Lidl gets injunction over Tesco trademark infringement – and it could cost UK’s biggest grocer £8m June 23, 2023 German-owned discount supermarket Lidl can have an injunction to stop rival Tesco copying its logo, London’s High Court has ruled, despite hearing it will cost Tesco nearly £8m pounds to remove them all. Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco in April lost a trademark lawsuit brought by Lidl after Tesco adopted a yellow circle against a blue [...]
Environmental campaigners sue KLM over greenwashing claims July 6, 2022 Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against Dutch carrier KLM over claims of greenwashing. Fossil-free campaign Fossielvrij NL, supported by EU environmental law charity ClientEarth, submitted the claim in an Amsterdam court today. According to the lawsuit, KLM’s Fly Responsibly campaign breaches the EU’s Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, misleading customers into downplaying the airline’s contribution to [...]
FTX executives face sentencing as crypto saga unfolds July 11, 2024 The sentencing of former FTX executives, Nishad Singh and Gary Wang, is scheduled for this fall.
Fishy business: Salmon farmers accused of inflating prices in new £382m class action June 24, 2024 Six of the world’s top salmon producers have been hit legal action in the UK over alleged collusion and unlawful price-fixing of its Atlantic farmed product
US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau wants PGA Tour-PIF deal sorted ‘quickly’ June 17, 2024 DeChambeau concedes he is “part of the reason” for the schism in men’s golf.
MoJ puts out ‘urgent call’ for evidence from victims of legal threats and libel lawfare March 23, 2022 The UK’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has put out an “urgent call” for evidence of large firms and wealthy individuals using lawsuits to silence criticism. The call comes after the government vowed to crack down on those using legal threats to silence the press and “stifle legitimate criticism”. In a statement, justice secretary Dominic Raab [...]
Major UK mobile networks hit with £3bn competition class action December 8, 2023 Four of the UK’s largest mobile network operators have been hit with a class action lawsuit, over allegations they used market dominance to overcharge customers. The class action was filed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against Vodafone, EE, Three, and O2. The case alleges that the companies have been abusing their dominant positions in [...]
Hacked exchange Mt. Gox to finally start refunds May 31, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Mt. Gox, the first major Bitcoin exchange based in Japan, was moving up to 70% of all Bitcoin volumes in its heyday. When it was hacked in [...]
Bitcoin’s first leveraged ETF starts trading amid SEC’s crypto crackdown July 3, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) moved sideways throughout the past week.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the action movie of the decade May 23, 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be remembered as one of the best prequels ever made, which isn’t a huge compliment given the competition.