The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Thursday that Apple abused its dominant position by charging developers excessive and unfair commissions for purchases made via its app store, the first major win for consumers taking part in the U.K.'s class action regime.
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Apple Loses UK Class Action Over App Store Charges

By Joanne Faulkner

The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Thursday that Apple abused its dominant position by charging developers excessive and unfair commissions for purchases made via its app store, the first major win for consumers taking part in the U.K.'s class action regime.

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Ex-Clifford Chance Pro Hit With £8M Libel Claim By Barrister

By Ronan Barnard

A barrister has sued legal commentator Dan Neidle and his think tank for £8 million ($10.6 million), accusing the former Clifford Chance partner of engaging in a vendetta against him, according to court filings that have now been made public.

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FCA Sues HTX Crypto-Exchange Over Unlawful Promotions

By William Janes

The financial services regulator has launched legal action against a Chinese cryptocurrency exchange, accusing the trading platform of unlawfully promoting crypto assets in the U.K.

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Adidas Loses Appeal Bid To Reinstate Three-Stripes TMs

By Joanne Faulkner

The Court of Appeal refused Thursday to revive six Adidas trademarks protecting the position of its famous three-stripes logo, marking another loss for the sportswear brand in its long-running battle with fashion designer Thom Browne. 

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COMPETITION

Broadcom Denies Tesco's £100M Abusive Software Price Case

By William Janes

Broadcom Inc. has hit back at a claim for more than £100 million ($133 million) by Tesco, denying allegations that it abused market dominance by hiking prices almost 250% after a $69 billion merger with cloud services provider VMware.

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Teva, Cephalon Can't Upend €60M Fine In Pay-For-Delay Case

By Hanna Vioque

Europe's top court on Thursday upheld a fine of €60.5 million ($70.1 million) imposed on Teva and its now-subsidiary Cephalon, ruling that the pay-for-delay settlement they signed restricted competition by keeping a cheaper generic version of a blockbuster narcolepsy treatment off the market.

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CONTRACTS

MoD Rejects Mitie's Criticism Over £1.3B Falklands Contract

By Eddie Beaver

The Ministry of Defence has denied carrying out a flawed procurement process for a contract worth up to £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) to provide services for armed forces, claiming experts correctly applied their professional judgment on the bids.

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TRANSACTIONS

Squire Patton Hit With £3.7M Claim Over Tech Buyout Advice

By Jamie Lennox

A software company has sued Squire Patton Boggs for £3.7 million ($4.9 million) in a London court, alleging that the law firm's faulty advice led to a dispute over intellectual property that was fundamental to its acquisition of a rival business.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Paddington Owners Sue Over 'Cocaine User' Puppet Portrayal

By Jamie Lennox

The owners of the rights to Paddington Bear have asked a London court to halt a television company's depictions of the character as a "cocaine smuggler" who uses heroin and promotes sex robots in its satirical puppet show.

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Ex-Playtech Staffer Says Trade Secrets Case Belongs In Latvia

By Sophia Dourou

A former employee of Playtech and the Latvian company he now works for urged an appeals court Thursday to throw out the gambling software company's English claim over misusing trade secrets, because none of the alleged damage occurred in the U.K.

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Iceland Loses Bid To Revoke Kebab Supplier's Trademark

By Eddie Beaver

Supermarket chain Iceland lost its bid to revoke a kebab meat supplier's trademark on Thursday when a London appeals court ruled that the mark, which contains both an illustration and a written description, was a single, clear and precise sign.

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Materials Supplier Bites Back In Drainage Patent Clash

By Jamie Lennox

A construction materials supplier has hit back at a competitor's wall cavity drainage patent infringement claim in a London court, going on the offensive by launching an infringement claim of its own.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Fired Bus Driver Wins Appeal To Base Payout On Retirement

By Hanna Vioque

A 65-year-old coach driver could get a bigger payout from National Express for unfair dismissal over a failed alcohol test because an appeals tribunal ruled that a previous judge failed to properly calculate the number of years she might have kept working. 

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Council Worker Wins Payout For Exclusion From Team Outing

By Jamie Lennox

A tribunal has ordered a local authority in London to pay a former employee £2,400 ($2,700) after it failed to invite her to a team social event, days after she filed a grievance complaining about her treatment.

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Brief

Solicitor Referred To Tribunal Over Misconduct Allegations

By Ashish Sareen

The solicitors watchdog has referred a London litigator to a disciplinary tribunal to face accusations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior, including allegedly touching colleagues in an unwanted sexual manner.

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TAX

UK Court Denies Leisure Firm's Bid For Extra VAT Interest

By Josh White

A leisure services company can't claim additional interest of £8.2 million ($11 million) on value-added tax overpaid to HM Revenue & Customs because statutory interest provided full compensation, a British court ruled.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

11 South Square

3 Verulam Buildings

8 New Square

Blackstone Chambers

Brick Court Chambers

Bryan Cave

Cleary Gottlieb

Clifford Chance

Clyde & Co

Deka Chambers

Edwin Coe

Essex Court Chambers

Fountain Court Chambers

Gibson Dunn

HSF Kramer

Hausfeld LLP

Hogan Lovells

Hogarth Chambers

Linklaters LLP

Mishcon de Reya

Monckton Chambers

One Essex Court

Osborne Clarke

Outer Temple Chambers

Pannone Corporate LLP

Ronald Fletcher

Squire Patton

TLT LLP

Weightmans LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adidas AG

Apple Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Cephalon Inc.

Google LLC

Huobi Global Ltd.

Iceland Foods Ltd.

National Express Transit Corp.

Playtech PLC

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Tesco Corp.

Tesco PLC

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Thom Browne Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition Appeal Tribunal

European Commission

European Union

European Union Intellectual Property Office

Financial Conduct Authority

HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC

NATO

UK Court of Appeal

UK First-tier Tribunal

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal