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  UK Legal Sector Braces For M&A Surge, AI Boom In 2026

  By Marialuisa Taddia

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  AI And Mergers Reshape UK Legal Sector In 2025

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Artificial intelligence, a wave of transatlantic mergers and the advance of private equity investment sent tremo...(read more)

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• Sanofi Buys Hepatitis Vaccine Maker Dynavax For $2.2B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi SA said Wednesday that it will buy Dynavax Technologies, a U.S. vaccine developer, for $2.2 billion in a recommended cash deal to expand its adult immunization products.

• Stonepeak Takes 65% In Castrol From BP In $10B Deal

  By Najiyya Budaly

  BP PLC said Wednesday that it is selling a majority stake in lubricants business Castrol to U.S. infrastructure investor Stonepeak in a $10.1 billion deal as the British oil and gas "supermajor" continues to streamline its business.

• The Biggest UK IP Developments Of 2025

  By Alex Baldwin

  European courts opened the door to rule on patent infringement outside the bloc in 2025, the first decision on infringement of generative artificial intelligence was handed down by an English court, and the U.K.'s top court held that confusion between trademarks can be considered after a product sale.

• UK M&A Advisers Use Creative Solutions Amid 2025 Turmoil

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Advisers often had to get creative when they helped sponsors to find ways to complete deals during the M&A doldrums and geopolitical storms in 2025.

• Actuary Fined For Anti-Islam Tweets Wins Belief Protection

  By Hanna Vioque

  An actuary hit with a two-year ban and a fine of almost £23,000 ($31,000) has convinced an employment tribunal that his belief in traditional Islam being problematic and deserving of criticism constituted a protected belief under the Equality Act.

• The Biggest FCA Enforcement Cases And Fines In 2025

  By Eddie Beaver

  A year after the FCA was criticized for delays, dropped cases and its use of publicity powers, it entered 2025 under pressure to show its enforcement regime had teeth.

• Ryanair Fined €256M For Blocking Travel Agency Sales

  By Christopher Crosby

  Italy's competition watchdog hit Ryanair DAC with a €256 million ($302 million) fine on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the market by allegedly hindering travel agencies from purchasing tickets online.

• UK Supreme Court Recalibrates Class Action Opt-Out Test

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to block a £2.7 billion ($3.6 billion) claim against major banks over foreign exchange-rigging has recalibrated the test for when a collective action should be brought through opt-out proceedings, lawyers say.

• The Biggest UK Commercial Fraud Cases In 2025

  By William Janes

  Denmark's stinging defeat in a £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) tax fraud claim and a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that widens the net for individuals who facilitate fraud are among the defining moments in the biggest commercial fraud cases of 2025.

• Loopholes Hinder FCA Firm Checker's Ability To Fight Fraud

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority is failing to stop financial fraud because criminals are finding ways round its limited actions and technologies, said lawyers, who are calling for government legislation to boost the watchdog's powers.

• Abbott Claws Back More Glucose Monitoring IP On Appeal

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London appeals court restored two glucose monitoring patents on Monday that Abbott lost in its now-settled battle with Dexcom, adding to a third patent that the biotech business salvaged several days earlier.

• Winston Taylor Will Eye Growth Beyond $1.75B Merger

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The architects of the deal to create a major new transatlantic player called Winston Taylor say that "there's no finishing point" to their plans for expansion as they signal an openness to more deals and even external investment.