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BHP Pans 'Extreme' Brazilian Law Interpretation In £36B Trial
BHP argued at a £36 billion ($46.6 billion) London trial Wednesday that it was not legally liable to more than 600,000 Brazilians for the country's worst environmental disaster, arguing it could not be held liable vicariously for the alleged wrongdoing of its joint venture.
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The U.K.'s highest court ruled Wednesday that English police had not negligently caused the deaths of two men who died in a road collision due to black ice, ruling that the police officers did not have a duty of care to prevent harm to drivers.
Frasers Group said Wednesday it has abandoned its plans to bid £111 million ($143.4 million) for luxury British brand Mulberry Group PLC, with the U.K. retail giant citing concerns over how the handbag maker is run.
Cruise operator Carnival has won the chance to reargue a former staffer's claim that it unfairly made her redundant while she was on maternity leave, convincing an appeals tribunal that an earlier judge wrongly held that there were suitable alternative roles.
James Morgan is using his financial clout at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. to help the Japanese megabank tackle a spiraling pay war in the legal sector.
Travers Smith LLP announced on Wednesday that it has launched an internal training program to improve literacy on artificial intelligence across the business as more and more firms make use of new technology for client work.
A financial trading platform provider has sued SAP for trademark infringement in a London court, alleging that the software giant's "Joule" artificial intelligence tool infringes its trademarks over the same word.
The U.K.'s highest court ruled Wednesday that a crash victim should be able to challenge solicitors fees because he had not been given an opportunity to question the costs, meaning the time limit for reassessment did not apply.
About three-quarters of consumers and small and medium-sized businesses in England and Wales think legal services are well regulated — despite recent scandals in the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday recent research found.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it has appointed a new director of anti-money laundering, as the watchdog awaits a decision from the government on whether it will continue to supervise the industry in this area.
Spain can't use state immunity to escape enforcement of a €101 million ($109 million) arbitral award issued in a fight over slashed economic incentives for renewable energy, after a London appeals court ruled Tuesday that an exception was triggered when Madrid signed an underlying treaty.