Hogan Lovells client in court for ‘hotly disputed’ oil shipment case Palmali Shipping returns to the High Court on Tuesday for two days. The court will consider a further security application made by defendant Litasco, a subsidiary of Russian oil company Lukoil. Brick Court’s Tim Lord KC and Craig Morrison KC are expected to ask […]
Panasonic v Xiaomi Panasonic, represented by Brick Court’s Sarah Abram KC, is set for a FRAND trial against Xiaomi and others on Monday 28 October for 15 days. The trial is part of an ongoing international dispute about alleged patent infringement between the electronics companies. The original dispute, launched by Panasonic in July 2023, concerns […]
Another round of Trucks begins The “Trucks” case returns to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) today (21 October) for one day. The tribunal is set to hear the claimants’ representatives argue for amendments to the timetable, as well as discussions surrounding case management directions to trial, any outstanding disclosure applications and the scope of the […]
The Court of Appeal plays host to a swathe of insurance companies this week on some of the biggest cases reappearing in court this Michaelmas term. Axa Sun Life challenges HMRC tax penalty points On Tuesday, a case will be heard that comes off the back of a group litigation order (GLO) brought against the […]
State immunity and spyware in Bahraini appeal Representatives for the Kingdom of Bahrain are set to appear before the Court of Appeal to argue in favour of state immunity in a one day hearing today (29 July). The island kingdom, represented by Volterra Fietta, is appealing a decision found in favour of Bahraini activists Dr […]
TSB in £375m Northern Rock mortgage class action British bank TSB is set to appear before the Business List of the Chancery Division today (22 July) for a four-day hearing set to deal with the repercussions of its inheritance of Northern Rock mortgages in 2016. Hogan Lovells is to defend TSB against class representative Donna […]
CAT to consider new funding agreement for class action The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will consider a revised funding agreement in the class action brought by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) against a group of truck manufacturers on Thursday (18 July) for one day. Originally, claims were brought by the RHA, represented by Addleshaw Goddard […]
London Metal Exchange back in court over $12bn nickel trade cancellation After the world’s leading centre for trading in industrial metals, the London Metal Exchange, cancelled nickel trades valued up to $12bn following an unexpected price spike in 2022, US hedge fund Elliott Associates brought a judicial review against the LME. The claimants, Elliott Associates […]
Orange juice cartel squeezes into Court of Appeal Pogust Goodhead is representing 1,600 orange growers, 22 companies and the Brazillian Association of Citrus Growers in a one-day hearing at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (2 July) in a suit against the estate of Brazil’s “Orange King”, José Luis Cutrale, who died in 2022. The […]
The Holy See appears in the English courts for the first time The Vatican, Harrods, a mafia-hunting judge, and an alleged multimillion-pound fraud feature in this case. This Commercial Court dispute, starting Wednesday (26 June) for 14 days, sees the Holy See (the Catholic Church’s universal government) square off against management companies Athena Capital, WRM […]
Justin Gutmann’s boundary fares class action trial begins The trial in the class action regarding rail fares, brought by class representative Justin Gutmann, kicks off today (17 June) in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for three weeks with a further week in reserve. Gutmann, represented by Charles Lyndon, alleges that the defendant rail companies abused […]
Manchester City goes to war with the Premier League Manchester City’s two week case against the Premier League is set to kick off today in London. The four-in-a-row champions launched arbitral proceedings against the governing body back in February, challenging the League’s own rules. Manchester City has long been battling the League over various matters […]