$253 million Settlement for Weatherford
One of the biggest oil companies in the world, Weatherford International, is set to make a $253 million payment to settle actions over bribery and sanctions busting actions brought by government in the...
View ArticleUS Court rules in favour of BP by halting payouts over the Gulf of Mexico spill
It emerged that BP have been making payments to firms falsely claiming losses when they had experienced no harm. The Gulf of Mexico spill in 2010 killed 11 workers, releasing around four million...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Against LA County, Board of Supervisors & Dir. of Public Health
On December 2nd, William F. Kruse and Roland Trinh (pictured) of Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse LLP filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of the Los Angeles County...
View ArticleBanks fined by EU over rate-rigging
A group of eight banks which include RBS and JP Morgan has been fined by the European Commission £1.4 billion (€1.7 billion) for rigging interest rates. It is claimed that the banks formed unlawful...
View ArticleThree traders deny Libor-rigging charges
Terry Farr, James Gilmour and Tom Hayes have pleaded not-guilty to manipulating Libor at a London hearing. Mr Hayes was originally a trader at Citigroup and UBS. Amongst eight charges against him,...
View ArticleFTSE 100 Companies face 76% increase in High Court cases
The number of High Court cases involving FTSE 100 companies has jumped by 76% this year – taking the total to the highest since the credit crisis, reveals research by the Legal business of Thomson...
View ArticleAutonomy Founder accused of Fraud by Hewlett Packard
According to the BBC, Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) says Autonomy’s founder and former boss, Michael Lynch, “should be held accountable for fraud” over HP’s takeover of Autonomy in 2011. It is a...
View ArticleSupreme Court turns down appeals from Jet2 and Thomson, opening up billions...
The Supreme Court has turned down appeal applications from Jet2 and Thomson in two landmark flight delay cases worth billions of pounds to consumers. The Court of Appeal judgments in Huzar V Jet2 and...
View ArticleBermuda Legislative Reform A Hot Topic At Appleby-Hosted Trust Litigation...
Hamilton, Bermuda – 3 November 2014 – Bermuda is well-poised to remain a global trust market leader due to the passing of competitive and modern legislative reforms in the last twelve months and...
View ArticleFive accused of stealing GlaxoSmithKline secrets
Five people, two of which former GlaxoSmithKline researchers, were charged with stealing cancer research secrets from the British pharmaceutical company according to indictments announced by the U.S....
View ArticleUber Transport Firm Settles $100 Million Over ‘Employee Status’
Following an ongoing case since 2015, taxi competition firm Uber has agreed to settle for as much as $100 million. According to Uber’s website, around 450,000 drivers use the Uber app in the US every...
View ArticleChinese Firm Wins iPhone Trademark Case Against Apple
An ongoing trademark battle has concluded in favour of Xintong Tiandi Technology over the use of the name ‘IPHONE’, the globally recognised trade name of Apple Inc.’s mobile technology. According to...
View ArticleUS Bill Could Allow 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Officials
The US senate has passed a bill allowing the families of 9/11 victims to file lawsuits against Saudi officials believed to be involved. Although the bill, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act...
View ArticleCan Legal Privilege Prevent Seizure of Mobile Devices?
A challenge to the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) powers to seize and process privileged documents recently failed in a significant ruling in R McKenzie v The Director of the Serious Fraud Office....
View ArticleJudge’s Ruling Opens Door for Claims for Health Problems Caused by Incest
A severely disabled man who was born as the result of abuse by a father against his daughter has recently won the right to claim compensation in a landmark legal ruling. The ruling effectively opens...
View ArticleChildren Need To Be At The Centre Of Family Court Cases
Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 states that when a court determines any question with respect to the upbringing of a child the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration. There are...
View ArticleCourt Of Appeal Upholds ISP Blocking Orders Against Counterfeit Websites
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s landmark 2014 decisions in Cartier [1] to grant an injunction against internet service providers which required them to block access to certain websites...
View ArticleImmigration Detention in Order to Bring a Prosecution for Non-Cooperation...
Legal 500 recommended law firm Duncan Lewis Solicitors are pleased to report the recent successful judicial review case of Ibrahim, R v SSHD where it was decided that the use of immigration detention...
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Brexit: UK Businesses & the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
An increasing number of commercial and business-related disputes are being heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) up 20% in the last year to 423, compared to 352 in 2014, according to research...
View ArticleJoint CLAF Working Group Established for Legal Aid
The Bar Council, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and the Law Society of England and Wales have joined forces to set up a Joint Working Group to examine the viability of a Contingent...
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