Commercial Litigation UK

  • April 07, 2025

    UK Gov't Fails To Keep Apple Legal Battle Secret

    The legal challenge by Apple to the U.K. government's attempt to create a "back door" to personal encrypted data will not be kept secret, after a tribunal refused Monday to accept that revealing the bare details of the case would threaten national security.

  • April 07, 2025

    HMRC Says Hospital Parking Should Not Be VAT-Free

    HM Revenue and Customs told Britain's top court on Monday that a National Health Service trust providing car parking services should not be exempt from value-added tax, a case that could affect dozens of stayed appeals by NHS entities that total £70 million ($90 million).

  • April 07, 2025

    Tata HR Boss Denies Redundancies Targeted Non-Indians

    A director at Tata told a tribunal on Monday that the conglomerate chose a "reasonable" redundancy pool as the business fights claims by three former managers that they were made redundant because they were non-Indian nationals.

  • April 07, 2025

    Employment Lawyers Warn Against Ditching DEI

    British companies that follow U.S. businesses in rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion policies risk being held liable for discrimination, the Employment Lawyers Association has warned.

  • April 07, 2025

    Hospitality Exec Sues Law Firm Curwens For Botching Claim

    The former director of a restaurant business has accused London law firm Curwens LLP of mishandling legal action brought against his fellow directors, alleging that his claim was marred by the firm's numerous errors and lack of competent advice.

  • April 07, 2025

    Designer Accuses Businessmen Of Copying 'Iconic' Tote Bag

    The designer of a tote bag accused two businessmen at the start of a High Court trial on Monday of producing an almost identical design but making it "just different enough" to avoid allegations of selling counterfeit goods.

  • April 04, 2025

    Appeals Court Won't Halt Russian Investment Litigation

    England's Court of Appeal will not nix an order refusing to halt "vexatious" litigation in Russia initiated by sanctioned entities against third parties to an arbitration agreement, issuing an opinion that chided an investment manager for leaving the court "in the dark" about its relationship to the third parties.

  • April 04, 2025

    Bulgarian Tax Authorities Violated EU VAT Law, ECJ Rules

    Bulgarian tax authorities violated European Union value-added tax law by removing a construction company from the nation's VAT registry for nonpayment of taxes without conducting a thorough investigation into whether it should be stricken, the European Court of Justice ruled.

  • April 04, 2025

    Soho House Brand Says Next Copied Its Furniture Designs

    The interior design brand of London private members' club Soho House has sued Next for copyright infringement, alleging the multinational retailer passed off 24 kinds of furniture that closely resemble the brand's home designs.

  • April 04, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Russian industrialist Oleg Deripaska target the intelligence arm of CT Group with a commercial fraud claim, Big Technologies sue its former CEO for allegedly concealing interests in several shareholders, and an investment firm tackle a professional negligence claim by Adidas. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • April 04, 2025

    Businessman's Daughter Sees £79M 'Sham' Loan Case Tossed

    The daughter of a deceased businessman had her attempt to bring a claim on behalf of one of her father's companies over a "sham" loan thrown out by a London court owing to a rule mandating that only the company itself can bring such a claim.

  • April 04, 2025

    TUI Pilot Wins Pension After Losing Forced Retirement Claim

    An employment tribunal has ruled that a former TUI Airways pilot is entitled to almost £15,000 ($19,500) in pension contributions, despite tossing his claim for age discrimination and unfair dismissal the year before.

  • April 04, 2025

    Denmark's £56M Cum-Ex Fraud Case Struck Out On Appeal

    Denmark's roughly £56 million ($72 million) tax refund fraud claim against an English brokerage was struck out Friday after a London appeals court ruled that an issue "fundamental" to the case had been decided in earlier proceedings.

  • April 04, 2025

    Ex-Everton FC Director Calls Sanctions Decision 'Political'

    A former director of Everton Football Club accused the British government of being improperly politically motivated when placing him under sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine, as he asked a court Friday for further information to challenge his designation.

  • April 04, 2025

    Scaffolding Biz Says Rival Infringed Safety-Gate Patent

    A scaffolding company has accused a rival of infringing its patent over a loading bay safety-gate by marketing its own version with an "identical" structure, asking a London court to block any further sales of the competing goods.

  • April 04, 2025

    Engineering Biz Challenges Ex-Director Over Shares Transfer

    An engineering company has urged an appeals court to side with it in a shareholding dispute, saying a former director should be deemed to have transferred his shares to the company when he was fired as an employee, despite the fact that he stayed on as director.

