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The PI, The Prince And A Roundabout: The Mail Hacking Trial

By Ronan Barnard

Prince Harry and Elton John and the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper have endured a grueling monthslong trial over allegations of unlawful violations of privacy, which ended with the long-awaited testimony of a private investigator at the core of many of the claims.

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Justices Undo Finance Co.'s Liability For Investment Losses

By Eddie Beaver

A financial company cannot be held liable for £1.7 million ($2.3 million) in losses from failed property investments, Britain's top court ruled Wednesday, finding that it wasn't responsible for the actions of the firm it appointed to set up the projects. 

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Reform's Richard Tice Sues Dale Vince In New Libel Claim

By Sophia Dourou

The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, has sued green industrialist Dale Vince for defamation, the latest in a series of legal battles involving Vince stemming from false claims he was a supporter of Hamas.

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Sports Biz Owners Defeat JV's Fraud Claim Over $715M Deal

By Sophia Dourou

The former owners of a collapsed sports media business have defeated a fraud claim after a court found they had not misrepresented the financial health of the company to convince a joint venture to buy a majority stake for $715 million.

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Banksy Wins Costs After Art Biz Drops £1.4M Libel Claim

By Jamie Lennox

A London court said Wednesday that Banksy and his licensing company can recover the money they spent defending themselves against a street art retailer's £1.4 million ($1.9 million) libel claim that it later dropped.

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Asset Manager Beats Ex-VP's Appeal Over Ill-Health Firing

By Jamie Lennox

An asset management firm has persuaded a London appeals tribunal to reject the latest attempt by a former senior vice president to show that his dismissal for ill health was an act of disability discrimination.

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Veteran Solicitor Suspended Over Dishonest Witness Shortcut

By Max Austin

An experienced solicitor has been suspended for six months and must pay £25,000 ($33,000) after a tribunal concluded she acted dishonestly by falsely signing as a witness to a signature she did not observe in order to progress a client's trust matter.

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What Oatly's Loss Means For Plant-Based Food Industry

The U.K. Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Dairy U.K. v. Oatly demonstrates that under European Union agricultural marketing regulations courts consider fair competition to take precedence over consumer protection, and that dairy labeling challenges can succeed even where there is no realistic prospect of demonstrating consumer confusion, say lawyers at TLT.

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