Commercial Litigation UK Archive » July, 2025

Commercial Litigation UK - July, 2025

268 articles

• New Arbitration Act To Streamline UK Dispute Resolution
• Arbitrators Nix $65M Georgia Port Project Claim
• Pogust Goodhead To Sue BHP For £1.3B Over Dam Litigation
• Asset Freeze Sticks In Billionaire's $415M Fraud Case
• Venom Bandmates Bite Each Other In Logo Copyright Clash
• SocGen, ING Win €212M EuroChem Bonds Sanctions Fight
• Asset Manager Denies Breaching NDA For €118M Deals
• Tesco Wins Partial Victory Over Tribunal Errors On Equal Pay
• SRA Warns Law Firms Over Handling Of Motor Finance Claims
• Ex-GSK Lawyer Drops Probe Case After Losing Bid For Docs
• Challenges Law Firms Face In Recruiting Competitor Teams
• Traders Say Sanctioned Firm Can't Swap Plaintiff In $2.5M Suit
• Musicians Win OK For Mass Claim Over UK Copyright Rules
• Insurers Lose Bid To Avoid $37M Ship Detention Payout
• Trans Individuals Challenge EHRC Workplace Toilet Rules
• Basketball Body Rejects League's Monopoly Allegations
• Greek Shipping Magnate's Heirs Battle Over €72M Loan Deal
• Housing Charity Seeks £113M Over Uninhabitable Flats
• BigLaw Firms Ordered To Explain Leak Of PrivatBank Decision
• Sky Apologizes For Defaming Met Police Chief Superintendent
• Gupta Hit With $6.7M Fraud Claim Over False Deposit Docs
• Govt's National Wealth Fund Ignored Worker's Pay Concerns
• Axed Charity Staffer Wins Early Battle In Whistleblowing Claim
• Allianz Settles £9M Structural Dispute With Housing Trust
• PrivatBank Wins $1.9B Fraud Case Against Ex-Owners
• High Court Elects Substance Over Form In Arbitration Dispute
• JV Partner Found To Have Inflated Costs In London Project
• Forex Biz Can't Avoid Liability For Deceit In $10M Deal
• Fake Threats Claim To Be Heard At £50M Waste Dumping Trial
• Solicitor Denies Antisemitic Intent With Offensive Tweets
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Drops Bid For Remedy Over Unfair Firing
• Dutch Rail Tech Firm Says Rival Infringed Patent In UK
• Tech Co. Accuses Seller Of Hiding Issues Ahead Of £20M Deal
• Fox Could Have Paid More For Libel Battle Loss, Tweeters Say
• Tech Pro Says Alleged Software Copying Was 'Obvious' Joke
• Law Firm Wins Appeal To Nix Ex-Solicitor's Commission
• Labour Settles Defamation Case Over Antisemitism Report
• Uber Cannot Force Changes To Taxi Booking Contracts
• Shvidler Loses Landmark UK Sanctions Challenge
• Fraud Claims 'Smaller Slice' As Crypto Litigation Booms
• Ex-Telecom Manager Can't Shield ID In Whistleblowing Claim
• Fox Says Tweets In Libel Battle Were Not Taken Seriously
• Porsche Blocked From Halting Supply Of Parts To Reseller
• Investment Firm Beats Ex-Risk Chief's Long COVID Bias Claim
• Czech Republic Loses Latest Challenge To $350M Award
• Ex-Solicitor Loses Appeal Over £175K Client Fund Transfers
• Citigroup Defends $16M VTB Russian Securities Sale Losses
• French Plans For Call-In Powers Signal More Merger Scrutiny
• UK Gov't Denies Breach In £32M Rail Contract Award
• SocGen Settles €140M Clifford Chance Negligence Claim
• Switzerland Faces $5B Claim After Credit Suisse Collapse
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taylor Rose Denies Negligence Caused Property Co. Losses
• Research Co Scientist Loses Anonymity Bid In Data Theft Case
• How Fox's 'Twibel' Case Could Challenge Defamation Law
• Car Makers Must Reveal Internal Docs In Dieselgate Trial
• Pharma Co. Sues Generali In £2M Alzheimer's Coverage Claim
• Bahraini Bank Worker Loses Whistleblowing Case Over Delay
• EasyGroup Settles Trademark Claim Against Postal Co.
