The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has won permission to appeal against the ruling known as Mazur, which affirmed that legal executives and other unauthorized law firm staff could not conduct litigation, even with the supervision of a solicitor.
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CILEX Wins Permission To Challenge Mazur Ruling

By William Janes

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has won permission to appeal against the ruling known as Mazur, which affirmed that legal executives and other unauthorized law firm staff could not conduct litigation, even with the supervision of a solicitor.

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Home Office Apologizes, Pays £225K Over War Crimes Libel

By Eddie Beaver

The Home Office apologized "unreservedly" on Tuesday for publishing a report falsely alleging that a Bangladesh-born British citizen was guilty of war crimes and offered him £225,000 ($295,000) in damages — among the largest libel payouts made by the government to one of its citizens.

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Kuwait Pension Chief's Kids Fail To Escape $1B Bribery Case

By William Janes

The children of a Kuwaiti pension authority director lost on Tuesday their bid to escape a case the organization has brought over an alleged $1 billion bribery scheme orchestrated by their father, who died in 2022. 

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Asda's Mutant Mandarins Breached IP Rights, French Co. Says

By Ronan Barnard

Supermarket chain Asda infringed on the rights to a protected type of mandarin orange by selling a variety derived through irradiation, the French owner of the rights said at the start of a trial in London on Tuesday

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CONTRACTS

Shipowner Says $11.5M Claim Over Ship Collision Is Inflated

By Eddie Beaver

A shipowner has admitted that its vessel collided in Bangladesh with another and damaged cargo, but has denied owing almost $11.5 million in damages when the ship could have been repaired for a fraction of that cost.

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Taylor Wimpey Sues Vinci Unit For £33M Over Fire Defects

By William Janes

Taylor Wimpey has hit French construction giant Vinci and a subsidiary with a £33 million ($43.5 million) negligence case, alleging the subsidiary installed flammable cladding and was responsible for other fire safety defects on a series of apartment blocks.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

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NCA Files Claim Against Withers, Tycoon Over £50M Trust

By Max Austin

The National Crime Agency has filed a High Court claim against a politician and tycoon and a subsidiary of Withers amid a dispute over his £50 million ($66 million) London property portfolio, which is held in trust by the law firm.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

InterDigital Fights Amazon's Anti-Suit Block In UK Court

By Sophia Dourou

InterDigital asked a judge Tuesday to lift an order blocking it from seeking anti-suit injunctions in foreign courts in its patent licensing dispute with Amazon, arguing there was no real threat to the e-commerce giant seeking final license terms in England.

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Gap's Athleta Fights To Revive UK Trademark Protections

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

The Gap Inc.'s sportswear brand Athleta urged the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to reinstate one of its trademark protections, arguing that the judge who revoked the trademark did not do a proper assessment of its genuine use or distinctiveness.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Ex-Tesco Security Officer Wins 2nd Appeal To Amend Case

By Jamie Lennox

A former Tesco security officer has revived his discrimination case against a contracting company after persuading an Edinburgh appeals judge for a second time that a lower tribunal was wrong to throw out his claim.

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Care Home Chef Unfairly Fired After Flawed Probe

By Hanna Vioque

An employment tribunal has ordered a care home to pay £3,880 ($5,120) to a former chef it unfairly fired following a "fatally flawed" investigation over allegations that she was failing to update the allergen list. 

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Waste Co. Must Pay Fired Worker With Whistleblowing Claim

By Adele Redmond

A waste management company cannot overturn an order to continue paying one of its drivers, as an employment tribunal ruled it is likely he will win his claim that he was fired for raising health and safety concerns.

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