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Commercial Litigation UK

  • May 21, 2025

    TUI Denies Causing Guests' Food Poisoning At 5-Star Hotel

    TUI has denied a £200,000 ($269,000) claim that it caused 300 travelers to suffer gastric illnesses on its package holidays, saying that the five-star Cape Verde hotel which allegedly served contaminated food had good hygiene standards.

  • May 21, 2025

    Crypto-Traders Can't Revive Bulk Of £10B Binance Claim

    An appeals court Wednesday rejected most of a £10 billion ($13.3 billion) class action against Binance for delisting a bitcoin alternative, ruling that investors were not entitled to claim damages from the cryptocurrency exchange on the basis they lost out on its future speculative value.

  • May 21, 2025

    Shipper Settles $420K Contract Dispute With Consultant

    A consultancy and its director have settled their long-standing $420,000 dispute with Greek shipping company Navios over allegations that the shipper prematurely backed out of their deal.

  • May 21, 2025

    Vape Co. Can't Threaten To Sue Retailers For TM Infringement

    A London court on Wednesday blocked a vape company from threatening to sue retailers for trademark infringement amid its dispute with a Chinese rival over the rights to the "Crystal" brand name.

  • May 21, 2025

    Staffer Replaced While Sick With Cancer Wins £1.2M

    An employment tribunal has ordered a business equipment seller to pay more than £1.2 million ($1.6 million) to a former employee it forced to resign after hiring someone new while she was on sick leave with breast cancer.

  • May 21, 2025

    'Amicus' Name Not Distinctive, Rival Law Firm Argues

    A high street solicitors' firm in London formerly known as Amicus Solicitors London has hit back at a Manchester-based firm's claims of passing-off, saying that the name was not distinctive and that the two companies served different markets.

  • May 21, 2025

    Class Rep Can't Appeal Chucked £800M Water Pollution Claim

    The U.K. competition tribunal has said an environmental consultant cannot challenge its decision to toss her £800 million ($1.1 billion) proposed class action against several water companies over their alleged failure to report pollution, finding that there is no real prospect of a successful appeal.

  • May 21, 2025

    EY Blames 'Army Of Fraudsters' For NMC Health Collapse

    EY was "duped by an army of fraudsters" who controlled NMC Health "from top to bottom" and prevented the Big Four firm from discovering failings at the healthcare chain, lawyers argued in their defense against a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) High Court claim Wednesday.

  • May 21, 2025

    Engineer Can't Persuade Top Court To Block Repairs Case

    Britain's highest court rejected on Wednesday an attempt by an engineering company to escape a claim from a housing developer fighting to claw back the cost of fixing tower block design defects discovered in the wake of the Grenfell blaze.

  • May 21, 2025

    Game Developer Can't Block Move To Rival, Ex-CEO Says

    The former chief executive of a games developer has hit back at his old company's attempt to block his move to a rival, asking a court not to enforce contractual red tape that could hold up the appointment until 2026.

  • May 21, 2025

    Insurer Hit With £250K Claim Over 'Altered' Life Policy

    Two clients of Countrywide Assured have sued the insurer for £250,000 ($335,200) after the company allegedly changed their joint life policy "without their knowledge," which left one of them short after he suffered a "serious heart attack" and could not claim cover.

  • May 20, 2025

    JPMorgan Fell Short In Trader Spoofing Investigation

    A former metals trader at JPMorgan Chase & Co. has won his claim that he was unfairly fired on suspicion of fraud because of shortcomings in the bank's disciplinary process — but his compensation will be slim after an employment tribunal ruled it was very likely he would have been dismissed regardless.

  • May 20, 2025

    Finnish Co. Fights For Access To Tax-Ruling State Aid File

    A Finnish packaging maker appealed to the European Union's top court to gain access to documents from a state aid investigation into the company's Luxembourg tax arrangements, according to a lower court report released Tuesday.

  • May 20, 2025

    Russian Litigants Flock To UK Courts After Record Slump

    The number of Russian litigants using London's commercial courts has more than doubled in the past year and could be a signal that sanctions have had little long-term impact on judgments, an advisory firm reported Tuesday.

  • May 20, 2025

    Liquidators Of 'Ponzi-Type Scheme' Co. Sue Insurer For £3M

    The liquidators of a business behind a "Ponzi-type scheme" are suing the insurer of a now-defunct company involved in the scheme's funding for more than £3 million ($4 million), pointing to its alleged failure to ensure the investment plan was legitimate.

  • May 20, 2025

    Tenn Capital, Elite Law Settle £1.9M Loan Fraud Dispute

    Tenn Capital Ltd. has settled its claim that Elite Law Solicitors Ltd. failed to secure necessary protections over a £1.9 million ($2.54 million) property loan and failing to identify the borrower as an alleged fraudster.

  • May 20, 2025

    Businesses Argue For £80M In COVID Payouts From Insurers

    Hospitality businesses forced to close during the COVID-19 crisis said their insurers owe them £80 million ($107 million), arguing at the first day of trial on Tuesday that they should be compensated for every time they were materially affected by pandemic measures.

  • May 20, 2025

    £120M Vodafone Battle Heads To Court After Failed Mediation

    A £120 million ($160 million) case against Vodafone will go to court after mediation failed with over 60 franchisees who alleged that the mobile giant imposed arbitrary decisions to cut commission and issue excessive fines.

  • May 20, 2025

    Alexion Can't Halt Amgen, Samsung Soliris Biosimilars In UK

    A London court has cleared Samsung and Amgen's path to launching biosimilar versions of the blood disease drug Soliris, ruling on Tuesday that they will not infringe an AstraZeneca subsidiary's patent.

