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  X Denies Algorithm Manipulation Amid French Criminal Probe

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Social media giant X said Monday that it has refused to cooperate with an investigation by French police over al...(read more)

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  Gov't Revives Pensions Commission To Tackle Savings Crisis

  By Joel Poultney

  The government said on Monday that it will restore the Tony Blair-era Pensions Commission to probe why future re...(read more)

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• Wimbledon Served Court Win Over £200M Expansion Plan

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Campaigners have lost their bid to stop a £200 million ($270 million) expansion of Wimbledon tennis ground, with the High Court ruling Monday that the local authority had properly considered all aspects of the proposal and was entitled to approve the expansion plan.

• Trader Blames Deutsche Bank For Spoofing Conviction

  By William Janes

  A former Deutsche Bank trader convicted of tricking market competitors through a "spoofing" scheme has sued the bank in a London court, alleging it trained him to use an illegal trading strategy and then "scapegoated" him when he faced prosecution.

• NHS Manager Defends Restrictions On Gender Critical Nurse

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  An NHS line manager on Monday defended her decision to place restrictions on a gender critical nurse after she returned from a suspension over allegedly discriminatory comments against a trans doctor, saying it is routine to place suspended staff on phased return-to-work schemes.

• Police Officer Launches Legal Challenge Against Union Ban

  By Tabitha Burbidge

  A police officer is taking the home secretary to court over a century-old law that bans officers from unionizing, arguing the restriction violates human rights and leaves officers with no credible form of independent representation, lawyers at Leigh Day confirmed Monday.

• MPs Call For Review To Fix 'Dysfunctional' County Courts

  By Joanne Faulkner

  U.K. parliamentarians called on Monday for an "urgent and comprehensive, root-and-branch" review of the County Court system after a scathing report warned of unacceptable levels of delays, rat infestations in buildings and outdated operations.  

• Charles Russell Speechlys' Firmwide Revenue Tops £240M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Charles Russell Speechlys said Monday that revenue across the firm has increased by a double-digit figure to more than £240 million ($323 million), fueled by a strong performance by the business across the globe.

• BigLaw's Two-Tier Model Risks Widening Gender Disparities

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  More BigLaw firms are adopting two-tier partnership models, prompting legal industry experts to warn that the non-equity track risks becoming a "parking lot" for women — potentially entrenching gender disparities at the top of the profession.

• Lords Swap Day-1 Unfair Dismissal For 6-Month Threshold

  By Hanna Vioque

  The House of Lords has approved an amendment that would block the government's signature policy proposal to give employees protection against unfair dismissal from their first day on the job, requiring them to put in six months first.

• France's Bolloré Ordered To Make Offer To Buy Out Vivendi

  By Irene Madongo

  France's financial markets regulator said Friday that conglomerate Bolloré must offer to buy out the shares in Vivendi that it doesn't already own, amid a wrangle with other investors after the media and entertainment giant spun off several major units.

• 1st Post Office 'Capture' Conviction Referred To Appeals Court

  By Tom Fish

  The Criminal Cases Review Commission said Friday that it has referred its first Post Office "Capture" conviction to the Court of Appeal, a major development in the long‑running scandal surrounding faulty accounting software relied upon to wrongfully prosecute sub‑postmasters.

• Fintech Blocks JPMorgan's €917M Greek Case In JV Dispute

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A London judge granted a fintech company an injunction on Friday that prevents J.P. Morgan from pursuing its directors in Greece, finding that the litigation in Athens breached a shareholder agreement.

• SFO Freezes Arena TV CEO's Crypto Assets With New Powers

  By William Janes

  A boss of collapsed Arena Television Ltd. has had more than £11,000 ($14,805) worth of cryptocurrency frozen by the Serious Fraud Office, in the first time the agency has used new powers to freeze crypto assets.