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  Stephen Fry Sues Events Organizer After Falling Off Stage

  By Eddie Beaver

  Stephen Fry has sued the organizers of a technology conference for up to £100,000 ($135,000) in damages for inju...(read more)

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  Lazard To Buy Campbell Lutyens For $575M

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Lazard Inc. said Thursday that it will buy London-based Campbell Lutyens for $575 million to create a global pri...(read more)

• Gymshark Co-Founder Sues Aybl Execs Over Alleged Ouster

  By Hanna Vioque

  A Gymshark co-founder has sued his former business partners in Abyl, another sportswear brand he helped launch, accusing them of hanging him out to dry after he refused to sell 10% of his shares to move forward with an initial public offering. 

• Star Wars Worker Fired Over 'White Man' Remark Wins £234K

  By Max Austin

  A former safety manager on a Disney Star Wars production has been awarded £234,112 ($317,500) after a tribunal found that the company latched on to comments she had made about being replaced by "a white man" to fire her. 

• Mazur Ruling Shows Law Needs Refresh, CILEX Chief Says

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The head of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives is calling on the government to update the legislation that governs the regulation of legal services, saying that the recent ruling over who can conduct litigation has starkly exposed the limits of the U.K.'s 19-year-old framework.

• UK Collective Pension Plans Cleared For 2027 Launch

  By Martin Croucher

  The U.K. retirement savings watchdog has finalized rules for new collective type pension plans, which will go live in October.

• Slaughter And May, Cravath-Led Water Biz To Raise £800M

  By Dawood Fakhir

  United Utilities said on Thursday that it is planning to raise £800 million ($1 billion) to fund the equity element of a £2.5 billion government-mandated investment program to fund, build and upgrade water infrastructure in England and Wales.

• Imprisoned Oligarch Denied Appeal Over $14B Asset Seizure

  By Sophia Dourou

  Imprisoned oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov can't revive his $14 billion claim that he was the victim of a Russian state-led conspiracy to strip his assets in two major port operators, after an appeals court rejected his latest challenge on Thursday.

• Irish Energy Biz Snubs £5B Bid From KKR-Led Consortium

  By Tom Fish

  DCC PLC said Thursday it has rejected a preliminary £4.95 billion ($6.7 billion) takeover bid from a consortium led by private equity firms Energy Capital Partners LP and KKR, because the proposal significantly undervalues the Irish energy distributor.

• Solicitor Fined Over £237M LC&F Mini-Bond Scheme Conflict

  By Ashish Sareen

  A senior solicitor has been fined by a tribunal over an "obvious" conflict of interest by serving as both a bondholder trustee and as a legal adviser to a firm behind a collapsed £237 million ($320 million) mini-bond scheme that defrauded investors.

• Kevin Spacey Denies Sexually Assaulting Hired Driver

  By Jamie Lennox

  Kevin Spacey has denied sexually assaulting a hired driver multiple times in the early 2000s, telling a London court that his opponent is "dishonestly" seeking compensation for incidents that did not happen.

• Sussex Uni Wins Fight Over £585K Fine Tied To Trans Policy

  By Hanna Vioque

  The University of Sussex won its bid to nix a record fine of more than half a million pounds on Wednesday after a London judge overturned a ruling that found "significant and serious" code breaches within its transgender equality statement.

• John Lewis Says 'Click & Collect' Doesn't Count In Rent Row

  By William Janes

  John Lewis has denied that "Click & Collect" sales count toward a threshold for paying extra rent at its shop in London's Brent Cross shopping center, hitting back at a claim from its landlords based on a lease inked years before online shopping.

• Mercedes, VW Challenge FCA's £7.5B Motor Finance Plan

  By Eddie Beaver

  Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have joined a group of four other entities challenging the lawfulness of the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($10 billion) motor finance redress system.