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  Prince Harry, Celebs Ordered To Pay £9.5M To Daily Mail

  By Ronan Barnard

  A London judge ordered Prince Harry and other celebrities Friday to pay the publisher of the Daily Mail more tha...(read more)

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  Rugby Bodies Can't Halt Brain Injury Case Over Lawyer Errors

  By Sophia Dourou

  The global and several national rugby governing bodies failed Friday to throw out hundreds of brain injury claim...(read more)

• Fletchers Picks Up Moore Barlow Teams In Firm Breakup

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Fletchers Group said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Moore Barlow LLP's clinical negligence, personal injury and major trauma businesses, as the private equity-backed firm continues its acquisition-driven expansion across England and Wales.

• Knights To Buy Moore Barlow Business In £27M Deal

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Knights Group said Friday it would buy the commercial and private wealth business of English law firm Moore Barlow LLP for £27 million ($37 million), marking its second acquisition in one week as consolidation in the country's legal sector gathers pace.

• Chris McDonald Named UK Minister For IP In Burnham Gov't

  By Sophia Dourou

  Chris McDonald has been confirmed as the new minister in charge of intellectual property following his appointment to a reshuffled government department that deals with business and innovation, the U.K. Intellectual Property Office said Friday. 

• Ex-SSB CEO Failed To Flag Warning Signs, SRA Claims

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority has accused the former chief executive of SSB Group Ltd. of failing to flag warning signs before the business collapsed with £200 million ($273 million) in debt, after the regulator was itself criticized for not effectively overseeing the firm.

• SSB Law Sues Another Insurer For £6.5M ATE Premiums

  By Joel Poultney

  The administrators of SSB Law have sued another of the collapsed firm's insurers for £6.5 million ($8.9 million) to recover after the event litigation premiums linked to cavity wall insulation claims, arguing that the policies were never truly effective. 

• White & Case Steers MPS Bids For Two Italian Banking Rivals

  By Tom Fish

  Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA said Friday that it plans twin bids for rivals Banca Generali and Banco BPM, potentially creating Italy's third-largest lender with a market value of about €70 billion ($82 billion).

• FCA Flags Mini-Bond, Loan Note Risk After Woodville Crash

  By Sophia Dourou

  The Financial Conduct Authority warned Thursday about the dangers of investing in high-risk loan notes and mini-bonds following the collapse of litigation funder Woodville Consultants Ltd.

• Ellie Goulding Says Ex-Managers Concealed Live Nation Ties

  By Ronan Barnard

  Popstar Ellie Goulding has sued her former managers for allegedly breaching their duties to her by not disclosing financial links to Live Nation while it was conducting business with the company on her behalf.

• FCA Finds Flaws In Lenders' Car Finance Redress Plans

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority has set out poor practice it found in lenders' plans for implementing its motor finance redress system, including inadequate data management controls.

• Danone Wins Antitrust Clearance For Huel Acquisition

  By Irene Madongo

  The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it has given the go-ahead for Danone's proposed acquisition of meal replacement brand Huel, following an initial inquiry into whether the deal could reduce competition in Britain.

• Biggest UK And EU Patent Developments Of 2026 So Far

  By Alex Baldwin

  For patent owners, the first half of 2026 brought few answers to mounting questions, but several key rulings signify increasing pressures in the artificial intelligence and telecommunications space that threaten to disrupt the status quo for U.K. and European patent litigation.

• UK Opens 2nd Consultation On Proposed Tipping Code

  By Hanna Vioque

  The U.K. government called Wednesday for a second round of feedback on its proposals covering fair tipping, just a month after pulling a revised code of practice that added broader consultation requirements following intense criticism.