The Unified Patent Court on Tuesday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s bid to ax a patent infringement claim from a Finnish company, concluding that the managing director's decision to represent the business did not run afoul of the court's guidelines for independent counsel.

Osborne Clarke LLP said Tuesday it has paid out a 5% profit share bonus to its U.K. staff after its international revenue climbed 19% to €525 million ($564 million) in the last financial year.

A former Bird & Bird LLP partner asked the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on Tuesday to throw out allegations of sexual misconduct toward two junior female colleagues, arguing that the sector's watchdog was prosecuting him after "egregious" delays and an "inadequate" investigation.

Britain's highest court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a shipping canal owner can bring a private law claim against the utility business that it alleged polluted its waterway, a landmark decision that could spur further claims against water companies.

HSBC has dodged claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal from a former financial risk chief after the High Street bank proved that it let him go because his role had become redundant, convincing a tribunal that race played no part in the decision.

Kennedys said on Tuesday that its revenue grew 17% to reach a record £384 million ($483 million) for its last financial year, with its expanding U.S. leg a key driver of the growth.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority accused a solicitor at a London tribunal Monday of wrongly sending threatening legal letters to bodies for his clients who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, saying the letters had "no legal merit."

A public services union took its bid for damages to the U.K.'s top court Monday, arguing that unions as well as employees should be awarded compensation after the government stopped deducting membership fees from civil servants' pay.

Signature Litigation LLP announced it launched a new office Monday in Frankfurt, with two former Mayer Brown LLP partners joining the dispute resolution firm to spearhead its operations in Germany.

Meta's "pay or consent" advertising model for Facebook and Instagram users does not comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, the bloc's antitrust watchdog said in preliminary findings on Monday.