Commercial Litigation UK

  • July 04, 2025

    BT Denies Withholding Data Cost Eircom £400M Contract

    British Telecommunications PLC said that withholding information from Eircom did not cause its Irish counterpart to lose a bid for a public sector contract, as it defended itself Friday at a £67 million ($92 million) damages trial.

  • July 04, 2025

    Ankle Tag Investors Deny £320M Conspiracy With Sacked CEO

    Investors in a company which makes ankle tags have denied a £320 million ($437 million) claim that they conspired with the business's ousted chief executive to unlawfully profit from share sales.

  • July 04, 2025

    Sheikh Must Pay Brothers $240M Each In Inheritance Fight

    The son of an Emirati royal accused of embezzling more than $1 billion from his dead father must give two of his brothers approximately $240 million each for their shares in their father's estate, a London court ruled on Friday.

  • July 04, 2025

    Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction

    A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • July 04, 2025

    Axed COO Wins £108K From Commerce Software Biz

    A commerce software company has agreed to pay £107,600 ($146,900) to its former chief operating officer after he persuaded a tribunal that his dismissal was unfair.

  • July 03, 2025

    ECJ Revives French State Aid Fight Over Port Tax Breaks

    A European Union court was wrong to refuse to consider a French local government body's state aid complaints over tax breaks granted to port operators by the country's government, the EU's high court ruled Thursday, sending the case back to the lower court.

  • July 03, 2025

    Eircom Seeks £67M From BT As Info Hoarding Trial Kicks Off

    Irish telecoms operator Eircom said that British Telecommunications PLC unlawfully kept it "in the dark" about crucial information during a bid for a public sector contract, at the start of a £67 million ($92 million) damages trial Thursday.

  • July 03, 2025

    BHP Says Quarter Of £36B Dam Claims Could Be Dropped

    BHP told a London court on Thursday that more than a quarter of claimants suing it in a £36 billion ($49 billion) case over Brazil's worst environmental disaster have moved to waive their claims by taking part in a compensation scheme.

  • July 03, 2025

    TUI Looks To Shift Blame For Illness At All-Inclusive Hotel

    Tourism giant TUI has denied causing a group of more than 30 holidaymakers gastrointestinal illnesses in Cape Verde, saying that the sickness have been caused by anything from too much sun to overindulgence to contact with other infected people.

  • July 03, 2025

    Bar Manager Fired For Checking CCTV Wins Payout

    An employment tribunal has ordered a members club for the Labour Party to pay £9,500 ($12,900) to a bar manager it fired after accepting allegations that she breached data protection rules by viewing CCTV footage without any investigation. 

  • July 03, 2025

    British Airways Defeats Claims Of Bias In COVID Shake-Up

    British Airways has fended off claims of age and sex discrimination and unfair dismissal brought by two former cabin crew members who accused the airline of using the COVID-19 crisis to strip legacy staff of their better employment terms.

  • July 03, 2025

    Travers Smith Partner Hits Firm With Personal Injury Claim

    A disputes partner at Travers Smith LLP has filed a personal injury claim against the firm, according to court records.

  • July 03, 2025

    Top Judge Expresses 'Horror' At Lawyers Citing Fake Cases

    The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.

  • July 03, 2025

    Ex-CFO Claims Toy Maker Gave Court Forged Evidence

    The former finance director of a toy manufacturer has alleged that the company handed a court forged evidence in an "ambush" tactic that fraudulently secured a judgment striking out his breach of employment contract and data protection claims against the employer.

  • July 03, 2025

    Ex-Perfume Boss Can't Ax Claim Over Russia Sales

    A London judge refused Thursday to throw out a claim that accused the former boss of a luxury perfume group of damaging the reputation of his business after he admitted to exporting high-value products to Russia.

  • July 03, 2025

    CPS Nixes Claim From Law Grad Turned Serial Litigant

    A tribunal has thrown out a discrimination claim against the Crown Prosecution Service brought by a law graduate whose persistent legal action recently led a London judge to ban him from making further claims.

  • July 03, 2025

    Top Court To Hear Appeal In COVID Insurance Furlough Case

    The U.K. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in a controversial case in which insurers effectively pocketed state subsidies intended for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • July 03, 2025

    London Law Firm To Pay Ex-Staffer £64K In Lost Earnings

    A London employment tribunal has ordered Linkilaw to pay its former senior solicitor almost £64,000 ($87,500) after the firm failed to pay her wages and other compensation.

  • July 02, 2025

    FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire

    FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

  • July 02, 2025

    Accord Asks Appellate Judges To Nix Rival's Cancer Patent

    Lawyers for Accord Healthcare urged the Court of Appeal at a hearing on Wednesday to nix remaining protections for blockbuster prostate cancer therapeutic Xtandi, saying the prior judge should not have considered the context outside a poster displaying the compound when determining whether the patent was obvious.

  • July 02, 2025

    UK Investor Sues Accounting Firm Over £633K Tax Bill

    A U.K. investor accused an accounting firm of giving negligent tax planning advice and keeping him in the dark about correspondence with HM Revenue & Customs, which ultimately assessed nearly £633,000 ($863,000) in liabilities, according to a claim filed with the High Court.

  • July 02, 2025

    Spanish Luxury Wine Co. Can't Nix German Rival's 'Vitae' TM

    A European Union court rejected a bid by a Spanish winery to get hold of the trademark "Vitae" over wines, ruling Wednesday that a German rival was still using the decades-old mark to sell the alcoholic drinks.

