Solicitor's COVID Letters Had 'No Legal Merit,' SRA Says

By Ronan Barnard

The Solicitors Regulation Authority accused a solicitor at a London tribunal Monday of wrongly sending threatening legal letters to bodies for his clients who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, saying the letters had "no legal merit."

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Union Fights For Damages At UK Top Court In Dues Case

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

A public services union took its bid for damages to the U.K.'s top court Monday, arguing that unions as well as employees should be awarded compensation after the government stopped deducting membership fees from civil servants' pay.

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German Co. Says Burford Fight Can Be Litigated

By Caroline Simson

A company suing the German arm of law firm Hausfeld LLP for allegedly trying to circumvent a German ban on contingency fees in certain antitrust litigation is arguing that its discovery request to litigation funder Burford Capital for use in the Hausfeld litigation doesn't belong in arbitration in London.

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Company Director Accused Of Funds' Use For Own Expenses

By Eddie Beaver

A supply chain company is suing a former director and his wife for over £2 million ($2.5 million), alleging he authorized company payments toward hotels in Dubai, a London private members club and his daughter's tuition fees for his family's benefit.

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Artist Not Entitled To Exhibition Profits, Argues Arts Charity

By Hanna Vioque

A charity has argued that an artist it previously sued for £100,000 ($125,500) over holographic portraits of the queen wasn't entitled to profits from a 2012 exhibition of those works.

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Pilots Fight TUI Over Changed Income Protection Scheme

By William Janes

A group of airline pilots launched their fight against TUI Airways Ltd. on Monday over allegations that the carrier breached their contracts by slashing its income protection policy for pilots who have to stop flying for health reasons.

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Accountant Loses Employee Status Bid In Partnership Fight

By Hanna Vioque

A tax accountant has failed to convince an appeals tribunal that he was an employee at the time of his dismissal, because despite a "shambolic" transition and lack of a written agreement, the genuine intention was to promote him to partner.

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