Commercial Litigation UK Archive » February, 2024

Commercial Litigation UK - February, 2024

308 articles

• Judge Nixes Enforcement Of 'Fabricated' $88M Award
• Housing Trust Workers Score Partial Win In Racial Bias Case
• Morgan Stanley Exec Denies 'Snobbery' In Frasers Fight
• Law Firm Sued Over Advice To Driver Injured On The Job
• 'Compton' TM Revived Over Weak NWA Rap Knowledge
• Drax May Face Group Litigation Over Greenwashing Claims
• Tesco Splits Hairs Over 'Relevant' Job Facts In Pay Appeal
• Mozambique President Beats 'Tuna Bonds' Immunity Appeal
• Police Federation Liable For 9,500 Pension Payouts
• Following The Road Map Toward Quantum Security
• Academic Says Richard III Film Shows Him As Misogynistic
• Care Worker Accused Of Being 'Suddenly Muslim' Wins Case
• Disclosure Law Holds Up Under Scrutiny, ECJ Adviser Says
• Autonomy Founder's Fraud Trial Risks 'Morass,' Judge Warns
• Home Care Business Unfairly Fired Carer Over 'Joke Email'
• Dexcom Rival Fights Its Bid To Tweak Glucose Monitor Patent
• Solicitor Fights To Revive Case Over Sex, Age Discrimination
• Insurer To Pay £15K To End Abuse Payout Row With Ex-Vicar
• Locksmith Sued For Cutting Copy Of Patented Key
• Staveley 'Feared For Life' When Signing £36M Loan Demand
• Puma Can't Claw Back Baking Co.'s Jumping Feline TM
• Bogus Insurance Claim Lawyer Seeks To Overturn Striking Off
• Brain Injury Victim Fights To Recover Barred Legal Fees
• Debt Recovery Ex-Exec Loses Pay Gap Challenge
• Sanctions Ruling Affords Gov't Leeway In Foreign Affairs
• Fortum Files Multibillion-Euro Claim Against Russia
• Why EU Ruling On Beneficial Ownership May Affect The UK
• Labour Should Reconsider Its Discrimination Law Plans
• Prince Harry Loses Security Fight With UK Gov't
• PTAB Takes Up Challenge To Dyson Hair Dryer Patent
• EX-NMC Health Group CFO Denies Knowledge Of $4.7B Fraud
• Construction Biz Loses Challenge To Wall Tech IP Ownership
• Aldi Loses Appeal In M&S Gin Bottle Design Spat
• Struck-Off Lawyer Claims Mental Incapacity In Prison Appeal
• Ex-Plexus Lawyer Suspended For Forging Signatures
• Embassy Chauffeur Treated Unfairly, But Not Due To Religion
• Dyson Looks Responsible For Labor Abuses In TV Clip
• Truckmaker DAF Can't Overturn £15M Price Fixing Judgment
• Moderna COVID Patent Case To Set Tone For Future Litigation
• Ex-Linklaters Pro Penalized Over Conduct In Saudi Fund Trial
• Game Developer Accuses Rival Of Copying Mobile Game
• AI Is Outpacing IP Law Frameworks
• UK Insurers Call For Extension Of 'Whiplash' Injury Tariff
• Abramovich Ally Loses Test Appeal To Upend UK Sanctions
• Consumers Face Big Setback In £10B Mastercard Class Action
• Russia Says $5B Naftogaz Award Can't Be Enforced
• Consultant Sues Law Firm For Pursuing 'Hopeless' Defense
• French Media Giant Can't Kill '+Music' TM
• Temu Accuses Shein Of Scaring Suppliers Away
• Cancer Drug Patent Obvious From Earlier Study, EPO Rules
• Judge Wrong To Bar Ex-Barclays VP From Recording Trial
• Solicitor Who Lied To Cover Up Negligence Struck Off
• Keep It Secret Or Safe? AI Developers Face Hard Choice On IP
• Decorator Told To 'Try Escorting' Wins £92K For Harassment
• Ex-Managing Partner Must Pay £210K Costs In Bias Claim
• Dental Software Biz Bites Back In Infringement, Fraud Claim
• Tracing The History Of LGBTQ+ Rights In The Workplace
• Boxing Body's Website Statement Didn't Defame Referee
• Tribunal Fees 'Green Light To Bad Employers,' Gov't Told
• VAT Refunds For Tax Errors Don't Require Interest, ECJ Rules
• Therium Can't Block Law Firm's Claim Over VW Scandal
• Ex-Kurdish Energy Minister Largely Fails To Ax Libel Defense
