Commercial Litigation UK Archive » May, 2026

Commercial Litigation UK - May, 2026

217 articles

• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pinsent's AI Slip-Up Prompts Warnings On Lawyer Oversight
• Richard Desmond Cos. Owe Indemnity Costs In Lottery Loss
• Reform Donor Harborne Sues Advance UK Leader For Libel
• Energy Biz Can't Block South Sudan Oil Sales In £142M Battle
• Ambulance Driver Wins £34K Over Racial Profiling Incident
• JCT Contract Didn't Extinguish Builder's Earlier Liabilities
• Insurer Denies Car Crash Caused Trader To Lose Profits
• Traffic Co. Buyer Says Seller Hid Looming Client Loss
• UK To Offer Guidance On Unfair Dismissal Changes
• Ex-Tesco CFO Says He Never Questioned Workers' Pay Gap
• Ex-UBS Wealth Manager Sues Over Dismissal
• DHL Wins Rethink Of Order To Rehire Worker Fired For Posts
• MFS Boss Can Sell £1.6M Cars Amid £1.3B Fraud Case
• Drugmaker Disputes Challenge To Pet Vomiting Treatment
• Barrister To Sue Jolyon Maugham For Libel Over Trans Posts
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Property Biz Sues Housing Assoc. For £13M In Contract Row
• Unauthorized Red Bull Sales Did Little Harm, Wholesaler Says
• Jellycat Hits Next, Hamleys With String Of Passing-Off Claims
• Abraaj Units Sued For Commercial Fraud By Former Lender
• Exec Kept On Sabbatical For 'Erratic' Behavior Wins Bias Case
• Property Co. Says 'Praxis' TM Confusion Led To Bad Reviews
• Oil Trader Denies Owing $23M For Diesel Cargo
• Azeri State Oil Co. Wins $4.5M For Ditched Diesel Deals
• Consumers Seek To Widen £1.5B Apple Overcharge Claim
• Tesco HR Boss Denies Turning Blind Eye To Equal Pay
• Auditors Face Liability Risk In Longer Going Concern Reviews
• Saudi Investor Sues Irish Finance Co. Over $5M Loan Default
• Trump Wants Magistrate Judge Off $10B Defamation Suit
• Revolut Hits Back At Marketer's Fraud Payments Claim
• Trade Union OK To Refuse Legal Help To Employment Solicitor
• Google Defeats Film Distributor's 'Shorts' TM On Appeal
• Forsters' Email Service Nullifies Multimillion-Pound Claim
• FRC Finalizes Virgin Media Ruling Pensions Guidance
• Part-Time Bus Driver Can Sue For Full-Time Drivers' Pay
• Lessor Sues For $28M Jet After Betting Probe Delays Payment
• Castle Trust Hits Surveyor With £10M Negligence Case
• HSBC Can't Dodge Ex-Employee's Claim Over WFH Penalty
• Gov't Sued Over £1B Office Supplies Buying Plan
• Pinsent Masons Self-Reports To SRA Over Lawyer's Use Of AI
• Compliance Pro Wins Case Over 'Sham' Redundancy Process
• Ex-Superdrug Manager Can Tweak Discrimination Claim
• Energy Trader Gets October Trial In Hormuz Benchmark Row
• Ship Owners Right To Nix Oil Trip Over Sanctions Risk
• PrivatBank Beats Ex-Owners' Bid To Appeal $3B Fraud Ruling
• MFS Litigation Grows With Latest Claim Against Founder
• Rosenblatt Defeats Ex-Partner's Bid To Revive Race Bias Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fintech Co. Settles Claim For Withheld $1.6M Amid FTC Probe
• Co-Op Defeats £205M Claim Over Somerfield Restructuring
• DC Circ. Seeks Trump Admin Input On $5B Award Case
• Nokia Settles 5G Patent Dispute With Geely In Europe
• EU's Top Court Says Trusts Can't Shield Sanctioned Assets
