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Commercial Litigation UK

  • May 30, 2025

    Ex-Sinn Féin Chief Wins €100K Payout From BBC For Libel

    The BBC must pay €100,000 ($113,000) for defaming Gerry Adams, the former leader of Sinn Féin, in a news program that alleged he sanctioned the murder of a former official in the Irish republican party, an Irish court ordered Friday.

  • May 30, 2025

    Manager AWOL 'To Care For Disabled Son' Was Fairly Fired

    A logistics company did not unfairly sack a manager who repeatedly left its premises without authorization purportedly to care for his disabled son, a tribunal has ruled.

  • May 30, 2025

    Saudi Prince Again Ducks Bankruptcy Over $1.2B Debt

    A Saudi Arabian prince evaded a bankruptcy petition from telecommunications business over a $1.2 billion arbitration debt, as a London appeals court ruled Friday that the company cannot challenge an earlier finding that its application was invalid.

  • May 29, 2025

    Disney Can't Stop Brazil Court Injunction In IP Row, For Now

    A California federal judge has denied The Walt Disney Co.'s request to block a Brazilian court from taking injunctive action against it in a patent dispute with wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc., saying the entertainment giant has not shown it's likely the Brazilian court will issue a preliminary injunction barring the use of certain video codec technology.

  • May 29, 2025

    Bahamas Businessmen Can't Nix $2.7M Yacht Sale Ruling

    Two Bahamas businessmen can't dodge a $2.7 million debt to a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., after the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declined on Thursday to find that a yacht intended to repay a loan had been sold at an undervalue.

  • May 29, 2025

    Veterinary Nurse Not Entitled To Notice Pay, Tribunal Rules

    A London appeals tribunal held Thursday that a veterinary surgery center did not need to give an apprentice nurse any notice pay after she quit, ruling that an earlier judge erred in ordering such pay. .

  • May 29, 2025

    Tech Founder Accused Of Disparaging Company To Clients

    An anti-piracy technology business that supplies Sky and the Premier League has sued one of its founders at a London court over allegations that he made disparaging comments about the business to clients and misused its confidential information.

  • May 29, 2025

    Accountants Deny Negligence In Kebab Biz Share Deal Fraud

    An accounting firm has denied negligently accepting a fraudulently signed share transfer form that a business director claims cost him his stake in a meat supplier of almost £2.5 million ($3.4 million), arguing that there was "nothing obviously suspicious" about the document.

  • May 29, 2025

    HSBC Denies Blame For £12M Transfers Tied To Alleged Fraud

    HSBC has accused a corporate client of attempting to hold the bank liable for an alleged fraud committed by the company, denying that it failed to question and block more than £12 million ($16.1 million) in allegedly fraudulent account transfers.

  • May 29, 2025

    Lawyer Cleared In Undercover Reporter's Fake Asylum Sting

    A former manager at a law firm was cleared on Thursday of allegations that he had helped an undercover journalist to make a fake asylum claim, as a tribunal ruled that the lawyer did not act dishonestly.

  • May 29, 2025

    Consultant Solicitor Loses Appeal For Ex-Colleagues' Fees

    A consultant solicitor has lost his appeal to claim a share of fees from work his colleagues had done for his clients, as an appellate judge concluded that he is only entitled to fees for work he did personally.

  • May 29, 2025

    Toymaker Says Ex-CFO Must Sell Property To Pay £300K Debt

    A toymaker has asked a London court to compel its former finance director to sell his apartment to cover a rising debt of more than £300,000 ($404,000) that it says he owes.

  • May 29, 2025

    Mastercard Settlement Shows Court's Active Role In Payouts

    The final decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on who gets what from a £200 million ($270 million) Mastercard settlement shows the willingness of the courts to rewrite distribution plans to ensure that the overall objectives of the collective action regime are met, lawyers say.

  • May 28, 2025

    Mielle Organics Accuses Vendors Of Selling Fake Products

    Hair and beauty brand Mielle Organics has hit a group of cosmetics sellers with copyright infringement claims in a London court, alleging that the vendors have sold knock-off products and used bogus documents to claim they were genuine.

