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  Lawyers Condemn 'Unprincipled' Plan To Scrap Jury Trials

  By William Janes

  The U.K. government's plan to end jury trials for some criminal cases has been subjected to withering criticism ...(read more)

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  Hogan Lovells-Led Asurion To Acquire UK Insurer D&G

  By Tom Fish

  U.S. technology insurance firm Asurion LLC said it has agreed to acquire Domestic & General, an appliance care p...(read more)

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• Payroll Co. Sued Over MoD Data Breach

  By Ronan Barnard

  Manchester firm Barings Law has said that it has brought a High Court claim against a payroll software company over a breach of U.K. Ministry of Defence payroll data, alleging the company may have exacerbated the harm it caused by not raising the alarm.

• Payments Firm Denies Suspecting LC&F Funds Tied To Fraud

  By Ronan Barnard

  A payments processing business has denied being liable to the administrators of London Capital & Finance for allegedly allowing £20.3 million ($27 million) to be diverted to the defunct investment firm's former directors and others.

• Eurojust Probes 5 Linked To €2.6M Insider Trading At IT Firm

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  Five individuals linked to a Swiss information technology company are facing investigations in Switzerland, Germany, and the U.K. as part of a probe into suspected insider trading worth up to €2.6 million ($3 million).

• InterDigital Seeks Arbitration In Amazon Patent Dispute

  By Sophia Dourou

  InterDigital told a judge Wednesday that the English courts should not issue final license terms in its global patent licensing dispute with Amazon, arguing that the matter should be dealt with by way of arbitration.

• BHP Fails To Block US Testimony In Pogust Goodhead Row

  By Joanne Faulkner

  BHP failed Wednesday to block Pogust Goodhead from pursuing deposition testimony from a U.S-based witness for potential use in English legal proceedings arising from compensation agreements with victims of the Fundão dam disaster in Brazil.

• Latham-Led CVC To Buy Smiths Detection For £2B

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Private equity giant CVC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire aviation security-screening company Smiths Detection for £2 billion ($2.7 billion) from Smiths Group PLC in a deal guided by Latham & Watkins and Freshfields.

• FCA Brings Forward Date To Tackle Motor Finance Complaints

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it would end the pause on some complaints about motor finance deals on May 31, two months earlier than it had originally planned.

• Jorja Smith's Label Wants Royalties From Viral AI Hit

  By Hanna Vioque

  The independent music label of British R&B singer Jorja Smith wants the producer of a viral artificial intelligence-generated track to hand over a share of his profits to Smith and her songwriters after copying her vocals, the label claims, writing in an Instagram post, "We cannot allow this to be the new normal."

• Tech Co. Sues Home Office Over £138M Asylum IT Contract

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A technology company has sued the Home Office over claims it acted unlawfully when deciding who would receive a £138 million ($182 million) contract to run the IT system for processing immigration applications.

• Ex-CBA Head Sidhu Fights Disbarment For Sexual Misconduct

  By Sophia Dourou

  The former head of the Criminal Bar Association asked a court on Tuesday to overturn his disbarment for sexual misconduct toward a young aspiring lawyer, arguing that a long suspension would be a more appropriate sanction.

• US Musicians And Actors Say UK Breached Royalties Treaties

  By Ronan Barnard

  Trade unions representing U.S. actors and musicians urged a London court Tuesday to reverse secondary legislation that altered U.K. copyright law, saying it had unlawfully breached international treaties governing royalty payments for audio recordings.

• BoE Cuts Bank Capital Requirements To Boost Lending

  By Alex Davidson

  The Bank of England cut the highest-quality capital requirements for lenders on Tuesday in a move to free up the sector to lend money more easily to consumers and businesses.