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May 08, 2025
Aon Sued For $1.3M By Ex-Exec Over 'Unpaid' Bonus, Stock
Aon's former insurance consulting chief has sued for more than $1.3 million worth of bonus and stock options, accusing the company of failing to live up to the original deal he negotiated when he joined from Willis Towers Watson.
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May 08, 2025
HKA Argues It Can Sue Ex-Partners Who Left For Rival
HKA Global LLC has told a London court that two former partners it is pursuing in Delaware for millions of dollars after they moved to a competitor are bound by noncompete clauses which protect the company's "obviously" legitimate business interests.
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May 08, 2025
Franco Manca Owner Settles COVID-Cover Fight With QIC
The owner of popular high-street pizzeria Franco Manca has agreed to settle its dispute with QIC Europe Ltd. over losses the restaurant chain claimed to have suffered after it temporarily closed sites at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 07, 2025
AmTrust Hit With £11.7M Claim Over Post-Grenfell Repairs
A social housing provider has sued AmTrust Europe Ltd. for over £11.7 million ($15.6 million) for allegedly refusing to pay out to fix issues the provider uncovered during an investigation prompted by the deadly Grenfell fire in 2017.
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May 07, 2025
UK Supreme Court Boosts Creditor Protection In Fraud Cases
Britain's highest court has handed administrators more power to pursue businesses that turn a blind eye to fraud, with a ruling on Wednesday that will bolster protection for creditors and could raise the stakes for companies flying too close to the wind, lawyers say.
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May 07, 2025
Leigh Day Can't Ax £26M Negligence Claim Over Clinical Case
Leigh Day can't strike out a former client's £26 million ($34.7 million) professional negligence claim after failing to convince a London court that the allegations are time-barred and have no real prospect of succeeding.
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May 07, 2025
Construction Biz Denies Owing Costs For Rival's Lost Sales
A construction product company has told a London court that its rival deserves only minimal compensation for its infringement of a wall paneling patent, claiming the competitor licensed the patent but never sold the product itself.
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May 07, 2025
Solicitor Wins Unpaid Wages From Shuttered Ex-Firm
An employment tribunal has awarded a former solicitor at a defunct law firm in northwest England more than £4,000 ($5,346) in unpaid wages and other entitlements.
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May 07, 2025
RFB Beats Ex-Partner's Claim He Was Ousted By Boss
The ex-head of employment law at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP has lost his claim that he was forced to quit by the conduct of its former managing partner, after an employment tribunal rejected his allegation that he was demoted unfairly and exposed to bullying.
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May 07, 2025
Daily Mail Says Celebs Should Reveal 'Watershed Moments'
The publisher of the U.K.'s Daily Mail urged a judge Wednesday to order celebrities who are suing the company over allegedly committing unlawful acts against them, to disclose when they were told the information that caused them to make their claims.
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May 07, 2025
Consultant Disputes Golf Retailer's VAT Invoice Claim
A former consultant to a U.K. golf retailer on Wednesday disputed the company's allegations in London court that he overcharged it nearly $1 million and failed to pay value-added tax to HM Revenue & Customs.
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May 07, 2025
Disclosure Blunder Boosts Northern & Shell In Lottery Case
Northern & Shell PLC can use a trove of privileged documents accidentally revealed to its lawyers by Britain's gambling regulator through a bungled disclosure process in its case over the award of the National Lottery license, a court has ruled.
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May 07, 2025
Gas Co. Wins Cash From Staffer Who Took 2nd Job While Sick
Gas distributor SGN has won compensation from a former employee after persuading a tribunal that he had fraudulently claimed sick pay while working a second job at a competing company.
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May 07, 2025
Top UK Court Expands Fraud Liability In Carbon Credits Case
Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that a major brokerage firm can be held liable for millions of pounds owed to Britain's tax collector from a carbon credits tax fraud, a decision that could expand the reach of insolvency proceedings.