• Ex-Ofsted Inspector Wins Claim Over Skin Graft Adjustments
• Toyota Engine Patent Stalls At EPO For Lack Of Inventive Step
• Ex-Law Firm Worker Can't Nix Sanction Over Siphoned Funds
• HIV Status Can't Shield Worker After 4-Month Absence
• 'Dry January' Campaign Launcher Can't Trademark Name
• EasyGroup Hits Dead End In 'EasyTaxi' TM Battle
• Philips Patent Gets Brushed Off On Appeal
• Russian Tycoon Can Take Sanctions Case To UK's Top Court
• New Rules Aim To Widen Nonparties' Access To Court Docs
• Lawyers Question UK's Sanction Muscle 2 Years After Invasion
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Gov't Backs Plans To Expand Scope Of Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Ex-Telecoms Execs Deny Knowledge Of Bribery In £11M Sale
• Ex-Bevan Brittan Solicitor Stuck Off Over Antisemitic Tweets
• Fox Williams Beats £30M Game Show IP Negligence Claim
• Transgender Judge Hopes To Return 'When Hate Subsides'
• Ruling In FCA Case Offers Tips On Flexible Work Requests
• Spain Allowed To Reclaim Illegal Aid Given To Ship Buyers
• NatWest Settles £60M VAT Fraud Case Ahead Of Retrial
• Transneft Ordered To Halt Bid To Block $14B Conspiracy Claim
• Fired Fund Exec Gets Deposit Order Axed In Harassment Feud
• HD Hyundai Loses TM Appeal Over Abstract Rival Sign
• Hospital Forced Chef To Quit By Not Sharing COVID Measures
• Sony Loses Bid To Stop Hendrix Bandmates' Copyright Trial
• Britvic Sues Slushie Machine Biz Over Tango Ice Blast TM
• Cypriot Companies Can't Halt Halloumi Registration
• Amy Winehouse's Friends Deny Selling Her Personal Items
• ECJ Told Personal Data Can Be Sold In Enforcement Cases
• I'm Victim Of Morgan Stanley's Abuse, Ex-Frasers CEO Says
• Malta's Used Car Tax Breaches Law, Top EU Court Rules
• L'Oréal Scrubs Out Rival's 'Libre' TM Appeal At EU Court
• Argentina Must Pay Upfront In €1.3B Payment Challenge
• Morgan Stanley Accused Of 'Snobbery' Over $1B Margin Call
• Face Mask May Have Triggered PTSD, Tribunal Rules
• Lidl Tackles 'Bad Faith' TM Claims In Tesco Clubcard Spat
• Oxford University Academics Win Employee Status Challenge
• End Of The Line For Cable-Laying Machine Patent Dispute
• Ex-Linklaters Atty Owes Saudi Royal $25M Over Missing Fund
• Temp Workers Entitled To Dismissal Reasons, ECJ Rules
• Pitmans Can't Strike Out Negligent Pension Advice Claim
• Distiller's Amazonian TM Fails To Swing EU Court On Appeal
• Patent Plausibility Faces Uncertain Future At The EPO
• Revised UK Gov't Climate Plan Is Unlawful, Campaigners Say
• Addison Lee Settles With Lead Claimants In Drivers' Claim
• Royal Parks Fights Contractor-Staff Comparison In Pay Appeal
• Pension Scheme Ruling Elucidates Conversion Issues
• Satoshi Associates Deny Wright's Claim To Be Bitcoin Creator
• Financial Adviser Sues Law Firm For Ex-Director's Legal Fees
• Dutch Court Rejects Russia's Appeal Of $50B Yukos Awards
• Tesco Branding Does Suggest Price-Matching, Lidl Tells Court
• Law Firm Says It Can Charge For Work As Estate's Executor
• Lundbeck Patent For Alcohol Dependence Treatment Fails
• Sodexo OK To Sack Prison Officer Over 'Torrent Of Abuse'
• Banking Oligarch's Wife Loses Russian Sanctions Challenge
• Fire Brigade Workers Fight To Overturn Pensions Loss
• Straumann Scores Win In Dental Implant Patent Appeal
• Firm Faces Claim From Cleaner Fired For Eating Leftovers
• Aspiring Judge Loses Race Bias Case Over Failed Application
• Piping Hot Can't Ride TM Wave For Sea-Inspired Products
• Top 5 Cases To Watch At The Unified Patent Court
• Insurers Fight To Overturn 'Mixed Injury' Compensation Ruling
