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.
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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.

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Legal App Co-Founders Can't Duck £920K Loan Demand

By Eddie Beaver

The co-founders of a defunct online legal adviser failed to block a creditor's demand for a £920,000 ($1.25 million) loan repayment, as a London court on Tuesday rejected their "vague and unparticularized" claim that the debt would be converted into an investment in their company.

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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.

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COMPETITION

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. 

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Biotech Director Wins $3M Loan Row With Bahamian Bank

By Sophia Dourou

The director of an American biotech company is entitled to a "substantial sum of money" after winning his $15 million claim against a Bahamian bank, a London court held Tuesday, finding that the lender breached the terms of a $3 million loan agreement.

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CONTRACTS

Jet Repair Biz's $14M Counterclaim Says AAR Unit Stiffed It

By Eddie Beaver

A Turkish aviation maintenance provider has denied owing an AAR Corp. subsidiary $25 million for allegedly failing to provide aircraft parts and repair services, saying it axed the agreements when the AAR unit refused to pay more than 1,000 invoices totaling roughly $14 million.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

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.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Fridge Camera Buyer Can't Use Contract Mix-Up To Win £100M

By Max Austin

A London judge has ruled that a U.K. appliance company cannot use a clear error in a supply contract to win more than £100 million ($136 million) from a Chinese manufacturer for failing to deliver refrigerator cameras.

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Takeda Unit Defends Bowel Disease Drug Patent In UK

By Jamie Lennox

A subsidiary of Japanese pharma giant Takeda has defended its U.K. patent for a bowel disease drug, urging a London court to uphold its protections as rival company Advanz vies to launch a competing version of the treatment.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Bank Can't Slash £1.4M Payout For Director At Court

By Jamie Lennox

The highest court for some independent Commonwealth countries has rejected a Mauritian bank's appeal against a former director's unfair dismissal payout of almost £1.4 million ($1.9 million), dismissing the bank's argument that the executive's 37 years' employment was not continuous.

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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.

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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. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

3 Verulam Buildings

8 New Square

A&O Shearman

Bird & Bird

Blake Morgan LLP

CMS Cameron McKenna

Doughty Street Chambers

Farrer & Co.

Jones Day

Kennedys Law LLP

Kingsley Napley

Landmark Chambers

Leigh Day

Nabarro LLP

Pinsent Masons

Quadrant Chambers

RWK Goodman

Serle Court

Three New Square

Three Stone

XXIV Old Buildings

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AAR Corp.

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Humacyte Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Companies House

European Union

HMRC

National Crime Agency

Serious Fraud Office

U.S. Department of Justice

UK High Court

UK Ministry of Justice