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  Tribunal Ruling On FCA Car Finance Redress Adds Uncertainty

  By Alex Davidson

  The Upper Tribunal's decision to delay hearings on legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's motor f...(read more)

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  Russell Brand Was 'A Sexual Predator,' Prosecutor Tells Trial

  By Sophia Dourou

  Comedian and actor Russell Brand was "ruthless, calculating and manipulative" and a "sexual predator," prosecuto...(read more)

• Sports Betting Tech Co. Faces EU, UK Antitrust Claims

  By Alex Lawson

  Sportsbook software company Altenar lobbed antitrust complaints against sports technology giant Sportradar in the European Union and United Kingdom on Wednesday, alleging that Sportradar is illegally blocking access to the essential data behind live odds during games.

• Mike Tyson's Wife Jabs At Casino's 'Amateur Hour' Marketing

  By Eddie Beaver

  The wife of six-time world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson told a court Wednesday that she did not hand an online casino a "blank check" to use his name as part of a $2 million promotional deal, criticizing the company's marketing efforts as "amateur hour."

• UK Introduces Legislation To Speed Unsafe Cladding Repairs

  By William Janes

  The government introduced legislation on Wednesday to speed up the removal of flammable cladding on buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, including criminal penalties for those who obstruct repairs.

• Palantir Ends London Mayor Row Over Blocked £50M Deal

  By Eddie Beaver

  Palantir said Wednesday that it has settled its legal claim alleging that the London mayor's policing office unlawfully blocked the Metropolitan Police from awarding the data analytics company a £50 million ($66 million) software contract.

• UK Seeks To Make Worker Status Harder To Deny

  By Adele Redmond

  The government set out proposed changes on Wednesday to employment status that will make it harder for companies to argue that their workforce is self-employed, potentially boosting group claims that target gig economy employers.

• Insurance Lawyers Face Questions Over 'Silent AI' Cover

  By Martin Croucher

  Insurers are gradually ending their silence on whether existing policies respond to artificial intelligence risks, but an absence of consensus in the market means that legal advisers are having to navigate potential disputes over the scope of cover.

• Grenfell Prosecutors Face Difficult Path From Inquiry To Trial

  By William Janes

  Prosecutors are weighing charges over the Grenfell Tower fire after a nine-year police investigation, but lawyers say that building criminal cases from the evidence will be difficult because of the potential number of defendants and complex chains of responsibility.

• Amazon £6B Price Inflation Class Action Gets Provisional OK

  By Eddie Beaver

  An antitrust tribunal ruled Tuesday that a consumer rights group can pursue a £6.3 billion ($8.3 billion) class action against Amazon over allegedly inflated prices, but only if it agrees to coordinate parts of its case with two existing claims against the online retail giant.

• SFO Pushes Whistleblower Rewards To Refill Case Pipeline

  By Christopher Crosby

  Proposals to reward whistleblowers for information could put the Serious Fraud Office back on boardroom agendas, despite the controversy and practical hurdles facing the government's proposed incentive program, lawyers say.

• Meta Challenges Ofcom's Worldwide Revenue Fine Formula

  By Eddie Beaver

  Meta told a court on Tuesday that the communications watchdog wrongly gave itself the power to impose penalties on social media companies at an "unprecedented level of magnitude" under the Online Safety Act.

• Chinese Law To Govern Fraud Victims' £5B Bitcoin Claim

  By Isabel Jackson

  Chinese law must determine whether fraud victims are owed a share of more than £5 billion ($7 billion) in seized cryptocurrency, a London court has ruled, improving the U.K.'s chances of retaining the record haul.

• FCA Motor Finance Scheme Dispute Delayed To February 2027

  By Alex Davidson

  A tribunal has delayed the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance compensation program until February 2027 to allow for the use of expert evidence and to require the regulator to disclose more detail of its redress calculations.