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June 05, 2025
Credit Suisse Says Greensill Deals Left $440M Debt Unpaid
Greensill Capital coordinated with SoftBank to enter into "improper" transactions which caused Credit Suisse investors to lose $440 million in debt, a lawyer for a sub-fund for the collapsed Swiss bank told the first day of trial Thursday.
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June 05, 2025
Bayer Contests Generics' Loss Claims In Xarelto Patent Fight
Bayer has accused several generic-drug makers of overstating the profits they lost when a judge in London told them to stop selling their own versions of blood thinner Xarelto to avoid infringing a patent that the courts later invalidated.
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June 05, 2025
Liverpool Defends Rejection Of Lime's Bid For E-Bike Contract
Liverpool City Council has denied failing to give the Lime hire bike operator a fair chance to compete for a contract to provide electric scooters and bikes in the local authority's area, adding that it had lawfully considered submissions by winning bidder Bolt.
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June 05, 2025
TUI Denies Liability For Holidaymakers' Cape Verde Sickness
Package holiday company TUI has denied responsibility for illnesses contracted by more than 100 vacationers at a hotel in Cape Verde, telling a London court that the travelers might have become ill from going outside the resort.
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June 05, 2025
UK Insurers Abusing Dishonesty Defense, Legal Body Warns
Insurers are using allegations of fraud in a "scattergun" approach in defending against personal injury claims, a legal trade body warned Thursday.
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June 05, 2025
Oligarch Can't Appeal Tossed $14B Asset-Stripping Claim
Imprisoned oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov cannot challenge a decision to dismiss his $14 billion claim against Transneft, Rostatom, a private equity firm and other entities over an alleged Russian state-led conspiracy to strip his assets in two major port operators, a London appeals court has ordered.
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June 05, 2025
JPMorgan Blocks VTB's Russian Case Over Frozen $156M
JPMorgan won its fight on Thursday to block VTB Bank from bringing a $156 million case in Russia over frozen funds, as a London court ruled that the Russian lender's claims were "vexatious and oppressive."
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June 04, 2025
Croatia Says $236M Intra-EU Award Can't Be Enforced
Croatia has urged a D.C. federal court not to enforce a $236 million arbitral award issued to a Hungarian energy company, saying it is unenforceable despite a D.C. Circuit decision last year leaving the door open for federal courts to enforce intra-European Union awards.
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June 04, 2025
Spain Pays $27M Renewable Energy Incentive Scheme Award
In what appears to be a first of its kind development, Spain has paid a €23.5 million ($26.8 million) arbitral award owed to Blasket Renewable Investments LLC after the country dialed back a series of economic incentives aimed at encouraging renewable energy projects.
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June 04, 2025
DWF Argues Privacy Claim A Litigation Ploy At Trial
DWF Law LLP argued at trial Wednesday that a claim by three people that the law firm unlawfully shared their health data was only brought to "secure an advantage" for their lawyers in separate proceedings against insurers.
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June 04, 2025
VTB Bank Unit Beats 'Thinnest Possible' Corporate Raid Case
A British unit of Russian state-owned VTB Bank has beaten claims in a London court that it was part of a Kremlin-approved corporate raid, with a judge ruling that a steel businessman's evidence against the lender was "the thinnest possible gruel."
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June 04, 2025
SFO Reveals £21M Spent On Lawyers In ENRC Court Battles
The Serious Fraud Office has spent more than £21 million ($28 million) on lawyers fighting its legal battle against Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. over the prosecutor's alleged abuse of its authority during an ill-fated criminal probe of the mining giant.
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June 04, 2025
Billionaire Defends Asset Freeze Amid $415M Fraud Case
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego on Wednesday told a London appeals court Wednesday that a man who allegedly defrauded him out of more than $415 million was "grasping at straws" in an attempt to escape an asset-freezing order.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Director Denies Misusing Loan Amid Insolvency
A former director of defunct law firm One Legal Services Ltd. denied claims on Wednesday that he had unlawfully paid himself up to £101,000 ($88,300) in director's loans after the firm collapsed, saying he acted on the advice of an administrator.
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June 04, 2025
UK Mortgage 'Coercion' Ruling Raises Bank Liability Risk
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday could substantially increase the liability on mortgage lenders to undertake checks on their customers, raising implications for repossessions in a move that is likely to require new rules from the Financial Conduct Authority, according to lawyers.
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June 04, 2025
Consultancy Sues Ex-Director For £3.6M Over Client Poaching
A consulting firm has accused its former director of causing it to lose out on £3.6 million ($4.8 million) in revenue, arguing in a London court that his synced email calendar revealed he had conspired to steal clients.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Amazon Warehouse Worker Scrapes Win Over Health Bias
Amazon's U.K. branch has dodged most of the disability discrimination allegations brought by a former warehouse worker, with a tribunal finding that his dismissal was justified even though the company committed a misstep in how it handled his extended medical absence.
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June 04, 2025
Pharma Biz Denies Infringing Rival's Blood Pressure Patent
Roma Pharmaceuticals has fought back against claims that it infringed SyriMed's blood pressure treatment patent, claiming that its rival should not have received protections because the drug was not new.
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June 04, 2025
Chef Wins £13K After Hotel Missed Mental Health In Firing
An employment tribunal has awarded a chef £13,000 ($18,000) after ruling that a spa hotel failed to accommodate her disabilities during a disciplinary probe over a foul-mouthed argument — but said the company was justified in firing her.
