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  Insurer Loses Bid To Brand Ex-CEO's £1.7M Take Dishonest

  By Eddie Beaver

  An appeals court rejected on Friday an insurer's argument that its former chief executive had dishonestly pocket...(read more)

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  Demand For Workplace Dispute Resolution Up 27% In A Year

  By Adele Redmond

  Workplace disputes mediator Acas said Friday that the number of requests from workers for dispute resolution hav...(read more)

• Mercuria Says Benchmark Rules Untested In Hormuz Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  Trader Mercuria Energy Group urged a London court on Friday to allow expert evidence on benchmarks and economics in its claim that the Baltic Exchange failed to account for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz when setting an oil-trading benchmark.

• Italian Engineer Wins Order Blocking 'Vexatious' Russian Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  An Italian engineering company has successfully prevented a Eurochem subsidiary owned by a sanctioned oligarch from trying to enforce a $1.19 billion judgment against it in Russia, as a court held that the Russian proceedings are "vexatious and oppressive."

• Axiom Ince Says SRA Missed £65M Shortfall For Months

  By Sophia Dourou

  Axiom Ince has challenged the solicitors watchdog's defense to the law firm's negligence claim, arguing that the regulator missed a "crucial opportunity" to uncover the alleged £65 million ($87 million) misappropriation of client money by intervening too late.

• EasyGroup Loses 'EasyBathrooms' TM Fight As Markets Differ

  By Hanna Vioque

  A London judge has refused to let easyGroup block a bathroom design specialist's range of "easy bathrooms" trademarks, concluding that shoppers wouldn't mix up the easyJet owner's low-cost brands with higher-end bathroom products.

• SFO Ends Signature Group £140M Property Fraud Probe

  By William Janes

  The Serious Fraud Office said Thursday that it had closed its investigation into property manager Signature Group over a suspected £140 million ($187 million) investment fraud after concluding that there was no realistic prospect of conviction.

• Hill Dickinson Not Negligent In Doctor's Whistleblowing Case

  By Hanna Vioque

  Hill Dickinson defeated a doctor's bid for a wasted costs order Thursday, with an appellate tribunal ruling that the firm's failure to disclose a document didn't amount to negligence even if it might have been relevant to his whistleblowing case.

• Moody's Germany Fined €2.1M For Misreporting To ESMA

  By Eddie Beaver

  Moody's Germany has been fined €2.1 million ($2.4 million) for repeatedly providing incomplete and inaccurate regulatory data to the European Union's financial markets watchdog, including incorrect information on credit ratings, rating outlooks and historical performance, as well as deficiencies in its reporting controls.

• DWF Fights Appeal In Personal Injury Data Privacy Claim

  By Sophia Dourou

  Three personal injury claimants on Thursday sought to revive their data privacy claim against DWF, arguing at an appeals court that the law firm should not have shared their health data in proceedings involving their insurers without removing identifying information.

• Top UK Court Gives Lifeline To £800M Sewage Class Action

  By Sophia Dourou

  Britain's highest court has agreed to hear arguments about whether to revive the U.K.'s first environmental competition class action, the law firm bringing the £800 million ($1.1 billion) claim against water companies said Thursday.

• Novo Nordisk Blocks Ex-Lead's Use Of Alleged Trade Secrets

  By Eddie Beaver

  Novo Nordisk secured an injunction Thursday preventing an ex-strategy lead from using for profit or disclosing emails containing information the pharmaceutical company alleges could seriously damage its business, after a London judge concluded there was credible evidence that confidential material might have been taken.

• BCLP Plans Move To Bigger Frankfurt Office In 2027

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has said that it is planning to move to a larger office in Frankfurt as it seeks to expand in Germany.

• FCA Partially Suspends Motor Finance Compensation Program

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that a tribunal has partially suspended its motor finance compensation scheme until legal challenges in December or February 2027 are completed, as it confirmed that lenders targeted in complaints are not currently required to calculate or pay compensation.