Ex-Goldman Banker Must Pay Back £400K Legal Aid Funding

By William Janes

A former Goldman Sachs banker must repay almost £400,000 ($534,000) in legal aid funding after being sentenced for contempt of court, an appeals court ruled on Friday as it rejected his case that the recovery regime caused inconsistent results.

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Head Of Employment Tribunals Calls For More Video Hearings

By Adele Redmond

More remote hearings are a "needs must" to cope with a surge in claims from workers and difficulties in recruiting judges to work in London, the president of the Employment Tribunals has said.

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Brief

Litigation Funder Fenchurch Legal Enters Administration

By Jamie Lennox

London-based litigation funder Fenchurch Legal has entered administration amid a winding-up petition from an investment manager that previously warred with the company over a multimillion-pound loan.

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Brexit Backer Owes Inheritance Tax On Donations, Court Says

By Kevin Pinner

A former hedge fund manager who donated about £750,000 ($1 million) to political groups that mostly advocated for Brexit isn't exempt from about £100,000 of inheritance tax on his donations, the First-tier Tribunal said in a judgment.

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