• New Fraud Prevention Offense May Not Make Much Difference
• Uni Unfairly Fired Lecturer But Fair Dismissal Was Inevitable
• Liquidators, Claiming Fraud, Blast Tycoon's Bid To Keep $1B
• Royal Parks Contractors Appeal For Equal Pay With Staff
• HarperCollins Settles With Maxwell Assistant In Epstein Book
• Soccer Club Unfairly Axed Coach Over N-Word Allegations
• Tesco Says Judge 'Over-Impressed' By Lidl TM Evidence
• Unilever Dissolves P&G's Laundry Powder Patent
• UK Poised For TM Reforms After Joining Pacific Trade Bloc
• Oatly Loses Fight To Block 'Oat My Gosh' Milk TM
• Barrister Hit With 18-Month Ban For Mishandling Client Funds
• Sex Offense Suspect Can't Get Evidence From BBC
• UK Launches Crackdown On 'Fire And Rehire' Tactics
• Brainlab Patent Appeal Fails For Surgery Planning Image Tool
• Lawyers For LC&F Chief Quit 'Ponzi Scheme' Trial Over Pay
• AmTrust Hikes Counterclaim To £14M In Legal-Funding Fight
• Ex-M&C Saatchi Finance Manager Loses Home-Working Claim
• Ex-Autonomy Boss Wants SFO Docs To Sink DOJ Fraud Case
• FCA Secures Bankruptcy Order Against Pension Promoters
• Fox Williams Fights To Nix £30M Game Show Negligence Case
• Philip Morris Revives Tobacco Heating Patent On Appeal
• Ambulance Manager Fairly Fired For Personal Use Of Pool Car
• Insurers Reject WRBC Corp.'s $90M COVID-19 Losses Claim
• Uber Ruling Still Reverberates For Gig Economy 3 Years On
• Law Firm Loses Over Solicitor's Pension On Maternity Leave
• 6 Questions For Quinn Emanuel's David Lancaster
• Rusal Drags Abramovich Into Potanin Mining Dispute
• Social Club Unfairly Fired Steward, But Age Not A Factor
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• French Software Biz Granted Opposition In TM Dispute
• Chinese Co. Can't Protect 'Ambiguous' Video Tech Patent
• Aldi Design Infringement Case Highlights Assessment Issues
• Anti-Doping Agency Sends Nigeria, Venezuela To Arbitration
• Facebook Users Win Class Status For £2.3B Data Claim
• Newron Can't Get Parkinson's Drug Patent Widened On Appeal
• Looming Reforms Prompt Questions On SEP Licensing
• Gallagher Denies Liability In $7.3M Cargo Reinsurance Claims
• M&S Loses Battle With Aldi Over Snow Globe TM At UKIPO
• JP Morgan And Viva Wallet Founder Sue Each Other
• NHS Forced PTSD Doc To Quit By Ignoring Resourcing Issues
• Skyscanner's TM Infringement Claims Boomerang Back
• Collapsed Pension Fund Claws Back £1.9M Lost In Fraud
• Saint-Gobain's Windshield Patent Too Obvious, EPO Rules
• Sacked Anti-Vax Carer Loses Unfair Dismissal Case
• Utility Bills Biz Seeks £4M Over Fraudulent Gas Supply Deals
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Mentioned Blockchain in 2008, Witness Says
• Claimant Body Denies Injury 'Epidemic' Before Court Appeal
• Serco OK To Sack Hospital Employee Over Tea Theft Saga
• Generative AI Raises IP, Data Protection And Contracts Issues
• Optis, Apple FRAND Redactions Too 'Aggressive'
• Ogilvy Blocks Electronics Maker From 'Tartan' TM In EU
• Orwell Estate Gets 1984 TM Over Non-Use
• Drop In IP Appeals At Top EU Court May Yield TM Uncertainty
• Mine Rescuer Forced To Resign After Misleading Email
• Illumina Fails To Revive 2 DNA Patents On Appeal
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Anticompetitive 'Floor' In Fees
• Rosenblatt Opens Arbitration Practice With New Partner Duo
• Teva Proves GSK Unit's HIV Drug Patent Not Specific Enough
• BDO Sues Insurance Broker Over Unpaid M&A Advisory Fee
• Recruiter Discriminated Against Temp With Depression
• Aquarium Worker With Fish Tuberculosis Loses Sacking Case
• Insurers On Hook After Top Court Rules On Credit Hire Claims
