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  FCA Warns Football Clubs On Unauthorized Sponsors

  By Irene Madongo

  Britain's financial watchdog said Wednesday it has warned football clubs about sponsorship deals from unauthoriz...(read more)

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  Employers Wary As UK Consults On Guaranteed-Hours Right

  By Adele Redmond

  Business groups urged caution on Tuesday as the government began a consultation on a complex new right for worke...(read more)

• Dexia Says Torino Can't Invalidate Swaps In €400M Dispute

  By Sophia Dourou

  Dexia argued Wednesday at the start of a London trial that transactions it entered into with Italy's Comune di Torino to restructure the municipality's debt are valid and enforceable, in a dispute worth €400 million ($464 million).

• Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Drop €12.5B AkzoNobel Bid

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S. paint maker Sherwin-Williams and Nippon Paint of Japan said Wednesday that they have abandoned their €12.5 billion ($14.5 billion) pursuit of AkzoNobel after the owner of the Dulux brand rejected their advances.

• Coca-Cola Ex-GC Says AI Is Driving Up Lawyers' Workloads

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  A former general counsel of Coca‑Cola said artificial intelligence is increasing lawyers' workloads, as they race to keep up with clients empowered by the technology to bring forward claims.

• Motorist Group Denied Entry To 'Dieselgate' Stellantis Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  A London judge denied a group of motorists permission to join the major group "Dieselgate" litigation against the Stellantis auto group, ruling Tuesday that they had not kept to the deadline to join the action.

• Shipping Biz Says Buyer Can't Claim Lost Profits In Sale Row

  By Sophia Dourou

  A shipping company told Britain's top court on Tuesday that it should not have to pay a $1.85 million award arising from the botched sale of a vessel, because the buyer canceling the deal was the cause of the prospective losses.

• Remote Frontiers Set To Become New Legal Battlegrounds

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Polar regions, outer space and the deep sea are emerging as new legal frontiers as rising geopolitical tensions and competition for critical resources test international regimes designed to keep the peace in some of the world's most remote domains, experts said Tuesday.

• Nexans Asks To Appeal £10M Windfarm Cable Damages Award

  By Eddie Beaver

  Power cable giant Nexans sought permission Tuesday to challenge an order to pay £10.6 million ($14.3 million) to the developers of the London Array windfarm over findings that a European cartel inflated the price of the project's high-voltage cables.

• Windhorst Loses Challenge To Prison Sentence For Contempt

  By William Janes

  Entrepreneur Lars Windhorst lost his bid on Tuesday to quash an 18-month suspended prison sentence for refusing to attend a hearing to provide evidence of his company's assets after it failed to pay €27 million ($31 million).

• PE Spending On UK Law Plummets As Deals Rise

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Private equity companies invested an estimated £250 million ($335 million) into U.K. law firms in 2025 — less than half the previous year's record as the top 100 firms remain out of reach for outside investors, according to research published Tuesday.

• High Court Gets Overhaul With New Business Division

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr unveiled plans on Tuesday to overhaul the High Court of England and Wales by creating a new business and property division that she said will provide "greater clarity for users."

• British Athletics Body Fined £350K Over Paralympian's Death

  By Ronan Barnard

  U.K. athletics' governing body was fined £350,000 ($471,300) on Tuesday after a Paralympian was killed when a shot-put cage collapsed on him during a training session, in what a judge called "an accident … waiting to happen."

• Pogust Goodhead Loses Bid To Void £2M Success Fee Deal

  By Jamie Lennox

  Seladore Legal has moved one step closer to securing a £2.2 million ($3 million) payout from Pogust Goodhead after a London court ruled that certain success fees under their retainer agreements are enforceable.