Litigation Radar: Snapchat and Dolby cross-border patent dispute, Boohoo investor group claim expands and Nord Stream judgment
The latest litigation developments include Snapchat’s cross-border patent dispute with Dolby, Vodafone settles £85m group action brought by former franchisees, additional institutional investors join the shareholder claim against Boohoo Group and Nord Stream intends to appeal the High Court’s dismissal of its claim.
Litigation Radar: £4.5bn housebuilders collective action, Binance cryptocurrency derivatives group claim & Prince Harry loses phone hacking case
This fortnight's key litigation developments include a £4.5 billion collective action against Britain's largest housebuilders, a group claim against Binance over cryptocurrency derivatives, a £464 million procurement dispute involving the Ministry of Justice and the dismissal of claims brought by Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and others against Associated Newspapers.
Litigation Radar: RBS defends £70m+ negligence claim, Fitch Ratings representative action & Palantir pursue MOPAC AI contract veto
Notable developments this week include a negligence case against the Royal Bank of Scotland, Palantir’s action over Sadiq Khan’s AI tech met deal block, fraudulent misrepresentation allegations against credit rating agency Fitch Ratings and a smart fridge camera tech conspiracy.
Litigation Radar: Blackburn Rovers kit dispute, Harborne defamation claim and FCA action against Woodford
Key litigation updates this week include a Virgin Active diesel spill damages claim, a kitwear contract dispute against Blackburn Rovers, defamation proceedings brought by Christopher Harborne and the FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford.
Litigation Radar: Jellycat IP disputes, multi-billion Google collective action & Brazilian shipwreck judgment
Key litigation developments this week include a proposed multi-billion pound competition claim against Google, a high-stakes property financing dispute tied to the collapse of JR Global, three new Jellycat trademark battles and the striking out of a major Brazil environmental group action.
Litigation Radar: River Wye pollution group action, Nord Stream €403m trial & Slack versus Microsoft
Key litigation updates this week include Nord Stream’s insurance battle in court, Slack’s competition claim against Microsoft, the River Wye environmental group action and major pandemic-era and military hearing loss litigation.