Apple told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that iCloud users who never paid for the service should be struck out from a proposed £3 billion ($3.9 billion) collective action claim brought by Which because their loss is "entirely subjective."
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Apple Bids To Cut Free ICloud Users From £3B 'Which' Claim

By Joanne Faulkner

Apple told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that iCloud users who never paid for the service should be struck out from a proposed £3 billion ($3.9 billion) collective action claim brought by Which because their loss is "entirely subjective."

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F1 Driver Massa's £64M Claim Over Lost Title To Go Ahead

By Joanne Faulkner

A London judge allowed on Thursday a £64 million ($84 million) claim from former Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa over an alleged conspiracy surrounding the 2008 world title to continue, while dismissing other claims against the sports governing body.

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EU Decides Against Regulating Third-Party Litigation-Funders

By Marialuisa Taddia

The European Commission has opted not to introduce legislation to regulate third-party litigation-funding, more than four years after calls emerged for the nascent industry across the bloc to be regulated.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

StanChart Appeals Disclosure Order In £1.5B Sanctions Case

By William Janes

Standard Chartered on Thursday relaunched a fight to withhold regulatory documents from investors that are suing the bank for £1.5 billion ($2 billion), as they allege that the lender made untrue or misleading statements about its noncompliance with sanctions.

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CONTRACTS

BlackBerry Accused Of 'Warehousing' $6M Claim For Years

By Eddie Beaver

A telecommunications business told a London court on Thursday that BlackBerry's $6 million claim over allegedly unpaid licensing fees should be struck out because it has provided no excuse for "warehousing" the claim for more than four years.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Micron Sued By Chinese Rival Over Chip Patent Rights

By Hanna Vioque

A Chinese semiconductor manufacturer has asked a London court to restrain a U.S. rival from infringing three patents, marking the latest chapter in a long-running geopolitical dispute over vital technology for artificial intelligence. 

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Holographer Claims Rights Over Queen Elizabeth II Portraits

By Sophia Dourou

A British holographer has sued a contemporary artist, accusing him of breaching his moral rights over two holographic portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth by falsely claiming sole ownership over the works.

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Luggage Co. Heinrich Sieber Can't Nix Rival Tote Bag Design

By Hanna Vioque

A European court has rejected a luggage wholesaler's bid to nix an individual's decade-old design for a tote bag, ruling that the company was wrongly claiming that the registration actually protected two products instead of one. 

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Bupa Beats Ex-Employee's Claim Hot-Desking Made Him Quit

By William Janes

An autistic customer service employee at Bupa Insurance Services Ltd. has lost his claim that the company forced him to quit by failing to make sure he could always sit in the same seat in a hot-desking office.

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LIBEL & DEFAMATION

Appeals Court Finds Defamatory Meaning In Ex-MP Libel Case

By Eddie Beaver

A London appeals court ruled Thursday that a social commentator's online post contained the "defamatory meaning" that a former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament tried to stop her from exposing child abuse by harassing and attacking her.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Solicitor Lied To Client's Wife About Seized Funds, SRA Says

By Sophia Dourou

A criminal defense solicitor lied to an imprisoned client's wife by concealing the fact he was holding on to funds belonging to the client, the Solicitors Regulation Authority told a tribunal Thursday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Apple Inc.

BlackBerry Ltd.

British United Provident Association

Ferrari SpA

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Standard Chartered PLC

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. Ltd.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition Appeal Tribunal

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

National Crime Agency

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

UK Court of Appeal

UK High Court