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  SRA Finds Suspected Fraud In PM Law's £40M Shortfall

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it has uncovered a "sophisticated suspected fraud" at PM L...(read more)

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  ENRC's $290M Claim Defies Decades Of Precedent, SFO Says

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office and Dechert argued at trial on Tuesday that the $290 million claim brought by ENRC over...(read more)

• Law Commission Mulls New Consumer Class Action Regime

  By William Janes

  The Law Commission has said that it is considering the introduction of a new class action regime for consumer law claims that could replicate the collective proceedings system at the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

• A&O Shearman-Led Food Biz Confirms £10B Primark Spin-Off

  By Tom Fish

  Associated British Foods PLC said Tuesday that it will proceed with a long-expected plan to spin off its fast-fashion chain Primark from its food businesses, creating a separate non-food company to list on the London Stock Exchange.

• Ex-Foreign Office Chief Hints At Legal Action Over Sacking

  By Adele Redmond

  Olly Robbins hinted on Tuesday that he is considering taking legal action over his dismissal from the top civil role at the Foreign Office for his alleged mishandling of the vetting of Peter Mandelson to be U.S. ambassador.

• Glencore Ruling Broadens Scope For Challenge Over Privilege

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A recent court ruling that expands legal advice privilege to cover some internal corporate communications gives companies greater scope for withholding sensitive material but is likely to prompt challenges over whether those documents meet the test for protection, lawyers say.

• Irish Co. Defeats £18M Tax Appeal Over Lehman Bros. Debt

  By Josh White

  HM Revenue & Customs can't retain over £18 million ($24.3 million) in a withholding tax claimed by an Irish company on debt interest from collapsed bank Lehman Brothers, a London court ruled Monday.

• Housing Group Can't Ax Union Case Over Blog Post Pay Offer

  By Hanna Vioque

  A housing provider has lost its bid to strike out claims from unionized staffers over a blog post from its CEO offering a pay raise to nonunion members, after failing to convince an employment tribunal that the post might have broken the law during ongoing pay negotiations.

• Reform UK Deputy Says His Co. May Have Made Tax Errors

  By Josh White

  Reform UK deputy Richard Tice said "some errors" are inevitable when running multiple businesses following a report that his investment company failed to pay almost £100,000 ($135,000) in corporate tax, adding that he would pay up if it is found he owes more taxes.

• Abbott Wins Glucose Monitor Sales Ban On Appeal At UPC

  By Jamie Lennox

  Abbott has persuaded appellate judges at the Unified Patent Court to stop Sinocare selling certain glucose monitoring displays in Europe, proving that its Chinese rival's devices are likely to have infringed its patent.

• Ex-OPEC Head Denies 'Willy-Nilly' Shopping In Corruption Trial

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former Nigerian oil minister standing trial for allegedly accepting bribes from energy executives denied before jurors in London on Monday that she "was cavorting with friends willy-nilly" on shopping trips.

• EU 'Pastiche' Ruling Offers New Tool For Copyright Defense

  By Alex Baldwin

  The European Union's top court has in principle opened the door for creatives to skirt copyright protections if the use of another's work is considered pastiche, and lawyers expect to see the previously obscure copyright exception become a popular defense.

• Lorry Drivers Lose Overtime Appeal Over Contract Terms

  By Max Austin

  Truck drivers who claimed they were entitled to enhanced pay for overtime have lost their appeal against a pharmaceutical company as a London appeals tribunal ruled they that had relied on a staff handbook that did not apply to them. 

• ENRC Says SFO Probe Tarnished Rep And Scared Off Lenders

  By Christopher Crosby

  The prolonged investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into ENRC hammered the company's reputation, scared off lenders and ultimately drove up its borrowing costs, the miner's counsel said at the start of a $290 million trial on Monday.