/commercial-litigation-uk?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Commercial Litigation UK Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:45:17 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2327021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2327021 Ratifying the New York Convention isn't enough to strip away a state's right to plead sovereign immunity in a later dispute over a contract that might be subject to the convention's rules, a London court has ruled. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:29:30 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326810 A French court has signed off on a bid by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award it won against Russia after the Kremlin seized its Crimean assets, the company said on Thursday. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:54:40 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326787 The Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed on Thursday to help to locate a solicitor in prison for stalking her neighbors so she can pursue her appeals against her former firm. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:20:19 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326786?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326786 Multinational beauty brand Coty has convinced a Hague court to block a Benelux cosmetics company from selling bottles of Hugo Boss perfume that were not permitted for sale in the European Union. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:37:45 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326845 Mishcon de Reya LLP must pay a former sales director £23,800 ($31,500) after it pushed him to quit by scrutinizing his performance even though there was nothing he could do to improve his output, a tribunal said in a decision published Thursday. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:21:43 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326125?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326125 A Nigerian liquefied natural gas producer has lost its fight to escape having to indemnify a fellow Nigerian fossil fuel business for a $233 million arbitration award, with a London appeals court rejecting its case that the indemnity was unenforceable. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:31:00 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326804?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326804 British music royalties firm Hipgnosis can forge ahead with its unpaid royalties case against singer Barry Manilow in the U.K., after an appellate panel on Thursday overturned a pause imposed because of parallel proceedings in Los Angeles. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:00:28 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326761?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326761 Litigation-funders say that an appellate decision confirming they can be paid first in opt-out collective actions has steadied the ship after court setbacks and government inaction prompted questions about the financial viability of backing big claims. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:32:33 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326813 Lawyers for an Israeli private investigator fighting extradition to face hacking charges in the U.S. urged a London judge Friday to reject diplomatic assurances about conditions at a New York prison, saying that violence was "endemic" there. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:04:12 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326762 The past week in London has seen the producers of West End show "Elf the Musical" face a contract dispute, Korean biotech company ToolGen Inc. bring a fresh patents claim against pharma giant Vertex, and ousted car tycoon Peter Waddell bring a claim against the private equity firm that backed his business. Here, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:39:52 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326777?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326777 An appeals court has rekindled a concert booking agency's claim that a former employee must hand over the commission from arranging a set of Coldplay gigs, ruling in a split decision Thursday that an earlier judge was too quick to toss the case. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:27:32 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326788?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326788 A systems designer can have a second shot at arguing that she wasn't hired by a digital services consultancy because she questioned its vetting practices, after an appeals tribunal said Thursday that she made whistleblowing claims. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:22:32 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2324875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2324875 The former president of jewelry giant Pandora has sued a tax adviser for allegedly mismanaging his retirement trust and negligently exposing him and the company to significant liabilities and financial loss tied to a €2.2 million ($2.5 million) French property deal. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:24:40 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326776 A Vietnamese budget airline must pay the subsidiary of an international private investment company more than $180 million for failing to return its planes, as a judge ruled Thursday that a termination clause in the lease agreement was not a penalty provision. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:45:01 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326785 A Burberry fashion design school graduate who alleged that having meetings in his workplace was disability discrimination because he has ADHD was granted permission on Thursday to expand his case — but only if he provides more details. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:10:39 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2320510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2320510 A Russian state-owned aircraft leasing company has fired back at a $155 million counterclaim in a dispute with Qatar Airways Group over aircraft that were grounded after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, denying that it caused the airline losses. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:06:53 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2325475?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2325475 An employment tribunal has ruled that two companies must pay £8,370 ($11,100) to cover a former staffer's costs on top of her unfair dismissal award, ruling that they should not have tried to get struck off the U.K. company register to kill her case. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:43:46 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326090 A law firm made a potentially "intimidating" threat to file a Solicitors Regulation Authority report against a potential witness in a former employee's race discrimination claim, a tribunal has said. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:32:14 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326149?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2326149 A group of U.K. businesses said Wednesday that they are suing Google for more than £5 billion ($6.6 billion), alleging that the technology giant has abused its monopoly in the search engine market by overcharging them for placement in its search results. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:13:47 +0000 /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2316566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercial-litigation-uk/articles/2316566 A group of 100 travelers is suing the tour operator Jet2Holidays, alleging they suffered gastrointestinal illnesses due to poor hygiene at a resort in Turkey and saying the holiday provider should have told them about a known outbreak at the hotel.