Commercial Litigation UK

  • May 02, 2025

    Bank Sues Fintech Execs For Fraud Over £4M Investment

    A German specialist property lender has sued the co-founders of a financial technology startup for £4.2 million ($5.6 million) in London over claims that the former investment bankers hid the fact they had obtained additional investment in their business prior to its collapse.

  • May 01, 2025

    Ex-Exec's Claims Against Dechert Still No Good, 2nd Circ. Told

    A North Carolina trade executive's latest trip to the Second Circuit in his quest to win damages for alleged hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf should end like the others, with a dismissal, defense counsel argued Thursday.

  • May 01, 2025

    Getty Loses Most Late Case Additions As AI Trial Looms

    A London judge refused Thursday to let Getty Images go ahead with the bulk of its late-stage additions to its case against the company behind Stability AI, ruling that there was not enough time to address fresh claims about the disclosure of new datasets so close to trial.

  • May 01, 2025

    5 More Things For Employers To Consider After Sex Ruling

    The ruling in April by the U.K. Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman will compel employers to rethink much more than who uses what toilet, lawyers say.

  • May 01, 2025

    Crystal Palace Owner Denies Promising Coach $7.6M Contract

    Crystal Palace FC's owner has denied promising a professional football coach a head role at either the southeast London Premier League outfit or French giants Lyon, arguing that the alleged $7.6 million contract was merely an opportunity to negotiate for the position.

  • May 01, 2025

    Shareholders Claim Biogen Skipped $50M Drug Payment

    Former shareholders of a U.K.-based drug company accused Biogen of failing to make a $50 million payment under a deal to acquire the company and its nerve pain medication, on the first day of trial on Thursday.

  • May 01, 2025

    Lawyer Bids To Ax 'Greedy' Allegation In $11B Award Ruling

    A solicitor asked the Court of Appeal on Thursday to strike out references to his being "greedy" and "corrupt" in a judgment over a fraudulent arbitration award against the Republic of Nigeria, arguing that these comments breached his due process rights.

  • May 01, 2025

    BNY Can't Escape A&O Shearman's £93M Negligence Claim

    Bank of New York Mellon lost its fight Thursday to escape a claim from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling alleging that the lender caused Nationwide Building Society to face a £93 million ($109 million) tax bill by bungling the issuance of notes.

  • May 01, 2025

    Apple Hit With $502M SEP License Rate In Optis Appeal

    An appeals court hiked on Thursday the amount Apple must pay for a license to equip its iPhones with Optis' essential 4G patents from $56 million to $502 million, plus interest, saying the technology giant had strategically held out to try to secure a lower rate.

  • May 01, 2025

    Injury Lawyers 4U Defeats Law Firms' Case Over Ad Prices

    Injury Lawyers 4U has beaten a case brought by three law firms in a fight over prices for TV advertising, with a court ruling that the company's directors were legitimately appointed before removing preferential ad rates.

  • April 30, 2025

    Dentist Fights HMRC Over Alleged Tax Avoidance

    A dentist's firm urged an appeals court on Wednesday to find that it had not engaged in tax avoidance by making loan payments to its owner through a trust, saying the payments had no connection to its owner's employment and therefore were not taxable as income.

  • April 30, 2025

    Lufthansa Gets $5M Interest Bump Over Patent Infringement 

    A London judge on Wednesday ordered a Panasonic unit and two aircraft hardware manufacturers to pay Lufthansa over $5 million in interest for selling in-flight charging systems that infringed its patented technology. 

  • April 30, 2025

    Lebanon Bank Loses Jurisdiction Fight In $24M Transfer Case

    A Lebanese bank on Wednesday lost its bid to block a Saudi sheikh from suing it in a London court to force it to transfer $24 million to his Swiss bank account amid an economic crisis in Lebanon.

  • April 30, 2025

    'Vagisan' Too Close To 'Vagisil' For EU Pharma TM, Court Says

    A German pharmaceutical company has failed to revive its efforts to get a trademark for "Vagisan" in the European Union because of its likeness to rival feminine health product "Vagisil."

  • April 30, 2025

    Stability AI Says Getty's Late-Stage Filings 'Intolerable'

    The company behind generative artificial intelligence model Stable Diffusion asked a London judge Wednesday to throw out what it says is Getty Images' fresh pleadings that it infringed its intellectual property during development and training, saying the document inflicts on the defendant a copious workload as the clock ticks down to the summer trial.

  • April 30, 2025

    Ex-Newcastle Utd. VP Can't Lift Arrest Warrant In Ashley Row

    The former vice president of Newcastle United FC failed on Wednesday to suspend an arrest warrant issued against him for breaching a court order over a £6 million ($8 million) debt he owes Mike Ashley, the former owner of the Premier League outfit.

  • April 30, 2025

    Justices To Decide Asset Split In Banker's £112M Divorce Case

    The former wife of a UBS banker told the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday that she should get an equal split of their £112 million ($149 million) family wealth in a case that could confirm whether assets generated outside marriage can ever be shared.

  • April 30, 2025

    Lender Says Company Owner Gifted Biz To Son To Evade Debt

    A finance provider has sued a businessman for allegedly gifting a company to his son the day after the lender had demanded payment of more than £4.7 million ($6.3 million) under a loan guarantee.

