Uber drivers to get holiday pay and pensions after taxi app loses Supreme Court case March 16, 2021 Uber has agreed to give its UK drivers holiday pay and pensions following a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court. The taxi app said all of its 70,000 drivers in the UK will be eligible to receive holiday pay on a fortnightly basis following the case at the UK’s top court, which ruled that drivers [...]
FTSE 100 pharma giant GSK kicks off Zantac appeal as company seeks to limit damages June 11, 2024 GSK has launched an appeal against the Delaware Superior Court's recent so-called Daubert ruling.
Election leaves litigation funding Bill in limbo. What’s next for the multi-billion pound industry? May 29, 2024 After a huge push from the funding industry to introduce a new law on litigation funding, the PM called on a snap election which now puts it into limbo
Tom Hayes: Court upholds Libor conviction as top MP warns London now an ‘outlier’ March 27, 2024 The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of former Libor trader Tom Hayes today after he spent years in prison for rate-rigging – with one MP saying the decision made the capital an “outlier” compared to other financial capitals. On Wednesday, Lord Justice Bean read out a press summary at the Court of Appeal, [...]
Tom Hayes: Leaked documents cast doubt on Libor appeal decision April 22, 2024 After a court dismissed ex-bankers Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo appeals last month, a new leaked document on the definition of Libor cast doubts on the ruling
Government set to push Litigation Funding Bill into summer 2025 August 8, 2024 The newly appointed government is set to push the Litigation Funding Bill until after a review is concluded, which could be at least Summer 2025
Future of Rosebank in doubt as UK drops challenge to judicial review August 29, 2024 The future of Britain’s largest untapped oil field, Rosebank, has been thrown in to doubt after the new government said it would not challenge a judicial review. The decision affects the field which is just off the Shetland Islands, as well as Jackdaw, another untapped site 150 miles east of Aberdeen. Legal challenges against the [...]
Irish Supreme Court rules Subway bread is not bread October 1, 2020 Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that Subway sandwiches do not meet the legal definition of bread, and therefore are not liable for tax exemptions. The court’s ruling on Tuesday ends a 14-year battle by the US takeaway chain to have its sandwiches recognised as a tax-free staple, after a five-judge court determined Subway’s rolls to [...]
Rishi Sunak faces crunch vote as Rwandan president says policy is ‘UK’s problem’ January 17, 2024 Rishi Sunak is under pressure over his policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, which faces a crunch vote in the Commons.
Supreme Court to hear FCA business interruption insurance appeal this month November 2, 2020 The Supreme Court will this month hear an appeal of the Financial Conduct Authority’s business interruption insurance test case. The test case launched by the watchdog against eight insurance companies was fast-tracked for an appeal earlier this month. The FCA launched legal proceedings in June after it failed to find an agreement with the insurance [...]