• Decoding UK Case Law On Anti-Suit Injunctions
• Insurers Must Pay Out On Third-Party Hire Car Losses
• EU Says Apple IMessage, Microsoft Bing Not Gatekeepers
• Getty Case Poised To Test UK Copyright Law's Take On AI
• Analyst Must Pay £20K For False Claim Against Commerzbank
• Insurance Broker Escapes £2.6M Claim From Foundry Client
• Hitachi Can't Blow The Fuse On Chinese Biz's Circuit Patent
• UK Supreme Court Appeal Fee To Rise 40% Under MoJ Plans
• Stoma Bag Maker Fights Rival's Patent Infringement Claims
• Ex-Tech CEO Wins £96K For Bullying, Payroll Whistleblowing
• EUIPO Sets Aside Examiner's 'Illogical' Gambling TM Decision
• The Body Shop Appoints Administrators After PE Buyout
• 3M Unit Wins Wound Tech Patent After Physics Feud At EPO
• Morgan Stanley Must Fix Evidence Failures Before $995M Trial
• ByteDance Can't Pause TikTok's EU 'Gatekeeper' Designation
• Shell Must Face Nigerian Oil Spill Cleanup Claim
• University To Pay £447K For Racial Discrimination Of Lecturer
• Sandoz Says Xarelto Dosing Info Was Public Before Patenting
• British Law Firms Become Major Players In EU IP Court
• Nuclear Consultancy Sued For £445K Over Pension Payouts
• Priest Employed By Charity Not Greek Church, Tribunal Says
• Ex-CEO Of Aerospace Biz Denies Sinking £36M Chinese Sale
• Autonomy Founder Must Pay $4B Over Sale Fraud, HP Says
• Gateley Hires Nigerian Lawyer To Lead Arbitration In Africa
• No Reinstatement For Lawyer Struck Off Over Drink Scam
• Insurer Liable For Exploiting Business Before Merger
• Green Party Allowed To Sack Spokesperson Over Trans Views
• Lack Of English Use By German Co. Might Be Bias, EAT Rules
• Sandoz Patent For IBS-Treating Antibiotic Fails On Appeal
• Court Says 'Catastrophe' Applies In COVID Reinsurance Cases
• GSK Arm Wins Appeal In Cancer Drug Royalties Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Visa, Mastercard Bid To Ax Retailers' Swipe Fees Class Action
• Nat Geo Quashes Retail Giant's 'Geographic' TM
• Manchester City Hits Back At Superdry's Asahi Logo TM Claim
• Wedlake Bell Hires IP Pro From Laytons In London
• Prince Harry Settles Outstanding Mirror Group Hacking Claims
• Woodford Investors Get Court OK For £230M Redress Deal
• Dechert Pushes To Deep-Six Hacking Cover-Up Suit
• LG Can't Slip Price Fixing Claim, But Cut Loss And Damage
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Says He Is Victim Of Tampering
• Nordic Forex Bank's TM Opposition Gets Declined
• Plastics Firm Ensinger Loses Against Discrimination Claim
• EU IP Appeal Panel Switches Lighting Co.'s TM Hopes Back On
• Male Life Model Can't Pursue Sex Discrimination Claim
• Knitting Needle Makers Restart UK Battle In TM War
• Russian Oligarch Usmanov Loses Bid To Lift EU Sanctions
• Saint-Gobain Loses Plasterboard Patent After Rival's Attack
• Arc Pensions Law Hires Litigation Pro From Pinsent Masons
• Litigation Funding Implications Amid Post-PACCAR Disputes
• EU Product Liability Reforms Represent A Major Shakeup
• Tribunal OKs Funding Deal For £150M Shipping Cartel Suit
• Gilead Prodrug Patent Gets Green Light On Appeal
• Polaroid Fails To Bring Brand Into Focus With 'Basic' Print TM
• Bank Shareholders Lose Claim Against Diamond's Atlas Mara
• Cosmetics Maker Loses Battle For TM On 'O' Shape
• Simpson Thacher Hires Disputes Pro From Skadden
• Fieldfisher Hires Arbitration Pro For New Amsterdam Practice
• Naked Wolfe Owner Says Schuh, Simmi Copied Shoe Designs
• Privinvest Asks Court To Nix Immunity For Mozambican Prez
• Sky UK Denies Involvement In Boxing Co. Promotional Breach
• Gov't Must Rehire Axed Jobcentre Staffer, Pay Her £68K
