Meta's controversial glasses can no longer be worn in the U.K.'s courts and tribunals in line with a long-standing ban on using recording devices during judicial proceedings, HM Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed Tuesday.
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Meta Glasses Banned In UK Courts And Tribunals

By Hanna Vioque

Meta's controversial glasses can no longer be worn in the U.K.'s courts and tribunals in line with a long-standing ban on using recording devices during judicial proceedings, HM Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed Tuesday.

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CBRE Alleges Foul Play In Tower Rent Fight Trial

By Ronan Barnard

Real estate investment giant CBRE accused an asset manager at the start of a London trial Tuesday of manipulating the valuation of the Finance Tower in Brussels in order to avoid triggering a loan agreement's threshold.

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Covea Sued Over Unpaid COVID Losses At West London Pub

By Joel Poultney

The operator of a pub and guest house in west London has accused Covea Insurance of failing to pay out for losses the hospitality business says it sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CONTRACTS

Aerospace Biz Sues Over £100M Migrant Spy Plane Tender

By Robbie Kalus

A Canadian aerospace company is suing the Home Office to reopen a £100 million ($135 million) tender process, claiming a contract to provide English Channel surveillance planes was awarded unfairly and unlawfully.

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INSURANCE

Insurers Sue Ex-Petrofac Execs Linked To Bribery Scandal

By Max Austin

Nine Lloyd's insurers have sued two former Petrofac executives who are facing bribery charges stemming from the Serious Fraud Office's multimillion-pound investigation into the oil and gas giant and its subsidiaries.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Haulage Co. Bosses Stripped Biz Assets To Defraud Creditors

By Eddie Beaver

Four directors and managers of a haulage business defrauded its creditors by transferring more than £400,000 ($540,000) out of the company's bank accounts and moving assets while a freezing order was in place, a London court has ruled.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Studio Defends Cocaine-Using Paddington Puppet As Parody

By Max Austin

Television producer Avalon has pushed back against the owners of Paddington Bear, arguing that its own depiction of the character as a "cocaine smuggler" poses little threat to the brand's reputation because viewers would recognize it as parody.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Footballers' Union Sues League Over Wage Bill Restrictions

By Jamie Lennox

The Professional Footballers' Association said Tuesday that it has sued the English Football League at a London court over new rules that curb the ability of clubs to spend money on players' wages.

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Football Media Producer Wins On-Season Worker Status

By Jamie Lennox

A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a freelance producer for a football media company was legally its worker, except during the gap between seasons when no matches were taking place.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Int'l Arbitration Can Serve As Critical Tool In Hormuz Crisis

As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to severely disrupt global commercial navigation, companies should understand the key claims likely to arise in emergency and expedited arbitration procedures — including force majeure, breach of contract and pricing disputes — and the contractual safeguards and protective measures to consider, say lawyers at McDermott.

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Spencer West LLP

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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International Centre for Dispute Resolution

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Professional Footballers Association Enterprises Ltd.

Singapore International Arbitration Centre

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

HMRC

International Chamber of Commerce

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