  • May 20, 2025

    Turkish Coffee Biz Sues UK Chain For TM Infringement

    A Turkish coffee maker has accused a London dessert chain of using the trademarked name of its founder to mislead consumers into buying baklavas and other sweet treats from the Middle Eastern country.

  • May 20, 2025

    Benson Mazure Fights To Nix £4.6M Negligence Case

    Benson Mazure LLP urged a London court on Tuesday to toss a £4.6 million ($6.1 million) negligence claim form an energy business, alleging that the law firm's solicitors fraudulently signed a mortgage deed that led to its collapse.

  • May 20, 2025

    Innsworth Bags £68M As Mastercard Settlement Approved

    The Competition Appeal Tribunal gave final approval on Tuesday to a £200 million settlement between Mastercard and Walter Merricks to end litigation over credit card fees, with the funder of the claim set to receive approximately £68 million.

  • May 20, 2025

    Russell Brand Denies Missed Deadlines Breached Book Deal

    Former actor and comedian Russell Brand has denied owing Macmillan Publishers International Ltd. £220,000 ($294,000) for failing to write two non-fiction books for the company to sell — even after failing to produce the books more than four years past the deadline.

  • May 20, 2025

    Slater And Gordon Beats Claim By 224 Clients Over Retainers

    A London court has thrown out a claim against Slater and Gordon brought by 224 clients over the retainers on their personal injury cases, ruling that the terms of the agreements are clear and enforceable.

  • May 19, 2025

    Panthera Wants $1.5B From India In Mining Project Fight

    British gold miner Panthera Resources PLC said Monday that its Australian subsidiary is now seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages from India in an investment treaty claim over a rejected mining project.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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    The European Union, U.K. and U.S. competition agencies' recently issued joint statement on competition risks in generative artificial intelligence demonstrates increased cross-border collaboration on cartel investigations, meaning companies facing investigations in one jurisdiction should anticipate related investigations in other jurisdictions, say lawyers at Latham & Watkins.

  • Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance

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    Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts’ general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.

  • What Green Claims Directive Proposal Means For Businesses

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    With the European Union’s recent adoption of a general approach to the proposed Green Claims Directive, which will regulate certain environmental claims and likely be finalized next year, companies keen to publicize their green credentials have even more reason to tread carefully, say Marcus Navin-Jones and Juge Gregg at Crowell & Moring.

  • EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling

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    The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • £43M Legal Bill Case Shows Courts' View On Exchange Rates

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    A recent Court of Appeal decision declined to change the currency used for payment of the Nigerian government's legal bill, aligning with British courts' consensus that they should not be concerned with how fluctuating exchange rates might benefit one party over another, says Francis Kendall at Kain Knight.

  • Examining The State Of Paccar Fixes After General Election

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    Following the U.K. Supreme Court's Paccar decision last year, which made many litigation funding agreements for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal unenforceable, the judiciary will likely take charge in implementing any fixes — but the general election has created uncertainty, says Ben Knowles at Clyde & Co.

  • EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector

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    Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.

  • Takeaways From UPC's Amgen Patent Invalidity Analysis

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    The Unified Patent Court Central Division's decision in Regeneron v. Amgen to revoke a patent for lack of inventive step is particularly clear in its reasoning and highlights the risks to patentees of the new court's central revocation powers, say Jane Evenson and Caitlin Heard at CMS.

  • GDPR 6 Years On: Key Points From EU Report

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    The European Commission’s recent report on the General Data Protection Regulation is clearly positive, concluding that it has brought benefits to both individuals and businesses, but stakeholders are still awaiting essential guidelines on scientific research and important business concerns remain, say Thibaut D'hulst and Malik Aouadi at Van Bael & Bellis.

  • UK Mandatory ADR Push Renews Mediation Standards Focus

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    In the wake of a Court of Appeal decision last year allowing courts to mandate alternative dispute resolution, the push toward mandatory ADR has continued with the aim of streamlining dispute resolution and reducing costs, say Ned Beale and Edward Nyman at Hausfeld.

  • 2 UK Rulings Highlight Persistent Push Payment Fraud Issues

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    Two recent High Court decisions, Larsson v. Revolut and Terna DOO v. Revolut, demonstrate that authorized push payment fraud continues to cause headaches for consumers and financial institutions alike, and with forthcoming mandatory reimbursement requirements, more APP fraud litigation can be expected, say lawyers at Charles Russell.

  • Decision Shows Cost Consequences Of Rejecting Mediation

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    An English county court's recent first-instance decision in Conway v. Conway & Meek, which imposed a reduction in costs due to what the judge saw as the defendants' unreasonable refusal to consider mediation, underscores a growing judicial willingness to promote mediation through cost sanctions, say Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey at Mason Hayes.

  • Duties And Questions To Consider In Expert Witness Selection

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    A spotlight has recently been shone on the role of expert witnesses due to the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, which should remind all parties to take steps to understand what an expert witness is responsible for and what the selection process should look like, says Toby Hunt at HKA.

  • ECJ Cartel Damages Rulings Are Wins For Multinational Cos.

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    Two decisions from the European Court of Justice last month clarifying the limits of the single economic unit doctrine in cartel damages proceedings will help multinational companies anticipate and prepare for litigation within a narrower band of possible jurisdictions, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Takeaways From EU's 'Pay Or Consent' Advertising Probe

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    Anne-Gabrielle Haie and Charles Whiddington at Steptoe examine key points from the European Commission's recent investigation into Big Tech's use of "pay or consent" advertising models, as well as the European Data Protection Board’s opinion on how such models can comply with EU competition and data protection laws.

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