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  SRA Defends Access To Privileged Files In Carter-Ruck Row

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The solicitors' watchdog told the High Court on Wednesday that it is not seeking unfettered power to override cl...(read more)

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  Clifford Chance Profits Top £1B As Dealmaking Rebounds

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Clifford Chance said Wednesday that partnership profits topped £1 billion ($1.3 billion) for the first time, hel...(read more)

• Top Court Upholds Lost-Bargain Damages In $15M Ship Sale

  By Eddie Beaver

  The U.K.'s top court on Wednesday upheld a $1.85 million arbitral award over the aborted $15 million sale of a vessel, ruling that buyers can recover "loss of bargain" damages where sellers negligently fail to deliver on time under a standard ship sale contract.

• Rugby Bodies Seek To Ax Brain Injury Claims Over Disclosure

  By Sophia Dourou

  World Rugby and the sport's governing bodies in England and Wales sought on Wednesday to throw out hundreds of brain injury claims by former players over alleged failures to disclose medical information after their law firm withdrew from the case.

• Lawfront Sues Slater Heelis Partners For £4.6M Over Sale

  By Jamie Lennox

  Legal services group Lawfront has filed a £4.6 million ($6.2 million) claim over its acquisition of Slater Heelis, arguing that five of the law firm's partners at the time made false promises about the value of its book of work during the purchase.

• Spy Tactic Costs Billionaire Asset Freeze In $415M Fraud Case

  By Eddie Beaver

  A London appeals court has lifted a worldwide freezing order on a man accused of defrauding a Mexican billionaire out of more than $415 million, ruling that Salinas had obtained privileged information from his opponent's solicitor by "unlawful as well as abusive" means.

• Norton Rose Says Turnover Hit £763.5M After Integration

  By Ashish Sareen

  Norton Rose said Wednesday that its turnover jumped to more than £763 million ($1.02 billion) after it integrated operations in Australia and Europe, the Middle East and Asia in 2025.

• Lloyd's Says Ex-CEO Breached Rules Over Undisclosed Ties

  By Martin Croucher

  Lloyd's of London said Wednesday that former chief executive John Neal had breached the market's conduct rules by failing to disclose a personal relationship with another senior executive.

• Santander Says £670M AXA PPI Indemnity Isn't Retroactive

  By Sophia Dourou

  Santander told an appeals court Tuesday it should not pay out £670 million ($896 million) AXA lost when dealing with mis-sold payment protection insurance claims, arguing an earlier judge wrongly found it was liable irrespective of when the policies were sold.

• Starmer's IP Policy Chief Picked For New AI Cabinet Role

  By Jamie Lennox

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has handed a cabinet role to artificial intelligence minister Kanishka Narayan, raising questions about the fate of intellectual property — previously part of Narayan's remit — within a reshuffled government.

• How Skadden Beat HMRC's First Sanctions Export Ban Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  Ryan Junck and Vanessa McGoldrick of Skadden talk to Law360 about the strategy behind the dismissal of the case against the Hauser & Wirth art gallery, the challenges of litigating a first-of-its-kind prosecution and what the judgment means for sanctions enforcement.

• Alex Norris Takes Justice Brief Amid Jury Trial Reform Fight

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  As Alex Norris becomes the first non-lawyer tasked with overseeing the Ministry of Justice in almost a decade, he inherits responsibility for a system strained by court backlogs and contentious reform fights.

• Carter-Ruck Fights SRA Bid For Privileged Client Files

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Carter-Ruck and businessman Mohamed Amersi urged the High Court on Tuesday to rule that the solicitors' watchdog cannot compel law firms to hand over documents protected by clients' legal professional privilege during misconduct investigations.

• New Chancellor Faces Pressure To Remodel Consumer Credit

  By Alex Davidson

  A trade association for British consumer lending businesses called Tuesday on newly appointed Chancellor John Healey to follow through with plans of his predecessor Rachel Reeves to revise the Consumer Credit Act to encourage more investment in the economy.