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June 04, 2025
Knight Frank Can't Chuck Home REIT Fund's Conspiracy Case
Knight Frank LLP has failed to convince a London court to toss a Home REIT sister fund's allegedly "speculative" claims of procuring breach of contract, unlawful means conspiracy and negligence over the global real estate consultancy's property valuation services.
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June 04, 2025
UK Bank Failed To Spot Coercion In Mortgage Case
Britain's highest court ruled on Wednesday that a bank had a duty to check whether a woman was under the undue influence of her partner when she took out a mortgage that would be used partly to pay off her partner's debts.
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June 03, 2025
Irish Court Says US Co.'s Irish Units Not Owed Treaty Benefits
Three Irish subsidiaries cannot benefit from the U.S.-Ireland tax treaty's provision of equally favorable treatment between U.S. and Irish residents because their ultimate parent entity, a Delaware financial firm, is disregarded for U.S. tax purposes, Ireland's Court of Appeal said in a judgment.
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June 03, 2025
Insurer Seeks £34M From Cigna For Missold PPI Complaints
PA (GI) Ltd. said it is entitled to recover from Cigna more than £34 million ($46 million) it has spent dealing with missold payment protection insurance claims, arguing at trial on Tuesday that it dealt with those complaints in the "fairest" and "most cost-effective" way.
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June 03, 2025
3 Key Takeaways From The UK's Litigation Funding Review
A government-backed review has set out 58 recommendations to reform the litigation funding sector in England and Wales, in a move that could deliver a significant boost to third-party funders after two years of uncertainty.
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June 03, 2025
HS2 To Pay £319K Over Whistleblower's Exclusion
The company behind high-speed rail project HS2 has agreed to pay a former analyst more than £319,000 ($431,500) after he accused the company of excluding him from two roles following his warning that cost forecasts were being manipulated to secure funding.
Expert Analysis
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: State Immunity And ICSID Awards
In a landmark decision in cases involving Spain and Zimbabwe, the English Court of Appeal grappled with the intersection of state immunity and the enforcement of arbitration awards, setting a precedent for future disputes involving sovereign entities in the U.K, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Inside The Premier League's Financial Regulation Dilemma
The Premier League's arbitration award in its dispute with Manchester City Football Club has raised significant financial governance concerns in English football, and a resolution may set a precedent in regulatory development, say consultants at Secretariat.
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What UK Procurement Act Delay Will Mean For Stakeholders
The Procurement Act 2023’s delay until February 2025 has sparked debate among contracting authorities and suppliers, and the Labour Party’s preference for a broader reform package demonstrates the challenges involved in implementing legislative changes where there is a change in government, say lawyers at Shoosmiths.
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2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill
The Labour government’s recently unveiled Employment Rights Bill marks the start of a generational shift in U.K. employment law, and its updates to unfair dismissal rights and restrictions on fire-and-rehire tactics are of particular note, say lawyers at Covington.
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Inspecting The New Int'l Arbitration Site Visits Protocol
The International Bar Association's recently published model protocol for site visits is helpful in offering a standardized, sensible approach to a range of typical issues that arise in the course of scheduling site visits in construction, engineering or other types of disputes, say attorneys at V&E.
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Opinion
Why The UK Gov't Should Commit To An Anti-SLAPP Law
Recent libel cases against journalists demonstrate how the English court system can be potentially misused through strategic lawsuits against public participation, underscoring the need for a robust statutory mechanism for early dismissal of unmeritorious claims, says Nadia Tymkiw at RPC.
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5 Takeaways From UK Justices' Arbitration Jurisdiction Ruling
The U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment in UniCredit Bank v. RusChemAlliance, upholding an injunction against a lawsuit that attempted to shift arbitration away from a contractually designated venue, provides helpful guidance on when such injunctions may be available, say attorneys at Fladgate.
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FCA's Broad Proposals Aim To Protect Customer Funds
The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed changes to payments firms’ safeguarding requirements, with enhanced recordkeeping and fund segregation, seek to bolster existing regulatory provisions, but by introducing a statutory trust concept to cover customers’ assets, represent a set of onerous rules, says Matt Hancock at Greenberg Traurig.
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Complying With Growing EU Supply Chain Mandates
A significant volume of recent European Union legislative developments demonstrate a focus on supply chain transparency, so organizations must remain vigilant about potential human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chain and make a plan to mitigate compliance risks, say lawyers at Weil.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spain Faces Award Enforcement
Spain's loss in its Australian court case against Infrastructure Services Luxembourg underlines the resilience of international arbitration enforcement mechanisms, with implications extending far beyond this case, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.
The European Commission’s recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.
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Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime
New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on “distortion” in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.
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Employer Lessons In Preventing Unlawful Positive Action
A recent Employment Tribunal decision that three white police officers had been subjected to unlawful race discrimination when a minority detective sergeant was promoted demonstrates that organizations should undertake a balancing approach when implementing positive action in the workplace, says Chris Hadrill at Redmans Solicitors.
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Review Of EU Cross-Border Merger Regs' Impact On Irish Cos.
Looking back on the year since the European Union Mobility Directive was transposed into Irish law, enabling Irish and European Economic Area limited liability companies to participate in cross-border deals, it is clear that restructuring options available to Irish companies with EU operations have significantly expanded, say lawyers at Matheson.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Assets At Risk Abroad
The recent seizure of a portion of London Luton Airport after an English High Court ruling is the latest installment in a long-running saga over Spain’s failure to honor arbitration awards, highlighting the complexities involved when state-owned enterprises become entangled in disputes stemming from their government's actions, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.