Uber London Limited v Transport for London and others The High Court has refused Uber’s application to declare its business model lawful. The judgment will impact private hire operators in London and Transport for London (TfL) alike. Market commentary suggests that by making Uber and other private hire operators liable for VAT, the judgment may […]
Roman Abramovich v (1) HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; (2) Catherine Belton The High Court has recently ruled in favour of Roman Abramovich in the first stage of his libel action against HarperCollins Publishers and Catherine Belton. In so doing, it found allegations that Abramovich had acted on the instructions of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to […]
Selevision Saudi Company v BeIN Media Group LLC The High Court has dismissed BeIN Media Group LLC (BMG’s) application for permission to bring a counterclaim against Selevision Saudi Company (SSC), after the latter sought for leave to enforce its arbitral award. The decision reaffirms the high importance English courts attach to the enforcement and recognition […]
Jalla and others v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company The Court of Appeal has recently ruled against the appellants in its second judgment in Jalla and others v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company. The appeal concerned whether two named individuals could claim remediation relief for the effects of an oil spill on behalf […]
Justin Le Patourel v BT Group Plc The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved an application for a collective proceeding order (CPO) in an abuse of dominance in the telecommunications markets by imposing unfair prices – a move which would breach section 18 of the Competition Act, 1998. This is the first stand-alone claim, and only […]
Bell & Anor v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1363 The Court of Appeal has overturned a previous High Court ruling in Bell & Anor v Tavistock, granting The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s appeal. This time the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that young adults under the age of 16 […]
Secretary for State for Health and another v Servier Laboratories Ltd and others [2021] UKSC 24 The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment in Servier’s patents dispute with the Secretary of State for Health and the NHS Business Services Authority, ruling in favour of Servier and dismissing the Secretary of State’s appeal. Servier Laboratories […]
Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Sex Discrimination; Flexible working) [2021] UKEAT 0220_19_2206, (22 June 2021) The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down a landmark judgment in Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The EAT ruled that first instance tribunals should take judicial notice of the fact that women […]
R (The Good Law Project) v Minister for the Cabinet Office The Technology and Construction Court ruled in favour of the Good Law Project’s landmark judicial review against the UK Government’s decision to award a contract for communications and focus group services to an agency, Public First, without holding any competition at the start of […]
Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC The Patents Court handed down its second judgment of the year in a dispute between Facebook and Voxer. Lord Justice Birss sat in the Patents Court and delivered a nuanced judgment, finding for both claimant and defendant. The court agreed with Facebook that Voxer’s patent had not been […]
Zabolotnyi v The Mateszalka District Court, Hungary [2021] UKSC 14 The Supreme Court handed down a judgment concerning the approach to be taken by the courts when assessing and relying on assurances as to prison conditions in extradition cases. In this set of proceedings the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. This appeal is considered to […]
Hulley Enterprises Ltd & Ors v The Russian Federation [2021] EWHC 894 (Comm) The Commercial Court handed down its judgment in a long-running arbitration dispute between Cyprus and Isle of Mann incorporated companies Hulley Enterprises, Veteran Petroleum and Yukos Universal and the Russian Federation. Mr Justice Henshaw ruled in favour of the Russian Federation, upholding […]