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  Hedge Fund OK To Sue Metal Exchange's Owner Over Crisis

  By Tom Fish

  Funds run by Elliott Investment Management LP can start a legal claim against the London Metal Exchange's Hong K...(read more)

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  A&O Leads Airtel Money's London Float In IPO Market Boost

  By Najiyya Budaly

  African financial technology company Airtel Money said Wednesday that it plans to list on the London Stock Excha...(read more)

• Ex-Union Staffer Backs Nurse's Gender-Critical Bias Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former nursing union staff member testified Thursday in support of a gender-critical Scottish nurse suing the union for alleged discrimination against her beliefs, telling a Dundee tribunal Thursday that she had resigned from the union over its reaction to an academic article she wrote about transgender prisoner policy.

• Jellycat Sues Discount Retailer Over Copycat Plushies

  By Max Austin

  Jellycat has accused discount retailer Online Home Shop of selling knockoffs of its popular food-themed plush toys, the latest in a series of cases accusing rivals of confusing consumers with anthropomorphic toys.

• MS Amlin Sued For $2.6M Over Payout For Grounded Ship

  By Joel Poultney

  The owner of a vessel that ran aground in the Solomon Islands has sued MS Amlin for $2.6 million, almost a year after the insurer dodged a payout to a company it insured because the insolvent business failed to pay a $47 million arbitration award.

• TikTok Drops Appeals Over £12.7M Children's Privacy Fine

  By Eddie Beaver

  TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million ($17 million) fine for unlawfully processing children's personal data after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the data privacy regulator's power to impose the penalty, the watchdog said Thursday.

• Jane Street To Take Over A&O Shearman London Office Space

  By Tom Fish

  Quantitative trading firm Jane Street is expanding its London operations after agreeing to pre-let 465,000 square feet of office space, real estate company CBRE Group Inc. said Thursday.

• Pogust Goodhead To Drop Name After Founder's Legal Threat

  By Ashish Sareen

  Pogust Goodhead said Thursday it will change its name after co-founder Harris Pogust demanded that the firm stop using his name, amid a dispute over whether the outfit can continue representing claimants in the £36 billion ($47.6 billion) Mariana dam litigation against BHP.

• Victoria's Secret 'PINK' TM Suit Spurs Expedited UK Trial

  By Eddie Beaver

  Victoria's Secret and Thomas Pink secured an expedited trial Thursday over whether the lingerie giant breached a co-existence agreement by suing the British shirtmaker in the U.S. for trademark infringement over its use of the "PINK" name.

• UK Tightens Sanctions Licensing Criteria For Iranian Banks

  By Tom Fish

  The U.K. government has said it will refuse license applications from five Iran-based banks operating domestically, amid a wider campaign led by the U.S. to apply economic pressure on Iran as the war rumbles on.

• Ex-Welsh Parliament Member Denies Harassing Woman

  By Ronan Barnard

  A Welsh barrister denied in a London tribunal Tuesday that he had sexually harassed a woman while he was a member of the Senedd Cymru.

• UK Legal Services Exports Surged To Record £11B In 2025

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Law Society said Tuesday that exports of U.K. legal services grew to a record total of around £11 billion ($14.7 billion) in 2025 amid sustained international demand but warned that further government investment is needed as international rivals look to close the gap.

• Carter-Ruck Ruling Could Hobble SRA's SLAPP Investigations

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.

• UK To Expand Right To Leave For Bereavement, Miscarriages

  By Max Austin

  Workers who lose a close family member or experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be entitled to two weeks' unpaid leave from April 2027, the U.K. government announced Tuesday.