Commercial Litigation UK

  • May 29, 2025

    HSBC Denies Blame For £12M Transfers Tied To Alleged Fraud

    HSBC has accused a corporate client of attempting to hold the bank liable for an alleged fraud committed by the company, denying that it failed to question and block more than £12 million ($16.1 million) in allegedly fraudulent account transfers.

  • May 29, 2025

    Lawyer Cleared In Undercover Reporter's Fake Asylum Sting

    A former manager at a law firm was cleared on Thursday of allegations that he had helped an undercover journalist to make a fake asylum claim, as a tribunal ruled that the lawyer did not act dishonestly.

  • May 29, 2025

    Consultant Solicitor Loses Appeal For Ex-Colleagues' Fees

    A consultant solicitor has lost his appeal to claim a share of fees from work his colleagues had done for his clients, as an appellate judge concluded that he is only entitled to fees for work he did personally.

  • May 29, 2025

    Toymaker Says Ex-CFO Must Sell Property To Pay £300K Debt

    A toymaker has asked a London court to compel its former finance director to sell his apartment to cover a rising debt of more than £300,000 ($404,000) that it says he owes.

  • May 29, 2025

    Mastercard Settlement Shows Court's Active Role In Payouts

    The final decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on who gets what from a £200 million ($270 million) Mastercard settlement shows the willingness of the courts to rewrite distribution plans to ensure that the overall objectives of the collective action regime are met, lawyers say.

  • May 28, 2025

    Mielle Organics Accuses Vendors Of Selling Fake Products

    Hair and beauty brand Mielle Organics has hit a group of cosmetics sellers with copyright infringement claims in a London court, alleging that the vendors have sold knock-off products and used bogus documents to claim they were genuine.

  • May 28, 2025

    Food Factory Workers Revive COVID Negligence Case

    Four food factory workers have revived their personal injury claim that their employer's negligence caused them to catch COVID-19, as a court ruled on Wednesday that a lower court was wrong to deem their case hopeless.

  • May 28, 2025

    Jet2Holidays Blames Travelers For Turkey Resort Illnesses

    Tour operator Jet2Holidays has denied responsibility for an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease at a Turkish hotel, telling a London court that holidaymakers were at fault for eating and drinking to excess and failing to take care of their personal hygiene.

  • May 28, 2025

    Solicitor Claims Entrapment In Bogus Asylum Sting Case

    Counsel for a former law firm manager accused of helping an undercover journalist make a bogus asylum implication told a tribunal Wednesday that his client was the victim of a sting operation to "entrap" him.

  • May 28, 2025

    Ex-Judge Launches £25B Ad-Price Action Against Google

    Google is facing a new £25 billion ($33.7 billion) class action in the U.K. brought by a former deputy High Court judge on behalf of advertisers, alleging that the technology giant abused its dominant position in online search advertising.

  • May 27, 2025

    Russian Businessman Loses Bid To Block UK Asset Seizure

    A London judge ruled Tuesday that it is "not in the interest of justice" to halt creditors trying to enforce a Russian court's judgment against a Russian businessman while he lives in the U.K.

  • May 27, 2025

    Artist Says Winery, Distributor Stole Her Work To Put On Label

    British artist Shantell Martin told a London court on Tuesday that an Argentinian winemaker and a U.K. distributor had infringed her copyright by copying her black-and-white line drawing style for wine bottle labels.

  • May 27, 2025

    Clyde & Co. Can't Stop Bias Claim By Aspiring Trainee

    A tribunal agreed on Tuesday to allow a woman to go ahead with her discrimination claim against a decision by Clyde & Co. LLP not to offer her a training contract, dismissing the firm's argument that she waited too long to pursue her case.

  • May 27, 2025

    Loft Supplier Sues Rival For Copying 'Loft Leg' Design

    A manufacturing company has sued a rival in London for allegedly infringing its copyright by making "blatant copies" of one of its loft support products and pitching it to customers.

  • May 27, 2025

    Picturehouse Wins Insurance Fee Battle With Landlord

    A London court has ordered the owner of a property in Piccadilly Circus to repay more than £640,000 ($870,000) it overcharged tenant Picturehouse Cinemas by loading insurance premiums for the premises with top-end broker commissions for the landlord to pocket.

  • May 27, 2025

    Insurance Adjuster Loses Appeal In COVID Mask Bias Claim

    A London appeals judge has dismissed an insurance claims adjuster's case that his employer's policy on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic was discriminatory because of his belief in "bodily autonomy."

  • May 23, 2025

    Medical Biz Seeks To Nix A Rival's Suture Patents In UK

    Medical supply maker Arthrex has asked a London court to void the U.K. parts of a rival's European patents covering yarn and suture designs, in a bid to damage its opponent amid their separate dispute at the Unified Patent Court.

  • May 23, 2025

    Gov't To Boost Judicial Pay 4% Despite Call For More

    The U.K. government has announced a 4% pay increase for all salaried judges in England and Wales — smaller than previous increases and less than the recommendation of a salary advisory body as recruitment problems continue to mount.

  • May 23, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Nestlé hit with an intellectual property claim by a pet insurance company, VTB Capital bring a breach of contract lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Securities, and Société Générale's former chief executive face litigation from an Italian entrepreneur.

  • May 23, 2025

    Chubb Denies £1.2M Claim Over NYT Journalist's Crash

    Chubb has denied having to pay £1.2 million ($1.6 million) in a reinsurance chain following a settlement of claims brought by a woman who was injured in a car crash while being driven by a New York Times journalist in Scotland.

