Commercial Litigation UK

  • March 31, 2025

    Estonia Fends Off $206M Claim From Port Investor

    An international tribunal has dismissed a Florida commodities trader's claim seeking $206 million from Estonia, in which it accused the country of wrongfully initiating civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the company's investment in a port near the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

  • March 31, 2025

    Cocktail Bar Chain Settles £4M COVID Loss Insurance Claim

    The operator of the Dirty Martini cocktail bar chain has settled its £4 million ($5.2 million) claim against a Maltese insurer for losses it claimed to have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • March 31, 2025

    Billions On The Line As Justices Weigh Motor Finance Appeal

    Britain's highest court will consider on Tuesday whether hidden commission payments made by lenders to car dealers were unlawful in a case that could leave banks on the hook for billions of bounds in damages and have legal ramifications far beyond motor finance.

  • March 31, 2025

    Telecom Manager Can't Use Privileged Exchange In Bias Claim

    An employment tribunal has ruled that an ex-staffer can't rely on a privileged document she mistakenly received from her bosses' solicitors because they weren't scheming against her and scrapped her entire case over her "malicious" actions.

  • March 31, 2025

    'Still Early Days': A Litigation Funder Stays Optimistic

    As part of a series of interviews with lawyers, class representatives and litigation-funders to mark the 10-year anniversary of the collective proceedings order regime, Law360 spoke to Neil Purslow of Therium Capital Management about the future of litigation funding for CPOs in the wake of the Supreme Court's PACCAR ruling.

  • March 31, 2025

    Phone Cos. Fighting £3.3B Loyalty Penalty Class Action

    A group of mobile phone giants on Monday fought to block a £3.28 billion ($4.24 billion) class action alleging the companies charged customers so-called loyalty penalties, telling the U.K.'s antitrust tribunal it should not green-light the case.

  • March 31, 2025

    Developer Sues Construction Co. For £2.4M Cartel Losses

    A building developer has sued a construction company for almost £2.4 million ($3.1 million) at the Competition Appeal Tribunal over alleged losses resulting from a demolition and asbestos removal services cartel that spanned five years.

  • March 31, 2025

    Bank Says Caribbean Decision Blocks £415M VAT Fraud Case

    A Caribbean bank argued in court Monday it could not be sued in England over a £415 million ($537 million) value-added tax fraud, because the matter had already been resolved by a judgment in Curaçao.

  • March 31, 2025

    Vardy Accuses Rooney Lawyers Of Misleading Court On Costs

    Rebekah Vardy accused Coleen Rooney's lawyers on Monday of understating the amount of costs Rooney had incurred in fighting the high-stakes libel battle between the two footballers wives, as she attempts to reduce the amount of costs for which she is liable. 

  • March 31, 2025

    Al-Fayed Estate To Face Legal Claims Over Sexual Abuse

    Five alleged victims of abuse by Mohamed al-Fayed are planning to launch personal injury claims against the estate of the billionaire, who died in 2023, solicitors acting for the group said Monday.

  • March 31, 2025

    Nokia, Amazon End Long-Running Patent Feud With License

    Nokia said Monday that it has inked a patent agreement with Amazon to cover its video technology, marking the end of litigation between the two companies across several continents.

  • March 28, 2025

    VistaJet Escapes VC Fund's Claim Over Investment Deal

    A private jet company owner escaped allegations from a Guernsey venture capital fund that he secretly set up companies to leverage the resources of a business it had invested in, when a London court ruled Friday that the claim came too late.

  • March 28, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen sparkling winemaker Nyetimber hit a rival distillery with an intellectual property claim, Newcastle United's former owner Mike Ashley target the club's ex-vice president for damages tied to a fraudulent investment, and a real estate agency file a legal claim against law firm Winston & Strawn LLP. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 28, 2025

    Dale Vince Settles Libel Case Against Guido Fawkes Owner

    Green industrialist Dale Vince told a London court on Friday that he was ending his libel action against the owner of political blog Guido Fawkes, which published an article claiming that the businessman had said that Hamas were "freedom fighters."

  • March 28, 2025

    'We Didn't Have A Precedent': Lawyers Test New Regime

    As part of a series of interviews with lawyers, class representatives and litigation-funders to mark the 10-year anniversary of the collective proceedings order regime, Law360 spoke to Boris Bronfentrinker and Ricky Versteeg — lawyers on opposite sides of the courtroom — about the watershed Mastercard swipe fees case.

  • March 28, 2025

    Ex-BMW Staffer Can Revive Union Case After Legal Shift

    An appeals court ruled Friday that a former BMW staffer could revive claims that bosses punished and fired her over trade union activities, ruling that a new precedent now permitted late submissions of documents in an appeal request. 

  • March 28, 2025

    Santander Whistleblower Cannot Add FCA Info To Claim

    An employment tribunal has rejected a former financial crime policy manager's bid to widen her second whistleblowing claim against Santander to include correspondence with the financial watchdog, ruling that the changes were too fundamental to the basis of her claim.

  • March 28, 2025

    Southern Electricity Co. Wins £2.6M Cable Replacement Spat

    An English power company has won its £2.6 million ($3.3 million) claim against a power design contractor after a London judge ruled that it was "objectively reasonable" to assume that defects in underground cable circuits caused by a contractor's defective work were "widespread."

  • March 28, 2025

    Engineering Firm Beats Staffer's Long COVID Bias Claim

    Engineering giant Amey did not discriminate against a bid writer who had long COVID-19 by offering him a lower pay rise than most of his colleagues, a tribunal held in a decision published Friday.

