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  Ex-Privatbank Owners Say Payments Erased $3B Fraud Loss

  By Sophia Dourou

  The former owners of PrivatBank urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a finding that they owe the Ukrain...(read more)

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  Judicial Watchdog To Reopen Bullying Judge Complaints

  By Adele Redmond

  The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office will reopen complaints by several women who say that they were bullie...(read more)

• Nokia Halts RAND Case On Appeal After Pitching Arbitration

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London appeals court has ended Acer and Asus' claims that Nokia failed to offer suitable licenses for its essential video-coding patents, ruling Tuesday that the Finnish tech firm has fulfilled its obligations by offering to arbitrate.

• Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal To Block Contempt Bid

  By William Janes

  A London appeals court has knocked back contempt of court proceedings against a barrister accused of breaching a court order in a closing speech while representing a Palestine Action activist who took part in a raid on an Israeli arms manufacturer.

• Split Trial Unworkable In £4.5M Claim Against Post Office

  By Eddie Beaver

  An appellate court ruled on Tuesday that practical difficulties render a split-trial order unworkable in a £4.5 million ($6.1 million) claim brought by a former sub-postmaster against the Post Office and Fujitsu over a judgment that was allegedly fraudulently obtained.

• 2 Former Carillion Execs Banned For Misleading Statements

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The accounting watchdog said Tuesday that it has banned two former finance directors of Carillion PLC from working in the profession for their reckless preparation of financial statements for the construction business, which is in liquidation.

• Meta Loses Challenge To Fair Fees Laws At Top EU Court

  By Alex Baldwin

  The European Union's highest court held on Tuesday that national laws allowing news publishers to demand fair payment in negotiations with social media companies to use their work do not breach the bloc's copyright law.

• 5 Questions For Sandoz Global Head Of IP Julia Pike

  By Jamie Lennox

  Julia Pike worked on a patent dispute at a law firm in Australia, where she trained — and has been in the sector ever since. Here, Sandoz’s global intellectual property chief talks to Law360 about being an in-house lawyer at a generic drugmaker.

• India Fights To Block $273M Failed Metals Scheme Arbitration

  By William Janes

  India fought on Monday to block a UAE investment fund's $273 million claim over a collapsed aluminum production scheme, arguing at a London appeals court that an arbitration tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the case.

• Shein Accuses Temu Of Copying Photos On 'Industrial Scale'

  By Alex Baldwin

  Counsel for fast-fashion giant Shein told a London court on Monday that rival Temu has infringed its copyright by using thousands of product photographs on the online marketplace.

• TikTok Says £12M Children's Data Fine Exceeded ICO Powers

  By Eddie Beaver

  TikTok urged an appeals tribunal on Monday to scrap a £12.7 million ($17.3 million) fine for misusing children's personal information, arguing that it should not have been handed the penalty because it had processed data for a "special purpose."

• Sheikh Can Sue Lebanon Bank In UK Over $24M Transfer Row

  By Ronan Barnard

  A Saudi sheikh's dispute with Bank Audi SAL over the Lebanese lender's alleged refusal to transfer more than $24 million to his Swiss account can proceed in England, a London appeals court has said.

• Freshfields-Led Aspex Buys €335M Delivery Hero Stake

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Prosus NV said Monday that it will sell a 5% stake in Delivery Hero SE to Hong Kong-based Aspex Management for €335 million ($394 million) to help satisfy a regulatory condition and complete its €4.1 billion acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com.

• Tesco HR Exec Defends Store Wage Cuts In Equal Pay Case

  By William Janes

  Tesco's top-ranking HR executive denied that slashing higher pay for special in-store shifts was motivated purely by cost-cutting, testifying Friday at a trial where thousands of mainly female shop workers claim they were denied equal pay.