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February 27, 2026
Footballer's Biz Tackles Broker In £2M Property Clash
A company owned by former Premier League footballer Scott McTominay has sued a U.K. mortgage broker for £2 million ($2.7 million), accusing it of misusing a loan and reneging on a settlement over a Portuguese property development.
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February 26, 2026
Biz Owner Gets £2M Tax Evasion Penalty Tossed As Unfair
A company owner isn't liable for a nearly £2 million ($2.7 million) civil tax evasion penalty because HM Revenue & Customs didn't raise its claims of dishonesty by the owner in a prior proceeding it relied on later, a London court said Thursday.
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February 26, 2026
Delaware Judge Won't Reconsider Burford Arbitration Ruling
A Delaware federal judge has denied German entity Financialright Claims GmbH's bid to reconsider his decision ordering arbitration of a dispute with a Burford Capital affiliate over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration pact, rejecting claims that the ruling was "premised on a clear error of law."
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February 26, 2026
Nokia Submits To UK Court's Role In Paramount Patent Feud
Nokia said Thursday it has agreed to let a London judge set global terms for a license allowing Paramount and Warner Bros. to use its video coding patents, backing down from its earlier challenge to the U.K. court's jurisdiction.
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February 26, 2026
Ex-Exec. In $2B Denmark Tax Scheme Hid Assets, Court Told
A Florida man involved in a $2 billion Danish tax refund scheme fraudulently transferred millions of dollars to a U.S. company to prevent the Danish government from seizing those assets, Denmark's tax agency told a New Jersey federal court.
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February 26, 2026
Videography Biz Must Pay £74K After Firing Pregnant Manager
A tribunal has ordered a British video production company to pay a former manager £73,500 ($99,300) for sacking her shortly after learning that she was pregnant.
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February 26, 2026
Russian Insurance Giant Loses Bid To Overturn EU Sanctions
A European Union court has rejected AlfaStrakhovanie AO's bid to be removed from the bloc's sanction list, ruling that the insurer provided "material" support to the Russian government in its war efforts in Ukraine.
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February 26, 2026
Broker Denies Tricking Investors Over ESMA Risk Before IPO
Broker Plus500 Ltd. has denied in litigation with a group of institutional investors that it withheld information before going public, saying it was clear that impending European rules designed to protect retail investors could hurt the online trading platform's business.
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February 26, 2026
Amazon Loses Bid To Halt £4B Class Actions Over 'Buy Boxes'
Amazon lost its bid to stifle two major class action cases against it on Thursday, as the Court of Appeal rejected its attempts to challenge tribunal decisions that gave the green light for the £4 billion ($5.4) cases to proceed to trial.
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February 26, 2026
SRA Backs Mazur Litigation Rights Limits On Appeal
The solicitors' watchdog asked a London appeals court on Thursday to uphold a decision that unauthorized law firm staff cannot conduct litigation even under supervision, arguing that the law prevents them from making decisions about litigation.
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February 26, 2026
Metals Magnate Denied Appeal In $500M Trafigura Fraud Case
Prateek Gupta can't challenge a finding that he carried out a $500 million scam against Trafigura through sham nickel trades, after a judge rejected his argument on Thursday that the commodities trader was aware of the fraud.
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February 26, 2026
Tribunal Can't Delay Ruling On Tesco Equal Pay Job Analysis
An employment tribunal must rehear arguments about the effort required to perform different roles at Tesco after an appellate tribunal ruled Thursday that a judge was wrong to avoid dealing with the issue in the long-running equal pay claim.
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February 26, 2026
Upper Tribunal Blocks Financing Co.'s £94M Loss Tax Relief
A London tribunal ruled in favor of the U.K. tax authority's decision to block nearly £94 million ($127 million) in tax relief to a financing company, saying the relief was improper because the losses dated back to before the business moved from Guernsey to mainland Britain.
