Class action: BT in the hot seat Consumer champion Justin Le Patourel is set to take on BT in a £1.3bn claim today (29 January) on behalf of over two million UK customers in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The class action will be highly significant to the collective proceedings regime in the UK as […]
Russian aircraft claims grow with new major lessor The Russian aircraft claims, involving over 70 insurance disputes launched by aircraft lessors over planes held in Russia since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2024, and with good reason. These mammoth claims have over £10bn […]
DLA Piper has ended a three-year dispute with the liquidators of military biotech startup Enigma, The Lawyer understands. The settlement means that DLA Piper – which sat comfortably at the top of The Lawyer’s UK200 rankings by revenue and headcount – has evaded a £61m claim levelled against it in 2021. Enigma’s liquidators alleged that […]
Glass manufacturer levels conspiracy allegations against former family owners German glass manufacturer Vandaglas – previously AEQUITA – has been on an expansion spree since 2019, acquiring and taking over glass makers in the Netherlands, Austria, the UK, and Switzerland in the last five years alone, cementing itself as a giant in the European industry. However, […]
Blake Morgan in the hot seat Hampshire-based firm Warner Goodman is bringing a Part 7 claim against Blake Morgan. Filed as a claim against solicitors and barristers in the Business and Property Courts, the matter is bought on behalf of an individual. The nature of the claim is unclear, but this is not the only […]
Motorola takes on Chinese radio manufacturer Chinese radio manufacturer Hytera will apply to stay a $150m judgment obtained by Motorola Solutions this Friday (19 January), pending a decision on Hytera’s appeal in the US Court of Appeals. In 2008, Hytera hired three senior engineers from Motorola who stole confidential documents and source code from Motorola […]
Clyde & Co has been fined £500,000 over compliance failures, making it the firm’s second penalty from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in seven years. The firm appeared in a tribunal hearing all week, along with former Clydes partner Ed Mills-Webb. The incident in question concerned Mills-Webb’s dealings with an unnamed client on behalf of Clydes […]
A £110m shareholder group action, brought against security giant G4S by investors seeking to claim losses incurred after a drop in its share price, has been discontinued prior to trial. The past decade has seen an increasing number of shareholder group actions brought against the likes of RBS and Tesco under Section 90A of the […]
Meta class action returns for second bite of the cherry After being told to go away and try again in February last year, class action representative Dr Liza Gormsen is back with her attempt to bring a class action against the Herbert Smith Freehills’ defended Meta. The claim, which is brought by Quinn Emanuel on […]