Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Commercial Litigation UK
-
June 05, 2024
Binance Fights To Ax Crypto Investors' £9B Delisting Claim
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance asked a U.K. tribunal on Wednesday to strike out a £9 billion ($11.5 billion) claim brought by investors who say the exchange illegally colluded with other trading platforms to delist the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision cryptocurrency.
-
June 05, 2024
Swiss Bank Escapes Investor's Unlawful Conspiracy Claim
Lombard Odier has partially succeeded in blocking the claims of an investor who says the private bank withheld inside information about the merits of a British nanotech company's U.S. legal dispute with Samsung to convince him to buy shares in the company just before its price tanked.
-
June 05, 2024
Alston & Bird Hires 2 Arbitration Pros In London
Alston & Bird LLP has recruited two specialists in international arbitration from a law firm in Dubai in a move to strengthen its capabilities in commercial and construction disputes as well as investor-state cases.
-
June 05, 2024
McDonald's Loses 'Big Mac' TM Rights Over Poultry In EU
A European Union court on Wednesday stripped McDonald's of its right to use the "Big Mac" trademark on chicken sandwiches in the bloc, ruling that the fast food giant had failed to put the sign to proper use on poultry products in recent years.
-
June 05, 2024
Slater And Gordon Fight Ex-Analyst's Redundancy Appeal
Slater and Gordon LLP challenged on Wednesday an appeal by a former costs analyst, who claims that he was made redundant because he was mentally unwell and wrongly deprived of most of a £20,000 ($25,500) bonus.
-
June 05, 2024
Trafigura Settles Nickel Fraud Suit With Reuben Brothers Co.
Trafigura has settled a London legal claim allegedly linked to a major ongoing nickel fraud scandal, the commodities trader confirmed Wednesday.
-
June 05, 2024
Enterprise Can't Drive 'Commute' TM Into EU Market
Vehicle rental company Enterprise cannot register its "Commute With Enterprise" trademark in the European Union because consumers could confuse the sign with a transportation tech company's "Qommute" sign, a court in the bloc ruled Wednesday.
-
June 05, 2024
Carer Wins £41K After Losing Job Over Racism Complaints
A care worker has won £40,700 ($52,000) in damages after convincing a tribunal that his employer unfairly fired him following a complaint that bosses treated ethnic minorities less favorably in the workplace.
-
June 05, 2024
Google Must Face £14B Class Action Over Advertising
Google must face a £13.6 billion ($17.4 billion) class action brought on behalf of website publishers which run advertisements over alleged anticompetitive practices, Britain's antitrust tribunal said Wednesday.
-
June 04, 2024
Russian Bank Threatens Ukraine With Expropriation Claim
A Russian bank that operates mainly on the Crimean Peninsula on Monday began the process of filing an arbitration claim against Ukraine, accusing the smaller country of sending it into financial ruin by allegedly nationalizing its assets.
-
June 04, 2024
HP Fraud Charges Against Ex-Autonomy Execs Head To Jury
Closing arguments wrapped Tuesday in a California federal criminal trial over claims that former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch and ex-finance vice president Stephen Chamberlain duped HP into overpaying billions for the British tech company, with Chamberlain's lawyer saying his client did his job "in good faith," which, in the court's eyes, is a "complete defense."
-
June 04, 2024
Unsexy Cases Face Litigation Funding Gap, UK Judge Says
A judge formerly in charge of the U.K.'s Commercial Court told a conference in London on Tuesday that the growth of third-party funding could preclude claims that cannot be "commoditized" from being litigated.
-
June 04, 2024
Art Dealer Can't Block Qatari Sheikh's $3M Forgery Claim
A London judge on Tuesday refused to strike out a claim brought by a Qatari sheikh and his investment fund that a Swiss antiques dealer falsified the provenance of a $3 million marble head of Alexander the Great, ruling it is not abusive relitigation.
-
June 04, 2024
Tech Co. Denies Responsibility For £46M Plant Explosion
A technology provider has told a food company it does not owe it £46.1 million ($58.8 million) after a machine that had been upgraded blew up, saying that its client should have known the risk of an explosion was not zero.
