Commercial Litigation UK

  • October 31, 2024

    Reality TV Star Sacked For Going AWOL Loses Claim

    A former EE store manager who appeared on a Channel 4 reality dating show has lost his unfair dismissal claim after a tribunal found he breached EE's leave policy by taking a week off for filming without his manager's permission.

  • October 31, 2024

    Mayer Brown Adds German Litigation Pro From Freshfields

    Mayer Brown LLP has hired a litigation and arbitration expert as a partner in its office in Düsseldorf, Germany, as the firm moves to bolster its cross-border contentious matters and commercial disputes practice.

  • October 31, 2024

    Google Beats 'Shorts' TM Infringement Case

    Google LLC has won a battle with a distributor of short films over its YouTube Shorts brand, as a London court ruled on Thursday that the tech giant did not infringe the distributor's own 'shorts' trademarks.

  • October 31, 2024

    Car Finance Lenders Brace For Wave Of Redress Payments

    The Court of Appeal has set car finance lenders up for a costly compensation bill by imposing a higher duty on brokers to explicitly tell customers about their commissions.

  • October 30, 2024

    Insurers Say EU Court Misunderstood €855M Oil Spill Case

    Marine insurers argued at a London appellate court Wednesday that a European decision blocking them from using arbitration to stop the enforcement of a €855 million ($928.5 million) Spanish judgment over a huge oil spill off the coasts of Spain and France was partly based on a factual misunderstanding.

  • October 30, 2024

    Leigh Day Escapes Negligence Claim Over Oil Spill Settlement

    A group of Nigerian villagers can't sue Leigh Day over alleged negligence in a £55 million ($72 million) oil spill settlement with Shell because their local leaders never granted them authority to pursue the claims, a London court ruled Wednesday.

  • October 30, 2024

    ZTE Slams Lenovo For Taking FRAND Battle To Court

    Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp. said Wednesday that it hopes for an "efficient and reasonable" end to its ongoing patent dispute with Lenovo, a week after the rival computer giant launched patent proceedings against ZTE in London.

  • October 30, 2024

    Lloyds Says Broadcaster Liable In £287M Fraud Claim

    Lloyds Bank and a subsidiary have hit back against a £287 million ($373 million) claim brought by the liquidators of Arena Television, arguing they should not be liable for payments they processed for the broadcaster that were linked to an alleged £1.2 billion fraud.

  • October 30, 2024

    MoJ Gets £1.9B Funding Boost In First Labour Budget

    The Labour government announced an additional £1.9 billion ($2.47 billion) funding for the Ministry of Justice in its first Budget statement on Wednesday, coupled with millions of pounds more for criminal prosecutors and fraud investigators.

  • October 30, 2024

    Disabled Barclays Worker Wins Harassment Claim

    An employment judge has upheld two complaints by a former Barclays employee who said she was prevented from doing her job because of her painful bone condition, as the tribunal that agreed her manager's comments amounted to harassment.

  • October 30, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel To Pay Some Costs Over Report Source ID

    Quinn Emanuel must pay some of its costs for not revealing to Oleg Deripaska the source of a report that was used in proceedings between the industrialist and a former business partner, as a judge said Wednesday that the firm had failed to ensure the document was not a forgery.

  • October 30, 2024

    Mortgage Adviser Not Unfairly Sacked Over Fraud Fears

    A mortgage adviser who was sacked over concerns that he might have committed fraud by providing false information to lenders and insurers has lost his claim of unfair dismissal, as a tribunal ruled that his employer's decision to fire him was reasonable.

  • October 29, 2024

    Russia To Fight Seizure Of Assets In $5B Ukraine Oil Row

    The Russian Federation is looking to challenge a recent seizure of its state-owned assets in Finland following a successful bid from NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, which aims to enforce a $5 billion arbitration award related to the 2014 expropriation of its Crimean assets.

  • October 29, 2024

    Exam Board Secures First Digital 'Newcomer Injunction'

    An exam board has secured the first digital "newcomer injunction" to prevent attempts to distribute its test materials, following a landmark U.K. top court judgment that paved its way last year, the law firm leading the case announced Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Ex-Oil Biz Exec Denies Embezzling €144M, Points To Owner

    The alleged former chief executive of a Singapore-based petroleum company has denied embezzling €143.8 million ($155 million) for his own benefit and branded the allegations as part of a "vexatious campaign" pursued by another company executive.

  • October 29, 2024

    Carer Refused Leave To Self-Isolate During COVID Wins £22K

    A disabled individual must pay £22,064 ($28,665) for firing a personal carer who left her without assistance after discovering that she might be infected with COVID-19, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • October 29, 2024

    Spain Resumes Bid To Enforce €855M Award On Insurers

    Spain told an appeals court Tuesday that arbitration proceedings cannot block it from enforcing an €855 million ($925 million) Spanish judgment against marine insurers over a huge oil spill off the coasts of Spain and France.

  • October 29, 2024

    Nokia, HP End Patent Litigation With Licensing Deal

    Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia has inked a multiyear patent-licensing deal with hardware manufacturer HP Inc. over its video technologies, pouring cold water on litigation between the pair in all jurisdictions, it announced Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    InterDigital Ends Legal Spats With Oppo In Licensing Deal

    InterDigital said Tuesday that it has inked a licensing agreement with Chinese smartphone giant Oppo that will bring an end to the cross-border litigation between the companies over patented smartphone technology.

