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March 10, 2025
Officer Who Faked Home Working Wins Unfair Dismissal Case
An employment tribunal has ruled that a security firm committed a "fundamental flaw" while investigating whether an employee had misled managers about his whereabouts in order to take some unapproved holiday.
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March 10, 2025
Solicitor Was Harassed By Manager's 'Chinese Law' Jibe
A Chinese-born lawyer working at London law firm TWM Solicitors LLP has won her claim for harassment after a managing associate asked her if she was researching Chinese — not English — law, but failed to prove that she faced several instances of discrimination.
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March 10, 2025
IBM Wins Software Reverse Engineering Claim Against Rival
A London judge ruled Monday that a tech firm breached its customer agreement with IBM by reverse engineering the computing giant's software to help develop a competing product.
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March 10, 2025
Barclays' Jes Staley Was 'Honest' With FCA Over Epstein Ties
Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied attempting to mislead the Financial Conduct Authority about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, telling a tribunal on Monday that he always maintained they had a "close professional relationship."
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March 10, 2025
Actor Says Guardian Sex Assault Articles 'Smashed My Life'
Actor Noel Clarke testified at a trial Monday that allegations in a national newspaper he had sexually harassed, abused and assaulted women for around 15 years had "smashed my life."
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March 10, 2025
AstraZeneca's $1B Drug Protections Too Vague, Generics Say
Generic drugmakers urged the High Court to revoke patent protections for AstraZeneca's $1 billion Type-2 diabetes treatment Forxiga at the start of invalidity proceedings on Monday as the pharmaceutical companies hope to clear the way to launch their competitor medicines.
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March 10, 2025
Addleshaw Wins Bankruptcy Order Against Former LC&F Boss
Addleshaw Goddard has obtained a bankruptcy order against a former boss of London Capital & Finance after a court ruled he defrauded investors out of £237 million ($306 million) by running the investment company like a Ponzi scheme.
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March 10, 2025
Iranian Oil Co. Faces $96M Claim Over Crashed Ship Hire Deal
A Cypriot shipping business has sued an Iranian state-owned oil company for $96 million at a London court, alleging that it reneged on a contract to hire a ship and sparked a series of unfortunate events including the seizure of a tanker and a mutiny.
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March 10, 2025
Liverpool Fans' Case Against UEFA Can Be Heard In England
More than 800 supporters of Liverpool Football Club can pursue in England their injury claims against UEFA over congestion chaos at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, a London court has ruled.
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March 10, 2025
Industry Divided On Funders' Oversight As CJC Review Closes
Submissions to a government-backed review of litigation-funding, which closed this month, have exposed sharp divisions among litigators, funders and trade bodies over whether the market for such financial backing should be targeted with mandatory regulation.
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March 07, 2025
£800M Pollution Class Action Against Water Cos. Rejected
The U.K.'s competition court on Friday threw out an £800 million ($1 billion) proposed class action against several water companies over their alleged failure to report pollution, concluding that the case was excluded by legislation governing the water businesses.
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March 07, 2025
FCA Can Reject Criticism Of Redress For Misselling Scandal
The Financial Conduct Authority is entitled to "reasonable disagreement" with an official review that criticized its decision to exclude around 10,000 transactions from a compensation scheme for a bank misselling scandal, a court ruled Friday.
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March 07, 2025
Chinese Medical Co.'s Suction Device Patent Claim Backfires
A Chinese medical device maker on Friday failed to convince a London court that a British rival infringed its patent for a suction device to remove kidney stones because the patented technology found in its rival's products was standard practice.
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March 07, 2025
Solicitor Struck Off Over Immigration Application Lies
A former lawyer at Seddons Law LLP who repeatedly lied about the immigration applications of "vulnerable" clients he was representing was struck off by the profession's disciplinary tribunal on Friday.
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March 07, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen an Iranian oil company sued for $95 million, Betfred hit with a lawsuit from a property company and NHS England face a human rights claim brought by a man detained under the Mental Health Act for over 20 years. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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March 07, 2025
Centrica Must Face Ex-Employee Blacklisting Claim
An employment tribunal has refused to ax a former Centrica PLC employee's claims that he was fired and mistreated for whistleblowing, ruling that he should get the chance to make his case at a full trial.
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March 07, 2025
Flower Biz Hits Back At Rival In Google Search TM Fight
A fresh flower retailer has denied infringing a rival's trademarks by using its name as a keyword for Google ads, telling a London court that it has stuck to a longstanding agreement not to do so.
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March 07, 2025
EU Court Rules Against Forced Transfer Of Musician Rights
The National Orchestra of Belgium cannot force its musicians to transfer their intellectual property rights to their employer without consent, the European Union's top court ruled, in a move that offers stronger protections for performers in the digital and live-performance sectors.
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March 07, 2025
Barclays Asked Andrew Bailey To Speed Up Staley Probe
Andrew Bailey testified Friday that Barclays asked him to "expedite" an investigation into its chief executive, Jes Staley, while he was head of the U.K. financial regulator amid concerns about the fallout from the probe into the CEO's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein being made public.
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March 07, 2025
Actor Says Guardian Got 'Sexual Predator' Story 'Plum Wrong'
Actor Noel Clarke accused the publisher of the Guardian newspaper in a court Friday of trying to "go for the jugular" when it published articles about allegations that he had sexually harassed, abused and assaulted women for around 15 years.