• Zimbabwe Ruling Bolsters UK's Draw As Arbitration Enforcer
• UK Broker Says Office Raid During Cum-Ex Probe Was Illegal
• Wimbledon Champ's Doping Ban Appeal Starts Wednesday
• Puma Wins Appeal To Get TM For Parallel Black Stripes
• Factory Discriminated Against Injured Worker After Bike Fall
• Tommy Hilfiger Loses 'H' EU TM For Everything But T-Shirts
• Ex-Lawyer Can Lead £1.3B Amazon Class Action In UK
• Professor's Anti-Zionist Views Ruled To Be Protected Beliefs
• NHS Dismissal Justified Due To COVID-19 Anxiety
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Denies Forging Documents In Satoshi Claim
• Lloyds, Property Tycoon Settle £1.3B Libor Claim Before Trial
• BA Bids To Slip Canceled Flight Claim Over Sick Off-Duty Pilot
• Stroller Biz Spins Partial Win In 'Yoyo Sister' EU TM Appeal
• Restrictions Upheld For E-Money Biz Following CEO's Arrest
• Building Safety Ruling Offers Clarity On Remediation Orders
• PE-Funded Charity Beats Former Exec's Notice Pay Claim
• PE Firm Can't Revive Ex-Soccer Club Exec's Asset Freeze
• Photo App Maker Can't Erase Rival's Identical TM
• Ex-Skadden White Collar Pro Launches New Firm
• Brazilian Hair Co.'s 'Novex' EU TM Trimmed For Lack Of Use
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Accused Of Forgery On 'Industrial Scale'
• Former Director Of Public Prosecutions Joins King & Spalding
• Biz Lobby Group Settles Former Chief's Claim Over Firing
• Insurer Cuts Claim Against Cigna For Costs Of Missold PPI
• Buyer Seeks £6.4M In Investment Scheme Franchise Feud
• Housekeeper Wins Payout Over Property Co.'s Furlough Bias
• How AI Inventorship Is Evolving In The UK, EU And US
• Revolution Beauty's Ex-CEO To Pay £2.9M To Settle Dispute
• Ukraine Suffers Setback In Russia Genocide Case
• Deloitte Consultant's Discrimination Claims Had 'No Evidence'
• University's 'IU' Trademark Too Descriptive, EU Court Rules
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Lawyer Struck Off Roll Over $14M US Tax Fraud Conviction
• ED&F To Face £56M Trial Over Role In Danish Cum-Ex Fraud
• Developer's Claims To Be Bitcoin Inventor Face Key Test At Trial
• Lawyers For Subpostmasters Blast Post Office Prosecutors
• Western Digital Can't Patent Enhanced Streaming
• Gazprom Subsidiary Told To Halt Claim Proceedings In Russia
• Playboy Dancer Hired As Solicitor's Assistant Awarded £29K
• MoD Unit Says Korean Marine Biz Is Hiding Scope Of Data Use
• Dechert Settles Mogul's UK Hacking Claim For Millions
• Mishcon Acquires Brazilian Group Claims Business Somos
• Questions Linger Over UK Plans To Resurrect Tribunal Fees
• Injured Grenfell Firefighters Reach £20M Settlement
• CPS Denies Liability in Ex-Sidley Lawyer Failed Prosecution
• EU Report Is A Valuable Guide For Data Controllers
• Irwin Mitchell Not Liable For Helpline Advice To Future Client
• PI Group Fletchers Acquires Serious Injury Law
• Sky Gets 'Gosky' TM Grounded Despite Different Ordering
• Gov't Agrees To Boost Lawyers' Fixed Recoverable Costs
• Truckmaker Scania Loses Appeal Over €880M Cartel Fine
• Halfords Manager Wins Case Over African Accent Mockery
• Lawyer Convicted Of Tax Fraud Can't Halt Disciplinary Case
• Welsh Gov't Contractor Denies Causing Steel Factory Flooding
• Airbus Fails To Land Virtual Panoramic View Patent At EPO
• UK Court Ruling Reinforces CMA's Info-Gathering Powers
• Ex Claims Negligence Over Husband's £110,000 Death Benefit
• Spain Doesn't Have To Pay Upfront In €120M Energy Row
• Racing Biz Refuels EU TM Feud After EUIPO Paperwork Error
• Payroll Biz Director Can't Challenge £21M VAT Fraud Decision
• Trump Blocked From Bringing Russian Dossier Claim In UK