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  Ex-Cisco Legal Director Seeks £4M, Alleges Male Gender Bias

  By William Janes

  A former legal director at Cisco has accused the technology company of sex discrimination, asking a tribunal to ...(read more)

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  Clifford Chance-Led Nuveen To Buy Schroders For £9.9B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Schroders said Thursday that it has agreed to a £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion) cash takeover by U.S. asset manager...(read more)

• Daily Mail Owner's £500M Telegraph Deal To Be Scrutinized

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The U.K. government said Thursday that it has referred the £500 million ($681 million) acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper to the competition and communications regulators after raising concerns about media plurality in the U.K.

• Insurers Defend Cutting Claims In COVID Furlough Test Case

  By Martin Croucher

  Britain's highest court should take the most obvious interpretation of the question of whether state furlough grants made during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the wage bill of businesses, insurers argued at a hearing on Thursday.

• Broker Says Denmark Can't Bring £56M Cum-Ex Fraud Claim

  By Sophia Dourou

  An English broker told Britain's top court on Thursday that Denmark's tax authority can't sue it for more than £56 million ($76 million) over a tax refund fraud, because an earlier decision in related proceedings rendered the claim inadmissible.

• SFO To Revisit 20 Cases After Bribery Prosecution Implodes

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office said Thursday that it is reexamining the integrity of approximately 20 cases after it abandoned a decade-old bribery prosecution because of another failing in disclosure. 

• Outdated Laws Blamed For China Spy Case Collapse

  By Eddie Beaver

  The root cause of the collapse of criminal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China was outdated legislation, but the risk of future problems has not been entirely negated by a new national security law, a parliamentary committee warned Thursday.

• UK Top Court Opens Path For AI Patents In 'Seismic' Ruling

  By Alex Baldwin

  The U.K.'s highest court tore down on Wednesday decades-old barriers that prevent any software from being patented, in a landmark judgment that lawyers say fundamentally reshapes Britain's patent landscape in a more AI-friendly image.

• EHRC Single-Sex Code Won't Apply To Workplaces

  By Adele Redmond

  Embattled official guidance on providing single-sex services that comply with a recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling won't apply to workplaces, Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson said Wednesday in a meeting with legal campaigners.

• Policyholders Fight For COVID Furlough Payouts At Top Court

  By Martin Croucher

  Insurers are wrong to have deducted an estimated £1 billion ($1.4 billion) of taxpayer-funded furlough grants issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives for policyholders argued before the U.K.'s top court on Wednesday in a landmark case for business interruption claims.

• Denmark Says Cum-Ex Ruling No Bar To £56M Fraud Claim

  By Sophia Dourou

  Denmark told Britain's top court on Wednesday that it should be allowed to sue an English brokerage for £56 million ($76 million) over a tax refund fraud, arguing that an earlier decision barring linked allegations was based on "fundamentally different" facts.

• European Patents Must Cover All EU States For Unitary Effect

  By Jamie Lennox

  An appeals judge at the Unified Patent Court has ruled that European patents cannot gain unitary effect unless it covers all EU member states that participate in the unitary framework.

• Transneft CEO's Daughter Wins EU Sanctions Appeal

  By Eddie Beaver

  A European Union court lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the daughter of the chief executive of a Russian state-controlled oil and gas company, finding that the bloc's council had failed to produce fresh evidence for reimposing the restrictions.

• PwC Settles Assistant's Age Discrimination Claim For £150K

  By Jamie Lennox

  PwC has paid £150,000 ($205,000) to settle an age and disability discrimination claim from a former employee of more than 40 years, the equality watchdog for Northern Ireland has revealed.