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  The Flaws That Sank The NCA's Alison-Madueke Bribery Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  The acquittal at trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke on corruption charges has raised scrutiny of the ability of the...(read more)

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  Shakespeare Martineau Owner Suspends CEO After Complaint

  By Jamie Lennox

  The legal services group that runs Shakespeare Martineau LLP and Mayo Wynne Baxter said Tuesday that it has susp...(read more)

• Baltic Says Oil Benchmark Accounted For Homuz Closure

  By Ronan Barnard

  Baltic Exchange has rejected Mercuria Energy Group's claim that it failed to factor the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz into an oil trading benchmark, saying it used the same methodology as during earlier U.S.-Iran war disruptions.

• Nvidia Sued In US, Belgium Over AI Music Use

  By Jamie Lennox

  A subsidiary of music monetization platform Winamp has sued Nvidia in the U.S. and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using its copyrighted works without permission to develop artificial intelligence tools.

• CPS Secures 1st Order Restricting E-File Docs In Entain Case

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A London judge has approved a request by the Crown Prosecution Service to waive new public-access requirements for court documents in a claim against gambling group Entain, in the first decision to set out the criteria for a filing modification order.

• EU Lawmakers Advance Digital Euro Plan For 2027 Pilot

  By Alex Davidson

  The European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee said Tuesday it has voted by a large majority for a digital euro backed by the European Central Bank, with a pilot roll-out likely in 2027.

• Google Says Shopping Search Remedy Ended Antitrust Abuse

  By William Janes

  Google has denied continuing to put rival shopping comparison websites at a disadvantage in user searches following a €2.4 billion ($2.7 million) sanction from the European antitrust watchdog, telling a tribunal on Tuesday that it had acted to end anticompetitive practices.

• SFO Probes Failed Telecoms Firm Over Fraud Suspicions

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the sudden collapse of a once-prominent telecommunications company amid suspicions of fraud and money laundering in a joint probe with U.S. authorities.

• Ashurst Posts Record £1.15B Revenue Before Perkins Merger

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ashurst said Tuesday that it has posted record annual revenue of almost £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion), marking a decade of continuous growth as the firm published its last set of financial results before merging with Perkins Coie.

• Gowling, Alston & Bird Lead FirstCash On £206M Rival Buy

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S. pawnshop operator FirstCash will buy Ramsdens for £206 million ($272 million) in a cash deal that will pull its U.K. rival from London's junior market, the companies said Tuesday.

• ICO Says Evidence Shows Ex-Chief Sexually Harassed Staff

  By Max Austin

  The U.K. data protection watchdog said Friday it has uncovered evidence that its former privacy chief used highly sexualized language to harass a number of female colleagues, comnig months after he stepped down from the role. 

• FCA Plans To Tighten Rules For Self-Invested Pensions

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority proposed tighter rules for self-invested personal pensions on Monday in order to prevent fraudulent investments and keep client money safe.

• Fletchers Loses £30K Win Fee After Insurance Row With Client

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court has stripped a national law firm of a £30,400 ($40,200) success fee, ruling that it could have helped its client fund his personal injury claim through an existing insurance policy rather than a conditional fee agreement.

• SFO Beats Mining Execs' Legal Costs Bid Over Dropped Probe

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office defeated a bid on Monday by two former London Mining executives to recover hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs after the agency abandoned its bribery case against them shortly before trial.