Commercial Litigation UK

  • November 01, 2024

    Investors Solely Liable For £5.4M Investment, Say Law Firms

    Two law firms have hit back against a £5.4 million ($7 million) negligence claim by property investors, arguing there was no indication that the building project the investors put their money into was a Ponzi scheme.

  • November 01, 2024

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

    This past week in London has seen two industry magnates take on the Gambling Commission, Ordinance Survey hit with a claim from a Swiss GPS maker, and China's largest oil company PetroChina face a claim from a Polish documentary maker. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • November 01, 2024

    Uber Sued For £199M By Cab Drivers Over Market Dominance

    A group of more than 13,000 London black cab drivers have sued Uber for over £199 million ($258 million), arguing the ride-hailing app undercut their profits by unlawfully operating a private hire service in the capital.

  • November 01, 2024

    Gateley Blocked Ex-CEO In Meat Biz Acquisition, Client Says

    Gateley PLC deliberately concealed the fact that a client, a former chief executive for a meat supplier, would be excluded from purchasing a business and instead acted for rival winning bidders, the ex-CEO has claimed.

  • November 01, 2024

    Fired Supercar Salesman's 'Racist Banter' Kills Bias Claim

    A South African Lamborghini salesman has lost his race discrimination case, with a tribunal ruling that being insulted with reference to his nationality did not negatively affect him because it was "racist banter."

  • November 01, 2024

    UK Private Schools Challenging Plan To Charge VAT On Fees

    The Independent Schools Council said Friday it plans to contest the government's decision to levy value-added tax on private school fees beginning in January.

  • November 01, 2024

    Portfolio Manager Loses Sex Discrimination Claims

    A former senior manager at a London investment company has failed to convince a tribunal that she was excluded from meetings and faced sexist comments because she was a woman in a male-dominated workplace.

  • November 01, 2024

    Barclays Ruling A Blow For Passive Investors Suing In UK

    The willingness of the High Court to cut passive investors from a shareholders' claim that accuses Barclays of making misleading statements about its "dark pool" trading venue presents a substantial challenge to the prospects of stock price-drop litigation against listed companies.

  • November 01, 2024

    Craig Wright Faces Contempt Case Over £911M Bitcoin Claim

    Computer scientist Craig Wright was accused at a London court on Friday of violating a court order by claiming he was the inventor of Bitcoin, in a claim worth an estimated £911 million ($1.2 billion), after a judge had concluded he had repeatedly lied about creating the digital currency.

  • November 01, 2024

    Steve Coogan Defends His Film's Portrayal Of University Chief

    Actor and director Steve Coogan has pushed back against claims that a film depicting the search for the remains of 15th-century monarch Richard III defamed a university academic, arguing that the script accurately portrayed his attempt to steal credit for the discovery.

  • November 01, 2024

    Hoka Fixed Prices By Blocking Online Store, Tribunal Finds

    The sneaker maker behind Hoka engaged in indirect price fixing by blocking a British running shoe retailer from selling through an online discount store, a U.K. tribunal has ruled.

  • October 31, 2024

    Nottingham Forest Owner Fights To Continue Libel Claim

    The owner of Nottingham Forest Football Club said the chair of Greek team Aris has orchestrated a "smear campaign" against him in a London court on Thursday, saying he has been falsely accused of match-fixing and drug trafficking. 

  • October 31, 2024

    Marketing Manager Loses Bias Case Over No-Notice Firing

    A marketing manager has lost her race and sex discrimination claims against business consulting firm CACI Ltd., with a tribunal ruling that she was not fired because she was Black or a woman.

  • October 31, 2024

    Barrister Seeks To Overturn Suspension For Lying To Client

    Counsel for a barrister suspended for lying to a client about losing his files urged a court Thursday to overturn the "manifestly excessive" sanction imposed by the profession's disciplinary tribunal for a "foolish white lie."

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • Inside The Premier League's Financial Regulation Dilemma

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    The Premier League's arbitration award in its dispute with Manchester City Football Club has raised significant financial governance concerns in English football, and a resolution may set a precedent in regulatory development, say consultants at Secretariat.

  • What UK Procurement Act Delay Will Mean For Stakeholders

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    The Procurement Act 2023’s delay until February 2025 has sparked debate among contracting authorities and suppliers, and the Labour Party’s preference for a broader reform package demonstrates the challenges involved in implementing legislative changes where there is a change in government, say lawyers at Shoosmiths.

  • 2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill

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    The Labour government’s recently unveiled Employment Rights Bill marks the start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law, and its updates to unfair dismissal rights and restrictions on fire-and-rehire tactics are of particular note, say lawyers at Covington.

  • Inspecting The New Int'l Arbitration Site Visits Protocol

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    The International Bar Association's recently published model protocol for site visits is helpful in offering a standardized, sensible approach to a range of typical issues that arise in the course of scheduling site visits in construction, engineering or other types of disputes, say attorneys at V&E.

  • Opinion

    Why The UK Gov't Should Commit To An Anti-SLAPP Law

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    Recent libel cases against journalists demonstrate how the English court system can be potentially misused through strategic lawsuits against public participation, underscoring the need for a robust statutory mechanism for early dismissal of unmeritorious claims, says Nadia Tymkiw at RPC.

  • 5 Takeaways From UK Justices' Arbitration Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment in UniCredit Bank v. RusChemAlliance, upholding an injunction against a lawsuit that attempted to shift arbitration away from a contractually designated venue, provides helpful guidance on when such injunctions may be available, say attorneys at Fladgate.

  • FCA's Broad Proposals Aim To Protect Customer Funds

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed changes to payments firms’ safeguarding requirements, with enhanced recordkeeping and fund segregation, seek to bolster existing regulatory provisions, but by introducing a statutory trust concept to cover customers’ assets, represent a set of onerous rules, says Matt Hancock at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Complying With Growing EU Supply Chain Mandates

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    A significant volume of recent European Union legislative developments demonstrate a focus on supply chain transparency, so organizations must remain vigilant about potential human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chain and make a plan to mitigate compliance risks, say lawyers at Weil.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spain Faces Award Enforcement

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    Spain's loss in its Australian court case against Infrastructure Services Luxembourg underlines the resilience of international arbitration enforcement mechanisms, with implications extending far beyond this case, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.

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    The European Commission’s recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.

  • Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime

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    New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on “distortion” in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.

  • Employer Lessons In Preventing Unlawful Positive Action

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    A recent Employment Tribunal decision that three white police officers had been subjected to unlawful race discrimination when a minority detective sergeant was promoted demonstrates that organizations should undertake a balancing approach when implementing positive action in the workplace, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

  • Review Of EU Cross-Border Merger Regs' Impact On Irish Cos.

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    Looking back on the year since the European Union Mobility Directive was transposed into Irish law, enabling Irish and European Economic Area limited liability companies to participate in cross-border deals, it is clear that restructuring options available to Irish companies with EU operations have significantly expanded, say lawyers at Matheson.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Assets At Risk Abroad

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    The recent seizure of a portion of London Luton Airport after an English High Court ruling is the latest installment in a long-running saga over Spain’s failure to honor arbitration awards, highlighting the complexities involved when state-owned enterprises become entangled in disputes stemming from their government's actions, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.

  • Comparing Apples To Oranges In EPO Claim Interpretation

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    A referral before the Enlarged Board of Appeal could fundamentally change the role that descriptions play in claims interpretation at the European Patent Office, altering best drafting practices for patent applications construed there, say lawyers at Finnegan.

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