• Odey's Libel Claim And Sex Assault Case To Have Joint Trial
• Ruling Puts Dexia's €400M Row With Torino In English Courts
• AXA Wins £675M Missold PPI Payout Fight With Santander
• Impossible Foods Loses Case For 'Impossible Bakers' TM
• Trainline Loses Bid For Docs In £32M Rail Contract Dispute
• SportPesa Chair Claims Stake Dilution Was Deliberate Fraud
• Ukrainian State-Owned Bank Targets Russia In New Claim
• EasyGroup Gets TMs Revived In Pair Of UK Appeals
• Fintech Execs Deny Misleading Bank In £4M Fraud Claim
• Amazon To Face £4B Dual Class Actions In UK
• CMS Fights £10M Negligence Claim Over Investec Deal
• Munich Re Can't Nix Private Equity Firm's $491M IPO Claim
• Coca-Cola To Pay Sales Rep £9K For Unfair Data Error Firing
• Investment Biz Denies Financier's $3.5M Unpaid Loan Claim
• Thaler Claims Inventorship Of AI Patent After DABUS Ruling
• Winery, Distributor Copied Artists' Work For Bottle Label
• Acer Asks Court To Set FRAND License For Nokia Patents
• ICJ Puts Reparations On The Table In Climate Change Case
• Gibson Dunn Snags 3VB KC As New Int'l Arbitration Co-Chair
• Astellas Beats Generics' Bid To Nix Cancer Drug Patent
• Yodel Gets £1.5M Security In Dispute With Ex-Director
• PE Firm Says Ex-All Saints Chair In Contempt Over Share Sale
• Sony Film Co. Gets Quick Win In $49M Claim Over Share Deal
• Ex-Consultancy Boss Denies £3.6M Client Poaching Allegation
• Credit Suisse Gets Forex Cartel Fine Slashed To €28M
• Mishcon Says Ex-Partner's Claim Falls Under Singapore Law
• BVI Investor Sues Bahamian Lender Over $18.6M Loan Loss
• Developer Accuses Payment App Of 'Cynical' Data Theft Claim
• Channel 5 Sued For Infringing Hurricane Footage Copyright
• ENRC Wins Appeal To Add $128M Damages In SFO Dispute
• FOI Exemptions Can Be Aggregated, UK Top Court Rules
• Liquidators Win Bid To Enforce £102M Award Over Hotel Fraud
• Simmons & Simmons Nixes Ex-Worker's Disability Bias Claim
• Racecourses Lose Early Fight In £80M COVID Cover Battle
• UKIPO Warns AI Patent Appeal Is A 'Recipe For Disaster'
• Artist Can't Appeal Fake 'Fishrot' Apology Copyright Breach
• VTB Sues Investment Biz In Sanctions Dispute Over Trades
• Nigerian Domestic Worker Wins Case Over Exploitation
• Bristol Airport Takes Legal Action Over £205M Cardiff Subsidy
• Golf Adviser Reaped $2M In Secret Commissions, Court Rules
• Russian Magnate's Bankruptcy Trustee Can't Stop Share Move
• DWF Beats Data Privacy Challenge In Injury Fraud Evidence
• Bayer Challenges Generics' Profit Claims In Xarelto Dispute
• GDPR Whistleblower Wins Bid To Be Paid Until Full Trial
• HP Owed More Than £730M From Autonomy Fraud Case
• UK Co. Faces £1M Penalty For Failing To Report Tax Scheme
• Family Claims Bad Tax Advice Led To Costly HMRC Bills
• AI Should Qualify For Patent Protection, Developer Argues
• Wimbledon Served Court Win Over £200M Expansion Plan
• Ex-Execs Sue Telecom Biz Over Alleged £8M Share Sale Loss
• Trader Blames Deutsche Bank For Spoofing Conviction
• Kession Fights Liability In £1.7M Collective Investment Case
