MailOnline starts appeal against Meghan Markle’s privacy lawsuit November 9, 2021 Publisher Associated Newspapers started its court appeal against a judge's ruling that it invaded the privacy of the Duchess of Sussex by publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father, arguing that she knew the letter would potentially be published.
Supreme Court rules canal company can sue United Utilities over sewage dumping July 2, 2024 The Supreme Court has ruled that a canal company can bring a civil lawsuit against the UK’s largest listed water company, United Utilities, over discharge of sewage
Smells like legal spirit: ‘Nirvana baby’ reignites lawsuit against naked album image January 14, 2022 The man who was pictured as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind album has reignited his lawsuit against the 90s band after his initial case was dismissed.
T.M. Lewin faces legal battle after workers win £439,000 employment lawsuit against collapsed firm April 19, 2022 Clothing retailer T.M. Lewin faces a lengthy legal battle over claims it was required to consult employees before firing them, after an employment tribunal told it to pay out a total of £439,000 to more than 100 of its former staff, lawyers have said. The comments come after an employment tribunal ruled that T.M. Lewin [...]
Mozambique president has immunity in London ‘tuna bond’ case, court rules September 4, 2023 Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi cannot be sued in Britain over allegations he accepted unlawful payments in the country's lawsuit against Credit Suisse.
High-flying barrister Nicola Cain struck off for forging judge’s signature in Steele dossier lawsuit February 7, 2022 A high-flying barrister has been struck off for forging a judge’s signature, while defending former MI6 agent Christopher Steele against a libel action filed by Russian tech tycoon Aleksej Gubarev. Veteran barrister Nicola Cain was disbarred for giving her client, Christopher Steele, a fake High Court order, on which she had cut-and-pasted a copy of [...]
Allianz sets aside €3.7bn to pay for collapsed fund lawsuits, following talks with US authorities February 17, 2022 German insurer and asset manager Allianz has set aside €3.7bn (£3.1bn) to settle lawsuits arising from the collapse of its Structured Alpha funds, following talks with US authorities. Allianz, the world’s largest insurance company, said it had set aside €3.7bn in “anticipation of settlements with major investors.” The comments come after the US Department of [...]
Charity tech firm vows to fight Easygroup’s ‘bully’ trademark tactics November 10, 2023 The boss of charity tech platform Easyfundraising has vowed to fight a trademark lawsuit filed by Easygroup, slamming the firm's aggressive bullying tactics over the 'easy' brand.
Mishcon faces £65m lawsuit over claims its ‘negligent’ advice to led to collapse of London property deal March 22, 2022 A Jersey registered real estate fund has sued London law firm Mishcon de Reya for £65.8m over claims the firm’s negligent advice led to the collapse of a major property deal. Property investor Aurium Real Estate London Ultra Prime Ltd is suing Mishcon after the law firm advised the fund to “build around” a hold-out [...]
Brexit: UKIP donor Arron Banks loses libel lawsuit against Carole Cadwalladr after High Court backs journalist’s public interest defence June 13, 2022 Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has lost his libel lawsuit against Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a decision welcomed by the investigative reporter as a “victory for public interest journalism”. The ruling comes after Banks sued Cadwalladr over claims made on two separate occasions – during a TED talk in 2019 and on Twitter in the [...]