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• January 02, 2026

  Warwick Uni Beats Professor's Sex Discrimination Claim

  An associate professor of finance lost her sex discrimination claim against the University of Warwick when an English employment tribunal found she had not been given higher requirements as a woman to pass her probation, according to a judgment published Friday.

• January 02, 2026

  What To Expect From The Competition Appeal Tribunal In 2026

  With a new president at the helm, potential government reform and a crowded trial calendar, lawyers say the next 12 months will see a Competition Appeal Tribunal with a more disciplined judicial culture.

• January 02, 2026

  The Biggest UK IP Cases To Watch In 2026

  Intellectual property lawyers in 2026 will have their eyes on the return of FRAND to the U.K.'s top court, how Europe's two largest patent forums will measure up on how to interpret patent claims, and a second wave of copyright claims targeting artificial intelligence.

• January 02, 2026

  FCA Launches Probe Into Claims Manager Over Sales Tactics

  The City watchdog opened an investigation on Friday into a claims manager over concerns about the company's sales and marketing tactics as part of the wave of litigation over motor finance commission payments.

• January 02, 2026

  Shakespeare Festival Actor Was Volunteer, Not Worker

  A tribunal has ruled that an actor at Cambridge Shakespeare Festival was not entitled to pay because she was a volunteer rather than a worker, deviating from a recent decision deeming actors at the same festival as workers.

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