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  Tesla Tells Top Court Patent Pools Must Abide By FRAND

  By Alex Baldwin

  Tesla urged the U.K.'s top court on Monday to revive the carmaker's bid to hold patent pool operator Avanci liab...(read more)

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  Top White-Collar Pro Admits Overcharging ENRC On £22M Bill

  By Christopher Crosby

  A top commercial crime lawyer admitted on Monday that his former barristers' chambers overcharged ENRC some of t...(read more)

• BSB Confirms 10 Investigations Linked To Post Office Scandal

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Bar Standards Board said Monday it has 10 open investigations in the wake of the Post Office scandal that saw hundreds of branch managers wrongfully convicted of fraud and theft due an accounting software glitch.

• Liquidators Say Diamond Tycoon Used Firms To Launder $1B

  By Sophia Dourou

  A diamond and jewelry tycoon swindled more than $1 billion from banks in an Indian gold bullion fraud and diverted it to entities connected to him and his family, liquidators for U.K. companies said Monday at the first day of a High Court trial.

• Shell To Acquire Canada's ARC Resources For $13.6B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Oil giant Shell PLC said Monday that it has agreed to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources Ltd. for $13.6 billion in a cash and stock deal to boost and diversify its energy output.

• Mayer Brown Posts Record Revenue Of $268M In London

  By Ashish Sareen

  Mayer Brown said Monday that its office in London had delivered record revenue of $268.2 million in 2025 as the firm invested in crucial practices including private equity and energy.

• FCA Seeks To Trim IPO Research Rules To Boost UK Listings

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The City watchdog unveiled plans on Monday to amend research rules that it said cause a seven-day delay to London's initial public offering process, as it looks to reinvigorate Britain's ailing capital markets.

• Dentons Fails To Prevent Rerun Of Watchdog's AML Case

  By Eddie Beaver

  Dentons failed on Monday to prevent a rerun of allegations that it breached money laundering rules while acting for a politically exposed client, as an appeals court said a new tribunal must decide whether the firm's actions amounted to professional misconduct and what sanction might follow.

• Latham Guides Belgian Investor On €500M Deal For Traffic Biz

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Belgian investment company GBL said Monday that it will buy a majority stake in temporary traffic management business Buko Group for €500 million ($587 million) in order to increase its holding of private assets in its portfolio.

• Kirkland Helps Apollo Buy Forvia's Interiors Biz For €1.8B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S. private equity shop Apollo said Monday that it will buy the vehicle interiors business from French automotive supplier Forvia SE in a €1.82 billion ($2.1 billion) carveout deal.

• Top Court Set To Rule On FRAND Obligations For Patent Pools

  By Alex Baldwin

  The U.K. Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether the country's courts can set licensing rates for patents offered through a patent pool for 5G-enabled vehicles, as questions mount over the U.K.'s approach to standard-essential patent litigation.

• Salmon Cartel Ruling Puts Class Rep Pay Under Microscope

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A decision from the Competition Appeal Tribunal to refuse to certify a class action against an alleged salmon cartel sharpens scrutiny of class representative pay, litigation budgets and distribution models, with a renewed focus on whether claims make economic sense and can deliver for class members.

• Mandelson Investigated By EU Anti-Fraud Office

  By Eddie Beaver

  The European Anti-Fraud Office revealed on Friday that it has opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson following the release by the U.S. Department of Justice of millions of court documents in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

• Student Can Be Named In $2B Money Laundering Probe

  By Christopher Crosby

  A student subject to an asset freeze in connection with a $2 billion money laundering investigation can be publicly identified in principle but will stay anonymous pending her right to appeal, a judge ruled on Friday.