  • October 29, 2024

    Tribunal Finds 'Tight Trousers' Comment Not Sex Harassment

    A National Health Service manager did not sexually harass a staffer by saying he was wearing "tight trousers" amid other managers' concerns over his attire's suitability for the office, a tribunal held in a ruling released Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    WSJ Articles On $1B Fraud Did Not Contain Criminal Data

    Two articles in the Wall Street Journal about court proceedings in the Cayman Islands did not contain criminal offense data, a judge ruled Tuesday, in a preliminary stage of a data protection claim against its publisher over reports on allegations of a $1 billion fraud.

  • October 29, 2024

    Aldi Toy Supplier Seeks Capped Damages In Jellycat Row

    Aldi's toy supplier has told a London court that it is not on the hook to pay excessive damages if its cuddly dragon toy is found to have infringed the copyright for collectible soft toy maker Jellycat's design.

  • October 29, 2024

    Marine Charity Sues IT Provider After 'Outlandish Allegations'

    A maritime navigation charity has sued its former IT provider in a London court, accusing it of making "outlandish and unfounded allegations" to justify suspending access to its own app when the organization tried to switch providers.

  • October 29, 2024

    Santander Delays Results To Weigh Motor Finance Ruling

    Santander said Tuesday that it will delay the publication of its third-quarter results as it seeks to review the implications of a landmark court ruling that lenders must fully disclose to customers the commission that is paid to car dealers.

  • October 29, 2024

    Samsung Looks To Nix Further Regeneron Eye Med Patents

    Samsung Bioepis has joined the queue of pharma companies looking to revoke two key eye medicine patents belonging to Regeneron, arguing in a London court that the treatment is neither new nor inventive.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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    The European Union, U.K. and U.S. competition agencies' recently issued joint statement on competition risks in generative artificial intelligence demonstrates increased cross-border collaboration on cartel investigations, meaning companies facing investigations in one jurisdiction should anticipate related investigations in other jurisdictions, say lawyers at Latham & Watkins.

  • Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance

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    Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts’ general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.

  • What Green Claims Directive Proposal Means For Businesses

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    With the European Union’s recent adoption of a general approach to the proposed Green Claims Directive, which will regulate certain environmental claims and likely be finalized next year, companies keen to publicize their green credentials have even more reason to tread carefully, say Marcus Navin-Jones and Juge Gregg at Crowell & Moring.

  • EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling

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    The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • £43M Legal Bill Case Shows Courts' View On Exchange Rates

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    A recent Court of Appeal decision declined to change the currency used for payment of the Nigerian government's legal bill, aligning with British courts' consensus that they should not be concerned with how fluctuating exchange rates might benefit one party over another, says Francis Kendall at Kain Knight.

  • Examining The State Of Paccar Fixes After General Election

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    Following the U.K. Supreme Court's Paccar decision last year, which made many litigation funding agreements for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal unenforceable, the judiciary will likely take charge in implementing any fixes — but the general election has created uncertainty, says Ben Knowles at Clyde & Co.

  • EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector

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    Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.

  • Takeaways From UPC's Amgen Patent Invalidity Analysis

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    The Unified Patent Court Central Division's decision in Regeneron v. Amgen to revoke a patent for lack of inventive step is particularly clear in its reasoning and highlights the risks to patentees of the new court's central revocation powers, say Jane Evenson and Caitlin Heard at CMS.

  • GDPR 6 Years On: Key Points From EU Report

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    The European Commission’s recent report on the General Data Protection Regulation is clearly positive, concluding that it has brought benefits to both individuals and businesses, but stakeholders are still awaiting essential guidelines on scientific research and important business concerns remain, say Thibaut D'hulst and Malik Aouadi at Van Bael & Bellis.

  • UK Mandatory ADR Push Renews Mediation Standards Focus

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    In the wake of a Court of Appeal decision last year allowing courts to mandate alternative dispute resolution, the push toward mandatory ADR has continued with the aim of streamlining dispute resolution and reducing costs, say Ned Beale and Edward Nyman at Hausfeld.

  • 2 UK Rulings Highlight Persistent Push Payment Fraud Issues

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    Two recent High Court decisions, Larsson v. Revolut and Terna DOO v. Revolut, demonstrate that authorized push payment fraud continues to cause headaches for consumers and financial institutions alike, and with forthcoming mandatory reimbursement requirements, more APP fraud litigation can be expected, say lawyers at Charles Russell.

  • Decision Shows Cost Consequences Of Rejecting Mediation

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    An English county court's recent first-instance decision in Conway v. Conway & Meek, which imposed a reduction in costs due to what the judge saw as the defendants' unreasonable refusal to consider mediation, underscores a growing judicial willingness to promote mediation through cost sanctions, say Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey at Mason Hayes.

  • Duties And Questions To Consider In Expert Witness Selection

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    A spotlight has recently been shone on the role of expert witnesses due to the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, which should remind all parties to take steps to understand what an expert witness is responsible for and what the selection process should look like, says Toby Hunt at HKA.

  • ECJ Cartel Damages Rulings Are Wins For Multinational Cos.

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    Two decisions from the European Court of Justice last month clarifying the limits of the single economic unit doctrine in cartel damages proceedings will help multinational companies anticipate and prepare for litigation within a narrower band of possible jurisdictions, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Takeaways From EU's 'Pay Or Consent' Advertising Probe

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    Anne-Gabrielle Haie and Charles Whiddington at Steptoe examine key points from the European Commission's recent investigation into Big Tech's use of "pay or consent" advertising models, as well as the European Data Protection Board’s opinion on how such models can comply with EU competition and data protection laws.

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