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  UK Opens 2nd Consultation On Proposed Tipping Code

  By Hanna Vioque

  The U.K. government called Wednesday for a second round of feedback on its proposals covering fair tipping, just...(read more)

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  KP Law Takes Over Ailing Rugby Brain Injury Dispute

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  KP Law Ltd. said Wednesday it has taken over a brain injury group claim brought by hundreds of former rugby play...(read more)

• Biggest UK And EU Patent Developments Of 2026 So Far

  By Alex Baldwin

  For patent owners, the first half of 2026 brought few answers to mounting questions, but several key rulings signify increasing pressures in the artificial intelligence and telecommunications space that threaten to disrupt the status quo for U.K. and European patent litigation.

• NHS Trust To Pay £118K To Exec Fired Over Car Use

  By Hanna Vioque

  An employment tribunal has ordered an NHS trust to pay a director £118,888 ($162,000) after it accused him of abusing his position to exploit a workplace car-leasing system without carrying out a proper investigation. 

• FCA Bans And Fines Ex-Fund Manager Head Over Failures

  By Tom Fish

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it has fined and banned the former chief executive of a wealth management and stockbroking firm that has since entered administration, finding he failed to properly manage the firm and to put customers' interests ahead of its profits.

• Burges Salmon Accused Of Botching London Property Deal

  By Jamie Lennox

  A prospective buyer of two properties in east London has sued Burges Salmon LLP, alleging that the law firm mishandled information and evidence he provided about potential fraud exposure during the transaction.

• Ex-Sheffield Utd. Owner Winds Up Co. That Bought Club

  By Sophia Dourou

  The American consortium that took over Sheffield United FC was wound up by a court on Wednesday after an application by the Saudi prince who once owned the English football club.

• Sidley-Led PE Firm To Bid £545M For UK Auto Software Biz

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Pinewood.AI said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Ridgeview Partners LLC for approximately £545 million ($739 million) in a deal that will delist it from the London Stock Exchange.

• Munich Re To Acquire US Cyber Insurtech In $575M Deal

  By Joel Poultney

  Reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based cyber insurance security company At-Bay in a $575 million deal. 

• EQT Grows Sport Exposure With Oz Rugby League Club Buy

  By Tom Fish

  EQT AB said Wednesday it is set to become the majority shareholder of an Australian rugby league club, as the Swedish private investment firm moves to increase its exposure to the growing sports market.

• Pinsent Masons' PEP Falls To £740K Despite Revenue Growth

  By Ashish Sareen

  Pinsent Masons reported Wednesday that its firmwide revenue has increased incrementally under its sector-led strategy to more than £700 million ($949 million) for the first time, though partner profits have fallen by 7%.

• Ex-Pinsent Pro To Face Sex Misconduct Tribunal In 2027

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former Pinsent Masons employee will face a legal disciplinary tribunal in early February over allegations he behaved inappropriately toward two colleagues, a panel ruled Wednesday.

• Fintech Directors Shifted IP Worth £2M To Defraud Creditors

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London judge held Tuesday that two former directors of a financial software business defrauded creditors by transferring intellectual property rights worth £2 million ($2.7 million) amid an impending threat of insolvency.

• Cost Threat Looms For Litigators Shunning AI In Disclosure

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Litigators who spend millions using armies of lawyers rather than more efficient artificial intelligence tools to review documents could soon face cost penalties from the courts, lawyers say, even as the profession resists making use of the technology mandatory.