• Ex-Building Supplier Exec Challenges Year-Long Noncompete
• Fired Academic Appeals For Free Speech Protections
• Businesses Ask Top UK Court To Clarify Whistleblowing Law
• Dentons Wins 65% Of Its Costs From SRA Over AML Case
• Part-Time HR Boss Loses Appeal Over Training Bias
• King Charles Charity Beats £6M Claim Over Axed Fundraising
• Wine Biz Denies Infringing Prosecco Consortium's TM In UK
• Engineering Co. Seeks $17M Over Google Data Center Delay
• Bolt Argues Ride-Hailing Apps Qualify For UK VAT Break
• Ex-Director Loses Bid For $1.3M Bonus Over Backdated Deal
• Firms Deny Alleged Plot To Drain $9M Bond Investment
• Restaurant Tests 'Transferred Loss' In Flood Damage Case
• Google Faces Another UK Mass Claim Over Advertising
• Stada Joins Effort To Void Takeda's ADHD Drug IP In UK
• Employees Can Keep EU Protections For Pre-Brexit Claims
• Merricks Says Innsworth Made Enough From £200M CPO Deal
• Lidl Case Puts Loyalty Apps In Consumer Rights Spotlight
• Hancock Says MP's Libel Claim Is Attack On UK Vaccine Drive
• Liberty Can't Up Burden On Policyholders For COVID Payout
• Nottingham Forest Owner Clears Hurdle In £5M Libel Claim
• EU Says $40M Award Against Poland Can't Be Enforced
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: EU's Arb. Defense From Russia
• Vape Co. Disputes Rival's 'Original' Ownership Of TM
• Innsworth Challenges Share Of Mastercard Settlement Sum
• Engineer Loses Disability Case Over COVID-19 Site Work
• Ride-Hail App Bolt Can't Get £190M VAT Break, HMRC Argues
• Nxera Sues Rival Biotech Over Drug Research Patent
• Investors Seek To Halt $16B Argentina Award Amid US Appeal
• Uniserve Denies Liability In £90M Faulty PPE Claim
• Nord Stream Says Pinning Blast On Ukraine 'No Small Thing'
• McLaren Beats Negligence Case Over £1M Supercar Fire
• Trade Union Liable For Sham Probe Of London Firefighter
• Cyber Breaches Cost UK Firms £3.7B In Litigation Fallout
• Property Investor Sues Ares For Using 'Marq' IP
• Insurers Blame Unreasonable Costs In $8.6M Ship Repair Row
• HMRC Wins Appeal In £56M Supplements Dispute
• Ex-Everton FC Director Loses Bid To End UK Sanctions
• HMRC Says Scottish Power Owes Tax On £28M Redress
• Malaysian National Told To Trade Passport For Pay Wins Claim
• ENRC Seeks 'Tender' Approach To Costs In $290M SFO Trial
• Israeli Logistics Co. Rejects €1.6M Hamas Disruption Claim
• Nokia Can't Force Acer, Asus To Arbitrate Over Their SEPs
• Which Gets OK To Drop £480M Qualcomm Claim In CPO 1st
• CMA's Actions Signal New Spotlight On UK Consumer Law
• Womble Bond Beats Negligence Case Over £126M Deal
• EY Pays £105M To Settle NMC Health Audit Negligence Claim
• DC Circ. Hears Russia's Bid To Block $5B Yukos Award
• Burford Tells Justices 3rd Circ. Botched Arbitration Question
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Worker Loses Romance Rumor Case Against Tesco 
• AmTrust Gets OK To Fight Ruling Capping Sompo Claim
• Merck Blocks Rival's Access To Secret Files In Trademark Row
• Gov't Says Developer Let Public Pay For £48M Fire Defect Fix
• Bank Exec's Whistleblowing Didn't Spark Hotel Spend Probe
• Brandsmiths Client Hit With Costs Penalty Over SRA Threat
