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July 18, 2025
Engineer Sues Broker For Negligence Over PI Policy Notice
A building services engineer has accused its broker of negligence for allegedly failing to notify one of its insurers about a row in which it was involved over a generator system that it said could leave it "liable for substantial sums."
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July 18, 2025
Mastercard, Visa Face New Swipe Fees Claim By UK Retailers
Harcus Parker is preparing a new class action on behalf of retailers allegedly overcharged by Visa and Mastercard for accepting debit and credit card payments after a tribunal ruled that the transactions fees breach U.K. competition law.
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July 18, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the former owner of British oil refinery Prax Group sued following the collapse of his business empire, a unit of Shard Credit Partners target a married couple believed to have inflated the value of their companies before selling them, and Aerofoil Energy reignite patent action against AFE Group over the design of its F1-inspired cooling units.
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July 18, 2025
Insurer Denies Changing Life Policy To Cut Illness Cover
Countrywide Assured has said two of its clients chose a policy without advice that did not provide cover for critical illness, arguing that it doesn't owe one of them £250,000 ($336,000) over claims that he was left short after a serious heart attack.
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July 17, 2025
EU Sends Hungary To Court Of Justice Over ECT Stance
The European Commission said it will refer Hungary to the European Union's Court of Justice to address a potential violation of EU law, claiming it has contradicted the union's position on intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty and refused to abide by the court's case law.
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July 17, 2025
US Challenge To Belgian Minimum Tax Rules Heads To ECJ
A Belgian court said Thursday it has asked the European Union's highest court to weigh in on a U.S. industry group's challenge to the country's global minimum tax rules.
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July 17, 2025
Dechert Settles Jordanian Lawyers' UAE Torture Claims
Dechert and Neil Gerrard, its former head of white collar crime, have settled claims of torture and hacking in a web of litigation spawned from the firm's work for a UAE sovereign wealth fund, a spokesperson for the outfit confirmed Thursday.
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July 17, 2025
UK Landlords Face Group Claim Over 'Hidden' Insurance Fees
A campaign group for apartment owners said Thursday that it has sent letters to some of the U.K.'s largest landowners warning them of possible litigation over allegedly secret commissions from insurance premiums.
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July 17, 2025
Tesco Must Wait For Appeal In Equal Pay Case
A London appeals court delayed on Thursday an appeal by Tesco in lengthy equal pay litigation between the retail giant and around 55,000 workers to consider it at a later date because of an upcoming ruling by a lower appellate tribunal.
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July 17, 2025
Retailer Says Rival Can't Sue Over Amazon Listing Dispute
A homewares retailer has argued that a baby-clothes maker can't sue it for reputational damage over its infringement report that led Amazon to remove a listing for a children's bike, as it had agreed to withdraw the design registration that supported the claim.
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July 18, 2025
CORRECTED: South Korea Can Challenge $48.5M Award In Samsung Merger Case
Correction: An earlier version of the story misstated the nature of the panel's decision. That has now been corrected.
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July 16, 2025
AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Revive Patent For Diabetes Drug
The Court of Appeal refused Wednesday to revive AstraZeneca's intellectual property protections for its billion-dollar diabetes drug, opening the way for generic competition to hit the market.
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July 16, 2025
TfL Threatened With Litigation Over Licensing Delays
A labor union said Wednesday that it is suing Transport for London over delays in processing licenses for private hire vehicles, as the issues were forcing members of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Bolt to rack up huge debts and go months without working.
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July 16, 2025
Le Pen Heirs Lose Challenge To €300K Expenses Recovery
A European Union court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the daughters of dead French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, including Marine Le Pen, against an order to pay back €303,000 ($353,000) of misused expenses.
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July 16, 2025
ENRC Bids To Overturn $128M Cut From SFO Claim
ENRC fought at a London appellate court on Wednesday to overturn a decision blocking it from adding approximately $128 million in damages the mining company alleges it suffered from a Serious Fraud Office investigation, arguing that it had applied the incorrect legal principles.
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July 16, 2025
Dubai Bank Wins Document Fraud Claim in £80M Debt Fight
A judgment that blocked a Dubai bank from recovering £80 million ($107 million) from three members of an Emirati business family was fraudulently obtained with bogus documents, a London court has ruled.
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July 16, 2025
BT Landline Clients Pushing To Revive £1.3B Class Action
BT landline customers who were part of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) collective action against the telecoms giant asked the Court of Appeal on Wednesday for permission to challenge findings that prices charged by the company were not unfair.
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July 16, 2025
Freight Co. Loses Interim Bid To Lift HMRC Export Controls
A warehouse operator and drinks merchant have lost a bid for interim relief against U.K. tax authority export controls imposed over tax fraud concerns, with a London court ruling they had an "uphill task" to prove the measures were unreasonable.
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July 16, 2025
Ex-Pogust Goodhead Staffer Can't Revive Bias Case
A tribunal has rejected a bid by a Pogust Goodhead employee to revive claims that the firm discriminated against her and fired her over her multiple sclerosis, ruling that she couldn't get a "second bite of the cherry" because she was disappointed over previous defeat.
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July 16, 2025
Car Sales Reps Win £356K Payout After 'Somali Pirate' Slur
A tribunal has ordered a car dealership to pay two former sales representatives a total of £356,000 ($477,000) after they experienced race discrimination and harassment, with one manager frequently using the slur "Somali pirate."
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July 15, 2025
Trainline Accuses Gov't Of Unlawfully Awarding £32M Contract
Trainline.com Ltd. has sued the government for allegedly deciding to award a competitor an overpriced £32 million ($42.9 million) contract relating to an online rail ticketing platform in breach of "the most basic and fundamental standards of transparency" for procurement processes.
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July 15, 2025
Law Firm Beats Ex-Staffer's Bid To Revive Client Contact Case
A former employee of a Yorkshire law firm has failed to persuade an employment tribunal to revisit its ruling rejecting her claims that the firm failed to safeguard her against abusive emails sent by her ex-partner to her work email.
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July 15, 2025
'Orange King' And Son Say Cartel Claims Are Stale
The estate and son of Brazil's late "Orange King" argued in a London trial Tuesday that claims by more than 1,400 Brazilian orange farmers over a price-fixing cartel should be halted because they were brought out of time.
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July 15, 2025
Fraud Victim Can't Pursue Wealth Manager's Kids
An ophthalmologist cannot pursue the children of a dead wealth manager for assisting in the dissipation of frozen funds, after a judge ruled Tuesday that there is no evidence that they were aware of their father's $14 million fraud.
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July 15, 2025
PwC Settles Property Biz's £9M Tax Negligence Case
PwC has settled claims that it should pay £8.9 million ($12 million) for causing a property group to be penalized by the U.K. tax authority after the Big Four accountancy firm allegedly miscalculated its tax liabilities and incorrectly priced its properties.
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.