  • March 28, 2025

    Pharma Co. Sues Ex-VP For Trade Theft To Benefit Rival

    A pharma company has sued its former senior vice president, accusing him of secretly downloading confidential information in order to share it with a rival weeks before he resigned. 

  • March 28, 2025

    Wealth Manager Beats €50M Investment Fraud Case

    A wealth manager has defeated a €50 million ($54.1 million) investment fraud case brought by an Italian investment vehicle, after a London judge ruled Friday that the losses were the result of "market turmoil" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • March 28, 2025

    MSD Loses Appeal Over Ruling It Broke 'Merck' Branding Ban

    A London appeals court upheld on Friday a ruling that U.S.-based Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC breached a court order blocking its use of the name "Merck" in a move to safeguard German rival Merck KGaA's trademark rights.

  • March 28, 2025

    TUI Denies Liability For Holidaymakers' Illness In Mexico

    TUI has hit back against a claim from 23 holidaymakers who say they were struck with gastroenteritis during a stay at a resort in Mexico, saying the customers must prove the illness was caused by food consumed during the all-inclusive vacation package.

  • March 28, 2025

    AstraZeneca Sues Consultancy For £32M Over HQ Defects

    AstraZeneca UK Ltd. has sued a fire engineering consultancy for £31.7 million ($41.1 million) over allegedly "widespread" fire protection defects uncovered at the biotechnology company's £1 billion headquarters in Cambridge.

  • March 28, 2025

    Tesco Can't Add New Alleged 'Errors' To Equal Pay Appeal

    An attempt by retail giant Tesco to add a broad challenge to alleged factual errors in a claim for equal pay brought by more than 50,000 female shop floor workers was tossed by an appeals tribunal on Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • How New EU Product Liability Directive Will Affect Tech And AI

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    While the European Union’s new defective product liability directive, effective from December 2026, primarily provides clarifications rather than significant changes, it reflects the EU's commitment to addressing consumer protection and accountability challenges presented by the digital economy and artificial intelligence, say lawyers at Latham.

  • EU Hybrid Venue Ruling Doesn't Ensure Local Enforceability

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    A recent decision from the European Union's top court, affirming that contracts may grant one party greater control over litigation venue, is encouraging for similarly asymmetrical arbitration agreements, but local enforceability rules within the EU and beyond mean that such contracts' validity may still be determined individually, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.

  • New CMA Powers Will Change Consumer Protection Regime

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s imminent broadened powers to impose penalties on organizations for unethical or misleading practices are likely to transform the U.K.’s consumer protection regime, and may lead to a rise in private litigation and increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At Current Challenges In Whistleblowing Practice

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    Consensus on the status of reforming Great Britain's whistleblowing framework is currently difficult to discern, and thorny issues revealed by recent cases highlight undesirable uncertainties for those pursuing and defending whistleblowing claims, says Ivor Adair at Fox & Partners.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Fiscal Liability Vs. Int'l Investment

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    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' award in Amec Foster Wheeler USA v. Colombia, upholding the country's jurisdictional objections, exemplifies the growing tension between domestic regulatory measures and international investment protections, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.

  • How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases

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    In two recent U.K. Supreme Court cases challenging the U.K. Russia sanctions regime, the forthcoming judgments are likely to focus on proportionality and European Convention on Human Rights compatibility, and will undoubtedly influence how future challenges are shaped, says Leigh Crestohl at Zaiwalla.

  • How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes

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    Noncompliance with the recently effective European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act will add layers of complexity to disputes and litigation for U.K.-based firms servicing EU entities, but international standards may serve as a bridge between jurisdictional and contractual misalignments, says Siobhan Forster at Alvarez & Marsal.

  • How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs

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    The never-before-used anticoercion instrument could allow the European Union to respond to the imposition of U.S. tariffs, potentially effective March 12, and gives EU companies a voice in the process as it provides for consultation with economic operators at different steps throughout the procedure, say lawyers at Crowell & Moring.

  • How 2025 Act Refines The UK's Arbitral Framework

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    The U.K.'s Arbitration Act 2025 marks the regime's first significant reform since 1996 and aligns the nation's approach more closely with international principles, which means practitioners should take note of key procedural and strategic adjustments, including the explicit power of summary disposal, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions

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    The Premier League’s claims that Manchester City Football Club fell foul of financial fair play regulations are partly based on documents unlawfully obtained by an activist, which means the independent commission deciding the case will need to weigh whether the evidence is permissible against the principle of open justice, says Stuart Southall at KANGS Solicitors.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity

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    A recent European Data Protection Board position paper calls for closer cooperation among data protection and competition authorities, and provides valuable insight for businesses seeking to ensure compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • Key Points From Gov't Consultation On Copyright And AI

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    The U.K. government’s current consultation on mitigating artificial intelligence input and output risks to copyright holders seeks to facilitate copyright holders in bringing actions against AI developers that make unauthorized use of protected works and mandate consistent labeling of AI-generated content, say lawyers at Deloitte.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Equal Rights Limit State Immunity

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    The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent determination that Spain’s London embassy could not dodge a former U.K.-based employee’s discrimination claims by invoking sovereign immunity reaffirms its position that employment and human rights should come before the privileges of foreign powers, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

  • What To Expect As CAT Considers Mastercard Settlement

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    It is expected that the Competition Appeal Tribunal will closely scrutinize the proposed collective settlement in Merricks v. Mastercard, including the role of the case’s litigation funder, as the CAT's past approach to such cases shows it does not treat the process as a rubber stamp exercise, say lawyers at BCLP.

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