Class action vehicle lawsuit settles at £55m less than original value September 24, 2026 A class action lawsuit representing millions of UK motorists and businesses affected by inflated shipping fees has settled for £57m less than its original £150m target. The claim, brought by class action representative and former Which? campaigns specialist Mark McLaren, alleged that from October 2006 to September 2015, leading European shipping companies had breached competition [...]
Quectel Launches SE200ZC-AP Smart Module Bringing AI-Powered Vision to Security, Industrial, and Smart Home Devices September 21, 2026 Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global end-to-end IoT solutions provider, today announced the SE200ZC-AP, a new smart module designed to give manufacturers a faster path to AI-enabled cameras, industrial vision systems, and connected devices without the cost and complexity of building custom hardware from scratch. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260921524386/en/ [...]
China’s EV brands are all over sport in the west. Why? September 18, 2026 Electric vehicle brands from China are snapping up sport sponsorship opportunities across the west. Matt Hardy asks why. The automotive sector has long had an association with sports sponsorships: think the century-old deal between Ford and AFL side the Geelong Cats, or Volkswagen’s enduring patronage of Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, originally a works team from its [...]
IDEXX Expands Faecal Dx Antigen Testing Platform in the United Kingdom with Taeniid Tapeworm Detection September 17, 2026 Expanded testing menu now detects more intestinal parasites during routine visits
Tribunal thumbs up £260m legal settlement against Google September 16, 2026 A UK specialist court has greenlit a £260m settlement in a class action against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, following an agreement last week. The settlement is the largest payout for class members the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ever approved, though it is significantly lower than the £1.04bn the claim was estimated to be worth [...]
Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco September 9, 2026 Tessa Clarke spent three and a half years trying to sign Tesco. Another large retailer took her six years and a third is still at the pilot stage after eight. In a fireside chat at SCALE Summit in London, Tessa talked to HelloFresh co-founder Hamish Shephard about the reality of selling into large corporates. It’s [...]
Bournemouth in spotlight after female fan complains to Kick It Out about searches September 9, 2026 Bournemouth are ready to review their stewarding arrangements after a female matchgoer made a complaint to anti-discrimination group Kick It Out about being searched by a male member of staff. The issue is thought to stem from the new perimeter fencing and entry gates installed around the Vitality Stadium as part of Bournemouth’s £90m expansion, [...]
Surge in third-party funding sparks wave in FTSE shareholder lawsuits September 4, 2026 A surge in the availability of third-party funding has triggered a wave of speculative FTSE shareholder lawsuits as investors seek to cash in on claims of wrongdoing. Over the last year, multiple blue-chip names, including gambling giant Entain, smoking tycoon British American Tobacco (BAT), and fast fashion retailer Boohoo, have been summoned before the High [...]
Gen-Z toymaker Jellycat pursues Home Bargains in latest copyright claim September 2, 2026 Jellycat has filed for a copyright claim against discount retailer Home Bargains, as the toymaker continues its tirade against retailers it claims are copying its trademark stuffed dolls. The British toymaker filed a copyright claim to the Patents Court against TJ Morris, the parent company of Home Bargains, as seen by City AM. Jellycat surged [...]
Google to pay £260m to settle ‘unfair’ pricing class action lawsuit August 28, 2026 Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has agreed to pay £260m to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the US company imposed “unfair and excessive” charges on app developers selling apps on the Google Play Store. The case, brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) by competition law professor Barry Rodger on behalf of UK app [...]