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February 26, 2026
Louis Theroux's Co. Beats 'Alien Autopsy' Copyright Claim
A court dismissed on Thursday a movie director's claim that Louis Theroux's production company is infringing his copyright in the 1995 "Alien Autopsy" film by producing its upcoming documentary on the origins of the hoax footage.
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March 05, 2026
Willkie Hires Ex-Clifford Chance UK Competition Chief
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP said Thursday that it has hired a former competition leader at Jones Day and Clifford Chance for its office in London.
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February 26, 2026
FCA Tests Global Reach In HTX Crypto-Exchange Litigation
The landmark legal case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority against HTX, which the regulator says has promoted crypto-asset services to U.K. consumers without authorization, will be a litmus test, establishing whether it has the teeth for enforcement against overseas crypto-exchanges, lawyers say.
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February 26, 2026
Finance Cos. Say Lender Misled Them On Tax Refund Loans
Two investment companies have sued a tax refund lender and its directors for more than £4.3 million ($6 million) in unpaid debt, alleging that the company made false statements about the performance of loans tied to U.K. tax refunds.
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February 25, 2026
Seladore Legal Hires Disputes Lawyer From Milbank
Seladore Legal has tapped a lawyer from Milbank LLP with expertise in energy and infrastructure matters to join the partnership at the London-headquartered firm that focuses on complex disputes, saying the new partner will strengthen its international arbitration practice.
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February 25, 2026
Royal Family Textile Supplier Sued For Fern Print Theft
An interior design company has accused one of the British royal family's fabric and wallpaper suppliers of infringing its copyright in a "scrolling fern" design by reproducing the patterns of green botanical waves on rival products.
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February 25, 2026
Harrods Staff Fight For £1 Charge To Be Treated As Tip
Staff at Harrods began their battle on Wednesday for a £1-per-person levy that the department store charges diners in its restaurant to be paid to them as tips, in what their union claims is the first legal challenge under a law passed in 2023.
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February 25, 2026
Hindu Chefs Prove Boss Exploited Shared Faith To Cut Pay
Two Indian brothers have convinced an employment tribunal that they faced discrimination from their boss when he manipulated the blind trust instilled in them by their shared Hindu background to cut their wages.
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February 25, 2026
Law Society Fights To Uphold Mazur Litigation Rights Ruling
The professional body for solicitors told an appeals court on Wednesday that the law governing lawyers' practices would be "circumvented" if it overturns a ruling that legal executives, trainees and paralegals cannot conduct litigation, even when being supervised.
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February 25, 2026
Lebanese Fund Accuses Founder Of Secret $29M Asset Sale
A Lebanese fund said in filings Wednesday in a London court that its founder unilaterally sold $29 million of its investment portfolio behind the backs of shareholders, handing the assets to a Kuwaiti business group — his "true" employer.
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February 25, 2026
Google Wins Second Shot To Trim £14B Ad Tech Class Action
Google won a second shot on Wednesday at trimming a £13.6 billion ($18.4 billion) U.K. class action on behalf of website and application publishers who alleged that the U.S. tech giant abused its dominance in the advertising market.
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February 25, 2026
NFT Merchants Sue Crypto Co. Over €2M In Withheld Funds
Two British e-commerce companies have sued a Malta-based crypto-payments provider at the High Court in London, alleging it unlawfully withheld €2.18 million ($3 million) in customers' money.
Expert Analysis
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What Santander Fraud Ruling Means For UK Banking Sector
A London court's recent judgment in Santander v. CCP Graduate School held that a bank does not owe any duty to third-party victims of authorized push payment fraud, reaffirming the steps banks are already taking to protect their own customers from sophisticated fraud mechanisms, say lawyers at Charles Russell.
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Arbitral Ruling In EU Fisheries Clash Clarifies Post-Brexit Pact
The Permanent Court of Arbitration's recent ruling marks a pivotal moment in the evolving jurisprudence surrounding the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, concluded between the U.K. and the EU after Brexit, and sets an important precedent for interpretation and enforcement of trade and environment clauses in cross-border disputes, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Apple Ruling Provides Clarity For UK Litigation Funders
The Court of Appeal's recent Gutmann v. Apple decision that litigation funders can take a fee before class action members are paid helps relieve the concerns of insufficient funding returns that followed news of a broad sector review and a key high court ruling, says Matthew Lo at Exton Advisors.
