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  Tougher CPO Certification Test Could Price Out Viable Claims

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The government's plan to unlock funding for opt-out collective actions while imposing a tougher certification te...(read more)

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  KC Aims To 'Sharpen The Blade' With New Big Tech Liability

  By Christopher Crosby

  Prosecuting social media giants that fail to prevent fraud on their platforms would "sharpen the blade" in law e...(read more)

• Reckitt To Take £175M Loss From Sale Of Russian Hygiene Biz

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Reckitt said Friday that it will sell its Russian hygiene business to a local consumer goods company at an expected loss of approximately £175 million ($233.2 million), more than four years since the beginning of the Ukraine war.

• REIT Sued By Smith Square Partners Over £1.6M Tail Fee

  By Tom Fish

  Home REIT PLC said Friday that it will "vigorously defend" a £1.6 million ($2.1 million) claim by former adviser Smith Square Partners LLP for an allegedly unpaid contractual fee tied to the company's property sales process.

• Duane Morris London Chief Seeks Boutique Firm Merger Deals

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The London chief of Duane Morris is hunting for smaller tie-ups with boutique law firms that would allow it to expand the office without jeopardizing its balance sheet.

• Mercedes Faces Solo Dieselgate Damages Trial In November

  By Ronan Barnard

  Mercedes-Benz will be the only automaker to face a damages trial in London in November over claims it used unlawful emissions-cheating software after a judge ruled Friday to separate the case from related proceedings against four other major carmakers.

• Visa, Mastercard Face CAT Swipe Fee Claim From UK Group

  By Tom Fish

  A group of businesses is suing Visa and Mastercard at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the latest in a series of cases alleging that the payment networks imposed anti-competitive charges and rules on commercial card transactions, known as swipe fees.

• Accor To Sell Essendi Stake To Blackstone, Colony For €975M

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Accor said Friday that it has agreed to sell its remaining 30.56% stake in Essendi to Blackstone Inc. and French investment firm Colony IM for up to €975 million ($1.1 billion), completing its exit from the European hotel operator.

• HSBC To Sell Singapore Insurance Biz To Allianz For $2.1B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  HSBC said Friday that it will sell its Singaporean life and health insurance business to Germany's Allianz for $2.1 billion as the British bank continues to streamline its operations.

• SFO's Guralp DPA Case Delayed Over Last-Chance Sale Bid

  By Eddie Beaver

  A London judge on Thursday delayed the Serious Fraud Office from prosecuting a technology company accused of breaching a corporate criminal settlement as the business said it intended to sell itself to pay the outstanding £2.1 million ($2.8 million) it owes the agency.

• Motorists Bid To Delay Dieselgate Damages Trial Amid Appeal

  By Ronan Barnard

  Motorists suing major carmakers for allegedly fitting out diesel vehicles with unlawful emissions-cheating software asked a London judge Thursday to delay an upcoming damages trial while they appeal a judgment that dismissed most of their claims. 

• HSF Kramer Says Merger Beats Targets As Revenue Hits $2.4B

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP reported revenue of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday as it posted its first set of financial results since the merged firm launched in 2025.

• Disney Hit With EU-Wide Injunction Over Streaming Tech

  By Alex Baldwin

  The Unified Patent Court hit Disney with a pan-European injunction on Thursday, barring the media giant from infringing InterDigital's video codec technology in major markets including France, Germany and Italy.

• Google Fined €890M By EU For Restricting Competition

  By Tom Fish

  The European Union fined Google owner Alphabet Inc. a total of €890 million ($1.04 billion) on Thursday after finding that the U.S. technology giant unfairly favored its own services in search results and restricted app developers from directing users to cheaper options.