Laurence Fox can re-argue that it was defamatory to call him a "racist" in a social media spat, but he must still pay "substantial damages" for libeling two people by calling them "paedophiles" in retaliation, a London appeals court ruled Friday.
Laurence Fox can re-argue that it was defamatory to call him a "racist" in a social media spat, but he must still pay "substantial damages" for libeling two people by calling them "paedophiles" in retaliation, a London appeals court ruled Friday.
The professional body for solicitors in England and Wales has issued guidance to help lawyers after a shock ruling that unauthorized law firm staff cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision.
A group of rail operators have beaten a class action accusing them of abusing their dominant position and forcing some passengers to pay double the fare, after Britain's antitrust tribunal held that they didn't conceal the existence of cheaper tickets.
A hired driver has accused Kevin Spacey at a London court of sexually assaulting him on several occasions in the early 2000s, including while he was driving the former Hollywood star to Elton John's home in Windsor.
This past week in London has seen Johnson & Johnson hit with a £1 billion ($1.34 billion) claim for allegedly selling contaminated baby powder, Carter-Ruck bring a claim against the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and Hewlett Packard file a probate claim against the estate of Mike Lynch.
A London court ruled on Friday that the owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs was in breach of a deal to buy back an investment vehicle's stake in his company for $97 million.
A trading platform has denied owing a Cayman Islands investment fund at least £10 million ($14 million) over an allegedly loss-making decision to sell off its investments in shipping industry contracts, claiming it made the "valid and prudent" decision to sell when it did.
A businessman who fraudulently helped three members of his Emirati family evade an £80 million ($107 million) judgment debt to a Dubai bank was sentenced on Friday to two years imprisonment for contempt of court.
Accord has extended its challenge to Novartis' protections over its blood pressure medication, telling a London court that the original filing underpinning its patent was not inventive.
A building cladding specialist has denied accusations of patent and design infringement, arguing that a rival should lose the IP protections it was relying on because prior fire safety systems had revealed key features of its tech before the filing date.
An employment tribunal has ruled that a female member of staff at a support services firm did not harass a Pakistani Muslim by calling him and others "male chauvinist pigs," because she was complaining about sexist treatment rather than making a racial jab.
A global shipping company has beat back a former employee's bid to be paid as he sues the company for allegedly forcing him to resign after he raised concerns that its environmental records had been forged.