• Jo Malone, Zara Deny Infringing Estée Lauder Owner's IP
• Ex-Chair Of Law Firm Group Fights £1.1M Guarantee Claim
• UK Tribunal Partially Allows Claims For Tax Relief On Films
• Trader Accused Of Using $9M Investment Deal To Buy House
• Barrister Loses Bid To Overturn £15K Fine Tied To Tax Row
• Restricting NDAs Expected To Cost Employers £50M
• Ex-Ramboll Employee Can't Hold UK Arm Liable For Dismissal
• Gov't Sues Uniserve For £90M Over Faulty COVID-19 PPE
• OnlyFans Software Biz Says Rival Breached Antitrust Laws
• Entrepreneur Tries To Ax Tice's Defense In Hamas Libel Case
• Novo Nordisk Secures Web Block On Ozempic Counterfeits
• PE Co. Settles €9.3M Fraud Claim Against Restauranteur
• Mehta Says He Signed Fake Board Minutes At Exec's Request
• Jusan Refused Ex-Exec's Payment Over Embezzlement Claims
• Pogust Goodhead's Brazil Shipwreck Case Struck Out
• Bindmans Leads New Judicial Review On WASPI Claim
• Freeths Settles £5M Claim Over Advice On Soured Quarry Deal
• Merricks Owes £75K For Halted Bid To Rep Rail Fare Class
• Crispin Odey Settles Several Women's Sex Assault Claims
• Nokia Ruling Maps Route To Arbitration In UK FRAND Cases
• Ex-BDB Pitmans Client Challenges Denial Of Fee Protections
• Asterix Publisher Revives Challenge To 'Obelix' TM On Appeal
• Gov't Draws Funders' Ire After Avoiding PACCAR Again
• Stephenson Harwood Sues Bulgari Jewelry Heiress Over Debt
• Diamond Tycoon Denies Family Ran Firms In $1B Gold Fraud
• Diocese Wins 2nd Shot To Fight Staffer's Religious Bias Claim
• Artist Sues Everton FC Over Unlicensed Stadium Artwork
• Chubb, Fidelis Lose Russian Aircraft Contribution Claim Bid
• TUI Pilots Say Union Deal Couldn't Cut Illness Benefits
• Ex-QPR Player Wins Racist Banter Claim Against Ex-Manager
• Tesco Loses Appeal To Ax Training Docs From Equal Pay Feud
• MFS Owner Accused Of 'Plundering' £1.3B For Lavish Lifestyle
• Frasers Wins Appeal To Dodge Payout In 10-Year TM Dispute
• Deutsche Bank Can Question Billionaire In $360M Debt Fight
• Whitestone Denied Judicial Review In BSB Pupillage Row
• VTB Can't Lift Block On $156M JPMorgan Russian Funds Case
• Farmers Can't Challenge UK Inheritance Tax Relief Cut Plans
• Nokia Halts RAND Case On Appeal After Pitching Arbitration
• Barrister Loses Bid To Revive Race Bias Case Against 10 KBW
• Ex-Privatbank Owners Say Payments Erased $3B Fraud Loss
• Split Trial Unworkable In £4.5M Claim Against Post Office
• Judicial Watchdog To Reopen Bullying Judge Complaints
• India Fights To Block $273M Failed Metals Scheme Arbitration
• Hermes Denies 'Existential Gamble' On Wind Farm Investment
• AWOL Driver Wins Race Discrimination Case Over Dismissal
• Shein Accuses Temu Of Copying Photos On 'Industrial Scale'
• Lorry Driver Wins £25K After Employer Refused Redundancy
• TikTok Says £12M Children's Data Fine Exceeded ICO Powers
• Sheikh Can Sue Lebanon Bank In UK Over $24M Transfer Row
• Poland Tells DC Circ. Trader Can't Revive Annulled Award
• Tesco HR Exec Defends Store Wage Cuts In Equal Pay Case
• News Publisher Denies Ousting Execs For Whistleblowing
• Manager Accused Of Credit Card Fraud Was Unfairly Sacked
• Vape Co. Wins Human Rights Appeal Amid 'Crystal' TM Feud
