This week saw a dispute between an ally of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Karie Murphy, and the Labour party’s general secretary, plus a big bill for P&O ferries, and a failure by Clifford Chance’s legal team to stop an extradition to California. Labour party dispute over confidential email discovered during antisemitism investigation A dispute […]
After a recess, courts are handing down their first judgments of the Easter term. This week saw the Ministry of Justice win at the Supreme Court, and the Rugby Football Union secure a victory at the Court of Appeal. Ministry of Justice overturns Court of Appeal judgment against convicted IRA terrorists Plans by the Ministry […]
This Verdict covers a Court of Appeal clarification on what it means to attend court. Elsewhere, there was a victory for Enyo as trustees in the PhosAgro dispute are allowed to appeal over costs, much to the dismay of CMS-repped Alexander Gorbachev, co-founder of PhosAgro. Court of Appeal rules that claimant who didn’t attend hearing […]
This week saw a judge rule on a “troubling” police disciplinary process, while a Swansea-based law firm failed to have negligence allegations thrown out. Over at the Court of Appeal, a London-listed oil and gas company was also forced to pay out $1.6m over a drilling project gone wrong in Cameroon. Judge labels police disciplinary […]
This week saw Justice Secretary Dominic Raab’s intervention in probation service procedures ruled unlawful. But in better news for the UK Government, the Foreign Office’s sanction regime against Belarus succeeded in a challenge hoping to overturn it. Herbert Smith Freehills’ client Mercedes Benz was also at the High Court, attempting to determine the scope of […]
This week saw a mixed result in the case between Arron Banks and Carole Cadwalladr, a victory for Transport for London against campaign group Just Stop Oil, and a loss for Jaguar Land Rover in a “David vs Goliath” IP case. High Court ruling puts an end to disruptive eco-protestors In a win for Transport […]
This week saw the Competition Appeals Tribunal stay a proposed class action claim against Meta and the Financial Ombudsman lose out at the High Court. Meanwhile at the Court of Appeal, a former Credit Suisse employee failed in his loss of earnings bid after a criminal conviction in Romania saw him lose out on millions of pounds of earnings
TLT and HMRC can both celebrate victories this week as TLT secured a significant win for its fast fashion tycoon client Adam Frisby, while HMRC won its VAT case against an exclusive matchmaking agency. Meanwhile, Hogan Lovells received a bloody nose from Cheltenham firm Croft solicitors while representing the Libyan Investment Authority. Hogan Lovells defeated […]
This week has seen Russian oligarchs receive bad news on the validity of old debts, while a Mishcon de Reya client accused of perpetrating sex trafficking and prostitution was refused an application at the High Court to bring defamation proceedings against the BBC. Sanctioned Russian oligarchs still liable for litigation brought pre-invasion Mrs Justice Cockerill […]
This week saw an asset-freezing order on a former anti-corruption Tsar upheld, and litigation-funder Harbour II prevail in an asset-allocation appeal. One of the Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2023 continued its slow march through court, with the “tuna bonds” case receiving a disclosure related hearing at the High Court.
This week it is bad news for Leigh Day as the Friends of the Earth appeal is dismissed. Meanwhile, a criminal silk fails in his appeal over payment for two murder cases; and a Salisbury law firm fights off a litigation funder. Leigh Day fails to block UK Government’s £867m investment in Mozambique gas project […]
Welcome to 2023 and the return of Our Verdict. As the courts have just started the Hilary term on Tuesday, we have a mixture of judgments from the end of last year to the start of this year.