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February 19, 2026
A court has denied a former client of Mishcon de Reya LLP permission to pursue "totally without merit" contempt claims against several of its former and current lawyers, and hit her with a three-year restriction on bringing more legal proceedings.
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February 18, 2026
Private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners and European telecommunications companies Telefónica and Liberty Global will use their Nexfibre joint venture to pay $2.7 billion for Substantial Group, which is the "second-largest alternative fiber provider" in the United Kingdom, the acquiring companies announced Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026
Real estate company PPHE said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell a development site in Manhattan for approximately $33.5 million, shelving plans to build its first hotel and condominiums in the U.S.
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February 17, 2026
Sirius Real Estate Ltd. said Tuesday it will receive £77 million ($104 million) in proceeds from a share offering as it looks to snap up defense-related assets in Germany.
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February 17, 2026
A construction company based in the United Arab Emirates argued Tuesday that Kennedys Dubai cannot cap its liability at £3 million ($4 million) in a claim accusing the law firm of negligent advice during a multimillion-pound dispute.
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February 17, 2026
Legal & General has helped secure £86 million ($117 million) of pension liabilities across a U.K. manufacturing and construction group's three retirement programs, Broadstone said Tuesday.
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February 16, 2026
Hedge fund Baupost has settled its $650 million dispute with DPK Management over a failed joint venture, ending the fight over allegations that the real estate company violated an exclusive contract with Baupost by secretly soliciting other offers.
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February 16, 2026
Property services giant Avison Young has hit back at a claim for almost £28.5 million ($38.9 million) from a group of lenders that allege it gave a negligent valuation that led them to issue loans for a failed holiday park development.
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February 13, 2026
This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 13, 2026
Britain's competition and communications regulators said Friday that they have launched parallel investigations into the proposed £500 million ($680 million) acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper as they respond to instructions from the government.
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February 12, 2026
The government said Thursday that it has referred the £500 million ($681 million) acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper to the competition and communications regulators after raising concerns about media plurality in the U.K.
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February 12, 2026
Britain's highest court should take the most obvious interpretation of the question of whether state furlough grants made during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the wage bill of businesses, insurers argued at a hearing on Thursday.
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February 12, 2026
Festina Finance said Thursday it has helped migrate 1.4 million retirement savings plan members to the new pensions system in the Netherlands, in one of the world's largest overhauls of a national pension program.
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February 12, 2026
Uranium investor Yellow Cake said Thursday that it has raised $110 million in its latest equity offering, surpassing the original target of $75 million owing to strong demand from investors.
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February 11, 2026
An estate agent owned by BNP Paribas has hit back at allegations that it caused the owners of farm land to sell at an £8 million ($11 million) undervalue, telling a court the owners knew the property was going to be resold for a profit.
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February 11, 2026
CEPS PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its subsidiary ICA Group Ltd. to Certania Holding GmbH — a German testing, inspection and certification services company — for at least £30.45 million ($41.6 million).
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February 11, 2026
A European Union court lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the daughter of the chief executive of a Russian state-controlled oil and gas company, finding that the bloc's council had failed to produce fresh evidence for reimposing the restrictions.
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February 10, 2026
Housebuilder Vistry Group PLC has finalized a £155 million ($212 million) pension buy-in with Pension Insurance Corp. to secure the benefits of 1,671 members, the insurer said Tuesday.
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February 09, 2026
Principal-led investment company Safanad announced Monday that it sold U.K. care-home provider HC-One to a healthcare real estate investment trust for over $1.6 billion.
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February 06, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Elon Musk announces SpaceX's acquisition of his artificial intelligence company xAI, Devon Energy and Coterra Energy agree to merge, and Banco Santander SA acquires Webster Financial Corp.
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February 06, 2026
This past week in London saw a unit of Johnson & Johnson sue the U.S. government in a patent dispute, Southampton Football Club file a claim against Aviva Insurance, and an events business face a claim by Live Nation (Music) over potential licensing issues for Chelmsford City Live, a music festival that featured Justin Timberlake last year. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 06, 2026
A law firm has hit back at allegations from a Decathlon unit that it has lumbered the sporting goods retailer with "onerous" restrictions on a store by negligently handling the registration of covenants, arguing the claim is out of time and wrong.
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February 06, 2026
Derwent London PLC said Friday it has agreed to sell a central London property for £32.6 million ($44.3 million) as the real estate investment trust focuses on its most profitable development projects.
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February 03, 2026
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP are guiding Banco Santander SA's $12.3 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Webster Financial Corp., according to an announcement made Tuesday.
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February 03, 2026
The government said Tuesday it had secured agreements with China to boost London's position as a global financial hub during Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent visit to the country.