Commercial Litigation UK

  • September 23, 2024

    Online Gambling Co. Must Publicize It Plagiarized Rival's Code

    A London judge ordered an online gambling software developer on Monday to publicize that it had plagiarized copyrighted code when producing products which competed with the online betting game Slingo.

  • September 23, 2024

    Redrow Sues Contractor For £11M Over Fire-Risk Defects

    Redrow has sued construction company Kier for £11 million ($14.7 million) over fire-safety issues that left a housing development unfit to live in that the home builder discovered following investigations carried out after the Grenfell Tower disaster.

  • September 23, 2024

    7 Questions For Ashurst White-Collar Partner Judith Seddon

    Judith Seddon, a partner at Ashurst LLP, made her mark by working on major cases arising from the 2008 financial crisis. Here, she sits down with Law360 to talk about her career, trends in white-collar work and how she ended up in criminal law entirely by accident.

  • September 23, 2024

    Bolt Drivers Felt 'Big Brother Was Watching' Ex-Head Admits

    The former U.K. general manager of Bolt told a tribunal on Monday that he accepted that the ride hailing app made drivers feel like "Big Brother was watching them," because of the data it collected on their performance.

  • September 23, 2024

    Consumers Seek Class Status For £800M Sewage Spill Claim

    An environmental consultant told Britain's antitrust tribunal Monday that a landmark £800 million ($1 billion) claim by millions of customers who allege six water companies misled regulators by underreporting spills should be allowed to go ahead as the first environmental class action in the U.K.

  • September 23, 2024

    State Immunity Bars Embassy Staff From Suing Kuwait

    An academic adviser cannot sue the Kuwaiti government for unfair dismissal, race, sex or age discrimination after an employment tribunal ruled that the Middle Eastern country benefited from state immunity.

  • September 23, 2024

    Driving Watchdog Liable For Outdated Evacuation Training

    Britain's driving standards regulator discriminated against a disabled officer by failing to provide refresher training for its staff on how to use an evacuation chair in an emergency, a tribunal has ruled.

  • September 27, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig Taps Pinsent Masons For 3 Arbitration Pros

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Friday that it has hired three international arbitration specialists as shareholders from Pinsent Masons LLP, including a former practice co-head, to boost its disputes offerings to clients from around the world.

  • September 20, 2024

    Pilates Studio Alleges Patent Claim Shows Possible Bias

    An English Pilates studio has accused a U.S. Pilates equipment manufacturer in a London court of possibly discriminating against the studio's director by using her Chinese identity as evidence that the studio infringed the manufacturer's patents by importing Chinese-made reformer machines.

  • September 20, 2024

    Charges On Spain's Airport Stake Lifted Amid Arbitration Fight

    An English court on Friday lifted charges over a Spanish public airport company's interest in a London airport as part of a U.S. renewable energy company's battle to enforce a multimillion-dollar arbitration award against Spain.

  • September 20, 2024

    Pregnant Manager Forced To Resign Wins £350K

    An Employment Tribunal has awarded £350,705 ($466,246) to a supermarket account manager at an outsourcing company after bosses pushed her out while she was pregnant.

  • September 20, 2024

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

    The past week in London has seen crypto exchange Binance face a new claim from the co-founder of SO Legal, a U.S. immersive art company take on a Bristol venue for copyright violations and Blake Morgan LLP hit with a pension schemes claim by The Trust for Welsh Archeology. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • September 20, 2024

    Solicitor Struck Off Over Blackmail Conviction

    A London tribunal has banned a solicitor from practicing in the profession after he was convicted by a criminal court of blackmailing a company director in a board meeting.

  • September 20, 2024

    Insurers Deny Liability For $911M Stranded Aircraft Claims

    Two insurers have argued they are not liable for claims totaling $911 million over aircraft stranded in Russia as part of a wave of claims worth £13 billion ($17.3 billion) that have flooded courts following the invasion of Ukraine.

  • September 20, 2024

    Harrods, Met Face Potential Litigation Over Rape Claims

    Lawyers are investigating potential claims against the Metropolitan Police and London luxury department store Harrods over allegations that its former staff were raped and sexually abused by Mohamed al-Fayed, its billionaire owner and former chair.

  • September 19, 2024

    Dechert Settles Aviation Exec's Hack Cover-Up RICO Claims

    An airline mogul has cut a confidential deal with Dechert and two former partners of the firm to let them off the hook in his sprawling civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit in New York federal court, the settling parties announced Thursday.

  • September 19, 2024

    Booking.com's Price Clauses May Violate Law, EU Court Says

    The European Court of Justice found on Thursday that Booking.com BV's price parity clauses that prevent hotels from offering their rooms cheaper elsewhere could violate competition law and that the company can run its business without them.

  • September 19, 2024

    Ex-Bolt Head Denies App Feature Built To Avoid Worker Status

    The former head of Bolt U.K. Thursday denied that the ride-hail app introduced a feature enabling drivers to share vehicles as a way to keep them from achieving worker status, as he gave evidence to a tribunal.

  • September 19, 2024

    Xiaomi Vies For Interim Deal In SEP Battle With Panasonic

    Appellate justices pressed Xiaomi on Thursday to explain why an anti-suit injunction from the English courts to halt parallel litigation in Germany with Panasonic over telecom patents wouldn't be a preferable solution to asking for a court-ordered interim license while the litigation plays out.

  • September 26, 2024

    Wiggin Scores 6-Person Sports Law Team From Walker Morris

    Wiggin LLP announced Thursday it has hired a new chief for its sports law practice, along with his five-strong team, as the firm looks to cement its practice in the area.

  • September 19, 2024

    Lloyds Bank Beats Employees' Settled Hybrid Working Claims

    An employment tribunal has nixed claims against Lloyds Bank after ruling that three employees were unlikely to prove the bank had wrongly rejected their request to work from home.

