The solicitors' watchdog said Friday that it will be "sympathetic" toward law firms which disclosed that they allowed unqualified employees to conduct litigation before the High Court ruled in September that this was unlawful.
The solicitors' watchdog said Friday that it will be "sympathetic" toward law firms which disclosed that they allowed unqualified employees to conduct litigation before the High Court ruled in September that this was unlawful.
Standard Chartered announced Friday it has agreed to a settlement in a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) claim brought by investors who said they suffered losses after the bank made allegedly untrue or misleading statements about its noncompliance with Iranian sanctions.
Two stunt performers have alleged that a production company handed over a clip from a British spy film featuring them that was used in Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" stage show without their consent.
This past week in London has seen Mozambique sue the late tycoon Iskandar Safa's family and Privinvest amid the wider $1.9 billion "tuna bond" fraud case, Entain face a claim from a major U.S. pensions agency, and a Mexican lawyer accused of embezzlement bring legal action against Travelers Insurance Co.
A London tribunal has allowed Microsoft to appeal against its ruling that it cannot exercise control over products it has licensed to resellers, saying there is no "clear authority" on points of law related to that issue, so the software giant has a chance of succeeding.
Nordic Capital has denied it is liable to pay £15 million ($20 million) to Addere Capital as a success fee for its takeover of wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown, saying in a London court filing that the financial adviser had not come up with the idea.
A British manufacturer of pipe seals and gaskets has agreed to settle its £2 million ($2.7 million) dispute with an insurance broker to cover the cost of "valuable" tools stolen by thieves.
Dryrobe Ltd. has won its case that a rival infringed its trademark with a "D-Robe" brand, with a London court ruling that the rival had been warned by its graphic designer that the "D-Robe" logo was potentially too similar but adopted it anyway.
A London appeals court on Friday broadened a Gap subsidiary's victory in its "Athleta" trademark battle, ruling that a Danish rival ripped off the brand by selling clothes bearing "Athlecia" logos.
A London tribunal has further whittled down a discrimination case brought by a former Barclays vice president, slamming the financier's failure to furnish his "scattergun" allegations with sufficient detail.
A tribunal has ordered early years brand Mothercare to pay £67,800 ($90,500) in damages after it unfairly sacked a manager during her maternity leave and hired the freelancer who'd been covering her role.
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