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Lewis Silkin acts in £878 million group claim against Royal Mail

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20 June 2024

Lewis Silkin, acting on behalf of Bulk Mail Claim Limited (“BMCL”), has filed a £878m collective action claim against International Distribution Services Limited (formerly Royal Mail plc) (“Royal Mail”).

Neil Parkes comments for World Intellectual Property Review on the issue of copyright infringement when using AI tools

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26 October 2023

Neil Parkes comments for World Intellectual Property Review on the recent case, Universal & Concord vs. Anthropic, an artificial intelligence firm, for the alleged use of copyrighted music lyrics to train its AI systems.

The increasing popularity of group litigation – and the risk for corporates. Andrew Wanambwa comments for International Bar Association

Press

06 September 2021

Group litigation is on the rise, spurred on by the global nature of business and the introduction in some jurisdictions of legislation friendly to, for example, class action lawsuits. In-House Perspective considers what’s driving the trend and its implications for corporate risk, and, by extension, for in-house counsel.

Supreme Court dismisses Times Travel (UK) Ltd’s lawful act economic duress appeal (Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd): Tom Beard comments for Lexis Nexis

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20 August 2021

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of dismissing the appeal by Times Travel (UK) Ltd. The judgment sets out the essential elements on the doctrine of lawful act economic duress and what constitutes an illegitimate threat or pressure.

My supplier claims we made a deal over the phone but I disagree. Who’s right? Fraser McKeating writes for The Times

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09 August 2021

One of my suppliers says we reached a deal but I don’t think we did. It was all done over the phone so I don’t have paper records. What can I do?

What can we do about a court judgment that arrived while our office was closed? Mark Lim writes for The Times

Press

21 June 2021

We have just opened the post after two months away from the office to find a court judgment against us. It was filed by a supplier who is claiming that we owe them money. What can we do?

My relationship with a supplier is broken. Can I go straight to court? Rebecca Harries writes for The Times

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04 June 2021

We’ve supported a supplier through Covid but they are now really letting us down. We have a dispute resolution clause in our contract but we’ve had some heated calls and the relationship is broken. Can I skip it and go straight to court?

What can we do about an EU customer charging us for Brexit delays? Rebecca Harries writes for The Times

Press

05 May 2021

We make goods in the UK and are struggling with delivering our products to Europe on time because of additional costs and delays caused by Brexit. One of our overseas customers is threatening to impose financial penalties on us for the delay. What should we do?

Counsel to step up anti-piracy efforts after copyright win: Neil Parkes comments for Managing IP

Press

12 March 2021

In-house lawyers in the music industry say two court rulings that ordered internet service providers to block access to stream-ripping websites will encourage them to target other services that have slipped through the net, and will add weight to their demands for legislative changes.

Fertile Ground for Potential Disputes - Dealing with Commercial Contracts During The Second Lockdown: Clive Greenwood writes for Caterer Licensee Hotelier News

Press

25 November 2020

Clive Greenwood article for Caterer Licensee Hotelier News discusses the impact of a second English lockdown on supply chain commercial contracts in the hospitality sector.

Oliver Fairhurst comments for The Daily Mail and The Mirror: Meghan Markle's favourite make up artist wins legal battle against Aldi

Press

19 August 2019

Oliver Fairhurst has commented in articles for The Daily Mail and The Mirror that discuss the news that Meghan Markle's favourite make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury has won a copyright battle after budget supermarket Aldi ripped off her cosmetic kit.

Michael Anderson comments for The Financial Times, The Law Society Gazette & Staffing Industry Analysts: ‘Victory for employers’ as Supreme Court rules in landmark competition case

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03 July 2019

Michael Anderson has commented in an articles for The Financial Times, The Law Society Gazette and Staffing Industry Analysts. In all three articles he discusses the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a non-compete restriction today in the first employment competition case to have reached the court and its predecessor in over a century.

Mark Lim writes for Accountancy Age: Insolvency of LLPs – liability and risk for partners

Press

07 June 2019

In an article for Accountancy Age, Mark Lim outlines what partners need to know in the event of an LLP’s insolvency.

Toni Lorenzo, Michael Anderson and David Samuels write for People Management: Mitigating the impact of an unlawful team move

Press

30 May 2019

Can you prevent former employees from competing even in the absence of enforceable restrictive covenants? Toni Lorenzo, Michael Anderson and David Samuels report for People Management in light of a recent Court of Appeal ruling.

Adam Glass comments for The Guardian: Landmarks in law: Sally Bercow and the first major 'Twibel' case

Press

29 May 2019

Adam Glass has commented in an article for The Guardian which discusses how defamation cases used to focus primarily on broadcasters and newspapers – until social media changed everything.

Andrew Wanambwa writes for Accountancy Daily: Section 2 notices raise risk level for accountants

Press

18 March 2019

Professional services firms, requests for documents and Section 2 notices under Criminal Justice Act 1987 could pose a risk for accountants and auditors as illustrated in the recent Omers case at the High Court, explains Andrew Wanambwa, in an article for Accountancy Age.

Sohrab Daneshku writes for The Law Society Gazette: Witness statements – rip them up and start again?

Press

27 November 2018

Sohrab Daneshku has written an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses the review led by Mr Jutice Popplewell into the rules on witness statements, including whether the rules should be changed and, if so, how.

Fraser McKeating writes for Accountancy Age: Professional privilege and investigations – what do accountants need to know?

Press

26 November 2018

In an article for Accountancy Age, Fraser McKeating explains how the law of privilege operates in the context of investigations.

Clive Greenwood and Frances Simm write for Accountancy Age: Compulsory retirement: avoiding the partner pitfalls

Press

20 August 2018

In an article for Accountancy Age, Clive Greenwood and Frances Simm discuss the rules and processes involved when compelling an individual to retire from a business they co-own.

Tom Merrick comments for LexisNexis: Requirement for non-reliance clause to be reasonable upheld (First Tower Trustees Ltd and anor v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd)

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26 July 2018

Discussing the Court of Appeal decision in First Tower Trustees, Tom Merrick advises that sellers and landlords need to take extreme care in ensuring that replies to pre-contract enquiries are accurate and up to date and be alive to the potential risks in enforcing non-reliance clauses.