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  Shell Accused Of Worsening Typhoon Through Emissions

  By Eddie Beaver

  Over 100 survivors of a "super-typhoon" that hit the Philippines in 2021 have sued Shell PLC in the first case i...(read more)

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  Lords Shoot Down Employment Bill Over Payouts Controversy

  By Adele Redmond

  The Employment Rights Bill has failed to pass its final legislative hurdle, as the House of Lords narrowly voted...(read more)

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• EY Must Release Wirecard Audit Files, Top German Court Says

  By Eddie Beaver

  Germany's highest civil court largely sided with Wirecard's insolvency administrator on Thursday, finding that the former auditors of the payments company, Ernst & Young, must disclose audit files from the four financial years running up to its collapse.

• Abbott Appeals To Revive Glucose Monitoring Patent

  By Sophia Dourou

  Abbott urged an appeals court Thursday to restore the patent for its flagship glucose monitoring device, arguing that the delay in producing the judgment that invalidated it led to "material inconsistency" in the judge's reasoning.

• Scottish Gov't Not Liable In Judicial Officer's Assault Case

  By Hanna Vioque

  A female legal practitioner cannot hold Scotland's government vicariously liable for alleged assaults and harassment committed by a senior judge in 2018, even though two had occurred within the court environment, the U.K.'s top court ruled Wednesday. 

• Fife Ruling Little Help In Solving Single-Sex Space Disputes

  By Adele Redmond

  A keenly-awaited ruling in a nurse's claim that she was harassed by the use by a transgender doctor of a women's changing room provides little clarity to employers on how to manage disputes over single-sex facilities, as a tribunal largely side-stepped a landmark decision on the legal definition of a woman.

• British Hacker Gets 2 Years In Prison For $9M Crypto Theft

  By Christopher Crosby

  A British man was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Wednesday in London for his part in an international hacking group that stole millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency from an American entrepreneur.

• Final Shipping Companies Settle CAT Cartel Claim For £54M

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Lawyers representing millions of motorists who were allegedly charged inflated delivery prices have agreed a £54 million ($71 million) settlement against the final two vehicle shipping companies left in an opt-out class action before a trial judgment could be published.

• Scottish Power Can't Block Asbestos Death Damages Claim

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the family of a Scottish Power employee who died from asbestos exposure can pursue the utility company for damages, even though an earlier settlement was reached while he was alive.

• Intel Wins €140M Fine Cut But Can't Shake EU Abuse Finding

  By Matthew Perlman

  A European court ruled in favor of competition enforcers on Wednesday, upholding a ruling of abuse of dominance against Intel Corp. but slashing the fine by €140 million ($163 million).

• Ex-Entain Execs Say Watchdog Breached Privacy At Trial

  By Ronan Barnard

  Two former executives at the predecessor of betting giant Entain said at the start of a trial Tuesday that Britain's gambling regulator had published information about them which "should have remained private and confidential" in statements about a regulatory review.

• Hendrix Bandmates Claim Sony Owes Them Royalties At Trial

  By Sophia Dourou

  The estates of Jimi Hendrix's former bandmates are owed royalties as a result of Sony continuing to "exploit" the band's back catalog by streaming it without their consent, their lawyers argued at the first day of trial Tuesday.

• Nurse Partially Wins Changing Room Harassment Claim

  By Adele Redmond

  A gender-critical nurse was harassed by her employer in a dispute about use by a transgender doctor of a women's changing room, but was not harassed by the doctor herself, an employment tribunal has ruled in a closely-watched case.

• Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over AI Content Practices

  By Christopher Crosby

  Europe's competition watchdog opened a formal investigation into Google on Tuesday into whether the technology giant's practices in training its artificial intelligence models breached antitrust rules.