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  Laing O'Rourke Must Pay £35M To Fix One Hyde Park Defects

  By William Janes

  Laing O'Rourke was ordered on Monday to pay the manager of a luxury apartment complex more than £35 million ($48...(read more)

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  Carter-Ruck Partner Can Claim Costs For Failed SRA Action

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled Monday that a Carter-Ruck partner can in principle recover costs from...(read more)

• Future Of Data Breach Claims Hinges On Top UK Court Case

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision to examine a case that stems from the accidental disclosure of police officers' personal data will probably determine whether litigation involving such large-scale breaches accelerates, lawyers say — or whether it stalls.

• UK Won't Consult On Axing Unfair Dismissal Payouts Cap

  By Adele Redmond

  The government will not consult on allowing unlimited payouts for unfair dismissals from January — despite promises to work closely with business groups unhappy about the policy.

• TSB Beats 'Mortgage Prisoners' Appeal In £800M Rates Claim

  By Eddie Beaver

  TSB was entitled to charge higher interest rates for loans to almost 400 former Northern Rock customers, a London appeals court ruled Friday, handing the lender a preliminary win in an £800 million ($1.1 billion) group action brought by borrowers.

• Trafigura Wins Trial Over $500M Nickel Fraud Against Magnate

  By Sophia Dourou

  Trading company Trafigura was the victim of a "massive fraud" carried out by Prateek Gupta and his companies in which he made $500 million in sham nickel trades, a London court concluded on Friday.

• Partners OK Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing Merger

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Winston & Strawn LLP and Taylor Wessing UK said Friday that the partners of both firms had voted "decisively" in favor of a tie‑up worth more than $1.75 billion in annual revenue, paving the way for another transatlantic law firm merger.

• AstraZeneca Seals China Obesity Drug Deal For Up To $18.5B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Biotechnology giant AstraZeneca has struck a licensing deal worth up to $18.5 billion with CSPC Pharmaceutical of China to develop weight-loss drugs, the companies said Friday, as Western investment in China ramps up.

• EU's 'Elton' Ruling A Reminder To Get Evidence Right Early

  By Alex Baldwin

  Trademark owners defending their intellectual property got a stark reminder of the importance of making sure to submit their strongest evidence the first time around when a European Union court refused to dive deeper into a battle between the "Elton" and "Elon" names.

• Cabo Lawyer Denies Misleading Court In £90M Bratz Row

  By Sophia Dourou

  A solicitor who represented a toy maker suing MGA, the maker of Bratz dolls, denied Thursday that he had deliberately misled the court about his client's disclosure in the run-up to the trial over a campaign of antitrust violations and threats of patent infringement litigation.

• Ex-Oil Minister Says She Repaid 'Lavish' Gifts From Execs

  By Christopher Crosby

  Diezani Alison-Madueke did not abuse her position as a Nigerian petroleum minister by accepting "lavish" gifts from oil executives as the cash, car rides and luxury accommodation were later reimbursed, her lawyer told jurors in London on Thursday. 

• From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

  By Chris Villani

  A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

• Ex-Cricket Team Owner's India Suit Blocked In Ownership Row

  By Ronan Barnard

  A London judge ordered a businessman on Thursday to stop bringing legal claims in India or any other jurisdiction linked to his dispute over the ownership of the Rajasthan Royals with the majority owners of the Indian Premier League cricket franchise.

• Barclays Traders' Rate-Rigging Cases Sent To Court Of Appeal

  By Christopher Crosby

  The watchdog for miscarriages of justice referred the convictions of five former Barclays traders back to the Court of Appeal on Thursday after concluding that the legal errors which led the country's highest court to overturn historical Libor and Euribor prosecutions also undermined their cases.