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FCA Update Eases Private Stock Market Disclosure Rules
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently updated proposals for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System would result in less onerous disclosure obligations for businesses, reflecting ongoing efforts to balance an attractive trading venue for private companies while maintaining sufficient investor protections, say lawyers at Debevoise.
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Expect Complex Ruling From UK Justices In Car Dealer Case
While recent arguments before the U.K. Supreme Court in a consumer test case on motor finance commissions reveal the court’s take on several points argued, application of the upcoming decision will be both nuanced and fact-sensitive, so market participants wishing to prepare do not have a simple task, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.
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Why Cos. Should Investigate Unethical Supply Chain Conduct
The U.K. government’s recent updated guidance for businesses on reporting slavery and human trafficking in supply chains underscores the urgent need for companies to adopt transparent and measurable due diligence practices, reinforcing the broader need for proactive internal investigations into unethical or criminal conduct, say lawyers at Seladore and Matrix Chambers.
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UK Top Court Charts Limits Of Liability In Ship Explosion Case
A recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling, capping a ship charterer's damages for an onboard explosion, casts a clarifying light upon the murky waters of maritime liability, particularly concerning the delicate operation of limitation under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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What Latest VC Model Document Revisions Offer UK Investors
Recent updates to the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association model documents, reflecting prevailing U.K. market practice on early-stage equity financing terms and increasing focus on compliance issues, provide needed protection for investors in relation to the growth in global foreign direct investment regimes, say lawyers at Davis Polk.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Precision In Jurisdiction Clauses
The High Court recently held that a contract requiring disputes to be heard by U.K. courts superseded arbitration agreements between long-time business affiliates, reinforcing the importance of drafting precise jurisdiction clauses that international commercial parties in multiagreement relationships will use to resolve prior disputes, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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What Age Bias Ruling Means For Law Firm Retirement Policies
The recent employment tribunal age discrimination decision in Scott v. Walker Morris demonstrates that while law firms may implement mandatory retirement schemes, the policy must pursue a legitimate aim via proportionate means to pass the objective justification test, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.
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Acas Guide Shows How To Support Neurodiverse Employees
A new guide on neurodiversity in the workplace from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service reminds employers of the duty to make reasonable adjustments that will effectively alleviate any disadvantage an employee may experience at work, say lawyers at Withers.
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UK's Arbitration Act Is More A Revision Than An Overhaul
The recently enacted U.K. Arbitration Act 2025 represents the most significant update to English arbitration law since 1996, and while it reinforces many strengths that made London the leading arbitral seat, its failure to address certain key areas means the legislation missed the opportunity to truly be a benchmark, say lawyers at RPC.
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Google Win Illustrates Hurdles To Mass Data Privacy Claims
The Court of Appeal's December decision in Prismall v. Google, holding each claimant in a mass data privacy suit must demonstrate an individualized and sufficiently serious injury, demonstrates the difficulty of using representative action to collect damages for misused private information, say lawyers at Seladore Legal.
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Opinion
UK Gov't Needs To Take Action To Support Whistleblowing Bill
With a proposed Office of the Whistleblower Bill making its way through the U.K. Parliament, whistleblowing is starting to receive the attention it deserves, but the key to unlocking real change is for the government to take ownership of reform proposals and appoint an overarching whistleblowing champion, says Baroness Susan Kramer at the House of Lords.
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How New EU Product Liability Directive Will Affect Tech And AI
While the European Union’s new defective product liability directive, effective from December 2026, primarily provides clarifications rather than significant changes, it reflects the EU's commitment to addressing consumer protection and accountability challenges presented by the digital economy and artificial intelligence, say lawyers at Latham.