Ex-Barclays Banker Hikes Claim for Damages Over Sexism, Working Hours to $4.6M October 26, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley A former Barclays banker has raised a claim for damages against the bank over sexism and a failure to adjust...
Insurers Win Key Parts of Stonegate COVID-19 Business Interruption Case: MS Amlin October 17, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Insurers have won key parts of a complex legal battle with British pubs group Stonegate, MS Amlin said after Monday’s...
Dutch Airline KLM Sued by Environmental Groups Over Alleged ‘Greenwashing’ Ads July 7, 2022 By Anthony Deutsch, Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law...
UK Pubs Group Sues Zurich, Liberty Mutual, MS Amlin for $1.2B Over COVID BI Losses June 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s biggest pubs group Stonegate, which is suing Zurich Insurance and two peers for 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) over...
Mining Company Glencore to Pay Up to $1.5B to Settle U.S., UK, Brazil Bribery Probes May 25, 2022 By Clara Denina, Kirstin Ridley and Sarah N. Lynch Glencore Plc said on Tuesday it anticipates paying up to $1.5 billion to settle accusations of bribery and market manipulation,...
KPMG Faces $18 Million Fine for Misleading British Regulator May 12, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley KPMG faces a 14.4 million pound ($17.6 million) fine after admitting it misled regulators during spot checks on audits of...
Major European Power Cable Suppliers Face UK Class Action Over Alleged Cartel May 11, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley Major European power cable suppliers face a London class action that is seeking hundreds of millions of pounds in damages...
As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits April 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners...
Group Vows to Hold Shell Directors Personally Liable for Alleged Climate Plan Failure March 16, 2022 By Shadia Nasralla, Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop LONDON — Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell over the...
UK Hospitality Groups Are Back in Court With Insurers Over Lockdown Losses January 21, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Some of the world’s biggest insurers are bracing as a second wave of multi-million-pound lawsuits, brought by struggling British pubs,...