The latest litigation developments include Uber defeating black cab driver claims worth around £340m, a ruling that Chinese law governs victims’ claims to billions of pounds of seized Bitcoin, a worldwide freezing order against Radiant World and shareholder claims against Kingspan following Grenfell.
Our Litigation Radar explores the latest court proceedings and claims shaping the litigation landscape. This edition covers cross-border fraud and asset recovery, a significant limitation ruling and the latest Grenfell-related litigation.
Law firms featured
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP • Belgravia Law • Campbell Johnston Clark Ltd • Mishcon de Reya LLP • Phi Finney McDonald UK Ltd • Berkeley Square Solicitors • Preiskel & Co LLP • PCB Byrne LLP • Fieldfisher LLP
CL-2026-000478: LAM Trade Finance Group II LLC v Radiant World Corporation Pte Ltd and others
LAM Trade Finance Group II, a Jefferies-linked fund, is suing iron ore trader Radiant World, Sapphire Minmetals and their principals Pinkesh Nahar and Rakesh Sethi over a claim reported to exceed $500 million. It alleges the traders sold it iron ore receivables supported by falsified invoices, contracts and assignment notices and has obtained a worldwide freezing order. The allegations are untested and Radiant and Nahar deny wrongdoing. The freezing order has been continued to an expedited hearing, listed for no earlier than 14 December 2026.
CL-2024-000366: Peters v Uber London Limited and others; CL-2024-000252: White and others v Uber London Limited and others
The High Court has dismissed claims worth around £340 million against Uber, brought by about 13,000 London black cab drivers and the assignee of two former private hire businesses, ruling they were time-barred. The claimants allege Uber misled Transport for London to obtain its operator licence, which Uber denies, and the court did not decide that question. Track these claims in case of a potential appeal.
FL-2026-000030: Team Super Pty Ltd and others v Kingspan Group plc
In the latest litigation to arise from the Grenfell Tower fire, institutional investors have launched a group securities claim against Kingspan Group in the Financial List seeking to recover losses. The claim follows the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s findings on Kingspan’s involvement, including its K15 insulation, which was used on a small part of the tower.
KB-2024-0003157: Director of Public Prosecutions v Ms Zhimin Qian (also known as Yan Nin and Yadi Zhang) and another
Mr Justice Turner has ruled ([2026] EWHC 2509 (KB)) that Chinese law, not English law, governs the proprietary claims of thousands of alleged Chinese fraud victims to Bitcoin worth several billion pounds, seized in the UK from Zhimin Qian. The Director of Public Prosecutions brought civil recovery proceedings after the Bitcoin was traced to fraudulent investment schemes Qian ran in China. Track this claim for updates as the claims move to the next stage.
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