  • May 28, 2025

    Food Factory Workers Revive COVID Negligence Case

    Four food factory workers have revived their personal injury claim that their employer's negligence caused them to catch COVID-19, as a court ruled on Wednesday that a lower court was wrong to deem their case hopeless.

  • May 28, 2025

    Jet2Holidays Blames Travelers For Turkey Resort Illnesses

    Tour operator Jet2Holidays has denied responsibility for an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease at a Turkish hotel, telling a London court that holidaymakers were at fault for eating and drinking to excess and failing to take care of their personal hygiene.

  • May 28, 2025

    Solicitor Claims Entrapment In Bogus Asylum Sting Case

    Counsel for a former law firm manager accused of helping an undercover journalist make a bogus asylum implication told a tribunal Wednesday that his client was the victim of a sting operation to "entrap" him.

  • May 28, 2025

    Ex-Judge Launches £25B Ad-Price Action Against Google

    Google is facing a new £25 billion ($33.7 billion) class action in the U.K. brought by a former deputy High Court judge on behalf of advertisers, alleging that the technology giant abused its dominant position in online search advertising.

  • May 27, 2025

    Russian Businessman Loses Bid To Block UK Asset Seizure

    A London judge ruled Tuesday that it is "not in the interest of justice" to halt creditors trying to enforce a Russian court's judgment against a Russian businessman while he lives in the U.K.

  • May 27, 2025

    Artist Says Winery, Distributor Stole Her Work To Put On Label

    British artist Shantell Martin told a London court on Tuesday that an Argentinian winemaker and a U.K. distributor had infringed her copyright by copying her black-and-white line drawing style for wine bottle labels.

  • May 27, 2025

    Clyde & Co. Can't Stop Bias Claim By Aspiring Trainee

    A tribunal agreed on Tuesday to allow a woman to go ahead with her discrimination claim against a decision by Clyde & Co. LLP not to offer her a training contract, dismissing the firm's argument that she waited too long to pursue her case.

  • May 27, 2025

    Loft Supplier Sues Rival For Copying 'Loft Leg' Design

    A manufacturing company has sued a rival in London for allegedly infringing its copyright by making "blatant copies" of one of its loft support products and pitching it to customers.

  • May 27, 2025

    Picturehouse Wins Insurance Fee Battle With Landlord

    A London court has ordered the owner of a property in Piccadilly Circus to repay more than £640,000 ($870,000) it overcharged tenant Picturehouse Cinemas by loading insurance premiums for the premises with top-end broker commissions for the landlord to pocket.

  • May 27, 2025

    Insurance Adjuster Loses Appeal In COVID Mask Bias Claim

    A London appeals judge has dismissed an insurance claims adjuster's case that his employer's policy on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic was discriminatory because of his belief in "bodily autonomy."

  • May 23, 2025

    Medical Biz Seeks To Nix A Rival's Suture Patents In UK

    Medical supply maker Arthrex has asked a London court to void the U.K. parts of a rival's European patents covering yarn and suture designs, in a bid to damage its opponent amid their separate dispute at the Unified Patent Court.

Expert Analysis

  • Incontinence Drug Ruling Offers Key Patent Drafting Lessons

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    In a long-awaited decision in Astellas v. Teva and Sandoz, an English court found that the patent for a drug used to treat overactive bladder syndrome had not been infringed, highlighting the interaction between patent drafting and litigation strategy, and why claim infringement is as important a consideration as validity, says George McCubbin at Herbert Smith.

  • RSA Insurance Ruling Clarifies Definition Of 'Insured Loss'

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    A London appeals court's recent ruling in Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance v. Tughans, that the insurer must provide coverage for a liability that included the law firm's fees, shows that a claim for the recovery of fees paid to a firm can constitute an insured loss, say James Roberts and Sophia Hanif at Clyde & Co.

