US Musicians And Actors Say UK Breached Royalties Treaties

By Ronan Barnard

Trade unions representing U.S. actors and musicians urged a London court Tuesday to reverse secondary legislation that altered U.K. copyright law, saying it had unlawfully breached international treaties governing royalty payments for audio recordings.

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Birketts Denies Sinking Development Deal With Faulty Advice

By Jamie Lennox

Birketts LLP has denied wrecking a property development deal by allowing third parties to buy plots of farmland that included a legal right to block future building works, arguing in a London court that outsiders cannot enforce the covenant.

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Ex-CBA Head Sidhu Fights Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct

By Sophia Dourou

The former head of the Criminal Bar Association asked a court on Tuesday to overturn his disbarment for sexual misconduct toward a young aspiring lawyer, arguing that a long suspension would be a more appropriate sanction.

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Tech Co. Sues Home Office Over £138M Asylum IT Contract

By Joanne Faulkner

A technology company has sued the Home Office over claims it acted unlawfully when deciding who would receive a £138 million ($182 million) contract to run the IT system for processing immigration applications.

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Report Finds Public Trust In Class Actions, But Not Funders

By Marialuisa Taddia

Around two-thirds of Britons would join a class action if given the chance even though roughly the same proportion believe that such cases mainly benefit law firms and litigation funders, a new report found.

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Nigerian Bank Settles $111M Loan Fight With Engineering Biz

By William Janes

A Nigerian bank has settled its $111 million claim against an engineering business and a guarantor bank, agreeing to a stay in its case that they had refused to pay back a loan it had issued to acquire oil assets.

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Gola Trainers Owner Sues Clarks Over Stripe Design

By Hanna Vioque

The owner of the classic Gola trainer has accused Clarks of selling shoes that copy a specific protected stripe logo on its side, which it said was confusing shoppers and leading them to buy the rival footwear. 

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Fired Doc Wins Slim Tribunal Award After Hiding True Earnings

By Jamie Lennox

A tribunal has denied compensation for lost earnings to a National Health Service doctor who lost his job after sounding the alarm on possible discrimination, ruling that he failed to disclose the true income he had lost out on.

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UK Importer Must Pay Tax On PPE, Court Affirms

By Dylan Moroses

A logistics company must pay £1.4 million ($1.8 million) in customs duties and value-added tax for personal protective equipment imported from China to the U.K. during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a London court ruled, finding the business failed to comply with regulations to make those goods duty- and tax-free.

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DAC Beachcroft Elects Bristol Head As Next Senior Partner

By Ashish Sareen

DAC Beachcroft LLP has tapped its Bristol office head as the next senior partner to lead the law firm's bid to grow in the technology and financial services sectors amid the growing importance of artificial intelligence.

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Littleton Names Adam Solomon KC As Head Of Chambers

By Ashish Sareen

Littleton Chambers said Tuesday that Adam Solomon KC has been elected as its new head of chambers, as the London-based employment and commercial set embarks on the next phase in its history under a new leader.

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Why EU's FDI Screening Proposals Require Careful Balance

The European Commission’s proposals to harmonize EU foreign direct investment screening regimes at the member state level require a trilogue between the commission, Parliament and council, which means political tensions need to be resolved in order to reach agreement on the five key reforms, say lawyers at Arnold & Porter.

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