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September 22, 2025
Havilland Ex-Staffer Denies Wiping Phone Amid Qatar Scandal
A former employee of Banque Havilland SA denied wiping his iPhone during a scandal over an alleged plan to de-peg Qatar's currency from the dollar during a trade embargo, in cross-examination at a London tribunal on Monday.
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September 22, 2025
Imran Khan Minister Wins Twitter Libel Case Against Cousin
A former minister in ex-Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's government won a libel and harassment case against his cousin on Monday, with a London court ruling that the politician suffered a "relentless torrent of abuse" and corruption allegations on Twitter.
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September 22, 2025
Hausfeld Urges Gov't To Protect Collective Actions Regime
Hausfeld LLP urged the government on Monday to retain and safeguard the U.K.'s collective actions regime in response to plans to review whether it strikes the right balance between helping consumers and protecting companies from spurious claims.
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September 22, 2025
UK Juice Co. Denies 'Boost' Trademark Infringement Claims
A U.K. juice bar company has denied the claims of an Australian rival that its use of the word "boost" in its marketing amounts to a trademark infringement, arguing that the word is simply descriptive and not protected by copyright.
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September 22, 2025
Defunct Recruitment Co. Owes Ex-Director, Manager £167K
An employment tribunal has awarded two recruitment company co-founders a total of nearly £167,000 ($225,500) from their former employer after an employment tribunal ruled they were wrongfully fired.
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September 22, 2025
Barings Private Finance Boss Can't Strike Out Poaching Claim
A London court refused Monday to strike out Barings' £6.3 million ($8.5 million) claim that its former private finance boss allegedly surreptitiously helped to establish a competitor during the last year of his employment and eventually joined the rival himself.
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September 22, 2025
Axis Bank Denies Misleading Marine Co. In Loan Scheme
The Dubai branch of India's Axis bank has hit back against a marine energy company's $41.7 million claim, denying it induced it to participate in a loan to a now-defunct shipping company.
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September 22, 2025
Apple Loses Bid To Evade Unionization Amid Rigging Claim
Apple has lost its attempt to stop unionization in one of its U.K. stores, failing to convince adjudicators that the move lacked support amid concerns that the tech giant tactically diluted the concentration of union members among staff.
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September 22, 2025
Jewelry Co. Sues Rival For 'Almas Jewellers' TM Infringement
A jewelry supplier is suing a rival business in a London court, accusing it of stealing its "Almas Jewellers" trademark.
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September 22, 2025
Energy Co. Contractor Denies £120K House Damage Claim
A contractor for a British power infrastructure company has hit back at a more than £120,000 ($162,000) claim that it negligently damaged a house owned by a property investment business while doing work for a utility company.
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September 22, 2025
Law Firm Launches Employment Claims Insurance Scheme
Trethowans LLP has launched a new service to help businesses reduce their exposure to the financial risks they face defending themselves at the employment tribunal as it becomes easier for workers to bring legal claims against their employers.
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September 22, 2025
Recruitment Biz Blocks Ex-Employee From Luring Clients
A recruitment firm has persuaded a London court to temporarily block a former employee from poaching its clients while awaiting the outcome of its claim that the staffer breached his contract.
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September 19, 2025
EU Finalizes Pact To Block Intra-EU Energy Charter Claims
Lawmakers in the European Union have adopted a decision agreeing that the Energy Charter Treaty's arbitration clause "cannot and never could serve as a legal basis for intra-EU arbitration proceedings."
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September 19, 2025
Deutsche Bank Vows To Fight Ex-Staff Over Milan Convictions
Deutsche Bank denied on Friday the incoming London claims of five former employees seeking hundreds of millions of pounds in damages over their now-overturned convictions for aiding false accounting and market manipulation.
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September 19, 2025
Gilead Fights Chinese Research Institute Over COVID Patent
American biopharmaceutical company Gilead is asking a London court to ax a Chinese military research institute's patent for a COVID-19 treatment, arguing that the drug was not a patentable invention.
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September 19, 2025
Ex-Havilland CEO Denies Involvement In Qatari Bond Plan
The former chief executive of Banque Havilland's U.K. branch said Friday at a London tribunal that he had not been involved in a plan to de-peg Qatar's currency from the dollar during a trade embargo, saying he had not instructed a junior employee to create a presentation outlining it.
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September 19, 2025
Ex-Simmons Partner Can't Speed Up Labour Candidacy Feud
A former Simmons & Simmons LLP partner cannot accelerate his claim against the Labour Party over its decision to block his bid for election to a local council, a London court said in an order made public Friday.
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September 19, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen brokerage firm ADS Securities file a fresh claim against German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst, AmTrust and Endurance Worldwide Insurance tackle an ongoing £50 million ($67 million) dispute over a failed litigation and insurance scheme, and Howard Kennedy LLP sue the son of a diamond tycoon over a £3.1 million legal bill.
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September 19, 2025
Actor Seeks Extra Time For Assault Claims Against Spacey
British actor Ruari Cannon has asked a London court to override time limits for sexual assault claims against Kevin Spacey, arguing he only felt able to bring his claim after others made allegations.
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September 19, 2025
AmTrust, Novitas Settle £56M Litigation Funding Dispute
A legal loans company has settled its £56 million ($76 million) claim against AmTrust over who should cover the costs of a failed litigation funding scheme, a lawyer for the insurance giant told a court Friday.
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September 19, 2025
PR Pro Called 'Disorganized' Wins Disability Bias Case
An employment tribunal has ruled that a PR company forced one of its staffers to quit, discriminated against her for having a disability and harassed her by telling her that others could perceive her as "disorganized or uncommitted."
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September 19, 2025
Entain Sues Matched Betting Biz Over TM Infringement
The owner of the Ladbrokes and Bwin gambling websites has sued a company that provides paying members with tools to maximize betting returns, accusing it of infringing its IP by displaying its trademarks and logos.
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September 19, 2025
US-Based MSD Must Pay £6M For Use Of 'Merck' In UK
A London court on Friday ordered the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC to pay its German namesake, Merck KGaA, at least £5.7 million ($7.7 million) after it violated a long-standing agreement restricting its use of their shared "Merck" name in the U.K.
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September 19, 2025
Trowers Targets Avison Young For Lease-Renewal Failures
Trowers & Hamlins has hit back at a claim that it bungled the renewal of a skip company's commercial lease, arguing that it was not instructed to do so and that either the waste haulage business or Avison Young was to blame.
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September 19, 2025
TUI Rejects 64 Tourists' Claims Over Hotel Illness Outbreak
Package holiday company TUI UK Ltd. has denied responsibility for 64 holidaymakers falling ill at an all-inclusive family resort in Cape Verde, claiming that the standards at the hotel were "good and consistent" with its four-star rating.
Expert Analysis
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Fiscal Liability Vs. Int'l Investment
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.
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How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases
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.
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How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes
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.
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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.