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  Google Algorithms 'Devastated' Shopping Sites, Rivals Say

  By William Janes

  Shopping comparison website Kelkoo told the U.K.'s competition court Monday that Google "devastated" its rivals ...(read more)

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  Insurers Say Spain Owes Damages Over €855M Oil Spill Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  Maritime insurers told the U.K. Supreme Court on Monday that they are entitled to equitable compensation after S...(read more)

• Fletchers Loses £30K Win Fee After Insurance Row With Client

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court has stripped a national law firm of a £30,400 ($40,200) success fee, ruling that it could have helped its client fund his personal injury claim through an existing insurance policy rather than a conditional fee agreement.

• SFO Beats Mining Execs' Legal Costs Bid Over Dropped Probe

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office defeated a bid on Monday by two former London Mining executives to recover hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs after the agency abandoned its bribery case against them shortly before trial.

• Lawyers To Face 'Fit & Proper' Tests Under FCA's AML Regime

  By Jamie Lennox

  Lawyers will face fresh "fit and proper" tests when the Financial Conduct Authority takes over control of anti-money laundering regulation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the government has confirmed.

• TfL Hackers Admit Carrying Out Cyberattack That Cost £39M

  By Sophia Dourou

  Two men admitted on Monday to carrying out a cyberattack on Transport for London that plunged the network into chaos and cost the transportation authority £39 million ($52 million.)

• Grand Theft Auto Developer Can't Halt Union-Busting Claims

  By Hanna Vioque

  An employment tribunal has rejected a bid by Rockstar Games to strike out claims that it was blacklisting staff for being union members, allowing the IWGB union to continue bringing more allegations before it faces off against the gaming giant in court in September. 

• EasyJet Board Rejects Castlelake's 'On The Cheap' £4.74B Bid

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The board of budget airline easyJet said Monday that it has rejected a "highly opportunistic" £4.74 billion ($6.3 billion) cash bid from alternative investment firm Castlelake after it had already batted away two earlier proposals.

• Starmer To Resign As UK PM, Opening Way For Burnham

  By Martin Croucher

  Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on in office, clearing the way for Andy Burnham, former mayor of Manchester, to launch his bid for the top job.

• Nokia, Acer Swap Patent Litigation For Arbitration

  By Alex Baldwin

  Nokia and Acer have agreed to halt all patent litigation between them and enter arbitration, shortly after a London court ruled that the companies' dispute over fair licensing terms was best settled outside the courtroom.

• The Latest Status Symbol For Firms In London? NQ Pay Rates

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  As top U.S. law firms push newly qualified lawyer salaries in London toward £200,000 ($268,000), recruiters and consultants say the latest pay hikes are driven as much by market positioning as by competition for talent.

• Online Access Can Satisfy Payslip Duty, Appeals Court Rules

  By Adele Redmond

  Employers providing electronic payslips in a reasonable fashion meet their statutory duty to provide workers with itemized statements, an appellate tribunal ruled Friday, dismissing an attempt to draw a legal distinction between directly giving the document to staff and making it available online.

• Appeals Court Scraps Redo Of Pfizer, Flynn Drug Fines

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the Competition Appeal Tribunal was wrong to remake a decision to fine Pfizer Ltd. and Flynn Pharma Ltd. £70 million ($93 million) for excessive pricing, finding that the process was tainted by procedural unfairness.

• Staff Safety Reps Win 'Union-Busting' Case Over Meeting Ban

  By Hanna Vioque

  An employment judge has backed "union-busting" claims brought by three college employees, ruling that their managers unlawfully prevented them from representing members of GMB Scotland on health and safety committees during work hours.