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  Odey Trial To Test FCA's Personal Conduct Clampdown

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey will attempt to overturn his financial services ban on Tuesday, in a legal c...(read more)

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  Clifford Chance-Led Generali In €337M Units Sale To Zurich

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Italian insurance company Generali said Monday that it has agreed to sell its property and casualty insurance bu...(read more)

• UPC Asks Top EU Court To Rule On Extra-Territorial Reach

  By Alex Baldwin

  The Unified Patent Court has asked the European Union's top court to clarify when companies outside the court's jurisdiction may be targeted in infringement claims, as the new patents court looks to test the limits of the forum.

• Legal AI Adopters Say Strategy, Not Software, Drives Results

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Early adopters of legal AI in law firms and in-house teams say success depends less on the tool than on things, including measurable savings and portability across models to avoid lock-in, as many teams still grapple with how to deploy the fast-growing technology.

• Home Office Sets Out Anti-Fraud Rule Changes For Crypto

  By Alex Davidson

  The Home Office set out on Monday a plan to combat cryptocurrency and investment scams and money laundering by international financial crime groups, and said it will make regulatory changes.

• Athora Raises €3.5B As Deal For Insurer PIC Gets Green Light

  By Martin Croucher

  Retirement savings giant Athora Holding Ltd. has said it has raised €3.5 billion ($4 billion) to fund its acquisition of the U.K.'s Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, as it disclosed it had received regulatory approval for the mega-deal.

• Gov't Launches New Fraud Squad To Fight Online Scams

  By Christopher Crosby

  A new fraud squad designed to crack down on online fraud and overseas scam compounds will begin operations in April, drawing together expertise from law enforcement, the government, banks and big tech, the Home Office said on Sunday.

• Annington Sued By Trustees Amid £730M Bond Default Row

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Annington Funding PLC has been hit with a legal claim from its trustees over an alleged default on £730 million ($978 million) of debt linked to Annington's sale of thousands of U.K. military homes back to the Ministry of Defence.

• Lords Call Again For Strong IP Protections Against AI

  By Alex Baldwin

  Peers have once again called for the introduction of significant restrictions on artificial intelligence companies to protect the rights of creatives, as the government remains silent on the topic of AI and copyright.

• PM Law Clients Get £9M Back So Far After Firm Collapsed

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Friday that it has already paid out £9 million ($12 million) to clients of PM Law Ltd. after the firm abruptly closed earlier in February.

• Freshfields Helps Axel Springer's £575M Telegraph Group Deal

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Politico owner Axel Springer SE said Friday that it will buy Telegraph Media Group for £575 million ($767 million) from RedBird IMI, beating a contentious rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail.

• UK Insurers Hold Cover For Persian Gulf Shipping, At A Price

  By Martin Croucher

  Insurers in the specialist London market continue to provide insurance for high-risk shipping in the Persian Gulf despite the intensifying war with Iran, market experts say, but the price of cover has soared to eye-watering levels.

• Meta Agrees To Let Rival AI Bots On WhatsApp In Europe

  By Matthew Perlman

  Meta Platforms will let rival artificial intelligence providers back on its WhatsApp service in Europe for a fee for the next year, after enforcers threatened to impose restrictive measures as part of an antitrust investigation, the company confirmed Thursday.

• Shakespeare Martineau Beats £1.3M Divorce Negligence Case

  By William Janes

  A former client of Shakespeare Martineau LLP has lost her bid to revive a £1.3 million ($1.7 million) negligence case over advice given to her by the firm's predecessor about a divorce settlement, as an appeals court ruled on Thusday that she brought her claim too late.