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Cardiff City Football

Claim Spotter: Trustpilot and Cardiff City FC file new matters

Cardiff City FC files claim against football agent Cardiff City Football Club has filed a part 8 claim against football agent Willie McKay, in connection with the transfer and tragic death of striker Emiliano Sala. McKay, along with his son, was one of the intermediaries involved in Sala’s 2019 transfer from FC Nantes to Cardiff […]

Entain

Claim Spotter: Tesla, Entain and phone giants

Tesla files first UK patent claim Electric car manufacturer Tesla has hit tech company Interdigital with a part 7 patents and registered designs claim. Tesla produces electric vehicles, with its Model Y SUV topping the global charts of best-selling electric cars in both 2022 and 2023. Interdigital develops video and wireless technology used in mobile […]

building construction

Claim Spotter: Network Rail and Homes England face procurement suit

Procurement spat brews  Network Rail Infrastructure and Homes England have been hit with a claim filed in the Technology and Construction Court by Aviva Capital Partners. The suit, filed by DLA Piper, has been listed as a Part 7 Claim – procurement. Aviva invests in regeneration projects, public sector partnerships to support innovation, as well […]

Tax advice

Claim Spotter: Property tycoon’s ex-wife files Axiom Ince claim

Suit filed against legacy Axiom Ince business The ex-wife of billionaire property tycoon Asif Aziz, the founder and chief executive of Criterion Capital, is suing the legacy business of Axiom Ince for alleged negligent tax advice, The Lawyer understands. According to the public filing system, Candey, on behalf of Asif’s ex-wife Tagilde Aziz, filed the professional […]

Claim Spotter: EasyGroup files new trademark suit

EasyGroup v Easyfun The venture capital conglomerate EasyGroup, owners of EasyJet and the Easy family of brands, has launched a passing off and trademarks claim against musician Finn Keane, who goes by the stage name of Easyfun. EasyGroup, represented by Stephenson Harwood, has an extensive history of lodging similar IP claims against businesses using the […]

Stranded planes

Claim Spotter: Russian aviation disputes take off, as oil disputes spill into High Court

Law firms in the hotseat once again A raft of claims have mounted against several law firms in the past week, including suits against solicitors and barristers and those regarding professional negligence against Wiggin, Keystone, Fox Williams, Setfords and JMW. Banner Universal Motion Pictures (BUMP), an independent TV, film and entertainment company, filed a claim […]

Claim Spotter: The Ritz takes aim at a Southall salon, while Axiom Ince buys time to elect administrator

Luxury hotels and European designers embroiled in IP wars Bristows and Gowling WLG have been named as the firms going head to head in an IP battle between two European leather goods brands. Belgium luxury leather designer Delvaux Créateur, represented by Bristows, has issued a suit in the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court again the […]

High Court

Claim Spotter: CMS faces former clients, as DACB defends insurance broker

EU targets convicted fraudster in English High Court The European Union represented by the European Research Executive Agency has filed a lawsuit to the English High Court against a convicted fraudster and his company. The executive agency has instructed boutique firm Bexley Beaumont to file a miscellaneous claim against Wind Technologies Ltd and Ehsan Abdi-Jalebi. Back […]

Professional negligence

Claim Spotter: Businesses file professional negligence suit against Pinsents

Pinsents questioned over professional negligence  Pinsent Masons has been hit with a lawsuit by Gloucestershire investment management company Blackfinch Group and Kuwait supply chain services firm Agility. The two organisations have teamed up to issue a professional negligence claim against the law firm. Pinsents has called on Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) for its defence, while […]

Smart meter

Claim Spotter: Addleshaws launches multimillion-pound claim against PayPoint

Addleshaws takes on Norton Rose in multimillion-pound energy claim  Addleshaw Goddard is set to represent smart energy meter company GLOBAL-365 in its competition claim against PayPoint, which has called upon Norton Rose Fulbright to defend it. PayPoint is a payment processing company that processes transactions for the hospitality, convenience retail, auto trade, clothing and household goods sectors, including […]