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  J&J Talc Claim Set To Shrink As Claimants Seek Early Exit

  By Ronan Barnard

  More than 1,000 claimants are set to be withdrawn from group litigation alleging that Johnson & Johnson knowingl...(read more)

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  UK Eyes Lifting DBA Funding Ban In Opt-Out Class Actions

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The government has proposed lifting the ban on damages-based agreements in opt-out competition claims, saying th...(read more)

• 'Devious' Castle Fraud Solicitor Hid Assets, Prosecutor Says

  By Sophia Dourou

  A solicitor imprisoned for defrauding a client of £10.3 million ($13.8 million) in a sham deal to buy a Scottish castle has enough hidden assets to pay back his victim, a prosecutor told a confiscation hearing Monday.

• Burnham Becomes UK PM, Pledges 'Circuit-Breaker' Moment

  By Alex Davidson

  Andy Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer as British prime minister on Monday, pledging to end four decades of private-sector-led policy by expanding state control over people's well-being and the economy.

• Alibaba Co. Fined €550M By EU Over Illegal, Unsafe Products

  By Sophia Dourou

  The European Union fined online retailer AliExpress €550 million ($629 million) on Monday for failing to prevent the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform, the largest-ever financial penalty handed for breaching the bloc's digital rules.

• PRA Hits Insurer With £4.1M Fine For Inaccurate Reporting

  By Alex Davidson

  The Prudential Regulation Authority said Monday that it has fined HDI Global SE £4.1 million ($5.2 million) for inaccurately reporting potential claims data to a program which compensates consumers if an insurer collapses.

• Ex-Barclays VP Rekindles Race Discrimination Claims

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London appellate judge has revived race discrimination claims brought by a former Barclays vice-president, overturning a ruling by an earlier tribunal that the executive had waited too long to bring his case.

• O'Melveny-Led Samsung Biologics To Buy Drug Co. For $1.8B

  By Tom Fish

  Samsung Biologics said Monday it has agreed to acquire Swiss drug manufacturer PolyPeptide Group in an all-cash deal worth 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.8 billion), accelerating the South Korean company's expansion into the growing peptide biopharmaceutical sector.

• REIT Segro Bats Away Latest £13.5B Prologis Offer

  By Najiyya Budaly

  London-listed Segro said Monday that it has rejected a third takeover approach from U.S. real estate investment trust Prologis valuing it at £13.5 billion ($18.2 billion), but said it would be willing to engage in talks if an "improved proposal" was made.

• UK Equal Pay Proposals Fall Short Of EU-Style Overhaul

  By Adele Redmond

  Proposals to reform equal pay laws and processes in the U.K. fall short of radical new European rules on pay transparency and equality — but the government's more incremental approach is likely to be unpopular with employers concerned that it will increase wage costs and sow division among workers.

• Anne Frank Ruling Balances Public Access And IP Online

  By Alex Baldwin

  A ruling by Europe's highest court that geo-blocking measures can sufficiently restrict public access to works from territories where copyright remains in force strikes an effective balance between protecting territorial IP rights and allowing public domain works to proliferate, experts say.

• Plan To Overhaul Fraud Fight Puts Pressure On All Fronts

  By Christopher Crosby

  Radical proposals to overhaul how the U.K. combats fraud would increase the incentives for defendants to plead early, heap pressure on digital platforms to overhaul their culture and redirect funds into the criminal justice system.

• Haulage Buyers Win OK To Serve £436M Scania Cartel Claim

  By Sophia Dourou

  Buyers of haulage services were given the green light on Friday to serve a proposed £436 million ($589 million) class action on Scania as a tribunal found there was an arguable case that they had overpaid because a price-fixing cartel was operating.

• Southern Water Fined £7M For Illegal Sewage Dumping

  By Christopher Crosby

  A water company has been fined more than £7 million ($9.5 million) for illegally discharging sewage off England's southeast coast over two years, causing widespread damage to the local environment and economy.