Mastercard urged a tribunal on Monday to limit the damages it must pay to intermediaries such as Worldpay over unlawful interchange fees, arguing that the acquirers' proposed damages bill is too broad and covers too long a period of time.
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Mastercard Seeks To Limit Swipe Fee Damages Bill

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Mastercard urged a tribunal on Monday to limit the damages it must pay to intermediaries such as Worldpay over unlawful interchange fees, arguing that the acquirers' proposed damages bill is too broad and covers too long a period of time.

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Caribbean Bank, CEO Accused Of Helping In £415M VAT Fraud

By Sophia Dourou

A Caribbean bank and its former CEO "knowingly" assisted in the commission of a £415 million ($536 million) value-added tax fraud, the creditors of a company allegedly linked to the scam said on the first day of a London trial Monday.

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Drax Settles Whistleblower Case Amid Toxic Work Claims

By Eddie Beaver

Drax reached a settlement with its former public affairs manager on Monday over allegations that bosses sacked her amid a "toxic" working environment after she blew the whistle on concerns about alleged sustainability failings by the energy company.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Oligarch's Charity Seeks Barclays Docs In $50M Transfer Fight

By William Janes

A charity set up by a sanctioned Russian oligarch asked a London court on Monday to order Barclays to disclose documents as part of its case that the bank caused it "significant" losses by delaying a $50 million transfer.

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PERSONAL INJURY

TUI Faces Claim Over Gastric Illness At Egyptian Resort

By Eddie Beaver

A group of 17 holidaymakers has sued TUI UK Ltd. for £200,000 ($260,000) alleging that the package holiday provider served food or drink contaminated with bacteria resulting in gastrointestinal illnesses and, in one case, Salmonella.

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CONTRACTS

UK Gov't Settles Legal Claim Over Procurement Email Mishap

By Eddie Beaver

The Department for Work and Pensions has settled a legal claim with a communications services provider that had alleged the government botched a procurement process, believing it had to disqualify the company for failing to respond to an email.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Spacecraft Propulsion Tech Isn't Patentable, Judge Rules

By Jamie Lennox

A London judge has refused to order the grant of a patent over a purported way of propelling spacecraft using magnets, upholding an earlier decision that the tech has no industrial application because it breaches the laws of physics.

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Recruiter Claims Ex-Workers Stole Data To Start Rival Co.

By Tabitha Burbidge

A recruitment company for the pharmaceutical industry brought legal action against three former executives and their newly established rival company, alleging that they secretly worked together to steal clients from their employer for their new business.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

New CMA Powers Will Change Consumer Protection Regime

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.

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