-
June 04, 2024
Royal Navy Must Face Transgender Reservist's Bias Claim
A tribunal has ruled that a transgender Royal Navy reservist can forge ahead with his harassment claim against the Ministry of Defence, finding that he had followed procedure for lodging a complaint with the defense body.
-
June 04, 2024
Investor Rules Offer Shield To IG Index Debt, Tycoon Says
Real estate investor Robert Tchenguiz fought against an investment platform's claim over an alleged £7.9 million ($10 million) spread-betting debt at a London court on Tuesday, arguing that he has not run up the bill because the company failed to properly categorize him as a professional investor.
-
June 04, 2024
Arch Insurance Denies Liability In £8M Hotel Spa Fire Row
Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd. has denied liability for the £8 million ($10.2 million) claimed by two English hotel companies for a blaze allegedly caused by a roofer covered by the insurer because the business made "false" presentations about its risk.
-
June 04, 2024
Virgin Atlantic Must Unredact Docs Over COVID Redundancy
Virgin Atlantic Airways must hand over unredacted documents relating to a pandemic-era redundancy exercise after an appellate judge ruled that it was "overwhelmingly" proportionate to allow pilots suing the airline to view them.
-
June 04, 2024
Law Firm Denies Bad Advice In £13M Development Claim
A U.K. law firm has hit back at a businessman's £13 million ($16.6 million) negligence claim, arguing it was not responsible for delays and hiked-up costs from a building project that ultimately led to his company's collapse.
-
June 04, 2024
Payments Biz Can't Revive Anti-Fraud Tech Patent On Appeal
A payments compliance company cannot restore its patent over software designed to limit fraud in call centers because the idea is obvious in light of two earlier U.S. patents covering similar technology, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
-
June 04, 2024
IT Review Would Be Disclosed To Court, Post Office Warned
An internal Post Office report warned that any independent review of the faulty IT system used to prosecute innocent people would have to be disclosed in court, according to documents disclosed to the inquiry into the scandal on Tuesday.
-
June 04, 2024
Mediator Loses Bias Claim Over Disbelief In Structural Racism
A mediator has lost his case that he faced harassment and discrimination over his opposition to critical race theory, as an employment tribunal ruled that removing his controversial online posts was justified to "avoid disruption and promote a harmonious workplace."
-
June 04, 2024
AstraZeneca Unit Hits Back At Samsung In Soliris Patent Duel
Alexion has struck back at Samsung Bioepis as the pair continue their Soliris patent quarrel, and has told a court that its formula for a drug that treats rare blood diseases is inventive and deserving of protection.
-
June 04, 2024
Sue Carr Expects Judges To Tap New Powers To Compel ADR
Judges in England and Wales will increasingly be called upon to use new court powers to compel alternative dispute resolution after a precedent-setting judgment was handed down, the country's most senior judge said Tuesday.
-
June 03, 2024
Ex-Autonomy CEO 'Had 500M Reasons' For Fraud, Jury Told
Autonomy's ex-CEO Michael Lynch "had 500 million reasons to defraud HP," since he reaped $500 million by selling his company to the tech giant at an inflated price, a federal prosecutor argued Monday during closings for the businessman's criminal trial, while Lynch's lawyer told jurors, "HP was not a victim."
Expert Analysis
-
New Guidance Offers Clarity For Charities On ESG Investing
The need for charities to understand investing in line with environmental, social and governance aspirations has never been more pressing, and recently updated U.K. Charity Commission guidance should give trustees confidence to make decisions that are right for their organization, says Robert Nieri at Shoosmiths.
-
Taking Stock Of Company Climate Duties After ClientEarth
Despite the High Court's recent dismissal of ClientEarth v. Shell, the case nonetheless has key consequences for companies that are susceptible to being targeted by nonprofit activists as environmental, social and corporate governance lawfare continues, says Dan Harris at Chancery Advisors.