• Oracle Sues Data Center Firm For Infringing 'Sun' Trademark
• Disputes Pro Joins Lewis Silkin From Rosenblatt
• Police Officer Launches Legal Challenge Against Union Ban
• MPs Call For Review To Fix 'Dysfunctional' County Courts
• Oil Biz Must Face Dishonesty Claims Over $335M Fraud Case
• Barrister Loses Appeal Over Disbarment For Dishonesty
• Off The Bench: Latest NASCAR Win, Trans Athlete Fights Ban
• Lords Swap Day-1 Unfair Dismissal For 6-Month Threshold
• IT Engineer Sues School Over 'Defamatory' Job Reference
• Female Staffer Wins Sexual Harassment Case Against Boss
• Notting Hill Shopping Tote Designer Loses TM Dispute
• Fintech Blocks JPMorgan's €917M Greek Case In JV Dispute
• Irwin Mitchell Can't Escape Costs In Pension Fraud Claim
• Paralegal's Bias Claims Tossed Over 'Unreasonable' Conduct
• Odey Fights To Delay Libel Trial Amid Sex Assault Claims
• Engineer Sues Broker For Negligence Over PI Policy Notice
• Mastercard, Visa Face New Swipe Fees Claim By UK Retailers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Denies Changing Life Policy To Cut Illness Cover
• EU Sends Hungary To Court Of Justice Over ECT Stance
• US Challenge To Belgian Minimum Tax Rules Heads To ECJ
• Dechert Settles Jordanian Lawyers' UAE Torture Claims
• UK Landlords Face Group Claim Over 'Hidden' Insurance Fees
• Tesco Must Wait For Appeal In Equal Pay Case
• Retailer Says Rival Can't Sue Over Amazon Listing Dispute
• CORRECTED: South Korea Can Challenge $48.5M Award In Samsung Merger Case
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Revive Patent For Diabetes Drug
• TfL Threatened With Litigation Over Licensing Delays
• Le Pen Heirs Lose Challenge To €300K Expenses Recovery
• ENRC Bids To Overturn $128M Cut From SFO Claim
• Dubai Bank Wins Document Fraud Claim in £80M Debt Fight
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Injunctions Across Borders
• BT Landline Clients Pushing To Revive £1.3B Class Action
• Freight Co. Loses Interim Bid To Lift HMRC Export Controls
• Ex-Pogust Goodhead Staffer Can't Revive Bias Case
• Car Sales Reps Win £356K Payout After 'Somali Pirate' Slur
• Trainline Accuses Gov't Of Unlawfully Awarding £32M Contract
• Law Firm Beats Ex-Staffer's Bid To Revive Client Contact Case
• 'Orange King' And Son Say Cartel Claims Are Stale
• Fraud Victim Can't Pursue Wealth Manager's Kids
• PwC Settles Property Biz's £9M Tax Negligence Case
• Broker Beats Ex-Employee's Claim She Was Forced To Quit
• Afghan Nationals Prepare To Sue MoD Over Data Breach
• Female Staffer Accuses Firm's Exec of Sexual Harassment
• Court Refuses To Rule Bali Villa Sale Breached Asset Freeze
• London Judge Nixes Jurisdictional Award In Gas Plant Feud
• UAE Prisoner Voluntarily Drops Suit Against Ex-Dechert GC
• Insurance Co. Accuses Ex-CEO Of Siphoning £19M At Trial
• Solicitor Sues Law Firm £423K For Misusing Estate Proceeds
• Ladbrokes Loses Appeal Against Disability Bias Ruling
• Howden Says Rival's Exodus Was Inevitable In Poaching Case
• Clifford Chance Denies Blame For SocGen's $483M Gold Loss
