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June 03, 2025
NMC Health Fraud Was 'Systematic,' Administrator Testifies
An NMC Health administrator on Tuesday said that the healthcare group's financial statements were "structured to conceal" the group's real financial position including $3.8 billion of unreported debt, as he testified during the London trial against the group's auditors, EY.
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June 03, 2025
Media Biz Founder Sues BC Partners Unit Over €200M Bonus
A business controlled by the founder of United Group BV has accused the private equity-owned holding company of the telecommunications firm of refusing to pay a €200 million ($228 million) bonus allegedly due on the €1.5 billion sale of two subsidiaries.
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June 03, 2025
Mirror Accused Of Defaming Couple In 'Cancer Con' Articles
A British couple who run a cancer healthcare facility in the U.S. have sued the publisher of the Mirror newspaper in the U.K., alleging the newspaper made false accusations that they provided counterfeit medication to patients.
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June 03, 2025
Ex-Pandora Boss To Blame For His Own Tax Bill, Adviser Says
A tax adviser has denied exposing the former president of jewelry giant Pandora, Peter Andersen, to significant liabilities tied to a €2.2 million ($2.5 million) French property deal, saying that any losses were caused by the ex-chief's deliberate and independent decisions.
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June 03, 2025
Italy Gets €190M Offshore Energy Award Nixed
Italy on Monday succeeded in convincing an annulment panel to nix a controversial €190 million ($216.3 million) arbitral award issued to a British energy company after the country banned oil and gas projects off its coastline, an award that helped fuel a movement against investor-state arbitration in the European Union.
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June 03, 2025
UK Gov't Backs Legal Tech To Modernize Dispute Resolution
The government is committed to investing in legal technology as part of its growth agenda and to help ensure that dispute resolution "evolves with the times,"Â a minister told a legal conference in London on Tuesday.
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June 03, 2025
UK Threatens To Sue Abramovich Over Chelsea FC Sale
The government has threatened to sue Roman Abramovich to make sure that £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) made from the sale of Chelsea Football Club is used to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
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June 02, 2025
Tennis Coach Loses Sex Bias Claim Over Photo Shoot Â
An employment tribunal has dismissed a tennis coach's sex bias claims over a photo shoot featuring a male coach, ruling that the nonprofit organization hadn't specifically invited men but had taken pictures of available staff.Â
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June 02, 2025
Remote Workers Take German Tax Case To EU's Top Court
The European Court of Justice said Monday it will hear the case of two taxpayers against a German regional tax authority over whether Swiss residents working remotely are taxable in Germany.
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June 02, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Boss Loses 2nd Bid For Solicitor Reinstatement
A former law firm owner and equity partner has lost a second attempt to regain authorization to work as a solicitor after he was struck off for being dishonest and failing to spot fraud, with a tribunal ruling on Monday that his latest bid was "premature."
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June 02, 2025
Construction Biz Seeks £12M Over Defective Roof Designs
A construction company has alleged a design studio and an engineering consultancy owe it more than £12.4 million ($16.8 million) over their defective designs for a university's sports facility, which "critically delayed" the project.
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June 02, 2025
Citizens Advice Staffer Loses Data Fraud, Race Claim
A welfare adviser who accused a regional Citizens Advice organization of racial harassment and discrimination has lost her claims after a tribunal found the charity acted reasonably and her belief in institutional bias was rooted in mistrust rather than fact.
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June 02, 2025
Petrofac Creditors Challenge $355M Rescue Deal On Appeal
Samsung and an Italian oilfield services company urged the Court of Appeal Monday to overturn a $355 million restructuring plan won by Petrofac Ltd., arguing an earlier judge was wrong to hold they would not be "worse off" under the plan as creditors of the business.
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June 02, 2025
BBC Wins Bid To Amend Libel Defense In Tory Donor Case
Conservative Party donor Mohamed Amersi has largely failed to prevent the BBC from updating its defense to his libel claim, as a London court ruled that its allegations of his involvement in providing "lavish entertainment" for politically exposed people support its truth defense.
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June 02, 2025
Gov't Told To Pass Law To Overturn PACCAR Funding Ruling
The government should introduce legislation to reverse a controversial U.K. Supreme Court decision that upended litigation financing, and make clear that commonly used funding agreements are enforceable, a government advisory body recommended Monday.
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June 02, 2025
Ginmaker Denies Imitating Winery Nyetimber's Label Design
A Devon gin distillery has told a court that it has not copied the "product of England" labeling of Nyetimber, arguing it did not perceive the sparkling winemaker as a rival — although it admitted to some stylistic similarities in their brands.
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May 30, 2025
UK Military Has Paid £20M To Sexual Misconduct Victims
The British military has spent nearly £20 million ($27 million) on payouts to victims of sexual misconduct in its ranks over the past decade, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Friday.
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May 30, 2025
Bodum Hits Back At Shein In Coffee Press Copyright Clash
A Bodum unit has doubled down on its claim that Shein infringed the intellectual property behind its French press and drinking glass designs, telling a London court that it holds copyright for both products.
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May 30, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Entain face yet more investor claims in the fallout from its bribery probe, UEFA face class action from Liverpool fans over chaos at the 2022 World Cup, and a venture capitalist sue journalists for misuse of his private information over a forged police report. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 30, 2025
Ex-Sinn Féin Chief Wins €100K Payout From BBC For Libel
The BBC must pay €100,000 ($113,000) for defaming Gerry Adams, the former leader of Sinn Féin, in a news program that alleged he sanctioned the murder of a former official in the Irish republican party, an Irish court ordered Friday.