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May 06, 2025
Russia Loses DQ Bid In Ukraine Case Over Arbitrator's Tweet
An international tribunal has voted by majority to reject Russia's bid to disqualify an arbitrator appointed to oversee Ukraine's claim against Moscow over the detention of Ukrainian naval vessels and servicemen, a challenge based in part on a social media post made by the arbitrator in Feb. 2022.
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May 06, 2025
Souvenir Seller Admits Paddington Bear Copyright Violations
A London-based souvenir company accused of selling unauthorized Paddington Bear merchandise has admitted that it was behind the sale of some items featuring the famous bear — but says it wasn't responsible for all the infringing products.
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May 06, 2025
CNN Loses Bid To Block Journalist From Suing It In UK
An Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld Tuesday the right of journalist Saima Mohsin to pursue claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal against CNN's international arm in England, despite her contract being governed by U.S. law and most of her work having taken place in Asia.
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May 06, 2025
Prince Harry Demands Daily Mail Reveal 'Web Of Illegal Acts'
Public figures including Prince Harry and Elton John urged a judge on Tuesday to force the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper to hand over more information about what they allege was a "web of illegal acts" committed against them.
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May 06, 2025
HSBC Settles Reporting Whistleblowing Fight With Ex-Exec
HSBC Bank PLC on Tuesday settled its dispute with a former senior employee who had accused the retail banking giant of firing him for making protected disclosures about the lender's alleged capital reporting failings.
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May 06, 2025
Lewis Silkin Says Property Sale Advice Was Not Its Job
Lewis Silkin LLP said it was never hired to advise a developer on the sale of a former car dealership, denying his bid for up to £8.7 million ($11.6 million) in alleged losses from a rushed sale.
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May 06, 2025
Marsh Blamed For $143M Loss On Greensill As Trial Opens
The investment firm White Oak said it would never have invested in a financial scheme set up by now-collapsed Greensill Capital if it had not relied on misleading statements provided by the insurance broker Marsh about its cover, the firm's lawyers said at the opening of an almost $143 million trial Tuesday.
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May 06, 2025
Law Commission Sued For Bias Over Recruiting Test Aid Fail
An aspiring researcher for the Law Commission argued Tuesday that she should be able to sue the organization for disability discrimination after it declined to provide her with adjustments for her reduced vision during an online recruitment test.
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May 06, 2025
Bahamas Businessmen Challenge £2.7M Yacht Sale Verdict
Two Bahamas businessmen told the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Tuesday that the undervalued sale of a yacht intended to pay off their loan to a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. left them unfairly liable for the extra cash that the deal should have covered.
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May 06, 2025
Greensill, Gupta Get 2027 Trial Date Over $400M Row
Administrators overseeing part of the collapse of Lex Greensill's empire will head to trial in October 2027 to seek $400 million from a Swiss insurance giant that has accused the financier and one of his major former clients, Sanjeev Gupta, of fraud.
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May 06, 2025
Primark Owner ABF Sued For Negligence Over Malawi Flood
More than 1,700 Malawi citizens are suing Primark owner Associated British Foods PLC in London, claiming that an embankment protecting one of the multinational company's plantations diverted floodwater which devastated their village and killed seven people.
Expert Analysis
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What COVID Payout Ruling Means For Lockdown Loss Claims
While the High Court's recent COVID-19 payout decision in Gatwick v. Liberty Mutual, holding that pandemic-related regulations trigger prevention of access clauses, will likely lead to insurers accepting more business interruption claims, there are still evidentiary challenges and issues regarding policy limits and furlough, say Josianne El Antoury and Greg Lascelles at Covington.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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Opinion
PACCAR Should Be 1st Step To Regulating Litigation Funders
Rather than reversing the U.K. Supreme Court's well-reasoned judgment in PACCAR v. Competition Appeal Tribunal, imposing a regulatory regime on litigation funders in parity with that of lawyers, legislators should build upon it to create a more transparent, competitive and fairer funding industry, says Rosa Curling at Foxglove.