  • April 30, 2025

    Morrisons Shop Staff Move Ahead With Equal Pay Claim

    Thousands of mostly female shop workers at Morrisons have cleared an important hurdle in their equal pay claim, finalizing a vital document that compares their role with male colleagues working in the retail chain's distribution centers.

  • April 29, 2025

    EU Top Court OKs Polish Property Tax Break For Railway

    The Polish government may grant a property tax exemption to a private railway owner to make part of the railway available to carriers without breaking European Union law on state aid, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday.

  • April 29, 2025

    AstraZeneca Loses IP Shield For Diabetes Drug

    AstraZeneca has failed to convince a London judge to uphold supplementary patent protections for its billion-dollar diabetes drug dapagliflozin, in a ruling that helps clear a path for generic competition in England and Wales.

  • April 29, 2025

    Barrister's Suspension For Lie About Client Docs Overturned

    A barrister who lied to his client about misplaced case papers has successfully appealed against his six-month suspension from the profession as a London court ruled on Tuesday that a £25,000 ($33,500) fine was a more appropriate penalty.

  • April 29, 2025

    Caterpillar Says Dumping Probe Decisions 'Flawed And Unfair'

    A Chinese arm of construction equipment giant Caterpillar argued in a London court Tuesday that it had been mistreated by the U.K. government over an anti-dumping probe, saying that it had been wrongly locked out of participating in the investigation.

  • April 29, 2025

    Solicitor Denies Deleting Emails To Cover Up Client Complaint

    A solicitor told a disciplinary tribunal Tuesday that she did not attempt to mislead her firm by deleting emails about a client complaint, saying she could not remember deleting them and was under severe work stress at the time.

  • April 29, 2025

    Fiber Network Biz Fired Exec For Raising Trespass Concerns

    A fiber broadband network provider made its chief technical officer redundant after he repeatedly raised concerns that the company was trespassing on private land, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Expert Analysis

  • Rowing Machine IP Loss Waters Down Design Protections

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    The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court's recent judgment dismissing WaterRower's claim that its wooden rowing machines were works of artistic craftsmanship highlights divergence between U.K. and European Union copyright law, and signals a more stringent approach to protecting designs in a post-Brexit U.K., say lawyers at Finnegan.

  • Preparing For The Next 5 Years Of EU Digital Policy

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    The new European Commission appears poised to build on the artificial intelligence, data management and digital regulation groundwork laid by President Ursula von der Leyen's first mandate, with a strong focus on enforcement and further enhancement of previous initiatives during the next five years, say lawyers at Steptoe.

  • Hawaii Climate Insurance Case Is Good News For Energy Cos.

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    The Hawaii Supreme Court's recent ruling in a dispute between an oil company and its insurers, holding that reckless conduct in the context of activities that can cause climate harms is covered by liability policies, will likely be viewed by energy companies as a positive development, say attorneys at Fenchurch Law.

  • Can Romania Escape Its Arbitral Award Catch-22?

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    Following a recent European Union General Court decision, Romania faces an apparent stalemate of conflicting norms as the country owes payment under an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes award, but is prohibited by the European Commission from making that payment, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Key Takeaways From EU's Coming Digital Act

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    The European Union's impending Digital Operational Resilience Act will necessitate closer collaboration on resilience, risk management and compliance, and crucial challenges include ensuring IT third-party service providers meet the requirements on or before January 2025, says Susie MacKenzie at Coralytics.

  • State Immunity Case Highlights UK's Creditor-Friendly Stance

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    The English Court of Appeal's decision in a conjoined case involving Spain and Zimbabwe, holding that the nations cannot use state immunity to escape arbitral award enforcement, emphasizes the U.K.'s reputation as a creditor-friendly and pro-arbitration jurisdiction, says Jon Felce at Cooke Young.

  • Looking Back On 2024's Competition Law Issues For GenAI

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    With inherent uncertainties in generative artificial intelligence raising antitrust issues that attract competition authorities' attention, the 2024 uptick in transaction reviews demonstrates that regulators are vigilant about the possibility that markets may tip in favor of large existing players, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records

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    Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generally emphasize the risk of illegal activity and attorney discipline, but a string of recent cases shows an additional danger — investigators might be fabricating records altogether, says Brian Asher at Asher Research.

  • New Offense Expands Liability For Corporate Enviro Fraud

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    The Economic Crime Act's new corporate fraud offense — for which the Home Office recently released guidance — underscores the U.K.'s commitment to hold companies accountable on environmental grounds, and in lowering the bar for establishing liability, offers claimants a wider set of tools to wield against multinational entities, say lawyers at Bracewell.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: State Immunity And ICSID Awards

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    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.

  • Inside The Premier League's Financial Regulation Dilemma

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    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.

  • What UK Procurement Act Delay Will Mean For Stakeholders

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    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.

  • 2 Highlights From Labour's Notable Employment Rights Bill

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    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.

  • Inspecting The New Int'l Arbitration Site Visits Protocol

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    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.

  • Opinion

    Why The UK Gov't Should Commit To An Anti-SLAPP Law

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    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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