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Commercial Litigation UK

  • August 27, 2025

    Nigeria Halts $15M Judgment Enforcement Over Fraud Claims

    Nigeria has blocked the enforcement of a $15 million judgment in favor of a businessman targeted in an undercover operation by the country's security service to await a trial of its case that he obtained the judgment by fraud.

  • August 27, 2025

    Data Biz Loses Fight Over Ex-Exec's £797K Share Options

    A former executive of GlobalData PLC has won his claim over share options allegedly worth £797,000 ($1.1 million) as a London court ruled that it would be "unconscionable" for the business not to honor them after he left.

  • August 27, 2025

    Designer Loses Bid To Claim Unpaid Royalties Over Typeface

    A London judge has ruled that a font designer was abusing the court process by bringing a claim for unpaid royalties against a type foundry because it related to matters they had already settled.

  • August 27, 2025

    Influencer Sues Guardian Over 'Alt-Right' Label In Review

    An American right-wing social media influencer has sued the publisher of The Guardian newspaper over a review of a Mumford & Sons folk-rock album, saying it defamed him by calling him an "alt-right agitator."

  • September 03, 2025

    Addleshaw Hires Team Of 5 From Pinsent For Tax Group

    Addleshaw Goddard has launched a tax disputes and investigations practice with the recruitment of a team of five specialists from Pinsent Masons.

  • August 26, 2025

    Court Asked To Reconsider Burford Capital Arb Fight Ruling

    German entity Financialright Claims GmbH is urging a Delaware federal court to reconsider a decision ordering the company to arbitrate its dispute with a Burford Capital affiliate over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration pact, saying "a clear error of law" in the ruling needs to be corrected.

  • August 26, 2025

    Law Firm Sued For £1M After Fraudster Hijacks Property Deal

    A regional law firm is being sued for up to £1 million ($1.35 million) for allegedly helping a fraudster impersonate the owner of a London property, which prevented a sale being completed. 

  • August 26, 2025

    Lloyd's Insurer Beats Manager's Whistleblower Appeal

    A Lloyd's syndicate has beaten an underwriter's attempt to resurrect his whistleblowing claim over alleged fraud after a London appellate tribunal didn't see any legal errors in a lower tribunal's analysis of his case.

  • August 26, 2025

    Poundland Wins Green Light For £95M Restructuring Plan

    Poundland won approval for a £95.2 million ($128.4 million) restructuring plan to bring it back from the brink of administration on Tuesday, less than three months after the ailing budget retailer was sold for just £1.

  • August 26, 2025

    Ex-Irwin Mitchell Lawyer Barred For Inflating Billable Hours

    A former senior associate at Irwin Mitchell LLP has been barred from practicing for claiming she had spent more time on client work than she actually did as she said she was struggling to hit targets for billable hours.

  • August 22, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen football manager Bruno Lage sue the owner of Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo football clubs, luxury fashion brand Christian Dior Couture target a jewelry business trading under the same name, and a Russian motorsports promoter take action against Formula One after it canceled its Russian Grand Prix in 2022.

  • August 22, 2025

    Juice Bar Claims Rival Misused 'Boost' TM For Years

    A juice bar company has alleged that a rival used its registered "Boost" trademark for almost four years to promote and sell drinks that were identical to its own.

  • August 22, 2025

    Police Officers Win Bid To Revive GDPR Breach Claims

    A group of police officers can revive their group action over their annual pension statements being posted to the wrong address, as an appeals court found on Friday that the error had breached their rights to privacy.

  • August 22, 2025

    Developer Ends £2.4M Claim Against Demolition Cartel

    Building developer Circadian has dropped a £2.4 million ($3.2 million) damages claim accusing three linked demolition companies of conspiring to drive up the prices of their services, documents published by the Competition Appeal Tribunal show.

  • August 22, 2025

    Sky Loses Fight To Avoid Telling Customers Of Contracts' End

    A London appeals court concluded on Friday that Sky UK Ltd. must tell customers when their minimum contract period is ending for its pay-TV services because it ensures that Ofcom can more effectively regulate the market for transmission services.

  • August 22, 2025

    Solicitor Cleared Of Misconduct Over Misleading Clients

    A solicitor accused of misleading clients for months about the outcome of a hearing he had lost was cleared of misconduct by a tribunal Friday.

  • August 22, 2025

    Guardian Beats Star's Libel Case Over 'Sexual Predator' Story

    The publisher of The Guardian newspaper defeated a libel claim brought by actor Noel Clarke as a London court found on Friday that there were strong grounds to believe that allegations in new articles featuring claims of sexual misconduct were substantially true. 

  • August 21, 2025

    Ineos Blames Tottenham's Audi Talks For Sponsorship Exit

    Ineos Automotive Ltd. has denied owing Tottenham Hotspur FC almost £11.2 million ($15 million) for dropping out of a sponsorship deal early, claiming it was entitled to do so after the football club started negotiating a similar agreement with Audi.

