The father of a New York socialite has pledged his own funds to save his son from bankruptcy after his son failed to engage with solicitors’ attempts to locate him, the High Court’s Insolvency and Companies List heard on Tuesday. Italian millionaire Raffaello Follieri, who boasts a £12m Kensington property portfolio, was the subject of […]
Macfarlanes on for Swiss bank against major Indian bank Macfarlanes is listed to represent SP Hinduja Banque Privée SA in a general commercial contracts and arrangements claim against the Bank of Baroda. SP Hinduja Banque Privée is headquartered in Geneva, where the company has established relationships around the world, focusing on wealth management, corporate finance […]
Freshfields is representing GTLK Malta Four, a subsidiary of the ultimately Russian state owned GTLK Europe, in a claim filed in the High Court last month. GTLK Europe, which is headquartered in Ireland, was put into liquidation in May 2023 after applications from four creditors who held various contracts with the company. It is itself […]
An employment tribunal has ruled that Fieldfisher unfairly dismissed a senior associate last year, after he was accused of misconduct and investigated by the firm. Ex-Fieldfisher senior associate Djamshid Rustambekov was alleged to have continuously asked a fellow female colleague to cancel her Uber and to come back to an office party in January 2023. […]
Welcome to The Hearing, your cheat sheet to the litigation market, bringing you the week’s top litigation stories and analysis. This is what’s driving the week. Budget priorities: Last week’s Budget promised a further £1.9bn in Justice spending. While the media is awash with stories on the dire state of prisons and the country’s Crown […]
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 […]
Rebekah Vardy has applied for permission to appeal a costs decision made last month in her ongoing spat against Coleen Rooney. Vardy is represented by Kingsley Napley as she seeks permission to appeal in the Senior Courts Cost Office. The pair continue to lock horns after their infamous 2022 libel case over a social media […]
Double trouble as Lloyds Bank hit with two claims Sentinel Broadcast (in administration) lodged a Part 7 – commercial fraud claim against Lloyds Bank last Tuesday (22 October), the latest concerning the fallen broadcasting equipment company. The claim sees Sentinel Broadcast’s administrators Quantuma enlist the services of boutique practice Isadore Goldman to fight the claim […]
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 […]
Kennedys’ senior partner will relinquish his leadership role after 27 years, ending a tenure that has lasted as long as former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson. Nick Thomas has decided to step down in January 2025. He was first elected as the firm’s senior partner in 1997 and has been a driving force of the […]
Latham & Watkins and A&O Shearman have avoided a lengthy trial by settling a dispute between Nex and financial services firm TP ICAP, The Lawyer understands. This means the parties have avoided a five-week trial, which was set to start on 9 October in the Commercial Court. The trial was set to consider claims relating […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals from Spain and Zimbabwe, following a hearing that saw the separate cases jointly heard. Brought before the UK courts by foreign investors, represented by Kobre & Kim and Baker McKenzie, both countries made similar appeals concerning their immunity to the jurisdiction of the UK’s courts in the context […]