Lucia Osborne-Crowley

London

UK Court Reporter at Law360

Award-winning writer. Journalist. Author of three books including The Lasting Harm (2024). Survivor advocate. views mine.

Articles

Trustee Sues Adviser Over Loan To Insolvent Housing Firm

1 day ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 23, 2025, 3:55 PM BST) -- A trustee is suing an adviser for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation over claims they caused a family trust to loan £5.75 million ($7.65 million) to a company the adviser partially owned, which later fell into insolvency.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Director Banned After Investors Lost £8.5M In Tree Bonds

2 days ago | law360.co.uk | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 22, 2025, 5:59 PM BST) -- A U.K. businessman has been banned from running a company until 2036 after investors in a Brazilian plantation scheme lost more than £8.5 million ($11.3 million), the Insolvency Service said Tuesday....
Director Banned After Investors Lost £8.5M In Tree Bonds

2 days ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 22, 2025, 5:59 PM BST) -- A U.K. businessman has been banned from running a company until 2036 after investors in a Brazilian plantation scheme lost more than £8.5 million ($11.3 million), the Insolvency Service said Tuesday.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Bouygues UK Unit Wins Appeal To Ax Age Bias Claim

2 days ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 22, 2025, 5:14 PM BST) -- A U.K. subsidiary of engineering firm Bouygues has won its bid to toss out an age discrimination claim brought by a former employee, with an appeal tribunal ruling that the ex-worker brought the claim too late without good reason.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Criminal Defense Firm Loses Bid To Nix Unpaid Wages Claim

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 17, 2025, 7:09 PM BST) -- A law firm lost its bid on Thursday to throw out a claim for unpaid wages brought by an ex-employee, with the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejecting its argument that the solicitor was not actually an employee....
Criminal Defense Firm Loses Bid To Nix Unpaid Wages Claim

1 week ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 17, 2025, 7:09 PM BST) -- A law firm lost its bid on Thursday to throw out a claim for unpaid wages brought by an ex-employee, with the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejecting its argument that the solicitor was not actually an employee.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
BREAKING: Transgender Women Don't Count As Women Under Equality Law, UK Top Court Rules

1 week ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 16, 2025, 10:18 AM BST) -- The U.K.'s highest court ruled Wednesday that the definition of a woman in the country's equality law is restricted to biological sex, ruling that to include transgender women would create an incoherent system of protected characteristics....
Hipgnosis Seeks Revival Of Fee Dispute With Barry Manilow

1 week ago | law360.com | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 11, 2025, 3:48 PM BST) -- A music rights company urged the Court of Appeal on Friday to revive its claims against Barry Manilow, arguing that it has a right to pursue previously nixed claims against the megastar singer-songwriter over a $1.5 million rights purchase fee.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Hipgnosis Seeks To Revive Fee Dispute With Barry Manilow

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 11, 2025, 3:48 PM BST) -- A music rights company urged the Court of Appeal on Friday to revive its claims against Barry Manilow, arguing that it has a right to pursue previously nixed claims against the megastar singer-songwriter over a $1.5 million rights purchase fee....
Psychologists Sue Daily Mail Over Puberty Blocker Claims

2 weeks ago | law360.co.uk | Lucia Osborne-Crowley

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lucia Osborne-Crowley ( April 10, 2025, 8:25 PM BST) -- Two psychologists are suing the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for defamation, saying the paper falsely accused them of providing puberty blockers to vulnerable children....