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  Reform UK Loses Bid To End 'Political' Data Protection Claim

  By Eddie Beaver

  Reform UK has failed to ax a claim for breach of the data protection regulation that it argued was politically m...(read more)

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  SRA Calls For Merger Notifications After Series Of Scandals

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority set out proposed rules on Friday that would require law firms to notify it o...(read more)

• Online Access Can Satisfy Payslip Duty, Appeals Court Rules

  By Adele Redmond

  Employers providing electronic payslips in a reasonable fashion meet their statutory duty to provide workers with itemized statements, an appellate tribunal ruled Friday, dismissing an attempt to draw a legal distinction between directly giving the document to staff and making it available online.

• Staff Safety Reps Win 'Union-Busting' Case Over Meeting Ban

  By Hanna Vioque

  An employment judge has backed "union-busting" claims brought by three college employees, ruling that their managers unlawfully prevented them from representing members of GMB Scotland on health and safety committees during work hours.

• EU Adviser Backs ECB Refusal Of Latvian Bank's Info Request

  By Sophia Dourou

  The European Central Bank was entitled to partially refuse a request by ABLV Bank for correspondence in the lead-up to the Latvian lender being shuttered amid money laundering concerns, an adviser to the EU's top court has said.

• Jellycat's IP Claims Toy With Design-Led Infringement Bids

  By Alex Baldwin

  Jellycat's recent crackdown on alleged copycat bag charms is set to test the strength of design protections in the consumer goods market, in a case lawyers say could prove to be make-or-break for the value of design portfolios.

• Grenfell Contractor Denies Liability In Council's £360M Claim

  By William Janes

  The contractor behind a refurbishment that saw the installation of combustible materials on the Grenfell Tower before a blaze that killed 72 people has denied liability for the local council's £360 million ($476 million) bill for damages.

• Hong Kong Spies Get 18 Years Over Shadow Police Ops In UK

  By Sophia Dourou

  Two men were sentenced on Thursday to a combined 18 years in prison for spying for China through "shadow policing operations" that targeted Hong Kong dissidents living in Britain.

• FCA Closes Probe Into Drax Biomass Fuel Sourcing Claims

  By William Janes

  The finance watchdog said Thursday that it had closed its investigation into Drax Group PLC over its concerns about what the company had told the market about the sustainability of wood it used for biomass fuel.

• Freshfields Steers EQT's £10.9B Cash Offer For Intertek

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Product testing heavyweight Intertek Group said Thursday that it has agreed to a £10.9 billion ($14.4 billion) cash takeover by EQT after months of courting by the Swedish private equity firm.

• Lloyd's Fights $3.7M Judgment Over Fake Cargo Ship Policy

  By Ronan Barnard

  A Lloyd's unit fought Wednesday to overturn a decision that it should pay $3.7 million under a mortgagee policy to cover losses from when a cargo ship struck a mine in Ukrainian waters, arguing the lender's losses actually stemmed from the vessel's fake war risks coverage.

• AI-Driven Spike In Complaints May Not Mean More Sanctions

  By Jamie Lennox

  Complaints against lawyers in England and Wales have soared over the past year as artificial intelligence equips clients to sound the alarm over potential misconduct that might have previously gone unreported — but as regulators struggle to keep up, experts say the flood doesn't necessarily herald more penalties.

• Lawmakers Table Twin Anti-SLAPP Bills After Reform Delays

  By Eddie Beaver

  A Conservative lawmaker was set to introduce a private member's bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday aimed at expanding protection against strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as SLAPPs, a day after similar measures were proposed in the House of Lords.

• Travel Tech Co. Hit With Record £1M Russian Sanctions Fine

  By William Janes

  The U.K. government hit travel business Sabre Global Technologies Ltd. with a record £1 million ($1.34 million) fine for repeatedly breaching Russian sanctions by providing services to a sanctioned Russian airline.