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  Top UK Court To Hear Gender-Critical Barrister's Bias Appeal

  By Jamie Lennox

  The U.K.'s top court said Friday that it will hear an appeal from gender-critical barrister Allison Bailey again...(read more)

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  Shein, Temu Set To Duel Over Photos In Unusual IP Fight

  By Alex Baldwin

  Fast-fashion purveyors have long been accused of knocking off independent or high-end designs, but Shein and Tem...(read more)

• PayPoint Beats Most Of £172M Competition Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  An energy payments company has largely beaten a competitor's £172 million ($234 million) claim at an antitrust tribunal after a panel found that exclusivity terms in its contracts hampered the smaller rival's entry into the market only "to a limited extent."

• FCA Eases Auto Finance Redress Timetable Amid Legal Action

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that it will withdraw some timetabled requirements for lenders under its £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance compensation program because they might need to change their plans after several legal challenges.

• Hoka Sneaker Maker Defeats Price-Fixing Ruling

  By Sophia Dourou

  The maker of Hoka running shoes has overturned a ruling that it engaged in indirect price fixing by blocking a retailer from selling through an online discount store, as the Court of Appeal concluded on Friday that it did not distort competition.

• Slaughter And May-Led Intertek Rejects EQT's Higher £9B Bid

  By Tom Fish

  Intertek Group PLC has rejected a third takeover proposal from a subsidiary of Swedish private equity firm EQT AB, saying on Friday that the latest offer continues to undervalue the British laboratory testing company and still carries too much risk.

• Courier Claims Just Eat's 'Deep' Control Made Him Employee

  By William Janes

  A Just Eat courier testified Thursday that the food delivery app had "a deep level of control" over riders and drivers that meant they should be classed as employees, giving evidence in a mass claim against the company at a London tribunal.

• Apple Can't Trim 'Novel' £3B ICloud Overcharge Class Action

  By Eddie Beaver

  Apple has failed to strike out part of a consumer group's collective action of approximately £3 billion ($4.1 billion) accusing the tech giant of operating a cloud storage monopoly that overcharges customers, as an appellate tribunal recognized that the case raises novel points of law.

• 2 Men Convicted Of Spying On Hong Kong Activists In UK

  By Sophia Dourou

  Two men were convicted on Thursday of spying for China through "shadow policing operations" that targeted Hong Kong dissidents living in Britain.

• Part-Time Driver Pushes For Broader Bias Test At Top Court

  By Ronan Barnard

  A minicab driver urged the U.K.'s top court on Thursday to overturn part of a ruling about whether his employer treated him worse for being a part-timer, arguing that he didn't need to show that he was treated worse only because he worked part-time.

• Gov't Says It Can Prioritize US In Hacker Extradition Row

  By Sophia Dourou

  The U.K. government asked an appeals court on Thursday for permission to challenge a ruling quashing its decision to defer Portugal's extradition request for the founder of online cybercrime marketplace RaidForums in favor of that of the U.S.

• A&O Shearman Makes Job Cuts In Business Services

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Allen Overy Shearman Sterling is reducing the headcount in its business services team as it becomes the latest major firm to implement cuts.

• Met Officer, 4 Ex-Officers Probed Over Al-Fayed Abuse Claims

  By Eddie Beaver

  The police watchdog said Thursday that it is investigating a serving Metropolitan Police officer and four former officers for potential misconduct over their handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Mohamed al-Fayed, who died in 2023.

• Hogan Lovells Helps Angelini Buy Catalyst Pharma For $4.1B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Angelini Pharma SpA will buy U.S. rival Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $4.1 billion in cash, the companies said Thursday, a transaction that will give the Italian company access to therapeutics for rare diseases affecting the brain.