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  Hut Group Investor Can Revive Unfair-Prejudice Share Dispute

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  A shareholder in the Hut Group won its bid to revive its litigation against the major British online retailer ov...(read more)

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  Lords Slam Labour's 'Regressive' Salary Sacrifice Reforms

  By Jamie Lennox

  Conservative peers told the government on Tuesday that its planned £2,000 ($2,700) cap on salary sacrifice pensi...(read more)

• Mishcon Denies It Was Negligent In Administration Row

  By Ashish Sareen

  Mishcon de Reya LLP has denied acting negligently when it advised two former directors of a brand development business to place the holding company and its U.K. arm into administration.

• Paul Hastings' Revenue In London Surges To $272M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Paul Hastings LLP said Tuesday that its office in London has seen its revenue soar by a quarter to more than $270 million against the backdrop of high partner turnover.

• Bouygues Sues Over £15B School Construction Contract Loss

  By Eddie Beaver

  A U.K. subsidiary of Bouygues has alleged that the Department for Education ran a flawed procurement process for an estimated £15.4 billion ($20.8 billion) construction project and wrongly excluded the engineering company from the scheme.

• Bolt Says Driver Flexibility Sinks 'Worker' Status Criteria

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Bolt urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday to find that its drivers should not be granted "worker" status, saying they do not meet one of the key criteria because they have the freedom to pass their rides to other drivers.

• Leveson Warns Justice System Faces Disaster Without AI

  By Christopher Crosby

  Prosecutors face "disaster" if they cannot get to grips with using artificial intelligence to process and review the mountain of digital material in increasingly complex criminal cases, former senior judge Brian Leveson warned on Tuesday.

• UK Hits Russian Banks, Oil And Weapons In Sanctions Blitz

  By William Janes

  The government launched a barrage of almost 300 new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday in a bid to crack down on the country's energy industry and suppliers of military equipment that have backed the invasion of Ukraine.

• UK Tees Up Courts Legislation With Limits On Jury Trials

  By Christopher Crosby

  The government is expected to introduce legislation curtailing the right to jury trials — including for serious and complex fraud — on Wednesday as part of a sweeping package of reforms designed to modernize the criminal justice system.

• Spurs Security Guard Cut For Criticizing Team Loses Case

  By Jamie Lennox

  A tribunal has ruled that a staffing agency did not discriminate against one of its security workers who lost his placement at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground for audibly slamming the club's performances on the pitch.

• Gov't Pays £1.6M In Hardship Loans Amid Pensions Debacle

  By Martin Croucher

  The government has been forced to pay out £1.6 million ($2.1 million) in "hardship loans" to retired public servants following the chaos that has engulfed the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

• Russell Brand Denies Rape, Sexual Assault Charges

  By Christopher Crosby

  Actor and comedian Russell Brand denied charges of rape and sexual assault as he appeared at a criminal court in London on Tuesday.

• Zurich Insurance To Buy Australia's ClearView For $293M

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Australian life insurer ClearView Wealth Ltd. said Tuesday that it has agreed to be bought by Europe's Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. for 415 million Australian dollars ($293 million) in a deal that will consolidate the domestic sector.

• Gov't Gives Criminal Courts Extra £247M To Tackle Backlog

  By Tom Fish

  Criminal courts in England and Wales will be handed an extra £247 million ($333 million) to operate at "maximum capacity" in 2027, to help cut backlogs and speed up the justice system, the government said Tuesday.