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A Lloyd's unit fought Wednesday to overturn a decision that it should pay $3.7 million under a mortgagee policy to cover losses when a cargo ship struck a mine in Ukrainian waters, arguing that the lender's losses actually stemmed from the vessel's fake war risks coverage.
Investors in nationalized Argentine oil company YPF SA succeeded Wednesday in staying their attempt to enforce a now-overturned $16 billion New York judgment against the country in England while a U.S. appeal is underway.
A Conservative lawmaker was set to introduce a private member's bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday aimed at expanding protection against strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as SLAPPs, a day after similar measures were proposed in the House of Lords.
A BBC employee has successfully appealed a decision dismissing her disability discrimination claim, claiming the broadcaster should not have assigned her late shifts because of her diabetes.
More than 30 major businesses and institutions including H&M, Heineken and a university have sued Visa at a London court, alleging that the payment card company's fees and rules restricted competition and drove up prices.
An employment tribunal has ordered Kuwait's national airline to compensate an operations manager after it failed to increase his salary alongside everyone else's during an annual pay review even though he was performing well.
A former receptionist has persuaded an appeals judge to widen her claim that she faced direct disability discrimination after demonstrating that an earlier tribunal had overlooked allegations that a provider of office space sacked her because of her dyslexia.
The former director of a media company told Britain's top court Wednesday that he should not be forced to buy out a minority shareholder after he obstructed the sale of the business, claiming he believed delaying a sale was in its best interests.
Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday that deferred pay distributed to individual partners at a foreign exchange trading firm must be taxed as income, giving a win to HM Revenue and Customs in its challenge to the company's remuneration structure.
Litigation funder Burford Capital told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the justices' decision this year finding federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration retain jurisdiction in subsequent enforcement proceedings was enough to warrant undoing a Third Circuit decision the company called erroneous.
The first-of-its-kind ruling ending a £482.5 million ($648 million) collective action against Qualcomm provides crucial guidance on how the courts will scrutinize settlements that leave class members without compensation, lawyers say.
An employment tribunal has ordered an engineering firm to pay £22,253 ($29,878) to a female former staffer after a male manager made derogatory comments suggesting she was menopausal during a difficult moment in her life and forced her to quit.
Accord has sued a unit of pharma giant Takeda to revoke two of its patents covering treatment regimens for Crohn's disease, arguing that similar methods were explored in research elsewhere before the unit sought patent protection.
Fitch Ratings secretly adjusted its credit rating models in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis to generate artificially high credit ratings for complex debt investments, motivated by a desire to grow its revenues, an investment firm said in its latest claim against a major rating agency.
A British woman diagnosed with an "aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options" has accused insurance giant AXA of wrongfully refusing to pay out to cover her treatment.
Fieldfisher urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that it unfairly dismissed an associate after an internal investigation into sexual assault allegations, arguing that a judge impermissibly found that the woman who accused the lawyer had lied.
Outsourcing company Mitie has beaten a race discrimination claim from an Afro-Caribbean security officer, convincing a tribunal that an administrative error caused its delay in providing a voucher recognizing his long service.
A Permanent Court of Arbitration tribunal concluded in a dispute over energy and fisheries resources that Russia violated certain obligations under international law in waters surrounding Crimea, but it declined to award Ukraine any reparations in the decision that both sides characterized Monday as a win.
Britain's tax authority can collect an exit tax charged on over £142 million ($190 million) in gains from a real estate company and on over £330,000 in assets from a family trust, provided that the tax is paid in a five-year installment plan, a London court ruled.
Pakistan's state electricity purchaser told the U.K.'s top court Monday that English courts may only restrain foreign proceedings involving a London arbitration award when those proceedings seek to set aside the award or otherwise affect its validity worldwide.
Wright Hassall bears no liability for a failed housing project because the developer's claimed £13 million ($17 million) loss resulted from the developer's mismanagement, not Wright Hassall's legal advice, the law firm's insurer has said.
A former assistant head teacher won a second shot to pursue her wrongful dismissal claim after an appellate judge ruled Monday that a tribunal neglected evidence she acted under duress evidence when she sent a sexual text to a child.