  • July 02, 2025

    Oil Biz Seeks To Toss Ex-Directors' Sanctions Breach Defense

    A Singaporean oil company urged a judge Wednesday to throw out allegations that it breached U.S. sanctions on Iran made by its alleged former chief executive, whom it has accused of embezzling €143.8 million ($169.2 million).

  • July 02, 2025

    Uber Fights To Overturn Taxi Contract Ruling At Top Court

    Uber told the U.K. Supreme Court Wednesday that private hire vehicle operators outside London needed to contract with passengers to provide a taxi service, in a case with wide implications for the agency model.

  • July 02, 2025

    Hotel Operator Says Ex-Director Stole £800K After Fire Payout

    A hotel operator has alleged that its former director gained unauthorized access to its bank account three years after his resignation and stole almost £800,000 ($1.1 million) after an insurance payout for a fire that destroyed the building.

Expert Analysis

  • What UK Digital Markets Act Will Mean For Competition Law

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    The new Digital Markets Act’s reforms will strengthen the Competition and Markets Authority's investigatory and enforcement powers across its full remit of merger control and antitrust investigations, representing a seismic shift in the U.K. competition and consumer law landscape, say lawyers at Travers Smith.

  • UK Supreme Court Confirms Limits To Arbitration Act Appeals

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    Every year, disappointed parties come out of U.K.-seated arbitrations and try to seek redress in the English courts, but the U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sharp v. Viterra serves as a reminder of the strict restrictions on appeals brought under the Arbitration Act, says Mark Handley at Duane Morris.

  • Examining The EU Sanctions Directive Approach To Breaches

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    In criminalizing sanctions violations and harmonizing the rules on breaches, a new European Union directive will bring significant change and likely increase enforcement risks across the EU, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

  • Trends, Tips From 7 Years Of EPO Antibody Patent Appeals

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    Recent years of European Patent Office decisions reveal some surprising differences between appeals involving therapeutic antibody patents and those for other technologies, offering useful insight into this developing area of European case law for future antibody patent applicants, say Alex Epstein and Jane Evenson at CMS.

  • 4 Takeaways From Biotech Patent Invalidity Ruling

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    The recent Patents Court decision in litigation between Advanced Cell Diagnostics and Molecular Instruments offers noteworthy commentary on issues related to experiments done in the ordinary course of business, joint importation, common general knowledge and mindset, and mosaicking for anticipation, say Nessa Khandaker and Darren Jiron at Finnegan.

  • Why Reperforming Loan Securitization In UK And EU May Rise

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    The recently published new U.K. securitization rules will largely bring the U.K.’s nonperforming loan regime in line with the European Union, and together with the success of EU and U.K. banks in reducing loan ratios, reperforming securitizations may feature more prominently in relevant markets going forward, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • What French Watchdog Ruling Means For M&A Landscape

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    Although ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence, the French competition authority’s recent post-closing review of several nonreportable mergers is a landmark case that highlights the increased complexity of such transactions, and is further testament to the European competition authorities’ willingness to expand their toolkit to address below-threshold M&As, say lawyers at Cleary.

  • How Life Science Companies Are Approaching UPC Opt-Outs

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    A look at recent data shows that one year after its launch, the European Union's Unified Patent Court is still seeing a high rate of opt-outs, including from large U.S.-based life science companies wary of this unpredictable court — and there are reasons this strategy should largely remain the same, say Sanjay Murthy and Christopher Tuinenga at McAndrews Held.

  • New Directors' Code Of Conduct May Serve As Useful Guide

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    Although the Institute of Directors’ current proposal for a voluntary code of conduct is strongly supported by its members, it must be balanced against the statutory requirement for directors to promote their company’s success, and the risk of claims by shareholders if their decisions are influenced by wider social considerations, says Matthew Watson at RPC.

  • Lego Ruling Builds Understanding Of Design Exam Process

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    In Lego v. Guangdong Loongon, the European Union Intellectual Property Office recently invalidated a registered design for a toy figure, offering an illustrative guide to assessing the individual character of a design in relation to a preexisting design, says Christoph Moeller at Mewburn Ellis.

  • Contractual Drafting Takeaways From Force Majeure Ruling

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    Lawyers at Cleary discuss the U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment RTI v. MUR Shipping and its important implications, including how the court approached the apparent tension between certainty and commercial pragmatism, and considerations for the drafting of force majeure clauses going forward.

  • Behind The Stagecoach Boundary Fare Dispute Settlement

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    The Competition Appeal Tribunal's recent rail network boundary fare settlement offers group action practitioners some much-needed guidance as it reduces the number of remaining parties' five-year dispute from two to one, says Mohsin Patel at Factor Risk Management.

  • The Unified Patent Court: What We Learned In Year 1

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    ​​​​​​​The Unified Patent Court celebrated its first anniversary this month, and while questions remain as we wait for the first decisions on the merits, a multitude of decisions and orders regarding provisional measures and procedural aspects have provided valuable insights already, says Antje Brambrink at Finnegan.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Judicial Oversight

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    The recent conviction of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa underscores the critical importance of judicial authority in the realm of international arbitration in Spain, and emphasizes that arbitrators must respect the procedural frameworks established by Spanish national courts, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

  • F1 Driver AI Case Sheds Light On Winning Tactics In IP Suits

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    A German court recently awarded damages to former F1 driver Michael Schumacher's family in an artificial intelligence dispute over the unlicensed use of his image, illustrating how athletes are using the law to protect their brands, and setting a precedent in other AI-generated image rights cases, William Bowyer at Lawrence Stephens.

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