• Lender Denies Helping Pharma Boss Secure Secret £6M Loan
• Wealth Manager Sues For £4.5M Over Failed Investment Deal
• Holiday Club To Pay Worker £37K After 'Scandalous' Conduct
• Deezer Sues For €12M Over Hacked Data Sold On Dark Web
• Court Says Olympic Runner Treated Unfairly In Testing Appeal
• Moderna Fights Pfizer's 'Impossible' MRNA Patent Attack
• Celebs Cannot Use Pattern To Prove Mail Claims, Judge Says
• Entrepreneur Sues Rights Advocate Over $1B Corruption Claim
• Brand Owner Says Violated Licensee Agreement Is Now Void
• Deceased Financiers' Assets Tapped To Cover Thai Bank Debt
• Wise Payments' TM Infringement Case Largely Backfires
• Ex-CFO Can't Dodge Toymaker's £288K Costs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Student Letting Agency Claims Theft Of Copyrighted Photos
• Royal Mail To Pay £13K For Neglecting Worker's Career Plan
• Ex-Insurance CEO's Wife Can't Ax £15M Asset Freeze
• Staley Tribunal Decision Could Fuel Challenges To FCA Fines
• Phones4u Can't Revive Collusion Case Against UK Networks
• Pfizer Takes Aim At Moderna's Leftover MRNA Protections
• Buyer Contests Ruling On $1.85M Award In Botched Ship Sale
• Ex-Union Official Argues Bias Risk Misjudged In Appeal
• Rusal Can Serve Claim On Abramovich Via Oligarch's Lawyers
• Housing Co. Blames £29M Loss On Flawed Project Pricing
• Firm Denies Giving Ex-Pandora Chief Negligent Tax Advice
• BMW Unfairly Fired Worker Accused Of Faking Back Pain
• Human Rights Court Denounces Russia's Actions In Ukraine
• Toy Maker Fails To Revive Rubik's Cube TM At EU Court
• Sony Can Alter Defense In Hendrix Band Copyright Case
• Recruiter To Pay £188K To Director Fired Over Brain Injury
• Sweden Wins €60M Pension Fraud Case Against Financier
• Car Brake Maker Accuses Rival Of Copying Design
• Insurers Argue $37M Liability Void Over Director's Charges
• British Airways Pensions Biz Unfairly Sacked Investment Exec
• Ship Buyers Fight $5M Deposit Debt Ruling At UK Top Court
• Target Misses Bull's-Eye TM Bid At EU Court
• Taxi Drivers Win Challenge Over 'Oppressive' Data Request
• Ex-BofA Exec Sues For Bias Over Workplace Affair Fallout
• Appeal Win Gives Certainty To UK Class Action Funding
• Oil Co. Says Nigeria Shouldn't Profit From £44M Legal Bill
• Drugmaker Wants £46M For MSD's Use Of 'Merck' In UK
• Wimbledon's £200M Expansion Plan Faces Legal Challenge
• Ryanair Loses Appeal Over Ex-Pilot's Agency Worker Status
• Ex-Axiom Chief Ordered To Pay £5M SRA Intervention Costs
• Tech Firm Says Ex-VP Was Not Employee In £2.5M Claim
• Malaysia Info Demand Gets Green Light In $14.9B Dispute
• Meat Tycoon Relative Loses $402M Trust Fight In Top Court
• Huawei Loses 2nd Bid To Move Patent Dispute To China
• Campaign Groups Fight For Full 'Dieselgate' Documents
• Gide Hires Restructuring Partner From HSF Kramer In Paris
• Law Firm Gets 'Vague' £4.6M Negligence Case Struck Out
• GlobalData Says Exec's £797K Case 'Not David And Goliath'
• IBM Rival Can't Appeal Reverse-Engineering Defeat
• TikTok Loses Appeal Over £12.7M Children's Data Fine