-
Copyright Cheat Sheet: Finding Substantially Similar Songs
Using the recent copyright infringement case against Ed Sheeran over his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" as a case study, forensic musicologist Ethan Lustig provides an overview for attorneys of which musical elements do and do not, when altered, create the sense of a new or distinct composition — a determination increasingly sought from experts in court.
-
Lessons On Cricket Patent History And IP Protection At UPC
On the heels of the creation of the Unified Patent Court in Europe, Susan Bradley at Marks & Clerk looks at how its development is interwoven with the history of cricket, and why inventors in that field have always taken advantage of the latest developments in intellectual property protection.
-
FCA Case Failures Highlight Value Of Robust Investigation
The recent U.K. upper tribunal judgment in Seiler, Whitestone and Raitzin v. The Financial Conduct Authority, criticizing the regulator for accepting a narrative advanced by the firm, makes clear that such admissions must not get in the way of a proper investigation to enable agencies to target the correct individuals, say Tom Bushnell and Olivia Dwan at Hickman & Rose.
-
Reputation Management Lessons From Spacey Case
While a U.K. jury recently acquitted actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges, his reputation has been harmed, illustrating the importance for lawyers to balance a client's right to privacy with media engagement throughout the criminal process, says Jessica Welch at Simkins.
-
Factors To Consider In Protecting Software With Trade Secrets
With trade secrets protecting subject matter that would not otherwise be eligible for a patent now a mainstay of many multinationals’ intellectual property strategies, software developers have a number of considerations in deciding whether this is a viable alternative to protect their invention, says Dave Clark at Potter Clarkson.
-
What ClientEarth Ruling Means For Shareholder Climate Suits
The High Court recently confirmed its earlier decision in ClientEarth v. Shell, illustrating that environmental groups seeking to bring a derivative action against corporate directors' strategic decision making may find it challenging to obtain admissible evidence to establish a prima facie case of a breach, say lawyers at Herbert Smith.
-
Directors Should Beware Reinvigorated UK Insolvency Service
The recent lengthy disqualification of Carillion directors serves as a salutary lesson to executives on the level of third-party scrutiny to which their actions may be exposed, and a reminder that the directors’ fiduciary duty to creditors is paramount once a company is irretrievably insolvent, says Ben Drew at Fladgate.
-
EU Privacy Plan Finally Resolves Data Transfer Woes
Previous attempts by the European Commission to facilitate data transfers to the U.S. have been unsuccessful, but the recent EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework may bring greater legal certainty through new control mechanisms and clearer supervisory authority functions, say Joaquín Muñoz and Robbie Morrison at Bird & Bird.
-
The New Accountability Landscape For Financial Regulators
The preliminary-stage success of a group of U.K. lawmakers in a case against the Financial Conduct Authority highlights the significant hurdles for review of regulatory actions, but the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 creates additional visibility into the regulators' decision making, which may lead to an increase in judicial review activity, say attorneys at Cleary.
-
Director Responsibilities Amid Russian Asset Seizures
Following Russia's recent takeover of several companies, shareholders may argue that directors failed to properly guard the companies' assets and choose to bring derivative claims or unfair prejudice petitions, say lawyers at Collyer Bristow.
-
Investors Should Prepare For Possible EU Energy Treaty Exit
Following the European Commission’s recent call for the European Union and Euratom to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, investors in the energy sector should assess the legal structure of their existing investments and consider restructuring to ensure adequate protections, says Philipp Kurek at Kirkland.
-
What Trustees Must Know About Virgin Media Pension Case
The High Court's recent decision in Virgin Media v. NTL Trustees could have significant consequences for salary-related contracted-out schemes, making it necessary for trustees to start examining any deeds of amendment during the affected time period, says James Newcome at Wedlake Bell.
-
EU Illumina-Grail Fine Cools Cos.' Merger Control Approach
The European Commission's recent record-breaking fine on Illumina for acquiring Grail without approval underscores its tough stance on merger control enforcement, showing that companies in Europe need to be vigilant in complying with regulatory requirements, say Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte and Raphaël Fleischer at King & Spalding.