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  MPs Launch Probe Into CPS Decision To Drop China Spy Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  Senior parliamentarians said Thursday that they will launch a formal inquiry into the collapse of the Chinese sp...(read more)

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  Trans Activists Refer UK To Europe's Human Rights Court

  By Adele Redmond

  Two transgender rights groups have referred the U.K. to the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that a rulin...(read more)

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• BBC Denies Harassing Gregg Wallace In Data Breach Row

  By Jamie Lennox

  The BBC has denied causing distress or harassment to Gregg Wallace through its responses to his requests to access his personal data, telling a London court that it has now complied with his demands.

• SRA Faces Sanctions Over Mishandling Of Law Firm Collapse

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Legal Services Board launched enforcement action Thursday against the solicitors' watchdog for allegedly mishandling serious complaints about SSB Group Ltd., which collapsed in 2024 leaving many clients to face thousands of pounds in legal costs.

• Clifford Chance Looks To Go West With California Office

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Clifford Chance LLP is exploring further expansion in the U.S., including potential new offices in California and North Carolina, as it aims to increase its revenue from the world's largest legal market.

• CPS Eyes Compensation Plan In £5B Bitcoin Fraud Dispute

  By Christopher Crosby

  British prosecutors said Wednesday they will set up a compensation program for thousands of Chinese investors defrauded by a money launderer convicted in the U.K. as part of a scramble for £5.1 billion ($6.8 billion) in seized cryptocurrency.

• Mercedes Denies Using VW-Style 'Dieselgate' Tech

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Mercedes-Benz told a London court on Wednesday that their vehicles do not contain the same technology installed by Volkswagen that sparked the "Dieselgate" scandal as car manufacturers began their defense of a major group claim by motorists.

• Starmer Vows To Publish Key Evidence In China Spy Case

  By Christopher Crosby

  Keir Starmer told Parliament on Wednesday that the government will publish the evidence it handed to prosecutors for criminal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China as political pressure grows over the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to drop the case.

• Minister And Watchdog Spar Over Equality Law Update Delay

  By Adele Redmond

  The equalities watchdog hit out at a government minister on Wednesday over her delay in approving a proposed update to official guidance on anti-discrimination law after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled on the legal definition of a woman.

• GSK Fights Pfizer's Bid To Nix COVID-19 Vaccine Patents

  By Hanna Vioque

  GlaxoSmithKline has denied Pfizer and BioNTech's claims that its patents protecting key processes in the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines should be nixed, arguing that they were infringing its IP through the sale of the Comirnaty jab.

• SoftBank Beats Credit Suisse's $440M Greensill Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  A London judge ruled Wednesday that SoftBank is not liable to Credit Suisse for $440 million in losses linked to the collapse of Greensill Capital over a restructuring deal, finding that the Japanese bank "did not orchestrate" the transaction. 

• Capita Fined £14M For Cyber-Failures In Pensions Breach

  By Joel Poultney

  The data watchdog said on Wednesday that it has fined outsourcing company Capita £14 million ($18.7 million) for failures in holding personal data security during a cyberattack in 2023 in which the information of 6.6 million people was stolen.

• Email Warning Provides Rare Sight Into SFO Record-Keeping

  By Christopher Crosby

  Revelations that a Serious Fraud Office official instructed investigators to be wary of putting their concerns about a case in email illustrates how attritional fights over disclosure shaped the agency's approach at a time when it was under intense scrutiny over its handling of evidence.

• Nurses To Battle NHS Over Trans Changing Room Policy

  By Jamie Lennox

  Eight nurses are set to fight a National Health Service trust at trial over an alleged requirement to share female-only changing rooms with a biologically male colleague identifying as a woman, an evangelical advocacy group said Tuesday.