Britain's top court has broadened the ability of judges to claw back assets on behalf of defrauded creditors in a decision that lawyers say may also catch benign commercial arrangements.
Britain's top court has broadened the ability of judges to claw back assets on behalf of defrauded creditors in a decision that lawyers say may also catch benign commercial arrangements.
Litigation-funder Innsworth told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that the negotiating process behind a £200 million ($250 million) settlement to end a mass claim against Mastercard has created conflicts of interest which mean the deal should be refused.
The Gambling Commission has denied that it caused two former top executives at the predecessor of betting giant Entain "unquantifiable" harm by publishing information relating to potential bribery.
A judge has ordered a former Sony PlayStation accountant to pay the technology company £20,000 ($25,200) in costs after she rejected a £275,000 offer to settle her "misconceived" discrimination claims that eventually fell flat.
A vape distributor has fought back against a rival's claims that it was taking advantage of more reputable "Vape Stop" signs to steal potential customers, arguing that the mark was descriptive and fair game for others.
A London appeals court allowed a former supervisor at the U.K.'s financial watchdog to expand his attempt to revive his unfair dismissal claim Thursday, ruling that several grounds that had been previously dismissed should continue to a full hearing.
The government argued on Thursday that it is "perfectly justified" that job applicants do not benefit from the same whistleblowing rights as workers as it responded to a woman's attempt to convince the Court of Appeal to extend legal protection to her.
An employment tribunal has ruled that the operator of Victoria and Albert Museum in London unfairly fired a technician accused of stalking a fellow employee she had been dating because it failed to consider how her depression or autism might have caused her conduct.
Actor Noel Clarke on Thursday fought to add six people to his libel battle against The Guardian newspaper over articles about allegations he was a sexual predator, arguing he should be allowed to try to claim they conspired to destroy his reputation.
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.