  • Putin Ruling May Have Unintended Sanctions Consequences

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    By widening the scope of control, the Court of Appeal's recent judgment in Mints v. PJSC opens the possibility that everything in Russia could be deemed to be controlled by President Vladimir Putin, which would significantly expand the U.K.'s sanctions regime in unintended ways, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • EPO Decision Significantly Relaxes Patent Priority Approach

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    In a welcome development for patent applicants, a recent European Patent Office decision redefines the way that entitlement to priority is assessed, significantly relaxing the previous approach and making challenges to the right to priority in post-grant opposition proceedings far more difficult, say lawyers at Finnegan.

  • Landmark EU Climate Case May Shape Future Disputes

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    The European Court of Human Rights' recent hearing in its first-ever climate change case Agostinho v. Portugal, concerning human rights violation claims due to countries' failure to curb emissions, may develop the law on admissibility and guide future climate disputes before domestic courts, say Stefanie Spancken-Monz and Leane Meyer at Freshfields.

  • Bias Claim Highlights Need For Menopause Support Policies

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    The recent U.K. Employment Tribunal case Rooney v. Leicester City Council, concerning a menopause discrimination claim, illustrates the importance of support policies that should feed into an organization's wider diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging strategies, say Ellie Gelder, Kelly Thomson and Victoria Othen at RPC.

  • UK Case Offers Lessons On Hiring Accommodations

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    The U.K. Employment Appeal Tribunal recently ruled in Aecom v. Mallon that an employer had failed to make reasonable adjustments to an online application for an applicant with a disability, highlighting that this obligation starts from the earliest point of the recruitment process, say Nishma Chudasama and Emily Morrison at SA Law.

  • Shifting From Technical To Clear Insurance Contract Wordings

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    Recent developments on insurance policies, including the Financial Conduct Authority's new consumer duty, represent a major shift for insurers and highlight the importance of drafting policies that actively improve understanding, rather than shift the onus onto the end user, say Tamsin Hyland and Jonathan Charwat at RPC.

  • A Case For The Green Investment Regime Under The ECT

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    The EU and U.K.'s potential plans to exit the Energy Charter Treaty, which has been criticized as protecting fossil fuel investments to the detriment of energy transition, ignore the significant strides taken to modernize the treaty and its ability to promote investment in cleaner energy forms, say Amy Frey and Simon Maynard at King & Spalding.

  • How Employers Can Support Neurodiversity In The Workplace

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    A recent run of cases emphasize employers' duties to make reasonable adjustments for neurodiverse employees under the Equalities Act, illustrating the importance of investing in staff education and listening to neurodivergent workers to improve recruitment, retention and productivity in the workplace, say Anna Henderson and Tim Leaver at Herbert Smith.

  • What's In The Plan To Boost Germany's Commercial Litigation

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    Lawyers at Cleary discuss Germany's recent draft bill, which establishes commercial courts and introduces English as a court language in civil proceedings, and analyze whether it accomplishes the country's goal of becoming a more attractive venue for commercial litigation.

  • What To Consider When Making Brand Sustainability Claims

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    A recent KMPG report shows that while consumers are actively seeking out sustainable products, most will also avoid brands caught misleading customers about their sustainable credentials, meaning companies must walk a fine line between promoting and exaggerating sustainability claims, says Iona Silverman at Freeths.

  • Retained EU Law Act Puts Employment Rights Into Question

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    The recent announcement that the equal pay for equal work provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU would not be repealed by the U.K. Retained EU Law Act has created uncertainty as to whether key employment rights will be vulnerable to challenge, say Nick Marshall and Louise Mason at Linklaters.

  • In Balancing Commerce And Privacy Interests, Consent Is Key

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    Although the European Commission's recent adoption of the EU-U.S. data privacy framework will make the use of tracking services with pixels easier, it highlights the significance of website visitor consent and the need for enterprises to provide users with complete and transparent information while adhering to all data protection regulations, say Áron Hegyi and Máté Dura at Schönherr.

  • UK Mozambique Ruling Will Have Int'l Ramifications

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    The recent U.K. Supreme Court judgment in Mozambique v. Privinvest considered for the first time stay proceedings under the Arbitration Act, offering guidance on whether claims are a "matter" within the scope of an arbitration clause, which could become a point of reference for foreign courts in the future, say lawyers at Herbert Smith.

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