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  War-Risk Insurers Can Appeal Stranded Russian Planes Ruling

  By Sophia Dourou

  A group of war-risk insurers can challenge their liability in a multibillion-dollar dispute over hundreds of air...(read more)

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  FCA Auto Finance Redress Plan Open To Legal Challenge

  By Alex Davidson

  Banks and vehicle financing companies are expected to mount legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority'...(read more)

• Celebs Made 'Desperate Allegations' In Privacy Trial, Mail Says

  By Ronan Barnard

  The Daily Mail's publisher said at the end of a trial on Tuesday that privacy claims brought by Prince Harry and other public figures should be dismissed, saying they had been forced to make "frankly desperate allegations" because of lack of evidence.

• Linklaters Promotes 37 Lawyers In Uptick From 2025

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Linklaters LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership across its global platform, with just over a third based in London.

• 4 Firms Advise On McCormick's $44.8B Unilever Foods Buy

  By Al Barbarino

  McCormick & Co. Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Unilever's foods business at a $44.8 billion value to create a global ingredients powerhouse, in a deal steered by four law firms.

• Court Of Appeal Reverses Mazur Ruling On Litigation Rights

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Court of Appeal said Tuesday that supervised non-solicitors can carry out litigation work, reversing a landmark judgment and offering reassurances to some law firms whose operating models have faced scrutiny.

• Squire Patton Appoints Andrew Wilkinson As European Chief

  By Ashish Sareen

  Squire Patton Boggs LLP on Tuesday named a senior commercial lawyer in its London office as European managing partner for the next three years.

• FCA Unveils £7.5B Motor Finance Redress Scheme

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it would go ahead with a £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance redress program as it outlined how millions of consumers can claim compensation for wrongly sold car finance.

• FRC Issues Guidance For Audit Firms On Use Of Generative AI

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Britain's accounting regulator issued guidelines for audit firms on Monday outlining how they can benefit from generative and agentic artificial intelligence tools as well as cut associated risks to improve the quality and efficiency of audit work.

• Apple Unit Hit With Fine Over Breach Of Russian Sanctions

  By Eddie Beaver

  A subsidiary of Apple has been fined £390,000 ($515,000) for instructing a bank to make two payments to a Russian developer of apps, the U.K. sanctions enforcer revealed on Monday.

• Solicitor Wins £45K After Proving Race Led To Dismissal

  By Jamie Lennox

  A solicitor has won £45,400 ($60,000) after a tribunal ruled that an immigration services business racially discriminated against her when it fired her without any notice.

• UK Regulators To Target Poor Motor Finance Claims Practices

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it has launched a joint taskforce with the Solicitors Regulation Authority and other regulators to tackle poor handling of claims for motor finance compensation by some claims management companies and law firms.

• Iran Conflict Could Spur Wave Of Contract Disputes In UK

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The U.S.-Israel war with Iran could trigger a wave of complex commercial disputes in England similar to that seen after COVID-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, according to lawyers who say they are already being tapped by clients for advice over the evolving conflict.

• DLA Piper's London Office Managing Partner To Leave Firm

  By Ashish Sareen

  The managing partner of DLA Piper's office in London is set to depart as a partnership vote looms on changing the structure of the firm.