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Patent Plausibility Uncertainty Persists, EPO Petition Shows
While a recent petition for review at the European Patent Office — maintaining that the Board of Appeal misapplied the Enlarged Board of Appeal's order on whether a patent is "plausible" — highlights the continued uncertainty surrounding the plausibility concept, the outcome could provide useful guidance on the interpretation of orders, say lawyers at Finnegan.
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In Int'l Arbitration Agreements, Be Clear About Governing Law
A trilogy of recent cases in the English High Court and Court of Appeal highlight the importance of parties agreeing to explicit choice of law language at the outset of an arbitration agreement in order to avoid costly legal skirmishes down the road, say lawyers at Faegre Drinker.
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Risks The Judiciary Needs To Be Aware Of When Using AI
Recently published judiciary service guidance aims to temper reliance on AI by court staff in their work, and with ever-increasing and evolving technology, such tools should be used for supplementary assistance rather than as a replacement for already existing judicial research tools, says Philip Sewell at Shepherd & Wedderburn.
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Post Office Scandal Stresses Key Directors Duties Lessons
The Post Office scandal, involving hundreds of wrongful convictions of subpostmasters based on an IT failure, offers lessons for company directors on the magnitude of the impact that a failure to fulfill their duties can have on employees and the company, says Simon Goldberg at Simons Muirhead.
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Employer Tips For Handling Data Subject Access Requests
As employers face numerous employee data-subject access requests — and the attendant risks of complaints to the Information Commissioner's Office — issues such as managing deadlines and sifting through data make compliance more difficult, highlighting the importance of efficient internal processes and clear communication when responding to a request, say Gwynneth Tan and Amy Leech at Shoosmiths.
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Top Court Hire Car Ruling Affects 3rd-Party Negligence Cases
The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision in Armstead v. Royal & Sun Alliance, finding that an insurer was responsible for lost car rental income after an accident, has significant implications for arguing economic loss and determining burden of proof in third-party negligence cases that trigger contractual liabilities, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.
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Bribery Class Action Ruling May Revive Bifurcated Processes
The Court of Appeal's recent decision allowing the representative bribery action in Commission Recovery v. Marks & Clerk offers renewed hope for claimants to advance class claims using a bifurcated process amid its general absence as of late, say Jon Gale and Justin Browne at Ashurst.
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Ocado Appeal Outcome Will Gauge UPC Transparency
As the sole Unified Patent Court case concerning third-party requests for court records, the forthcoming appeal decision in Ocado v. Autostore will hopefully set out a clear and consistent way to handle reasoned requests, as access to nonconfidential documents will surely lead to more efficient conduct of proceedings, says Tom Brazier at EIP.
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The Good, The Bad And The New Of The UK Sanctions Regime
Almost six years after the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act was introduced, the U.K. government has published a strategy paper that outlines its focus points and unveils potential changes to the regime, such as a new humanitarian exception for financial sanctions, highlighting the rapid transformation of the U.K. sanctions landscape, says Josef Rybacki at WilmerHale.
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Unpacking The Building Safety Act's Industry Overhaul
Recent updates to the Building Safety Act introduce a new principal designer role and longer limitation periods for defects claims, ushering in new compliance challenges for construction industry stakeholders to navigate, as well as a need to affirm that their insurance arrangements provide adequate protection, say Zoe Eastell and Zack Gould-Wilson at RPC.
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Prompt Engineering Skills Are Changing The Legal Profession
With a focus on higher-value work as repetitive tasks are delegated to artificial intelligence, legal roles are set to become more inspiring, and lawyers need not fear the rising demand for prompt engineers that is altering the technology-enabled legal environment, say Eric Crawley, Shah Karim and Paul O’Hagan at Epiq Legal.
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Opinion
UK Whistleblowers Flock To The US For Good Reason
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office director recently brought renewed attention to the differences between the U.K. and U.S. whistleblower regimes — differences that may make reporting to U.S. agencies a better and safer option for U.K. whistleblowers, and show why U.K. whistleblower laws need to be improved, say Benjamin Calitri and Kate Reeves at Kohn Kohn.