Litigators who spend millions using armies of lawyers rather than more efficient artificial intelligence tools to review documents could soon face cost penalties from the courts, lawyers say, even as the profession resists making use of the technology mandatory.
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Analysis

Cost Threat Looms For Litigators Shunning AI In Disclosure

By Joanne Faulkner

Litigators who spend millions using armies of lawyers rather than more efficient artificial intelligence tools to review documents could soon face cost penalties from the courts, lawyers say, even as the profession resists making use of the technology mandatory.

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Booking.Com £1.8B Claim Cleared For Service Abroad

By Eddie Beaver

An appeals tribunal allowed a trade association on Tuesday to serve Booking.com companies abroad with a proposed £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) collective claim alleging that anti-competitive restrictions inflated hotel commissions.

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Ex-Axiom Ince Director Struck Off For Misusing Client Funds

By Ronan Barnard

A former director of Axiom Ince has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal panel for using a client's funds to settle counsel fees for another client, then trying to cover it up, according to a judgment published Tuesday.

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CONTRACTS

SpiceJet Sued For $79M By Lessors Over Unpaid Aircraft Rent

By Sophia Dourou

Two Chinese aircraft lessors have sued Indian discount airline SpiceJet for about $79 million, seeking to claw back unpaid rent and deposit top-ups for five passenger planes.

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INSURANCE

Insurer Says False Disclosures Sink £19.5M ATE Claim

By Joel Poultney

SBB Law's insurer has denied it owes £19.5 million ($26.4 million) to the administrator of the collapsed law firm over after-the-event premiums that covered its clients' cavity wall insulation claims, arguing the policies it wrote were based on "untrue" representations the law firm made. 

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ARBITRATION

Sportradar Wants Altenar To Arbitrate Data Monopoly Case

By Matthew Perlman

Sportradar told a New Jersey federal court the antitrust claims being brought by sports betting technology company Altenar are based entirely on a business agreement that contains an arbitration provision.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Fintech Directors Shifted IP Worth £2M To Defraud Creditors

By Jamie Lennox

A London judge held Tuesday that two former directors of a financial software business defrauded creditors by transferring intellectual property rights worth £2 million ($2.7 million) amid an impending threat of insolvency.

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Publishers Can't Take Control Of Iraq War Video Game

By Jamie Lennox

A London court has denied a request by the publishers of a video game to take control of an upcoming Iraq war title amid its ongoing dispute with the game's current developer, citing the risk of handing over the code without a trial.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Ports Owner Unfairly Forced Out Manager Who Berated Boss

By Jamie Lennox

A tribunal has held that a U.K. ports owner unfairly dismissed a senior manager overheard criticizing his boss and colleagues, ruling that the employer pushed him to quit by withholding his sick pay during disciplinary proceedings.

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InHealth Sues Radiologists For Using IP To Launch Rival

By Hanna Vioque

A U.K. provider of diagnostics services has accused a group of radiologists of stealing thousands of confidential documents, allowing them to set up a rival company and take one of its clients.

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Brief

BoE Must Disclose Why Mitie Staffer Missed Out On Transfer

By Max Austin

A tribunal has ordered the Bank of England to hand over documents that could shed light on whether a Mitie Ltd. worker was unfairly dismissed after he was excluded from a transfer to another security provider.

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INSOLVENCY

Property Investor To Enter Administration After US Sanctions

By Tom Fish

An investor in Cuban real estate said Tuesday that Guernsey's financial regulator will appoint a court administrator for the company after U.S. sanctions triggered the loss of key banking, service provider and business relationships.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

UK Corp. Crime Landscape Raises Global Governance Stakes

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 recently entered into force, highlighting a growing emphasis on governance and senior management oversight, the influence of compliance on commercial decision-making, and an overlap between legal and regulatory risk across jurisdictions, say lawyers at McDermott.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Sportradar Group AG

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

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