• Funder Claims Developer Used Biz As Facade To Pocket £4M
• Rail Passengers Claim Just Fraction Of £25M Stagecoach Deal
• IP Software Manager Wins £77K After Botched Transfer
• Opera House Faces £350K Libel Claim Over Settlement Breach
• Waste Co. Blames Trowers & Hamlins For Lost Tenancy
• Agri Biz Wins Time In $11M Alfa Group Unit Loan Note Fight
• Car Auction Biz Loses Appeal Of Drivers' Worker Status 
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Drone Operator Sues BAE Unit Over Patented UAV Design
• Trafigura Wins $2M Over Sudan Co.'s Unpaid Gasoline Order
• Apple, Sony Lose Appeal Over Litigation-Funding Deals
• Axiom Staffer Can't Boost Award After Dismissal Claims Win
• BT Denies Withholding Data Cost Eircom £400M Contract
• Ankle Tag Investors Deny £320M Conspiracy With Sacked CEO
• Sheikh Must Pay Brothers $240M Each In Inheritance Fight
• Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction
• Axed COO Wins £108K From Commerce Software Biz
• ECJ Revives French State Aid Fight Over Port Tax Breaks
• Eircom Seeks £67M From BT As Info Hoarding Trial Kicks Off
• BHP Says Quarter Of £36B Dam Claims Could Be Dropped
• TUI Looks To Shift Blame For Illness At All-Inclusive Hotel
• Bar Manager Fired For Checking CCTV Wins Payout
• British Airways Defeats Claims Of Bias In COVID Shake-Up
• Travers Smith Partner Hits Firm With Personal Injury Claim
• Top Judge Expresses 'Horror' At Lawyers Citing Fake Cases
• Ex-CFO Claims Toy Maker Gave Court Forged Evidence
• Ex-Perfume Boss Can't Ax Claim Over Russia Sales
• CPS Nixes Claim From Law Grad Turned Serial Litigant
• Top Court To Hear Appeal In COVID Insurance Furlough Case
• London Law Firm To Pay Ex-Staffer £64K In Lost Earnings
• FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire
• Accord Asks Appellate Judges To Nix Rival's Cancer Patent
• UK Investor Sues Accounting Firm Over £633K Tax Bill
• Spanish Luxury Wine Co. Can't Nix German Rival's 'Vitae' TM
• Oil Biz Seeks To Toss Ex-Directors' Sanctions Breach Defense
• Uber Fights To Overturn Taxi Contract Ruling At Top Court
• Hotel Operator Says Ex-Director Stole £800K After Fire Payout
• Ex-UBS CFO Wins £112M Divorce Fight At UK Supreme Court
• DPD Franchisee Can't Revive Worker Status Claims
• Saxon Woods Ruling Tightens Rules On Director Good Faith
• Paralegal Wins £46K After Quitting To Avoid SRA Rules Breach
• Elizabeth Arden Broke Britney Perfume Deal, Distributor Says
• Energy Cos. Say Italy Can't Escape $23M In Awards
• ICSID Annulment Proceedings Carry High Stakes For System
• Creditors Accuse Shipping Biz Of Trying To Evade $309M Debt
• Trusts' Mauritius Share Sales Taxable In UK, Court Holds
• Bank Of Ireland Denies £60M Property Loan Fraud Claim
• HMRC Can Collect Tax In Disputed Avoidance Schemes
• Vape Co. Loses Appeal To Block Rival's 'Crystal Bar' UK TM
• Kevin Spacey Sued Over Alleged Sexual Assault At Old Vic
• Barclays Car Finance Appeal Must Wait For Top Court Ruling
• Petrofac Suffers Blow As Creditors Block $355M Rescue Plan