  • September 19, 2024

    Italian Pharma Co. Stops Rival Getting 'Hyalera' TM In Europe

    An Italian pharmaceutical company has persuaded a European Union court to block a rival's "Hyalera" trademark application, proving that consumers could confuse the sign with its own "Hyal" trademark.

  • September 19, 2024

    Shein Hits Back At Oh Polly Over Dress 'Dupes' Case

    Fast-fashion giant Shein has denied filching Oh Polly's trendy designs for dresses, tops and skirts, arguing that its rival's legal threats have harmed its business.

  • September 19, 2024

    EU Top Court Rules UK's CFC Tax Breaks Not State Aid

    The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that tax breaks the U.K. gave to certain companies under controlled foreign company regulations did not breach European Union state aid law.

  • September 19, 2024

    Food Giant's Sacking Of Cleaner Was Rushed And Unfair

    A tribunal has ordered a U.K. food supply giant to compensate a cleaner for unfair dismissal after it concluded that the business carried out a rushed disciplinary process plagued by "serious failings" and the worker took improper absences.

Expert Analysis

  • EU Privacy Plan Finally Resolves Data Transfer Woes

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    Previous attempts by the European Commission to facilitate data transfers to the U.S. have been unsuccessful, but the recent EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework may bring greater legal certainty through new control mechanisms and clearer supervisory authority functions, say Joaquín Muñoz and Robbie Morrison at Bird & Bird.

  • The New Accountability Landscape For Financial Regulators

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    The preliminary-stage success of a group of U.K. lawmakers in a case against the Financial Conduct Authority highlights the significant hurdles for review of regulatory actions, but the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 creates additional visibility into the regulators' decision making, which may lead to an increase in judicial review activity, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Director Responsibilities Amid Russian Asset Seizures

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    Following Russia's recent takeover of several companies, shareholders may argue that directors failed to properly guard the companies' assets and choose to bring derivative claims or unfair prejudice petitions, say lawyers at Collyer Bristow.

  • Investors Should Prepare For Possible EU Energy Treaty Exit

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    Following the European Commission’s recent call for the European Union and Euratom to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, investors in the energy sector should assess the legal structure of their existing investments and consider restructuring to ensure adequate protections, says Philipp Kurek at Kirkland.

  • What Trustees Must Know About Virgin Media Pension Case

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    The High Court's recent decision in Virgin Media v. NTL Trustees could have significant consequences for salary-related contracted-out schemes, making it necessary for trustees to start examining any deeds of amendment during the affected time period, says James Newcome at Wedlake Bell.

  • EU Illumina-Grail Fine Cools Cos.' Merger Control Approach

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    The European Commission's recent record-breaking fine on Illumina for acquiring Grail without approval underscores its tough stance on merger control enforcement, showing that companies in Europe need to be vigilant in complying with regulatory requirements, say Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte and Raphaël Fleischer at King & Spalding.

  • UK Top Court Ruling Spells Uncertainty For Litigation Funders

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision in Paccar Inc. v. Competition Appeal Tribunal has called litigation funding agreements impermissible, causing astonishment in the legal industry and raising questions over how funders should now approach litigation, say Mohsin Patel at Factor Risk Management and Imran Benson at Hailsham Chambers.

  • 4 ADR Techniques To Know In Employment Cases

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    With increasing pressure on Employment Tribunal resources and recent presidential guidance highlighting alternative dispute resolution methods, practitioners should know the key types of ADR available for employment claims, how they differ and what the likely future implications are for those involved in tribunal litigation, says Sarah Hooton at Browne Jacobson.

  • EU Privacy Framework Will Aid Int'l Data Transfer Compliance

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    The underlying certification mechanism in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework recently adopted by the European Commission has pros and cons, and by understanding its mechanics businesses and organizations can grasp the means to ensure General Data Protection Regulation compliance in their data transfers, say lawyers at Chiomenti.

  • Opinion

    Plea For A New Int'l Tribunal For Russia's Crime Of Aggression

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    Legal experts worldwide should support the International Bar Association and other organizations calling for a United Nations special criminal tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, or risk standing by as war atrocities and threats to global security increase, says Olga Kostina at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

  • EU Case Shows Wide Approach To Blocking Telecom Mergers

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    The EU court's recent judgment in Commission v. CK Telecoms may make it more challenging to secure clearance for telecom and other companies pursuing mergers, illustrating its broad approach to mergers that risk harming competition without creating a dominant position, say Dominic Long and Christopher Best at Allen & Overy.

  • Protecting Reputation In The Age Of Shareholder Activism

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    With the rise in investors using equity ownership to influence the management of a company, shareholder activism has taken on fresh impetus, and general counsel have a critical part to play in safeguarding an organization's reputation by engaging in open communication and implementing effective corporate governance, says Neil McLeod at The PHA Group.

  • Factors Driving Increased Litigation Against European Cos.

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    European government regulation and enforcement, economic inflation and litigation funding are driving an increase in litigation, especially class actions, against corporations in Europe, a trend that seems to be here to stay, says Henning Schaloske at Clyde & Co.

  • US-EU Plan On AI Illustrates Differing Opinions On Regulation

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    While the recently announced U.S.-EU voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence demonstrates a commitment to deliberate management of the technology, differing views on AI regulation in both regions — and globally — highlight the challenges of achieving a universal solution, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • EU Ruling Sets Antitrust Analysis For Vertical Price-Fixing

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    The European Court of Justice's recent ruling in Super Bock v. Autoridade da Concorrência marks a significant step forward by introducing well-established EU competition law principles in the context of vertical price-fixing agreements, and seems to align with the U.S. approach, say lawyers at McDermott.

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