Real estate investment giant CBRE has hit back at allegations that it had wrongly withheld rental income from the owner of the Finance Tower in Belgium on the basis of a "biased" valuation of the skyscraper obtained by lenders who pressured surveyors.
Accord told a London court Monday that protections for Novartis' blood pressure medication should be revoked, arguing that the patent does not pass the required legal tests.
A tribunal has held that Tesco Stores Ltd. did not discriminate against an employee by sacking him for taking a damaged air fryer, ruling that the worker had failed to prove that his dismissal was influenced by negative stereotypes about Romanians.
While the nonequity partner model may offer law firms' management flexibility and be a genuine stepping stone for lawyers in some organizations, at others the tier functions more as an extended holding pattern whose uncertainty can cause frustration for ambitious lawyers, say Filippo Falchi and Portia White at Major Lindsey.
The Singapore International Commercial Court's recent decision to dismiss an application for supervisory relief from a Singapore International Arbitration Centre final costs award illustrates the limits of converting adverse financial consequences into public policy objections, even where the commercial result is severe, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
Several recent updates to U.K. intellectual property law as it relates to artificial intelligence mark a sharp divergence with approaches in the European Union and U.S., highlighting why a one-size-fits-all IP strategy is not viable for U.K. businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, say lawyers at Skadden.
The recent U.K. Supreme Court judgment in Kession Capital v. KVB Consultants, turning on the construction of Section 39 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, sets an important precedent in elucidating a Financial Conduct Authority-authorized person's responsibility for its appointed representative's activities, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.
Recent fraud allegations involving private credit borrowers raise compliance red flags for lenders, who must recognize that financial and collateral verification is an essential safeguard as failures in underwriting and monitoring infect the broader market, say Michael Bresnick at Venable and Brian Mich at Control Risks Group.
The recent High Court ruling in Aabar Holdings v. Glencore PLC confirms that legal privilege can extend to intraclient communications, materially improving the position of companies that design investigations carefully, define legal channels properly and maintain discipline in their internal communications, says Nicolas Groffman at Harligan.
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Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.
A recent Institute of Chartered Accountants' article highlights a growing trend of requests to extend going concern assessment periods to 15 months or more, potentially leading to auditors assuming a duty of care to third parties, say lawyers at RPC.
The German Federal Court of Justice's imminent ruling on Lidl's use of loyalty apps could clarify whether retailers must disclose a total price when consumers register with personal data, highlighting the European Union's increasing scrutiny of loyalty app marketing, accessibility and data protection compliance, say lawyers at Freshfields.
The EU's latest package of restrictive measures against Russia marks a significant shift from merely resisting Russian jurisdictional tactics to proactively protecting arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction agreements, elevating the procedural importance of dispute resolution clauses, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.
The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent hidden fee fine against the AA — its first infringement decision using its new direct enforcement powers — as well as its investigations into fake online reviews and scrutiny of subscription contracts, demonstrate the regulator's new focus on tackling the most egregious breaches of U.K. consumer law, say lawyers at Wilson Sonsini.
The forthcoming European Union e-evidence regulation signals the need to preserve digital evidence that is stored outside the issuing jurisdiction, bringing the EU significantly closer to the model employed by the U.S. and reflecting a shift in the legal landscape for cross-border data transfers, say lawyers at MoFo.
The Serious Fraud Office’s emphasis on tighter case management and making greater use of technology in its latest business plan suggests a concern with strengthening complex financial crime enforcement, however the agency may not have the resources to deliver meaningful change, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.
The recently recorded enforcement award from The Hague District Court, allowing an investor to seize Spanish real estate in the Netherlands in satisfaction of an arbitration award, exposes the precise point at which International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes enforcement becomes coercive sovereign execution, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
The High Court’s recent decision in Darchem Engineering v. Bouygues on whether individual members of an unincorporated joint venture can pursue claims against an employer provides a helpful road map for considering a JV's standing, and a reminder of the importance of contract construction, say lawyers at Squire Patton.