  • August 21, 2025

    Solicitor Denies Intentionally Misleading Clients About Case

    A solicitor accused of misleading clients for months about the outcome of a hearing he had lost told a tribunal on Thursday that he genuinely believed there had not been a final decision on the case.

  • August 21, 2025

    UK May Scale Back CPO Regime Amid Pressure From BigTech

    Britain's class action regime could be pared back as part of a government review amid pressure from BigTech companies facing multiple, costly claims and as economic growth slows, lawyers say.

  • August 21, 2025

    Injury Firm Seeks Guidance On Payouts For Trans Claimants

    A personal injury law firm called for sector-wide guidance on compensation calculations for transgender claimants on Thursday, in order to prevent inequalities in payouts following the U.K. Supreme Court's controversial ruling on the definition of sex.

  • August 21, 2025

    British Airways Sued By Passengers Over 2018 Cyberattack

    A group of British Airways customers has sued the U.K. airline over its alleged failure to protect their personal data, including home addresses and bank card details, which was accessed during a cyberattack in 2018 that remained undetected for three months.

  • August 21, 2025

    Oxford Uni Sues Aviva Over COVID Interruption Insurance

    A group of colleges and halls of residence of the University of Oxford have sued Aviva over the insurance giant's alleged failure to pay out for losses sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • August 20, 2025

    Pogust Gives Gramercy Claim To Assets On $617M Funding

    Pogust Goodhead has signed a security agreement that gives U.S. hedge fund Gramercy the right to sell the firm's assets if it defaults, following a fresh injection of capital from the American company.

  • August 20, 2025

    Ex-Meta Worker Can't Keep Job During Whistleblowing Claim

    A former product manager at Meta who says he was sacked for blowing the whistle on the technology giant allegedly inflating its advertising metrics failed to convince a tribunal on Wednesday to reinstate him pending his claim being determined.

Expert Analysis

  • UK's Arbitration Act Is More A Revision Than An Overhaul

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    The recently enacted U.K. Arbitration Act 2025 represents the most significant update to English arbitration law since 1996, and while it reinforces many strengths that made London the leading arbitral seat, its failure to address certain key areas means the legislation missed the opportunity to truly be a benchmark, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Google Win Illustrates Hurdles To Mass Data Privacy Claims

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    The Court of Appeal's December decision in Prismall v. Google, holding each claimant in a mass data privacy suit must demonstrate an individualized and sufficiently serious injury, demonstrates the difficulty of using representative action to collect damages for misused private information, say lawyers at Seladore Legal.

  • How New EU Product Liability Directive Will Affect Tech And AI

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    While the European Union’s new defective product liability directive, effective from December 2026, primarily provides clarifications rather than significant changes, it reflects the EU's commitment to addressing consumer protection and accountability challenges presented by the digital economy and artificial intelligence, say lawyers at Latham.

  • EU Hybrid Venue Ruling Doesn't Ensure Local Enforceability

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    A recent decision from the European Union's top court, affirming that contracts may grant one party greater control over litigation venue, is encouraging for similarly asymmetrical arbitration agreements, but local enforceability rules within the EU and beyond mean that such contracts' validity may still be determined individually, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.

  • New CMA Powers Will Change Consumer Protection Regime

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s imminent broadened powers to impose penalties on organizations for unethical or misleading practices are likely to transform the U.K.’s consumer protection regime, and may lead to a rise in private litigation and increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At Current Challenges In Whistleblowing Practice

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    Consensus on the status of reforming Great Britain's whistleblowing framework is currently difficult to discern, and thorny issues revealed by recent cases highlight undesirable uncertainties for those pursuing and defending whistleblowing claims, says Ivor Adair at Fox & Partners.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Fiscal Liability Vs. Int'l Investment

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    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' award in Amec Foster Wheeler USA v. Colombia, upholding the country's jurisdictional objections, exemplifies the growing tension between domestic regulatory measures and international investment protections, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.

  • How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases

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    In two recent U.K. Supreme Court cases challenging the U.K. Russia sanctions regime, the forthcoming judgments are likely to focus on proportionality and European Convention on Human Rights compatibility, and will undoubtedly influence how future challenges are shaped, says Leigh Crestohl at Zaiwalla.

  • How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes

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    Noncompliance with the recently effective European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act will add layers of complexity to disputes and litigation for U.K.-based firms servicing EU entities, but international standards may serve as a bridge between jurisdictional and contractual misalignments, says Siobhan Forster at Alvarez & Marsal.

  • How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs

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    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.

  • How 2025 Act Refines The UK's Arbitral Framework

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    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.

  • Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions

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    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.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “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.

  • EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity

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    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.

  • Key Points From Gov't Consultation On Copyright And AI

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    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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