By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Senior Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan is a senior reporter focused on law and professional services. Contact her via email on maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B

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Addison Lee settles workers’ rights case before landmark hearing

February 22, 2024

The private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has reached a settlement with three drivers who were set to take them to the employment tribunal in a long-running battle over workers’ rights. The claim was originally brought by three drivers who sued Addison Lee to establish that they were in fact employees and not self-employed contractors. [...]
Claim brought by students against UCL will go to trial after settlement talks fail

February 21, 2024

A group action against the University College London (UCL) over Covid-19 and strike-related disruptions will proceed to the High Court after settlement talks break down. A lawsuit brought initially filed with 924 students from UCL argues that the university breached its contract with them between 2018 and 2022 during lecturer strikes and Covid-related closures. The [...]
Mike Lynch: Extradited businessman hires Boris Johnson and Man City’s lawyer Lord Pannick for SFO data fight

February 21, 2024

Pannick was reportedly on £10,000 an hour during Boris's Partygate hearing, when treble-winners Manchester City hired him to fight financial fair play breach claims.
Logo wars: Tesco and Lidl at Court of Appeal in latest instalment of clubcard row

February 21, 2024

The logo at the heart of this dispute is Tesco's "Clubcard Prices" promotion which uses a blue square with a yellow circle, with the words 'clubcard prices' inside.
SFO launches probe into £140m property fraud

February 21, 2024

The UK anti-fraud agency has raided three residences and made four arrests in North West England in relation to an investigation into Signature Group.
Sharp rise in cyber attacks at UK law firms as hackers eye sensitive data

February 21, 2024

The number of reported cyber attacks on UK law firms has increased 36 per cent over the past year. According to data by speciality reinsurance group Chaucer, there were 166 reported cyber breaches in 2021/22, this number jumped to 226 for 2022/23 (as of 30 September). Chaucer says that the large number of attacks against [...]
Frasers boss Mike Ashley’s legal battle against Morgan Stanley kicks off in London

February 21, 2024

Ashley's business is claiming the US bank used "unlawful means" to close out bets on Hugo Boss stock, which resulted in the company losing around £50m.
Julian Assange’s final chance of appeal against extradition kicks off today

February 20, 2024

The long-running legal battle over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder makes a return to the English court this week, as he faces a 175 year jail sentence across the Atlantic.
Mini-bond trial: London Capital & Finance administrators legal battle against former executives commences

February 19, 2024

The administrators of London Capital and Finance (LCF) civil legal proceedings kick off today against the former executives of the company, including its former CEO Michael ‘Andy’ Thomson. The investment company collapsed back in 2019 after an intervention by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following a discovery that LCF was marketing unregulated mini-bonds along with [...]
Why Heston Blumenthal has asked Companies House for greater transparency

February 17, 2024

Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal has asked the boss of Companies House and Registrar for "greater transparency" after one of his business was scammed.

OpenAI rewrites Pentagon AI deal following backlash

English cricket facing tragedy if ECB doesn’t change, warns county boss

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