Russian oligarch’s libel lawsuit against Bellingcat founder thrown out of court May 19, 2022 A libel lawsuit brought forward by a sanctioned Russian oligarch against the founder of investigative news site Bellingcat has been thrown out of court. A High Court judge dismissed Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s lawsuit against Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins, due to the oligarch’s “repeated failure to comply with simple court orders,” following his lawyers exit from the [...]
Amazon files lawsuit against 10,000 Facebook groups as battle with fake reviews continues July 19, 2022 Amazon has filed a lawsuit against more than 10,000 Facebook groups this morning in an attempt to crack down on fake reviews.
Google settles lawsuit for $118m over claims it ‘systematically’ underpaid female employees June 13, 2022 Google has agreed to pay $118m (£96m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought forward by four of its former employees over claims the tech giant “systemically” underpaid 15,500 of its female employees. The Silicon Valley firm will also bring in an independent labour economist to analyse its pay practices to ensure female workers are not [...]
Twitter shares climb as investors back Elon Musk lawsuit over $44bn takeover July 13, 2022 Twitter’s shares climb over five per cent in early morning trading after news broke that the social media titan had officially sued Elon Musk to force him to follow through with his $44bn takeover. Last week the world’s richest man announced that he would be walking away from the mega deal, citing the Silicon Valley’s firm [...]
Uber calls on rivals to offer employment benefits as Bolt faces trade union lawsuit June 15, 2022 Uber has called on its rivals to give drivers employment benefits, after one of the UK’s biggest unions said it is taking legal action against ride-hailing app Bolt over its lack of workers’ protections. Britain’s third largest trade union, GMB, is set to file legal proceedings against Bolt, in a bid to force the Estonian [...]
Ferrexpo bullish on production output despite mounting legal actions March 25, 2024 Iron ore miner Ferrexpo is facing multiple lawsuits including unpaid supplier debts.
Saudi diplomat should not be shielded from ‘modern slavery’ lawsuit, UK’s Supreme Court says July 6, 2022 A Saudi diplomat should not be shielded from a ‘modern slavery’ lawsuit – brought against him by one of his former domestic workers – because of diplomatic immunity, the UK’s highest court has said. Saudi Arabian diplomat Khalid Basfar should be forced to face an employment tribunal over claims he kept Filipino national Josephine Wong [...]
EY faces $2.5bn lawsuit over NMC Health audit April 30, 2022 Big Four accountancy firm EY faces a $2.5bn (£2bn) lawsuit over its audit of collapsed healthcare company NMC Health, after bankruptcy administrators yesterday said they had filed a claim against the auditor. The lawsuit comes after Abu Dhabi firm NMC Health went into administration in 2020, after the firm was accused of understating more than [...]
Canadian bank CIBC subjected senior exec to racial and sexual discrimination, lawsuit says May 30, 2022 An ex-senior banker at one of Canada’s biggest banks has filed an £800,000 lawsuit against her former employer over claims she was subject to racial and sexual discrimination while working at the firm. Zhuofang Wei, a former executive director at the London office of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), is suing the bank [...]
Sony faces £5bn lawsuit over claims it ‘ripped off’ millions through PlayStation store August 22, 2022 Sony is set to face a £5bn class-action lawsuit, brought forward on behalf of 8.9m people, over claims it breached competition law by overcharging for digital PlayStation games and in-game purchases. The Japanese video game console maker is being sued by consumer rights campaigner Alex Neill, on behalf of millions of gamers, over its practice [...]