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March 07, 2025
Xeinadin Settles £1M Claim Against Ex-Director Over Poaching
Accountancy group and business adviser Xeinadin has settled its over £1 million ($1.3 million) claim against the former director of an accountancy firm it acquired over allegations he had sought to lure clients and employees to a rival practice after he was ousted from the business.
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March 07, 2025
Howden Sued For £20M Over Hotel Chain's COVID Losses
The owner of a string of boutique hotels has said Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd. must pay out over £20.4 million ($26.4 million) for failing to arrange adequate insurance cover that allegedly left it short when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold and shuttered sites.
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March 07, 2025
Fintech Unable To Hike $28M Claim Against Tanzanian Bank
A London-based fintech company on Friday lost its bid to add an extra $4.9 million to its $28 million claim against a Tanzanian bank, with a London court ruling that adding to the case would scupper a looming trial.
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March 07, 2025
Toy Maker Drops EU Trademark Appeal Over Rubik's Cube
A toy company has ended its appeal against a decision to shun its bid for a trademark in the European Union covering a 3D picture that resembles a Rubik's Cube.
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March 06, 2025
Barclays GC Helped Staley Respond To Epstein Controversy
Former Barclays boss Jes Staley was helped by executives in the bank to draft talking points to "properly reflect" his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein to avoid being sacked as trustee from his alma mater, the bank's former top lawyer told a trial court Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs
The never-before-used anticoercion instrument could allow the European Union to respond to the imposition of U.S. tariffs, potentially effective March 12, and gives EU companies a voice in the process as it provides for consultation with economic operators at different steps throughout the procedure, say lawyers at Crowell & Moring.
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How 2025 Act Refines The UK's Arbitral Framework
The U.K.'s Arbitration Act 2025 marks the regime's first significant reform since 1996 and aligns the nation's approach more closely with international principles, which means practitioners should take note of key procedural and strategic adjustments, including the explicit power of summary disposal, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions
The Premier League’s claims that Manchester City Football Club fell foul of financial fair play regulations are partly based on documents unlawfully obtained by an activist, which means the independent commission deciding the case will need to weigh whether the evidence is permissible against the principle of open justice, says Stuart Southall at KANGS Solicitors.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity
A recent European Data Protection Board position paper calls for closer cooperation among data protection and competition authorities, and provides valuable insight for businesses seeking to ensure compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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Key Points From Gov't Consultation On Copyright And AI
The U.K. government’s current consultation on mitigating artificial intelligence input and output risks to copyright holders seeks to facilitate copyright holders in bringing actions against AI developers that make unauthorized use of protected works and mandate consistent labeling of AI-generated content, say lawyers at Deloitte.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Equal Rights Limit State Immunity
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent determination that Spain’s London embassy could not dodge a former U.K.-based employee’s discrimination claims by invoking sovereign immunity reaffirms its position that employment and human rights should come before the privileges of foreign powers, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.
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What To Expect As CAT Considers Mastercard Settlement
It is expected that the Competition Appeal Tribunal will closely scrutinize the proposed collective settlement in Merricks v. Mastercard, including the role of the case’s litigation funder, as the CAT's past approach to such cases shows it does not treat the process as a rubber stamp exercise, say lawyers at BCLP.
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Managing Transatlantic Antitrust Investigations And Litigation
As transatlantic competition regulators cooperate more closely and European antitrust investigations increasingly spark follow-up civil suits in the U.S., companies must understand how to simultaneously juggle high-stakes multigovernment investigations and manage the risks of expensive new claims across jurisdictions, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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What 2025 Holds For UK, EU Restructuring And Insolvency
European Union and U.K. restructuring developments in 2024, with a new era of director accountability, the use of cramdown tools and the emergence of aggressive liability management exercises, mean greater consideration of creditors' interests and earlier engagement in restructuring discussions can be expected this year, says Inga West at Ashurst.
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How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds
Geopolitical uncertainty is perceived by corporate leaders as the biggest short-term threat to global business, but many of the potential crises are navigable if general counsel focus on what is being said about a company and what the company is doing, says Juliet Young at Schillings.
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What BT Ruling Will Mean For UK Class Actions
The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s recent dismissal of a £1.3 billion mass consumer claim against BT, the first trial decision for a U.K. collective action, reminds claimants and funders of the high bar for establishing an abuse, and provides valuable insight into how pending mass consumer cases may be resolved, say lawyers at Ashurst.
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Exam Board Ruling Expands Scope Of 'Newcomer Injunctions'
The High Court's recent decision granting AQA Education a digital "newcomer injunction" prevents anonymous internet users from distributing unlawfully obtained exam materials, and extends the scope of such injunctions from issues of trespass to the protection of confidential information, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.
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UK Lawyers Can Access Broad US Discovery To Win Cases
Given its breadth, U.S. discovery can be a powerful tool in litigation in the U.K. and other jurisdictions outside the U.S., and a survey of recent cases indicates that discovery requests made in the U.S. are likely to be granted — with many applications even proceeding without contest, say lawyers at Miller & Chevalier.
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Russian Bankruptcy Ruling Shows Importance Of Jurisdiction
The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision not to assist a Russian receiver in Kireeva v. Bedzhamov will be of particular interest in cross-border insolvency proceedings, where attention must be paid to assets outside the jurisdiction, and to creditors, who must consider carefully where to apply for a bankruptcy order, say lawyers at McDermott.