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  FCA's Palantir Tie-Up May Foreshadow Wider AI Uptake

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Financial Conduct Authority's decision to open its doors to Palantir could write the script for other agenci...(read more)

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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 tri...(read more)

• Emotional Perception AI Patent Stumbles At UKIPO Do-Over

  By Alex Baldwin

  Emotional Perception's AI invention still does not qualify for patent protection, according to an early report from the U.K.'s Intellectual Property Office reconsidering whether to grant patent protections after the company's landmark win at the Supreme Court.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. 

• Relief As Mazur Appeal Restores Certainty Over Legal Work

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A Court of Appeal ruling which clarified that litigation work can be carried out by non-authorized staff under proper supervision restores certainty to the legal sector after months of disruption, lawyers say. 

• War-Risk Insurers Can Appeal Stranded Russian Planes Ruling

  By Sophia Dourou

  A group of war-risk insurers can challenge their liability in a multibillion-dollar dispute over hundreds of aircraft stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, after an appeals court held Tuesday that their appeal had a prospect of success.

• FCA Auto Finance Redress Plan Open To Legal Challenge

  By Alex Davidson

  Banks and vehicle financing companies are expected to mount legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance compensation program, threatening to capsize the plan and probably delay its implementation for months.

• Celebs Made 'Desperate Allegations' In Privacy Trial, Mail Says

  By Ronan Barnard

  The Daily Mail's publisher said at the end of a trial on Tuesday that privacy claims brought by Prince Harry and other public figures should be dismissed, saying they had been forced to make "frankly desperate allegations" because of lack of evidence.

• Linklaters Promotes 37 Lawyers In Uptick From 2025

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Linklaters LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership across its global platform, with just over a third based in London.

• 4 Firms Advise On McCormick's $44.8B Unilever Foods Buy

  By Al Barbarino

  McCormick & Co. Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Unilever's foods business at a $44.8 billion value to create a global ingredients powerhouse, in a deal steered by four law firms.

• Court Of Appeal Reverses Mazur Ruling On Litigation Rights

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Court of Appeal said Tuesday that supervised non-solicitors can carry out litigation work, reversing a landmark judgment and offering reassurances to some law firms whose operating models have faced scrutiny.

• Squire Patton Appoints Andrew Wilkinson As European Chief

  By Ashish Sareen

  Squire Patton Boggs LLP on Tuesday named a senior commercial lawyer in its London office as European managing partner for the next three years.