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  FCA Faces Calls To Replace Andriesz Whistleblower Probe

  By Alex Davidson

  Lawyers and MPs are calling for an externally-led investigation into the handling by the Financial Conduct Autho...(read more)

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  Man City Ruling Opens Door To Rival Clubs' Damages Claims

  By Jamie Lennox

  Manchester City's breaches of the Premier League's financial rules could trigger a protracted legal battle invol...(read more)

• B&Q Rival Can't Use AI To Find New Evidence In TM Clash

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court has declined to order the use of an artificial intelligence-based image searching tool in B&Q's trademark clash with rival kitchen retailer Wren, deeming the additional disclosure as too expensive.

• PM Pledges 'Long Overdue' Restrictions On Noncompetes

  By Adele Redmond

  The prime minister confirmed Friday that the government will legislate to ensure noncompete and other post-employment contractual clauses are "no longer a barrier" to hiring, but lawyers say reforms must be more nuanced than Andy Burnham's remarks suggested.

• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Quashes Rate-Rigging Conviction

  By Christopher Crosby

  An English appeals court threw out on Friday the conviction of a former Deutsche Bank trader who had pleaded guilty to fraud for rigging benchmark interest rates, becoming the latest in a series of bankers to have their convictions overturned. 

• Airtel Money Begins Conditional Trading In £5.3B London IPO

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Airtel Money, an African financial technology business, said Friday that it has begun conditional trading on London's main market as part of its £5.3 billion ($7 billion) initial public offering, the largest in Britain since 2021.

• AI Patents Must Solve Real Issues After Emotional Perception

  By Alex Baldwin

  The U.K. Intellectual Property Office's decision to deny Emotional Perception AI's application to patent its AI-utilizing media recommendation system shows that the onus is on those looking to protect their digital inventions to identify the real-world problems that they solve first and foremost, lawyers say.

• Troutman Pepper Faces £9.3M Negligence Claim Over Advice

  By Hanna Vioque

  Two beauty training providers have accused a law firm of advising them to sue their former business partners before serving a claim notice required under contract, allegedly costing them £9.3 million ($12 million). 

• Silicosis Claims Poised To Grow Amid Fresh Regulatory Focus

  By Adele Redmond

  Lawyers say they expect more people to claim compensation for silicosis developed as a result of exposure in the workplace amid a rise in regulatory action and diagnoses of the incurable progressive lung condition.

• CMA Mulls Fixes To $6.6B Acquisition Of NCR By Brink's

  By Irene Madongo

  The U.K.'s antitrust regulator said Thursday it is considering solutions from The Brink's Co. to address competition concerns over the ATM operator's approximately $6.6 billion proposed acquisition of cash machines business NCR Atleos.

• Probe Into Andrew Continues After Search Warrants Quashed

  By Sophia Dourou

  A judge said on Thursday that the warrants used by police to raid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes were unlawful, adding that the criminal investigation into whether he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein can still go ahead.

• Visa, Mastercard Face £700M Claim Over Brexit Fee Hikes

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  Visa and Mastercard are facing a collective action from U.K. businesses seeking more than £700 million ($925 million) in compensation over allegedly excessive fees charged on card payments after Brexit, a former official at the Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday. 

• MFS Ex-Chief Raja Delays Ruling On £242M Funneling Claim

  By Robbie Kalus

  The former chief executive of collapsed lender Market Financial Solutions avoided on Thursday an imminent hearing over claims he funneled millions of pounds from a financial intermediary linked to MFS into companies he owned and controlled.

• Motorists Vow To Fight Dieselgate Ruling At Court of Appeal

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Motorists said on Thursday they would challenge at the Court of Appeal findings that most vehicles in a diesel emissions trial involving some of the largest carmakers contained no unlawful "defeat devices" after the trial judge rejected their request to appeal.