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  Fieldfisher Fights Unfair Dismissal Ruling Over Assault Probe

  By William Janes

  Fieldfisher urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that it unfairly dismissed an associate after...(read more)

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  FCA Eyes Higher Fines After Setbacks In Staley Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  The financial regulator has said it plans to hike the fines it imposes on individuals for misconduct following a...(read more)

• Russian Shadow Fleet Ship Captain Charged Over Sanctions

  By Christopher Crosby

  Prosecutors have charged the captain of a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker with circumventing the U.K.'s sanctions after the vessel was seized by special forces in the English Channel on Sunday.

• German Gov't Rejects UniCredit Pursuit Of Commerzbank

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Germany said Tuesday that it formally rejects "the aggressive approach" taken by Italy's UniCredit SpA as it pushes to increase its stake in domestic lender Commerzbank AG.

• UK Clears AB Foods' Proposed Buy Of Bread-Maker Hovis

  By Tom Fish

  The antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has approved the acquisition by Associated British Foods of bread maker Hovis, concluding that the deal will not harm competition because of the pressures facing the U.K. industry and the struggling state of the buyer's operations.

• UniCredit Refers Commerzbank Claims To German Regulator

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Italian lender UniCredit SpA on Monday rejected statements by Commerzbank AG raising doubts about the response of its shareholders to UniCredit's merger proposal, saying it has contacted Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin, over what it called a "relentless dissemination of inaccurate and misleading information" by its German takeover target.

• HMRC Can Levy Exit Tax On Trust's £142M Gains, Court Rules

  By Josh White

  Britain's tax authority can collect an exit tax charged on over £142 million ($190 million) in gains from a real estate company and on over £330,000 in assets from a family trust, provided that the tax is paid in a five-year installment plan, a London court ruled.

• Star Hydro Seeks To Halt Pakistan Suit Over Arbitral Award

  By Eddie Beaver

  Pakistan's state electricity purchaser told the U.K.'s top court Monday that English courts may only restrain foreign proceedings involving a London arbitration award when those proceedings seek to set aside the award or otherwise affect its validity worldwide.

• Simpson Thacher Launches PE-Focused Training Contract

  By Ashish Sareen

  U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP launched a training contract program on Monday that focuses on private equity as it looks to expand its pipeline of talent in the London legal market.

• CBRE Denies 'Biased' Valuation In Skyscraper Rent Fight

  By William Janes

  Real estate investment giant CBRE has hit back at allegations that it had wrongly withheld rental income from the owner of the Finance Tower in Belgium on the basis of a "biased" valuation of the skyscraper obtained by lenders who pressured surveyors.

• Accord Challenges Novartis Blood Pressure Patent At Trial

  By Ronan Barnard

  Accord told a London court Monday that protections for Novartis' blood pressure medication should be revoked, arguing that the patent does not pass the required legal tests.

• KC Says He Was Entitled To Cut Tax Bill In £2M Evasion Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  A senior barrister accused of cheating the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) told a court on Monday that he was "morally entitled" to pursue a strategy to reduce his tax liability.

• Tech Firms Urged To Pay Up As UK Fraud Hits £1.3B

  By Christopher Crosby

  Technology and telecoms companies should be forced to join banks in compensating consumers for payment fraud, the body representing financial institutions in the U.K. said on Monday, as it revealed that criminals stole £1.28 billion ($1.72 billion) in 2025.

• Addleshaw Goddard Enters Dutch Market Through Merger

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Monday that it is expanding into the Netherlands via a merger with Amsterdam-based Florent as part of its plan to build a stronger European platform and reach £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in annual revenue by 2030.