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  New Cladding Law Puts Manufacturers In Litigation Crosshairs

  By William Janes

  Lawyers believe that the cladding remediation bill before Parliament will draw manufacturers into more building ...(read more)

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  Softer Settlement Reform Will Still Cost Employers Thousands

  By Adele Redmond

  A softened set of reforms to routes for migrant workers to settle in the U.K. offers a shorter timeline to high-...(read more)

• Ex-QPR Player Seeks £165K Over Docs Irwin Mitchell Withheld

  By Adele Redmond

  A professional footballer sought nearly £165,000 ($221,000) in wasted costs from Irwin Mitchell LLP on Tuesday, after the firm accepted that a former Irwin Mitchell solicitor negligently withheld documents from the Football Association that were relevant to the midfielder's racism claim.

• CPS Prosecutor Rapped For Citing AI-Created Precedent

  By Max Austin

  A senior prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service has admitted to citing a made-up legal precedent during a High Court review over a child defendant, the agency's second slip-up this year over false submissions.

• Netflix Can't Pause UPC Dispute Over Video Playback Patent

  By Max Austin

  Netflix has failed to pause an injunction won by a U.S. rival over a video streaming patent, with the Unified Patent Court ruling that a pending challenge at a European intellectual property authority was not reason enough to put the dispute on hold. 

• Gov't Warnings On Poundland May Prove More Bark Than Bite

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The government's threats to intervene if it finds Gordon Brothers tipped Poundland into insolvency lack legal force, lawyers say, but political pressure and directors' duties could save the retailer because ministers cannot force the owner to accept rescue bids.

• Allianz Loses 'Imminent' Fire Risk Appeal Over £4.2M Claim

  By William Janes

  Allianz failed to have an apartment block owner's £4.2 million ($5.6 million) fire safety repairs claim thrown out on Tuesday, with a London appeals court rejecting its challenge over whether the defects posed a threat of "imminent" damage.

• Gov't Lays Out Major Reforms On 'Guided Retirement'

  By Joel Poultney

  The U.K. government on Tuesday proposed plans that would require retirement savings providers to offer people approaching retirement with default pension options.

• Barrister Keeps Bias Claim Against Ex-Chambers Alive

  By Jamie Lennox

  A tribunal has refused to throw out a barrister's discrimination claim against his former chambers and multiple individuals, ruling in a decision released Tuesday that his claim is not bound to fail.

• Hogan Lovells Largely Wins Privilege Row In HMRC Tax Probe

  By Sophia Dourou

  Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has largely succeeded in arguing that legal privilege applies to internal documents amid an HM Revenue & Customs probe into payments made by its U.K. branch to its U.S. body.

• Celeb Loses Injunction Bid But Keeps Anonymity Until Appeal

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The High Court rejected on Tuesday an attempt by a public figure to block ITN and The Guardian from publishing allegations of sexual misconduct against him, but maintained restrictions preventing the media from naming the man before any appeal.  

• UK Regulators Moot More Risk-Sensitive Credit Union Rules

  By Tom Fish

  The U.K.'s financial authorities said Tuesday they want to relax regulatory requirements for smaller credit unions and introduce more risk-sensitive capital rules for larger institutions to support growth, competition and innovation in the sector.

• Crest Nicholson Faces Appeal Over Land Purchase Rights

  By William Janes

  A family urged the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that preserves Crest Nicholson's right to buy development land, arguing that the developer's purchase option had expired despite legislation removing restrictions on how long such rights can last.

• Engineer Says JV Partner Can't Block £24M Hinkley Award

  By Eddie Beaver

  Darchem urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that barred it from enforcing an adjudication award of £24 million ($32.2 million) against the contractors building Hinkley Point C, arguing it could do so without its joint venture partner.