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Ireland UPC Delay Risks Undermining Its Influence At Court
Ireland's decision to delay a constitutional referendum to officially join Europe's unitary patent system amid concerns about lack of public engagement could leave Dublin without a hand in shaping the burgeoning court if it doesn't reschedule the vote soon, patent lawyers warn.
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The U.K.'s Competition Appeal Tribunal has agreed to passenger rail operator Stagecoach's £25 million ($31 million) settlement with passengers who say they were overcharged for train tickets.
A decision by the antitrust tribunal to certify a £790 million ($990 million) mass claim against major European power cable suppliers came with the caveat that it intends to take a tougher approach toward claimant lawyers' plans for getting awards into the pockets of consumers.
A London judge gave a former manager at a plastics company an 18-month suspended prison sentence on Friday for insider dealing in connection with the £261 million ($327 million) purchase of a rival company.
A business director was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for providing a forged document to investigators in a fruitless attempt to prop up the defense of self-styled investment brokers now convicted of a £1.2 million ($1.5 million) boiler room fraud.
A former leading aide to the president of Madagascar and her French associate were sentenced on Friday to a total of more than five-and-a-half years in prison for soliciting bribes to secure mining rights in the southeast African country for a U.K. gem company.
An Osborne Clarke LLP partner who represented Nadhim Zahawi could face a disciplinary tribunal over allegations that he used intimidatory warnings in an attempt to silence a critic who was probing the former Conservative chancellor's tax affairs.
Politicians are to probe leading experts, including the head of financial crime and compliance at Lloyd's of London, on whether the U.K. should follow the European Union and use profits from Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine, as they examine the sanctions regime.
Travers Smith LLP has seen another spate of partner departures, leaving legal industry experts questioning the City stalwart's strategic direction and the long-term viability of independent law firms banking on private equity clients.
Television presenter Jeremy Vine battled in a London court on Thursday against Joey Barton, a former professional footballer, over the meaning of online posts accusing Vine of being an advocate for compulsory COVID-19 vaccination and a "bike nonce."
Tech giant Google asked a London tribunal on Thursday to strike out a proposed class action brought on behalf of website publishers who run advertisements over alleged anti-competitive practices, arguing the claim is not properly pleaded and does not sufficiently set out damages.