  • April 03, 2025

    International Disputes And Trade Lawyer Heads To Foley Hoag

    A trade lawyer with experience in World Trade Organization dispute settlement and commercial mediation has joined Foley Hoag LLP's international litigation and arbitration practice in Paris as senior counsel, according to the law firm.

  • April 03, 2025

    Lloyds Dodges Contractor's Blacklisting And Equal Pay Claim

    An employment tribunal has dismissed a racial discrimination and blacklisting claim against Lloyds Bank and a consultancy recruitment agency, ruling that the contractor filed his claim too late and lacked evidence to support his allegations of secret hiring bans and unequal pay.

  • April 03, 2025

    Staley Told No 'Deliberate' Epstein Lies, Lawyer Says In Close

    Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley was honest about the nature of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, his lawyer reiterated in closing submissions at trial Thursday, arguing that Staley told no "direct or deliberate" lies.

  • April 03, 2025

    Trump Must Pay £626K Legal Costs In Steele Dossier Case

    President Donald Trump was ordered by a London judge Thursday to pay about £626,000 ($820,000) to cover the legal costs for the defense of the authors of the infamous "Steele dossier" against his data protection claim, which was thrown out of court last year.

  • April 03, 2025

    FCA Pleads For Quick Motor Finance Decision From Top Court

    The U.K. financial regulator urged Britain's highest court Thursday to deliver its decision on motor finance commissions "as soon as possible" so that hundreds of thousands of open complaints can be dealt with in an "orderly, consistent and efficient way."

  • April 03, 2025

    Property Co. Sues Broker For £2M Over Fire Claim Refusal

    A property developer has sued an insurance broker for almost £2 million ($2.6 million) for its allegedly bungled handling of an insurance policy that resulted in Aviva refusing to cover for a fire that destroyed a Grade II listed building.

  • April 03, 2025

    Antique Shop To Pay £56K For Mistreating Part-Timer 

    An employment tribunal has ordered an antiques shop to pay £56,022 ($73,816) to a sales assistant after it wrongly refused to give her employment rights because she was a part-time worker.

  • April 03, 2025

    Lenovo, Ericsson End Patent Spat With Cross-Licensing Deal

    Lenovo has settled all ongoing litigation with Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson after the two companies struck a cross-licensing deal for their respective standard-essential patents, Lenovo said Thursday.  

  • April 03, 2025

    Door Maker Denies Design Infringed Rival's Copyright

    A door manufacturer has admitted copying the design of a rival's bottom roller for sliding doors, but denied infringing any copyright because the product had no original features.

Expert Analysis

  • Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees

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    A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.

  • UK's Arbitration Act Is More A Revision Than An Overhaul

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    The recently enacted U.K. Arbitration Act 2025 represents the most significant update to English arbitration law since 1996, and while it reinforces many strengths that made London the leading arbitral seat, its failure to address certain key areas means the legislation missed the opportunity to truly be a benchmark, say lawyers at RPC.

  • Google Win Illustrates Hurdles To Mass Data Privacy Claims

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    The Court of Appeal's December decision in Prismall v. Google, holding each claimant in a mass data privacy suit must demonstrate an individualized and sufficiently serious injury, demonstrates the difficulty of using representative action to collect damages for misused private information, say lawyers at Seladore Legal.

  • How New EU Product Liability Directive Will Affect Tech And AI

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    While the European Union’s new defective product liability directive, effective from December 2026, primarily provides clarifications rather than significant changes, it reflects the EU's commitment to addressing consumer protection and accountability challenges presented by the digital economy and artificial intelligence, say lawyers at Latham.

  • EU Hybrid Venue Ruling Doesn't Ensure Local Enforceability

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    A recent decision from the European Union's top court, affirming that contracts may grant one party greater control over litigation venue, is encouraging for similarly asymmetrical arbitration agreements, but local enforceability rules within the EU and beyond mean that such contracts' validity may still be determined individually, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.

  • New CMA Powers Will Change Consumer Protection Regime

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s imminent broadened powers to impose penalties on organizations for unethical or misleading practices are likely to transform the U.K.’s consumer protection regime, and may lead to a rise in private litigation and increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At Current Challenges In Whistleblowing Practice

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    Consensus on the status of reforming Great Britain's whistleblowing framework is currently difficult to discern, and thorny issues revealed by recent cases highlight undesirable uncertainties for those pursuing and defending whistleblowing claims, says Ivor Adair at Fox & Partners.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Fiscal Liability Vs. Int'l Investment

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    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.

  • How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases

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    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.

  • How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes

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    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.

  • How EU's Anticoercion Tool May Counter New US Tariffs

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    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.

  • How 2025 Act Refines The UK's Arbitral Framework

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    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.

  • Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions

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    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.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “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.

  • EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity

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    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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