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Commercial Litigation UK

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.  

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • July 15, 2025

    Broker Beats Ex-Employee's Claim She Was Forced To Quit

    An employment tribunal has ruled that an insurance broker didn't force an executive assistant to resign by adding more responsibilities to her role after a part-time colleague left.

  • July 15, 2025

    Afghan Nationals Prepare To Sue MoD Over Data Breach

    Barings Law is preparing to bring a mass data-breach claim against the Ministry of Defence after the names of Afghans applying to relocate to the U.K. was inadvertently leaked, it was revealed when a ban that restricted reporting was lifted on Tuesday.

  • July 15, 2025

    Female Staffer Accuses Firm's Exec of Sexual Harassment

    A female employee of a business advisory company has accused its director of sacking her because she rejected his sexual advances in his hotel room while the pair were on a business trip to France.

  • July 15, 2025

    Court Refuses To Rule Bali Villa Sale Breached Asset Freeze

    A London court said Tuesday that it will not decide whether the wife of a former Russian bank executive had committed contempt of court by selling her villa in Bali 10 days before an asset freeze against her was lifted.

  • July 14, 2025

    London Judge Nixes Jurisdictional Award In Gas Plant Feud

    An English judge on Monday vacated an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal's award finding it has jurisdiction in a dispute stemming from a gas processing plant construction project for Saudi Aramco, saying the matter belongs before a London-seated ad hoc tribunal.

  • July 14, 2025

    UAE Prisoner Voluntarily Drops Suit Against Ex-Dechert GC

    A Jordanian lawyer imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates has permanently dropped a Philadelphia civil suit seeking discovery against Dechert LLP's former general counsel in the U.S. over what the law firm's leadership knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner.

  • July 14, 2025

    Insurance Co. Accuses Ex-CEO Of Siphoning £19M At Trial

    An insurance company accused its former chief executive and a director at the start of a London trial on Monday of misappropriating millions of pounds by siphoning money from the business for his own financial benefit.

  • July 14, 2025

    Solicitor Sues Law Firm £423K For Misusing Estate Proceeds

    The solicitor for a deceased individual's estate has sued a law firm for £423,000 ($568,000), accusing it of using money from the sale of a house from the estate to carry out sham property purchases.

  • July 14, 2025

    Ladbrokes Loses Appeal Against Disability Bias Ruling

    An appellate tribunal on Monday refused to overturn a decision that Ladbrokes forced a manager with disabilities to resign after declining to up her contract from 17 to 30 hours a week despite available shifts.

  • July 14, 2025

    Howden Says Rival's Exodus Was Inevitable In Poaching Case

    Howden has rejected claims that it plotted to damage rival Acquinex when it decimated its warranty and indemnity team by poaching 32 employees in its own underwriting division, telling a London court the employees would have left anyway.

  • July 14, 2025

    Clifford Chance Denies Blame For SocGen's $483M Gold Loss

    Clifford Chance LLP has denied breaching any duty to Société Générale SA with its advice on a $483 million gold bullion dispute, telling a London court that the blame for the French bank's failed claim lies elsewhere.

  • July 14, 2025

    Lender Denies Helping Pharma Boss Secure Secret £6M Loan

    A business lender has denied working with the now-former chief executive officer of an online pharmacy to take out about £6.1 million ($8.2 million) in unauthorized loans under the company's name without the knowledge of investors or board members.

  • July 14, 2025

    Wealth Manager Sues For £4.5M Over Failed Investment Deal

    A Swiss wealth manager has sued a U.K. company for 5 million Swiss francs ($6.3 million), saying that it failed to return its investment after a share purchase deal went sideways.

Expert Analysis

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spain Faces Award Enforcement

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    Spain's loss in its Australian court case against Infrastructure Services Luxembourg underlines the resilience of international arbitration enforcement mechanisms, with implications extending far beyond this case, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.

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    The European Commission’s recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.

  • Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime

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    New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on “distortion” in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.

  • Employer Lessons In Preventing Unlawful Positive Action

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    A recent Employment Tribunal decision that three white police officers had been subjected to unlawful race discrimination when a minority detective sergeant was promoted demonstrates that organizations should undertake a balancing approach when implementing positive action in the workplace, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.

  • Review Of EU Cross-Border Merger Regs' Impact On Irish Cos.

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    Looking back on the year since the European Union Mobility Directive was transposed into Irish law, enabling Irish and European Economic Area limited liability companies to participate in cross-border deals, it is clear that restructuring options available to Irish companies with EU operations have significantly expanded, say lawyers at Matheson.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Assets At Risk Abroad

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    The recent seizure of a portion of London Luton Airport after an English High Court ruling is the latest installment in a long-running saga over Spain’s failure to honor arbitration awards, highlighting the complexities involved when state-owned enterprises become entangled in disputes stemming from their government's actions, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.

  • Comparing Apples To Oranges In EPO Claim Interpretation

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    A referral before the Enlarged Board of Appeal could fundamentally change the role that descriptions play in claims interpretation at the European Patent Office, altering best drafting practices for patent applications construed there, say lawyers at Finnegan.

  • 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.

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