• Top UK Court To Hear Gender-Critical Barrister's Bias Appeal
• Shein, Temu Set To Duel Over Photos In Unusual IP Fight
• PayPoint Beats Most Of £172M Competition Claim
• Apple Store Manager Fired For Illness Absences Wins £68K 
• Sternberg Reed Nixes Ex-Solicitor's Discrimination Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• How New E-Evidence Rules Will Affect EU-US Data Transfers
• Hoka Sneaker Maker Defeats Price-Fixing Ruling
• Legal Consultancy Must Pay Bonus Denied Due To Absences
• Courier Claims Just Eat's 'Deep' Control Made Him Employee
• Apple Can't Trim 'Novel' £3B ICloud Overcharge Class Action
• Part-Time Driver Pushes For Broader Bias Test At Top Court
• EU Court Adviser Backs Broader IP Disclosure Orders
• Dyslexic Driver Wins £4K Over HR's 'Read The Email' Remark
• Muslim Worker Opposed To Selling Alcohol Loses Bias Case
• Financier Charged With Fleecing Billionaire Out Of $450M
• Asda Can Use Experts' Evidence In £1.2B Equal Pay Fight
• MoFo, KC Face Saad Negligence Case After $318M Court Loss
• Royal Mail Beats Ex-GB Athlete's Discrimination Claims
• Ex-Everton FC Director Appeals 'Capricious' UK Sanctions
• Vape Biz Ordered To Pay Costs After TM Case Tossed
• Egyptian Lawyer Wins Bias Claim Over Firing For Text Use
• Ex-Rosenblatt Firm Says VC Co. Should Pay Its £6M Legal Bill
• Tent Designer Sues Rival For Stealing Safety Ladder Design
• Consultancy Pro Says £46M Staff Raid Case Belongs In UAE
• SFO Plan Focuses On Resilience But Funding Doubts Persist
• BHP Denied Appeal Over £36B Brazil Dam Liability Ruling
• Dutch Order Enforcing Award Tests Spain's Immunity Shield
• Tribunal Hands Referee Co. Win In £584K Tax Status Case
• Live Nation Venue Sues Cripps For £3.4M Over Advice On Deal
• Holographic Artist Says Queen Portrait Input Was Creative
• Consultant Deemed Contractor In Status Row With Energy Co.
• Waldorf Beats HMRC Bid To Ax Debt Plan Over £70M Tax Loss
• Financial Crime Pro Unfairly Made Redundant Over AI Ability
• AllSaints Owner Seeks To Bar Ex-Chair's Fresh Share Claims
• Tesco Exec Denies Dropping Job Review To Avoid Pay Claims
• Odey Created 'False Reality' That He Was Victim, FCA Says
• Solicitors To Pay For Delays To Workers' Whistleblowing Case
• AI Makes My Judgments Better, Justice Birss Says
• Tech Co. Settles $10M Claim Over Withheld Referral Fees
• Ex-Traffic Biz Owner Denies Hiding Client Exit In Co. Sale
• Strait Of Hormuz Closure Hits UK With Energy Benchmark Fight
• Dentons Ruling Recasts Test For Lawyers' AML Misconduct
• FCA's Contested Car Finance Redress Hits Roadblocks
• Tesco Exec Denies Warehouse Jobs Viewed As 'Men's Work'
• Carlyle Settles $40M Russia Jets Claim Against AXA, Convex
• Medical Cannabis User Revives Bias Claim Over Job Ban
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GB News Pundit Claims Race Bias In Bar Council's Internship
• Samsung Must Pay ZTE $392M For Phone Patent Licensing
• Lender Wins Payout From Law Firm Over Botched Pub Loan
• Premier League Pro Can Use CCTV To Fight Dog Attack Claim
• Johnson Matthey Beats Fraud Claim Over £325M Pharma Deal
• FCA Vows Robust Defense Of Car Finance Redress In Court