Litigation funder Therium poaches lawyers from top firms as it seeks to build up record lawsuit war chest July 27, 2022 Litigation funder Therium Capital today said it had recruited four new lawyers from some of London and New York’s top firms, as it prepares to raise its largest war chest yet. The firm has brought on board two new London lawyers – ex-Slaughter and May associate Chris Wilkins and ex-Michelmores associate Charlie Temperley – [...]
Google settles libel lawsuit with Tory MP over defamatory ‘paedophile’ advert March 11, 2022 Google has settled a libel lawsuit brought forward by Conservative party MP Lee Anderson, after the tech company displayed adverts falsely accusing Anderson of protecting peadophiles. Google Ireland issued an apology to Anderson and settled the case out of court, after it hosted a political advert from campaign group “Keeping Kids Safe” on political news [...]
Nirvana urges US judges to dismiss ‘naked baby’ lawsuit for good February 1, 2022 Nirvana has urged a US judge to dismiss the ‘naked baby’ case for good as the lawsuit lingers on.
Boohoo could face modern slavery class action, reports say October 26, 2023 Fast fashion giant Boohoo is reportedly facing potential threats of a class action lawsuit from shareholders.
Tim Martin’s Wetherspoons launches legal action against pub in rebrand scandal June 19, 2024 The lawsuit was filed to the Intellectual Property list of the High Court last Friday against Wetherspoons Ltd and its owner, Dominic Hartley.
Google and DeepMind face class action lawsuit over patient data deal with London hospital May 16, 2022 London law firm Mishcon de Reya is bringing forward a major class action lawsuit against artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind and its sister company Google over claims the two firms misused UK patients’ medical records while working with the Royal Free Hospital. The lawsuit, filed to the High Court on behalf of 1.6m individuals, comes [...]
Father, Son, and My Lord: Vatican faces English High Court over luxury Chelsea property fraud June 26, 2024 The home of the Catholic Church, an expensive London building and an alleged multi-million pound fraud lawsuit heads to the London High Court
G4S to face legal battle after judge approves triple killer’s negligence lawsuit May 23, 2022 A psychiatric patient, who killed three elderly men in Exeter, is suing security contractor G4S for negligence after the firm’s staff said he should be released from police custody. The London firm will now face a High Court trial after a judge rejected G4S’s argument that Alexander Lewis-Ranwell should not be able to bring forward [...]
UPS loses $2bn lawsuit against EU for veto on TNT offer February 23, 2022 Logistics giant UPS has lost a $2bn lawsuit against EU regulator after the bloc rejected its takeover proposal of Dutch rival TNT. The EU Commission had in 2013 stopped the $5.9bn acquisition on the grounds that UPS didn’t offer enough reassurances to claims that the merger would hinder consumer’s choice. The group then decided to [...]
Deloitte faces lawsuit by former employee over harassment claims December 29, 2021 An ex-Deloitte female has sued the Big Four firm over allegations that her former employer did not protect her from harassment perpetrated by a male partner and its investigation into the incident was corrupt, according to reports. In court documents seen by the Financial Times, which first reported the news, Katrina Jones called the behaviour [...]