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  Uber Defeats £340M Claim From UK Cab Drivers

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Uber defeated claims worth an estimated £340 million ($453 million) brought by drivers of London black cabs and ...(read more)

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  Litigation Funders' Retreat Signals Shift To Private Credit

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Litigation Capital Management has become the latest funder to stop backing new cases, but its retreat might refl...(read more)

• Pensions Investment Shake-Up May Curb REIT Exodus

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Rule changes introduced by the government in April that allow retirement savings plans to invest in listed closed-ended investment companies could help stem the exodus of real estate investment trusts from the London Stock Exchange, experts say.

• Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Sets Out AI Governance, Tech Plan

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Hogan Lovells Cadwalader said Friday that it has established a board to oversee the firm's use of artificial intelligence and evaluate proposals from its practice groups and sectors.

• Traders Have Bans Lifted Over Overturned Libor Convictions

  By Christopher Crosby

  The financial watchdog revoked Friday the lifetime bans on four traders whose convictions for rigging benchmark interest rates were overturned on appeal in landmark proceedings that unraveled prosecutions brought after the global financial crisis.

• Whistleblowing Review Lacks Clear Direction And Consensus

  By Adele Redmond

  A consultation on whistleblowing released by the government could lead to the biggest overhaul of the legal framework in almost 30 years or merely tinker around its edges — but the goal of the review is far from clear, experts say.

• BHP Must Pay Interest On Brazil Dam Victims' Legal Costs

  By Joanne Faulkner

  BHP must pay interest on legal costs that victims of a Brazilian dam disaster have yet to cover, the Court of Appeal ruled Friday, rejecting the mining giant's argument that the award circumvented the ban on recovering lawyers' success fees.

• 5 Questions For RPC Construction Head Alan Stone

  By Joel Poultney

  Building safety legislation enacted after the fatal Grenfell Tower fire has prompted a "continued stream" of disputes, according to Alan Stone, head of construction at RPC. Here, he tells Law360 about the implications of the act and the use of AI in the sector.

• Police Face Enforcement Action Over Shoplifter Data Platform

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  The data protection regulator said Friday that it has taken enforcement action against the Metropolitan Police after finding that officers uploaded personal information about 179 people to an unapproved platform used to identify suspected shoplifters.

• UK Set To Give Patent Owners A Boost With SEP Proposals

  By Alex Baldwin

  The government's retreat from proposals to restrict the conduct of standard-essential patent owners in licensing disputes signals its reluctance to overhaul the current framework, despite calls from technology licensees for power imbalances in negotiations to be addressed.

• AI Data Center Boom Supercharges Construction Disputes

  By William Janes

  Disputes over data center projects have become more common as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, with lawyers warning that delays, cost and defects are turning into fights "on steroids" because of the complexity and value of the projects.

• Landlord Challenges 30-Year Limit In Cladding Costs Fight

  By William Janes

  The landlord of a 1960s London tower block sought Thursday to overturn a ruling shielding apartment owners from cladding repair costs under legislation introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire, arguing that the protection does not extend indefinitely into the past.

• Insurers Lose Bid To Pull Petrofac Execs' £45M Defense Cover

  By Christopher Crosby

  Lloyd's of London insurers must continue paying up to £45 million ($60 million) in additional criminal defense costs for two former Petrofac executives due to stand trial on bribery charges, as the Court of Appeal dismissed their bid to avoid the policy.

• Axiom Ince's Ex-CFO Denies Destroying Docs In SFO Probe

  By Christopher Crosby

  Axiom Ince's former chief financial officer denied on Thursday a new charge brought by the Serious Fraud Office as it investigates the shuttered law firm, which collapsed with a hole of more than £60 million ($80 million) in its client accounts.