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  Google Trims Price Comparison Site's Competition Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  Google pared down a price-comparison website company's claim that accused it of abusing its dominant market posi...(read more)

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  Freshfields Guides BASF On €7.7B Sale Of Coatings Biz Stake

  By Irene Madongo

  German chemicals producer BASF has agreed to sell a majority interest in its coatings division to investment com...(read more)

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• Pogust Goodhead Can't Step Back From Lead Role On Dieselgate Trial

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Pogust Goodhead must continue co-leading claims made by millions of drivers of diesel vehicles against car manufactures after a High Court judge on Friday refused to grant the firm's application to step aside from the case heading to trial on Monday. 

• Execs Can Rest Easier After Director Liability Ruling At UPC

  By Alex Baldwin

  Managing directors can breathe a sigh of relief after the Unified Patent Court's long-awaited guidance on when to rope executives into patent infringement claims endorsed the cautious approach adopted by many European courts.

• Pogust's Turmoil Prompts Questions About Firm's Funding

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Pogust Goodhead is grappling with an existential crisis that highlights the risks law firms face when relying on less traditional third-party funding, as it faces a high-stakes leadership transition, mounting financial pressures and uncertainty around its linchpin £36 billion ($48 billion) case.

• Daily Mail 'Burglary To Order' Claim Axed In Prince Harry Case

  By William Janes

  A London court ruled Friday that allegations that journalists carried out a burglary will not be included in a trial of claims brought by public figures including Prince Harry against the publisher of the Daily Mail over alleged unlawful information-gathering techniques.

• Spanish Driver Says McLaren Lied About F1 Seat

  By Sophia Dourou

  IndyCar champion driver Álex Palou Montalbo walked away from his contract with McLaren Racing Ltd. because it was "based on lies" about the promise of a Formula 1 seat, he said Friday in giving evidence at the $21 million trial.

• Paddington Bear Wins Injunction Against Knockoff Souvenirs

  By Hanna Vioque

  The owner of Paddington Bear has won a temporary injunction against a London souvenir distributor it has accused of copyright infringement, weeks before it is set to launch a new musical.

• Kennedys' Rekha Cooke On The FCA Senior Managers Regime

  By Alex Davidson

  Rekha Cooke, a partner at Kennedys, talks about the Financial Conduct Authority's reforms of the senior managers regime, telling Law360 that businesses should treat the reforms as a reason to strengthen their internal controls.

• Tinned Food Biz Princes To Raise £400M For London IPO

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Princes Group PLC confirmed on Friday that it will raise cash from retail and institutional investors for a flotation on the main market of the London Stock Exchange by the end of October.

• 'Forever Chemicals' Pollution Claims Seeping Into UK Courts

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Litigation over widely used "forever chemicals" that has led to big payouts in the U.S. could become a source of significant exposure for insurers and their policyholders in the U.K. following a recent settlement.

• Nixing Of UK Tribunal Fees Proposal Leaves System At Risk

  By Adele Redmond

  The government confirmed Thursday that it will not reintroduce fees for employees to lodge a tribunal claim just a week after a proposal to do so was leaked, but the lack of a viable alternative to support the beleaguered system puts the enforcement of upcoming workers rights reforms at risk.

• Richard Desmond Wants £1.3B Over National Lottery Award

  By Ronan Barnard

  A group owned by former publishing magnate Richard Desmond alleged Thursday at the trial over its £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) claim that the U.K. gambling regulator had made "manifest errors" in the process of awarding the National Lottery license.

• FCA Defends Record In Face Of Insurance 'Super Complaint'

  By Martin Croucher

  The Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday shrugged off accusations it hasn't been tough enough on the insurance industry, as it prepares to draw up a formal response to a landmark consumer protection complaint.