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  Kennedys' New Senior Partner Eyes Business In US, Australia

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Kennedys' new senior partner, John Bruce, is on a mission to catapult the firm into the spotlight by redoubling ...(read more)

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  Mastercard Seeks To Limit Swipe Fee Damages Bill

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Mastercard urged a tribunal on Monday to limit the damages it must pay to intermediaries such as Worldpay over u...(read more)

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• Caribbean Bank, CEO Accused Of Helping In £415M VAT Fraud

  By Sophia Dourou

  A Caribbean bank and its former CEO "knowingly" assisted in the commission of a £415 million ($536 million) value-added tax fraud, the creditors of a company allegedly linked to the scam said on the first day of a London trial Monday.

• Irwin Mitchell Eyes More Growth With Bigger Liverpool Office

  By Ashish Sareen

  Irwin Mitchell LLP officially relocated to a bigger office in Liverpool on Monday as it targets further growth in the city in the coming years.

• A&O Dials In £10B Longevity Risk Pension Deals For BT Plan

  By Martin Croucher

  One of the U.K.'s largest private-sector pension funds said it had offloaded £10 billion ($13 billion) in longevity risk to two reinsurers, in a deal steered by A&O Shearman and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

• UPC Reiterates Right To Rule On Infringement Of UK Patents

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Unified Patent Court has doubled down on asserting its jurisdiction over claims involving U.K. patents, citing a recent ruling that courts in the European Union can assess the validity and infringement of patents from outside the bloc.

• Oligarch's Charity Seeks Barclays Docs In $50M Transfer Fight

  By William Janes

  A charity set up by a sanctioned Russian oligarch asked a London court on Monday to order Barclays to disclose documents as part of its case that the bank caused it "significant" losses by delaying a $50 million transfer.

• Macfarlanes Promotes 9 Partners In Larger 2025 Class

  By Ashish Sareen

  Macfarlanes LLP said Monday that it had promoted nine new partners in practices including corporate, finance and real estate, with women dominating the latest class.

• Uber Denies Black Cab Drivers' £199M Undercutting Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  Uber has hit back at two separate claims brought by London taxi drivers and the former chief executive of a minicab company accusing the ride-hailing giant of undercutting their profits by unlawfully operating a private hire service, arguing they were simply unable to compete with it.

• Sheridans Denies Negligence In $11M PPE Commission Row

  By William Janes

  London law firm Sheridans has denied claims that it gave negligent advice to a personal protective equipment selling agent facing allegations that it unlawfully made $11 million in secret commissions.

• Former BNP Paribas Solicitor Fined Over Offensive Nicknames

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former senior solicitor at BNP Paribas has been fined by a London tribunal after he used derogatory nicknames such as Jabba the Hutt for work colleagues and used inappropriate language to describe senior staff.

• Property Boss' Brother Faces Prison In Fraud Recovery Case

  By William Janes

  A London court has ruled that the brother of a property tycoon who funneled £13 million ($16 million) out of his family business will face a year in prison if he continues to withhold information about the family's assets to frustrate attempts to recover the money.

• Scottish Police Clear Nicola Sturgeon In SNP Finance Probe

  By Ronan Barnard

  Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared of any wrongdoing after Scottish police announced Thursday that it was no longer investigating her over the finances of the ruling Scottish National Party.

• Shoosmiths Introduces Bonus For Exceeding Billable Hours

  By Ashish Sareen

  Shoosmiths LLP said Thursday that it will begin offering top-performing associates and other fee-earners a bonus if they go "above and beyond" the chargeable hours that they are normally required to record.