English law is equipped to determine civil liability arising from the use of artificial intelligence, according to a government-backed legal statement which concludes that established principles of contract and negligence are capable of addressing harms linked to AI.
English law is equipped to determine civil liability arising from the use of artificial intelligence, according to a government-backed legal statement which concludes that established principles of contract and negligence are capable of addressing harms linked to AI.
Google should face a £5 billion ($6.7 billion) class action on an opt-out basis, an academic seeking to bring the claim told a U.K. tribunal Wednesday, saying smaller businesses would otherwise be shut out of compensation for allegedly inflated search ad prices.
British American Tobacco PLC faces a second group claim in London this year after more than 100 shareholders alleged it had failed to disclose information about its North Korean activities, which ultimately led to the company paying hundreds of millions in penalties.
Apple failed Wednesday to annul European Union rules designating its app stores and operating system as "gatekeepers" that are subject to specific obligations to ensure fair competition.
Real estate developer Urbas has admitted to defaulting on loan agreements but argued that a €189 million ($215 million) claim brought by a Luxembourg credit provider for repayment must be recalculated because PwC allegedly undervalued the shares appropriated by the lender as collateral.
Metals tycoon Prateek Gupta told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that a U.K. commodities trader cannot bring a fraud claim worth almost $7 million against him in England because the alleged loss occurred abroad.
Ascent Resources PLC has lost its €598.7 million ($684 million) claim against Slovenia after an international tribunal on Tuesday rejected the British oil and gas exploration company's argument that a 2022 fracking ban violated the country's obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Citadel Securities has agreed to drop its New York trade secrets lawsuit targeting a Swiss cryptocurrency trading firm launched by two ex-employees in order to focus on enforcing a roughly £6 million ($8 million) judgment it's already won in the dispute, according to documents filed Wednesday.
Red Bull has filed an intellectual property claim against a British drinks supplier in a London court, adding to a recent infringement case that it filed against another wholesaler.
A tribunal has ruled that a freight transporter discriminated against a former liaison manager by treating her sudden drowsiness as evidence of drug or alcohol use without first considering whether her symptoms stemmed from her bipolar medication.
A former manager at Spar has been awarded £61,989 ($83,100) after a tribunal found that the retailer failed to give her enough time to consider a new contract, causing her to lose the private medical cover she needed for surgery.
