The recent decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to limit the payouts available to many motor finance customers over hidden fees could switch legal attention to other sectors that routinely add brokers' commissions to bills, lawyers say.
The recent decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to limit the payouts available to many motor finance customers over hidden fees could switch legal attention to other sectors that routinely add brokers' commissions to bills, lawyers say.
Pogust Goodhead said Thursday that it has appointed three new members to its board as a judgment looms in a £36 billion ($48.3 billion) claim against mining giant BHP over the Mariana dam disaster in Brazil.
The government has announced plans to review whether the opt-out collective action regime "strikes the right balance" between getting money into the hands of consumers and protecting companies from unmeritorious claims, 10 years after its introduction.
An art collector has accused Christie's auction house of convincing him to bid £14.5 million ($19.5 million) for a Picasso painting linked to a drug trafficker by falsely claiming the artwork's sale was "above board."
The U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday granted a business advocacy group permission to intervene in a hearing over how to distribute the unclaimed remainder of a £25 million ($33.6 million) settlement with rail operator Stagecoach following claims it overcharged London commuters.
A Russian shipowner has won its bid to escape a $12.6 million claim in England that alleged it breached an agreement to lease four vessels, with a London court ruling that the company wasn't a contracting party.
An international tribunal seated in The Hague has voted by majority to reject Russia's challenge claiming it was improperly constituted as the arbitrators oversee Ukraine's claim against Moscow over the detention of Ukrainian naval vessels and servicemen.
Spain has come up short in its efforts to nix an approximately $124 million arbitral award issued to Eurus Energy Holdings Corp. after the country dialed back its incentives for such projects, the Japanese renewable energy investor said on Thursday.
A German car parts supplier has accused a British competitor of infringing its patents for brake calipers, telling a London court that its opponent has sold products that are "substantial copies" of its own goods.
A British cosmetics company has told a London court that a French competitor infringed its intellectual property rights in the style of a popular LED light-therapy mask.
The ousted chief executive of a company that makes security ankle tags has denied a £320 million ($430 million) claim, arguing that she had not caused the business loss or lied about her interest in its shareholders.
HKA Global has told a London court that two former partners breached their contracts when they defected to a competitor and poached other employees, arguing that these alleged violations mean the ex-partners are not protected by a settlement agreement.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal denied permission Thursday for a law firm to challenge a ruling that it had discriminated against an employee by failing to make reasonable adjustments for his sleep disorder.
An employment judge on Thursday tossed out an unpaid wages claim from an ex-director of a brand valuation company, agreeing with the company's argument that the case was brought on an incorrect basis and was too late.
A freezing order against the assets of the wife of EY's former head of tax was maintained on Thursday by a court, following a finding that his transfer of his assets to her was a sham designed to hide them from his creditors.
