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  Freshfields-Led Standard Life To Buy Aegon UK For £2B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Standard Life PLC said Wednesday that it will buy the British subsidiary of Dutch insurer Aegon for £2 billion (...(read more)

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  EU Risks Losing Startups Without Unified Investor Exit Rules

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The European Union has a plan for a blocwide secondary trading platform for private companies to prevent them fr...(read more)

• Plane Lessor, Insurers Settle $23M Claim Over Jet In Russia

  By Tom Fish

  An aircraft lessor and insurers have reached a settlement to pause part of a multimillion-dollar dispute over a plane stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, while the wider case continues.

• NHS Settles With Nurse Over Pronoun Use On Eve Of Trial

  By Hanna Vioque

  An NHS hospital has settled a Christian nurse's bias case over a decision to suspend her for almost a year after she refused to use a patient's preferred female pronouns, in a high-profile case that prompted discussion on social media and in Parliament. 

• Latham's London Revenue Passes $1B For 1st Time

  By Jamie Lennox

  Latham & Watkins LLP said Tuesday that its revenue climbed almost 19% over the past year to reach $8.3 billion, citing its London office as a crucial factor in the growth.

• Ex-Unite Legal Boss Widens Appeal Of Fraud Probe Sanction

  By Adele Redmond

  Unite the Union's former legal chief won permission on Tuesday to expand his appeal against his failed claim that he was unfairly disciplined and forced to quit amid suspicion he was involved in bribery, money laundering and fraud at the trade union.

• FCA Bans Motor Finance Ads Misusing Martin Lewis Clips

  By Dawood Fakhir

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it has banned advertisements from a claims management company for using its logo without permission and unauthorized clips of the founder of MoneySavingExpert to make "misleading claims about average motor finance compensation."

• Gov't Trials AI Pilot To Cut Court Transcript Costs

  By Max Austin

  The Ministry of Justice has launched a study to test whether its in-house artificial intelligence tool can accurately transcribe court hearings, a move officials say could cut costs and expand access to records. 

• Ex-Leigh Day Pro Accused Of Faking Letter To Hide Error

  By William Janes

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority told a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday that a former Leigh Day lawyer tried to cover up missing a disclosure deadline by claiming he had written and sent a disclosure letter when he had not.

• I Was 'Iron Lady' For Following Rules, Ex-OPEC Head Says

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from energy executives testified during her criminal trial on Tuesday that she had tried to root out corruption during her time in government, saying she was dubbed "Madame Due Process."

• NCA Can Keep £9M Seized From Cambodia Scam Suspect

  By Sophia Dourou

  The National Crime Agency was granted permission on Tuesday to hold on to millions of pounds in assets that it seized from a lieutenant to a billionaire businessman allegedly behind Cambodia's scam centers.

• Music Samples Can Be Pastiche, Top EU Court Rules

  By Alex Baldwin

  Musicians may sample other works in their songs without explicit permission from the original creator in certain circumstances, the European Union's highest court held Tuesday following a 20-year spat over the sampling of a song by electronic music group Kraftwerk.

• Milbank's London Revenue Climbs 11% To $366M In 2025

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Milbank LLP said Tuesday that revenue in its London office rose by more than 11% to exceed $360 million, as the firm continues to grow in the English capital.

• FCA Sets Out Open Finance Push To Widen Consumer Choice

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority set out on Tuesday a program for developing open finance to give consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data in a move to help them secure better deals.