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  Lawyer Banned Over False AI-Generated Citations In UK First

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said in a first-of-its-kind ruling released Thursday that it has banned a f...(read more)

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  Apple Hit With £2B UK Claim Over App Tracking Rules

  By Robbie Kalus

  Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) collective action brought on behalf of thousands of developers who c...(read more)

• Police Ass'n Deputy Can Sue For Harassment By Sacked CEO

  By Adele Redmond

  The former deputy chief of England's police association can pursue harassment claims against the body's former chief executive, alleging that he forced her out after she accused him of misappropriating funds.

• Media Biz Beats Early Bid For Emails In $20M Fraud Dispute

  By Sophia Dourou

  The founders of production company Pulse Films, now owned by Vice Media, have failed to force former Vice executives to disclose documents about the media giant's financial troubles ahead of a potential $20 million fraud claim.

• Gov't Revamps Pension Rules After Sex Equality Ruling

  By Joel Poultney

  The U.K. government has proposed rules to streamline the correction of historic pension inequalities between men and women.

• Kraftwerk Loses Battle Over Song Sample Deemed 'Pastiche'

  By Alex Baldwin

  The German Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a producer's use of a Kraftwerk song snippet was a pastiche and did not infringe the electronic music group's copyright, ending an almost three-decade dispute.

• London Mayor To Disclose Docs In Palantir's £50M Police Row

  By Eddie Beaver

  Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, will have his texts and emails searched as part of a legal claim brought by Palantir over alleged unlawful blocking of a £50 million ($67 million) software contract with the Metropolitan Police Service.

• More Employers Fined In FWA's 1st Minimum Wage Roundup

  By Adele Redmond

  The business secretary warned U.K. employers on Thursday that underpaying staff "isn't a shortcut to success" as the new Fair Work Agency fines a growing number of organizations for failing to pay staff the minimum wage.

• DHL Airport Engineers Get OK To Push For Union Recognition

  By Jamie Lennox

  A panel of arbitrators has ruled that DHL must face an application from trade union Prospect to collectively negotiate on behalf of over 80 engineers and mechanics working at several U.K. airports.

• FCA Probing Incentive Structures For Outsourced Insurance

  By Martin Croucher

  The Financial Conduct Authority has said it is turning the spotlight on incentive structures for outsourced handling of insurance claims, following a "super complaint" in late 2025.

• Ethical Forestry Directors Get 15 Years Over £70M Fraud

  By Sophia Dourou

  Three former company directors were imprisoned for a total of more than 15 years on Thursday for fraudulently plundering investors' money from a £70 million ($94 million) tree plantation investment scheme.

• LSB Orders Further Urgent SRA Reform After PM Law Failures

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority will face further scrutiny from the legal industry's oversight regulator after a new report published on Thursday found that the watchdog could have stepped in sooner to prevent client losses at PM Law.

• Court Pilot Sees Demand Amid Uncertainty Over Compliance

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A court pilot program intended to improve public access to documents has generated early demand for expert reports, skeleton arguments and written submissions, but lawyers warn that uncertainty over compliance with its filing obligations could undermine its aims.

• InterDigital Wins Another Injunction Against Disney At UPC

  By Jamie Lennox

  The Unified Patent Court on Wednesday restricted Disney's ability to equip its streaming services with a screen-casting function in parts of Europe, marking another defeat in its ongoing clash with InterDigital.