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  Bolt Says Driver Flexibility Sinks 'Worker' Status Criteria

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Bolt urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday to find that its drivers should not be granted "worker" sta...(read more)

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  Leveson Warns Justice System Faces Disaster Without AI

  By Christopher Crosby

  Prosecutors face "disaster" if they cannot get to grips with using artificial intelligence to process and review...(read more)

• Paul Hastings' Revenue In London Surges To $272M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Paul Hastings LLP said Tuesday that its office in London has seen its revenue soar by a quarter to more than $270 million against the backdrop of high partner turnover.

• Bouygues Sues Over £15B School Construction Contract Loss

  By Eddie Beaver

  A U.K. subsidiary of Bouygues has alleged that the Department for Education ran a flawed procurement process for an estimated £15.4 billion ($20.8 billion) construction project and wrongly excluded the engineering company from the scheme.

• UK Hits Russian Banks, Oil And Weapons In Sanctions Blitz

  By William Janes

  The government launched a barrage of almost 300 new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday in a bid to crack down on the country's energy industry and suppliers of military equipment that have backed the invasion of Ukraine.

• UK Tees Up Courts Legislation With Limits On Jury Trials

  By Christopher Crosby

  The government is expected to introduce legislation curtailing the right to jury trials — including for serious and complex fraud — on Wednesday as part of a sweeping package of reforms designed to modernize the criminal justice system.

• Spurs Security Guard Cut For Criticizing Team Loses Case

  By Jamie Lennox

  A tribunal has ruled that a staffing agency did not discriminate against one of its security workers who lost his placement at the training ground of Tottenham Hotspur training ground for audibly slamming the club's performances on the pitch.

• Gov't Pays £1.6M In Hardship Loans Amid Pensions Debacle

  By Martin Croucher

  The government has been forced to pay out £1.6 million ($2.1 million) in "hardship loans" to retired public servants following the chaos that has engulfed the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

• Russell Brand Denies Rape, Sexual Assault Charges

  By Christopher Crosby

  Actor and comedian Russell Brand denied charges of rape and sexual assault as he appeared at a criminal court in London on Tuesday.

• Zurich Insurance To Buy Australia's ClearView For $293M

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Australian life insurer ClearView Wealth Ltd. said Tuesday that it has agreed to be bought by Europe's Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. for 415 million Australian dollars ($293 million) in a deal that will consolidate the domestic sector.

• Gov't Gives Criminal Courts Extra £247M To Tackle Backlog

  By Tom Fish

  Criminal courts in England and Wales will be handed an extra £247 million ($333 million) to operate at "maximum capacity" in 2027, to help cut backlogs and speed up the justice system, the government said Tuesday.

• UK Will Uphold Tariff Deal With US, Trade Secretary Says

  By Josh White

  The British government will honor its trade deal with the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump raised tariffs unlawfully, the U.K.'s trade secretary confirmed Monday.

• South Korea Wins Rethink Of $48.5M Hedge Fund Award

  By Eddie Beaver

  South Korea persuaded a London court Monday to partly set aside a $48.5 million arbitration award over claims that the country's former president and senior officials unlawfully interfered in an $8 billion merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015.

• Firms Prepare For Surge In Uncapped Dismissal Claims

  By Adele Redmond

  Britain is set to become a riskier place for global employers when a cap on compensation for claims of unfair dismissal is lifted, a move that lawyers expect will cause a boom in high-value cases that will clog up the tribunal system with complex remedy hearings.