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  Mercedes Says It Owes Dieselgate Customers Nothing

  By Robbie Kalus

  Mercedes-Benz told a London court Monday that it owes nothing to customers who bought cars fitted with "emission...(read more)

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  Russell Brand Sentenced To 10½ Yrs For Rape, Sexual Assault

  By Sophia Dourou

  Russell Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10-and-a-half years imprisonment for rape and sexual assault, as a judg...(read more)

• Addleshaw Goddard, Harvey Partner On Firmwide AI Adoption

  By Matt Perez

  London-based Addleshaw Goddard LLP has struck up a partnership with legal artificial intelligence company Harvey, which will see the law firm distribute chatbot software to its workforce of over 3,400 attorneys and business services professionals, according to an announcement on Monday.

• Amersi Says Nepal Deals Had Legit Basis At BBC Libel Trial

  By Ronan Barnard

  A political donor and businessman said at a London libel trial that the BBC had wrongly accused him of possibly knowingly being involved in business deals in Nepal that involved corrupt payments to secure the favor of an oligarch connected to the country's Maoist ruling party.

• Addison Lee Can't Use Rental Credit To Offset Driver Payouts

  By Jamie Lennox

  A tribunal has rejected Addison Lee's attempt to reduce its liability for unpaid holiday pay amid an ongoing worker status feud with its drivers, ruling in a decision released Monday that vehicle rental credits cannot offset the payouts.

• AI Developers Get Warning Shot With EU Google Opinion

  By Alex Baldwin

  An adviser to the European Union's highest court has suggested that Google could be liable for copyright-infringing Gemini responses, signaling that artificial intelligence developers should prevent their systems from reproducing news articles.

• Asus Skirts Sales Ban With FRAND Defense Against Ericsson

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Unified Patent Court has denied Ericsson an injunction even though it won its infringement claim against Asus, ruling that the Swedish tech firm failed to comply with its FRAND licensing obligations when bringing the case.

• Matheson-Led Barings Offers €731M For Irish Landlord

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Asset manager Barings International Investment offered to acquire Irish Residential Properties for approximately €731 million ($819 million) on Monday, in a deal that will take Ireland's largest listed landlord private.

• Brand Verdict Puts Employers In Spotlight As Reforms Kick In

  By Adele Redmond

  Russell Brand's conviction on Thursday for rape and sexual assault is a warning shot to employers not to prioritize their reputations and relationships with high-profile figures under scrutiny, lawyers say — but they questioned whether a recent legislative reform will have any effect on how complaints are handled in practice.

• Celeb's Injunction Bid Limits Suicide Risk Route To Gag Press

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A celebrity's failed attempt to block reporting of sexual misconduct allegations solely on grounds of suicide risk has narrowed a potentially significant new avenue for restricting press freedom, lawyers say.

• VTB Ruling Limits Reach Of Sanctions Over Creditor Rights

  By Christopher Crosby

  A ruling by an English appeals court that sanctions do not wipe out the rights of creditors has drawn a boundary around the government's powers — though lawyers warn that the restrictions still leave those rights worth much less in practice.

• UK Top Court Appeal Could Expand Public Loan Challenges

  By William Janes

  A developer's U.K. Supreme Court appeal over allegedly preferential public loans for a rival's tower blocks could widen challenges to competitors' funding and put authorities under greater pressure to justify their lending decisions, lawyers say.

• Anthropic Loophole Could Cost UK Secondary Listings

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S.-listed companies may shun secondary London listings if the City regulator leaves open a loophole that high-tech giants such as Anthropic and SpaceX have used to reach British retail investors, lawyers warn.

• Burnham OKs Making Employers Put Pay In Job Ads

  By Adele Redmond

  The U.K. will require employers to publish salaries in job adverts, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said, pre-empting the government's response to its consultation on a larger package of equal pay reforms.