  • May 23, 2025

    Investment Manager Accused Of Hiding 'Disastrous' Losses

    A London-based investment manager has been sued for more than €8.1 million ($9.2 million) over its allegedly reckless and high-risk handling of a trust's money and fraudulent covering-up of the resulting "disastrous" losses.

  • May 23, 2025

    Latham, HSF Pros Tapped For LCIA Court

    The London Court of International Arbitration has made a series of new appointments to its court of arbitration, including a solicitor-advocate in Latham & Watkins LLP's London office and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's managing partner in Singapore.

  • May 23, 2025

    Belgian Tax Break Denials Don't Break EU Rules, ECJ Advised

    Belgium isn't breaking with European Union law by denying companies tax deductions under controlled foreign corporation rules, an adviser to the EU's top court said in an opinion.

  • May 23, 2025

    Ex-VP Sues FuturU For £2.5M For Job Contract Breaches

    A former chief product officer has sued two technology companies for £2.5 million ($3.4 million), accusing them of breaching her contract when she was fired shortly after she began her job and alleging that it had caused "significant disruption" to her career.

  • May 23, 2025

    Tortoise Media Loses Bid For Details On Tory Leadership Vote

    Tortoise Media Ltd. lost its bid on Friday to force the Conservative Party to reveal information about how it elects its leaders, as an appeals court ruled that the party's internal elections are not public actions open to judicial scrutiny.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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    The European Union, U.K. and U.S. competition agencies' recently issued joint statement on competition risks in generative artificial intelligence demonstrates increased cross-border collaboration on cartel investigations, meaning companies facing investigations in one jurisdiction should anticipate related investigations in other jurisdictions, say lawyers at Latham & Watkins.

  • Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance

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    Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts’ general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.

  • What Green Claims Directive Proposal Means For Businesses

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    With the European Union’s recent adoption of a general approach to the proposed Green Claims Directive, which will regulate certain environmental claims and likely be finalized next year, companies keen to publicize their green credentials have even more reason to tread carefully, say Marcus Navin-Jones and Juge Gregg at Crowell & Moring.

  • EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling

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    The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • £43M Legal Bill Case Shows Courts' View On Exchange Rates

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    A recent Court of Appeal decision declined to change the currency used for payment of the Nigerian government's legal bill, aligning with British courts' consensus that they should not be concerned with how fluctuating exchange rates might benefit one party over another, says Francis Kendall at Kain Knight.

  • Examining The State Of Paccar Fixes After General Election

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    Following the U.K. Supreme Court's Paccar decision last year, which made many litigation funding agreements for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal unenforceable, the judiciary will likely take charge in implementing any fixes — but the general election has created uncertainty, says Ben Knowles at Clyde & Co.

  • EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector

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    Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.

  • Takeaways From UPC's Amgen Patent Invalidity Analysis

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    The Unified Patent Court Central Division's decision in Regeneron v. Amgen to revoke a patent for lack of inventive step is particularly clear in its reasoning and highlights the risks to patentees of the new court's central revocation powers, say Jane Evenson and Caitlin Heard at CMS.

  • GDPR 6 Years On: Key Points From EU Report

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    The European Commission’s recent report on the General Data Protection Regulation is clearly positive, concluding that it has brought benefits to both individuals and businesses, but stakeholders are still awaiting essential guidelines on scientific research and important business concerns remain, say Thibaut D'hulst and Malik Aouadi at Van Bael & Bellis.

  • UK Mandatory ADR Push Renews Mediation Standards Focus

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    In the wake of a Court of Appeal decision last year allowing courts to mandate alternative dispute resolution, the push toward mandatory ADR has continued with the aim of streamlining dispute resolution and reducing costs, say Ned Beale and Edward Nyman at Hausfeld.

  • 2 UK Rulings Highlight Persistent Push Payment Fraud Issues

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    Two recent High Court decisions, Larsson v. Revolut and Terna DOO v. Revolut, demonstrate that authorized push payment fraud continues to cause headaches for consumers and financial institutions alike, and with forthcoming mandatory reimbursement requirements, more APP fraud litigation can be expected, say lawyers at Charles Russell.

  • Decision Shows Cost Consequences Of Rejecting Mediation

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    An English county court's recent first-instance decision in Conway v. Conway & Meek, which imposed a reduction in costs due to what the judge saw as the defendants' unreasonable refusal to consider mediation, underscores a growing judicial willingness to promote mediation through cost sanctions, say Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey at Mason Hayes.

  • Duties And Questions To Consider In Expert Witness Selection

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    A spotlight has recently been shone on the role of expert witnesses due to the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, which should remind all parties to take steps to understand what an expert witness is responsible for and what the selection process should look like, says Toby Hunt at HKA.

  • ECJ Cartel Damages Rulings Are Wins For Multinational Cos.

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    Two decisions from the European Court of Justice last month clarifying the limits of the single economic unit doctrine in cartel damages proceedings will help multinational companies anticipate and prepare for litigation within a narrower band of possible jurisdictions, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Takeaways From EU's 'Pay Or Consent' Advertising Probe

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    Anne-Gabrielle Haie and Charles Whiddington at Steptoe examine key points from the European Commission's recent investigation into Big Tech's use of "pay or consent" advertising models, as well as the European Data Protection Board’s opinion on how such models can comply with EU competition and data protection laws.

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