Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights November 23, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker...
Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action November 10, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the...
Shell Abandons Push to Get Oil Spill Lawsuit to Be Heard in Nigeria July 12, 2021 By Todd Gillespie and Laura Hurst Royal Dutch Shell Plc has abandoned its final attempt to argue that a major lawsuit brought by thousands of Nigerians...
UK Supreme Court Urged to Allow Privacy Class Action Against Google April 30, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley Blocking a proposed British class action against Google, that alleges it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users a decade ago,...
Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers – Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits March 17, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation...
Uber’s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe February 22, 2021 By Ellen Milligan, Amy Thomson and Natalia Drozdiak Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger...
UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Should Be Classed as Workers, in Blow to Business Model February 19, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON – A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain’s Supreme Court...
Uber Urges EU to Recognize Gig Business Model as UK Court Is Set to Rule February 17, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Uber on Monday called on EU regulators to recognize the value of independent contracts in job creation as they consider...
UK High Court Allows Suit Against Shell by Nigerian Farmers, Fishermen Over Oil Spills February 15, 2021 By Julia Payne and Kirstin Ridley The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell...
UK Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Workers’ Rights for Uber Drivers February 15, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers’ rights at taxi...