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  Samsung Voids Japanese Rival's Video-Casting Patent At UPC

  By Jamie Lennox

  Samsung has persuaded the Unified Patent Court to revoke a Japanese company's patent for a way of "casting" vide...(read more)

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  Brazilian FC Share Sale Blocked In £24M Ownership Dispute

  By Eddie Beaver

  The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs won an injunction on Wednesday to block the administrato...(read more)

• Vodafone Settles £85M Case Over Franchise Commission Cuts

  By Eddie Beaver

  More than 60 franchisees have settled their £85 million ($115 million) London claim against Vodafone over the telecommunications company allegedly making arbitrary decisions to cut commission, issue excessive fines and depress government financial support to business owners.

• Big Tech Fraud Liability Plan A Great Idea With Long Odds

  By Christopher Crosby

  Novel plans to hold online platforms criminally liable for fraudsters who exploit their operations could shake up corporate culture at some of the world's biggest companies — if the policy proposal was not likely to end up in the long grass, lawyers say.

• UK Patent Document Access Rules Raise Secrecy Concerns

  By Alex Baldwin

  Imminent changes to transparency rules in patent disputes at the High Court, part of a new pilot program for making court documents publicly available, should formalize best practice for open justice despite the scope for parties to exploit the rules, intellectual property lawyers say.

• Simon Cowell Sued Over Unpaid Fee Deal 'Written On Napkin'

  By Eddie Beaver

  The founder of Rosenblatt Solicitors has sued Simon Cowell in London, alleging that the music mogul failed to pay him a cut of a confidential 2025 deal under a contract "written on a napkin" over dinner.

• Acas Battles Arbitral Body CEO's Race Discrimination Claims

  By Ronan Barnard

  The U.K.'s workplace disputes mediator argued in the closing stages of a London trial Wednesday that the chief executive of the organized labor arbitral body had not proved that her pay was downgraded because she is a Black woman.

• UPC To Decide If Non-Infringing Sales Count Toward Damages

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Unified Patent Court is poised to consider for the first time whether profits from selling non-infringing goods can count toward the calculation of damages after a successful claim of patent infringement.

• Top UK Court Lowers Bar For Part-Time Worker Bias Claims

  By Adele Redmond

  Workers treated unfairly because they work part-time need not prove that their part-time status was the sole reason they were mistreated, Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday. Correction: An initial version of this story misstated the justices' decision. The error has been corrected.

• 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.

• UK Financial Ombudsman Revamps Complaints Rules

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Ombudsman Service introduced measures on Tuesday to improve how it rules on complaints between consumers and businesses.

• Ex-Goodwin Lawyer's Plea Date Set For Insider Trading Case

  By Robbie Kalus

  A former mergers and acquisitions solicitor at Goodwin Procter appeared at a London court on charges of insider trading on Tuesday, when his plea date was adjourned by a month.

• Police Watchdog Probes Detective's Alleged AI Misuse

  By Eddie Beaver

  The police complaints watchdog disclosed Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into a senior detective for alleged gross misconduct over their use of artificial intelligence in breach of workplace guidelines.

• 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.