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May 30, 2025
Manager AWOL 'To Care For Disabled Son' Was Fairly Fired
A logistics company did not unfairly sack a manager who repeatedly left its premises without authorization purportedly to care for his disabled son, a tribunal has ruled.
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May 30, 2025
Saudi Prince Again Ducks Bankruptcy Over $1.2B Debt
A Saudi Arabian prince evaded a bankruptcy petition from telecommunications business over a $1.2 billion arbitration debt, as a London appeals court ruled Friday that the company cannot challenge an earlier finding that its application was invalid.
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May 29, 2025
Disney Can't Stop Brazil Court Injunction In IP Row, For Now
A California federal judge has denied The Walt Disney Co.'s request to block a Brazilian court from taking injunctive action against it in a patent dispute with wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc., saying the entertainment giant has not shown it's likely the Brazilian court will issue a preliminary injunction barring the use of certain video codec technology.
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May 29, 2025
Bahamas Businessmen Can't Nix $2.7M Yacht Sale Ruling
Two Bahamas businessmen can't dodge a $2.7 million debt to a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., after the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declined on Thursday to find that a yacht intended to repay a loan had been sold at an undervalue.
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May 29, 2025
Veterinary Nurse Not Entitled To Notice Pay, Tribunal Rules
A London appeals tribunal held Thursday that a veterinary surgery center did not need to give an apprentice nurse any notice pay after she quit, ruling that an earlier judge erred in ordering such pay. .
Expert Analysis
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Takeaways From EU's 'Pay Or Consent' Advertising Probe
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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UK Judgment Could Change Anti-Money Laundering Regimes
After the Court of Appeal of England and Wales' determination that criminal property remains criminal property in the hands of its purchaser even if purchased at market value, many businesses could face a new or heightened risk of prosecution for criminality in their supply chains and related money laundering offenses, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Blasket Win Is A Beacon Of Hope
A Belgian court's recent decision in favor of Blasket Renewable Investments, enforcing an arbitral award against the Kingdom of Spain, signals that despite the European Court of Justice's restrictive interpretations, there is judicial support within the European Union for enforcing investors' rights under international arbitration agreements, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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UK Approach To AI Patentability Appears Settled For Now
After a High Court ruling upended the status quo last year, the Court of Appeal’s recent decision that Emotional Perception’s artificial neural network is not patentable represents a return to the U.K.’s familiar, albeit often complex, approach to patentability of artificial intelligence technology and computer programs generally, say lawyers at Potter Clarkson.
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How Digital Markets Act Will Enhance Consumer Protections
The Digital Markets Act represents a major shift in U.K. competition and consumer protection law by introducing a new regulatory regime for large digital firms, and by giving the Competition and Markets Authority broader merger investigation powers and a wider enforcement remit for online activities, say lawyers at Cooley.
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What Steps Businesses Can Take After CrowdStrike Failure
Following last month’s global Microsoft platform outage caused by CrowdStrike’s failed security software update, businesses can expect complex disputes over liability resulting from multilayered agreements and should look to their various insurance policies for cover despite losses not stemming from a cyberattack, says Daniel Healy at Brown Rudnick.
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Drafting Settlement Agreements That Avoid Future Disputes
Several recent U.K. rulings highlight the importance of drafting precise settlement agreements to prevent time-consuming and costly disputes over what claims the agreements were meant to cover, says Michelle Radom at Osborne Clarke.
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Int'l Treaties May Aid Investors Amid UK Rail Renationalization
The recently introduced Passenger Railway Services Bill seeks to return British railways to public ownership without compensating affected investors, a move that could trigger international investment treaty protections for obligation breaches, says Philipp Kurek at Signature Litigation.
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Insurance Rulings Show Court Hesitancy To Fix Policy Errors
Two recent Court of Appeal insurance decisions highlight that policyholders can only overcome policy drafting errors and claim coverage if there is a very obvious mistake, emphasizing courts' reluctance to rewrite contract terms that are capable of enforcement, says Aaron Le Marquer at Stewarts.
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AI Reforms Prompt Fintech Compliance Considerations
With the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's Aug. 1 enforcement, and the U.K.'s new plans to introduce AI reforms, fintech companies should consider how to best focus limited resources as they balance innovation and compliance, says Nicola Kerr-Shaw at Skadden.
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Should Arbitrators Do More To Encourage Settlements?
In light of discussions on settlement in arbitration, there is a consensus that arbitrators in English-seated proceedings should play a greater role, but determining the extent of that involvement is difficult, as arbitrators can inadvertently place themselves in a position of potential conflict, say lawyers at Dentons.
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Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI’s advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.
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Takeaways From World Uyghur Congress Forced Labor Ruling
The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in the World Uyghur Congress' case against the National Crime Agency confirms that companies dealing in goods that they suspect to be products of forced labor are potentially liable to criminal prosecution, presenting significant legal risks that cannot always be mitigated through conducting supply chain due diligence, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
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Emissions And Extraction: Unpacking The Finch Ruling
In Finch v. Surrey County Council, the U.K. Supreme Court recently found that the council's authorization of an oil field expansion was unlawful for failing to consider its greenhouse gas effects, potentially leading to major implications for planning decision processes, say lawyers at Hausfeld.
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10 Ways To Manage AI Risks In Service Contracts
With the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act coming into force on Aug. 1 and introducing a new regulatory risk, and with AI technology continuing to develop at pace, parties to services arrangements should employ mechanisms now to build in flexibility and get on the front foot, says James Longster at Travers Smith.