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  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" th...(read more)

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  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 g...(read more)

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• 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.

• FCA Unveils Sweeping Cuts To Insurance Red Tape, Costs

  By Martin Croucher

  The Financial Conduct Authority revealed on Tuesday that it will strip back red tape for the U.K. insurance sector in an effort to boost the competitiveness of the sector.

• MPs Vote To Remove Cap On Unfair Dismissal Payouts

  By Jamie Lennox

  The House of Commons voted Monday night to amend the Employment Rights Bill to remove the £118,000 ($157,200) limit on payouts that tribunals can award employees for unfair dismissal.

• US Fund Loses $5.4M Bonus Battle With Fired London Trader

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court ordered a U.S. investment fund to pay $5.4 million to a sacked portfolio manager on Monday, ruling that the company had no right to withhold his discretionary bonus amid criminal probes into his trading.

• Lessors Bid To Flip $69M Plane Payment Sanctions Ruling

  By Ronan Barnard

  Aircraft lessors urged the U.K.'s highest court Monday to overturn a ruling that they cannot receive $69.3 million for Russian planes because of sanctions, arguing that a lower court had wrongly found that UniCredit's U.K. branch had rightly withheld payments under letters of credit.

• Lawyers In Crosshairs In New Anti-Corruption Crackdown

  By Christopher Crosby

  Corrupt lawyers, accountants and bankers "will be hunted down" under a new anti-corruption strategy unveiled by the government on Monday, which will crack down on enablers facilitating bribery and illicit finance in the U.K.

• FCA Releases Landmark Reforms To Boost Retail Investment

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority published on Monday a landmark package of measures to encourage investments by consumers to help U.K. growth, giving businesses new clarity on when they are dealing with professionals.

• Toy Maker Fights To Revive £90M Claim Against Bratz Owner

  By Eddie Beaver

  A toy maker asked a London appeals court Monday to revive its bid for compensation from MGA Entertainment Inc., the company behind Bratz dolls, for running a campaign of antitrust violations and threats of patent infringement litigation.

• Paul Weiss Promotes 28 Partners In Latest Round

  By Ashish Sareen

  Paul Weiss has named eight lawyers from its office in London as new partners, representing more than a quarter of a larger class that made the grade in its latest round of promotions.

• Hamlins Partner Cleared Of Journalist Blackmail Allegations

  By William Janes

  A disciplinary tribunal dismissed allegations on Monday that a Hamlins LLP partner blackmailed a journalist by improperly threatening to bring contempt proceedings in a case over alleged corruption.

• Magnum Ice Cream Valued At €7.4B In Amsterdam Launch

  By Tom Fish

  Magnum Ice Cream was valued at €7.4 billion ($8.5 billion) on Monday as it debuted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on its first day as a public company after separating from consumer goods giant Unilever PLC.

• Dropping Juries Will Upend Defense Lawyers' Strategies

  By William Janes

  The government's decision to drop jury trials for some criminal cases that involve complex financial crime could reshape the approach of lawyers to plea decisions, appeals and advocacy, as well as prompt a shift toward more open justice, experts say.